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I woke up in Derek's arms. I must have fallen asleep while I was crying.Derek was stroking my hair, I looked up to see his face, and he was already staring at me. "Good morning, how are you doing?" His face was full of concern.

"I've been better," I said remembering what had happened the previous night. Aunt Lauren had tried to convince me to break up with Derek, and was talking crap about my mother. "I just can't believe Aunt Lauren would say that, I know you would never hurt me." I pulled myself onto him so I was laying on his chest.

We laid there in silence for a while. "Maybe you would be better off with someone else." Derek said, I shot up to look at him. There was a tear in his eye.

"What? Derek how could you even say that?" I was so surprised that he even thought this, let alone said it. No wonder he was acting so strange last night.

"You shouldn't have to be with someone like me, you deserve better. Someone who can actually give you a normal life." He said, still not meeting my gaze. I put booth my hands on the side of face, forcing him to look at me. Tears were streaking down his face, it made my heart break just to look at him like this.

"Derek, look around. Nothing about my life is, or will ever be normal again. You are the only thing normal in my life. Normal people don't see ghosts or can raise the dead, let alone turn into a giant dog." I was trying so hard not to cry, to pull him into me and tell him that everything was going to be alright.

Even though I was holding his face in my hands, he still somehow managed to turn away from me and get off the bed. He kissed my forehead, and walked out the door. I was so in shock that I couldn't even go after him. I felt a tear slip down my cheek as I laid down burying my face in the pillow trying to process what had just happened.

I woke up and my windows were dark so I figured I must have slept all day. I still couldn't believe what Derek had said. I thought he loved me, wanted to be with me. Apparently not. I wanted to scream, to go up to him and slap him until he understood that I need him, and that I don't want anyone other than him.

I was about to get out of bed when I saw a letter sitting on Derek's pillow with Chloe written on the front of it in Derek's precise hand writing.

I quickly opened the letter, dying until I was able to see what was inside.

My dearest Chloe,

I'm so sorry that I have to do this to you,

That can't be good, I thought to myself before reading the rest of the letter.

But I'm leaving. Your aunt is right. It's not safe for you to be around me. I could hurt you, and if I did, I could never forgive myself. You are my everything; I need you to know that.

I love you Chloe. I love everything about you. I love your smile, your laugh, your eyes, and your face while your sleeping. I love the way you are brave no matter what we are going through. You are the best person I have ever met, and probably will ever meet. I hope you know that I will never love anyone the way that I love you. This is the hardest thing I have ever done, the hardest thing I ever will do. But I have to, for you.

The only thing I ask of you is to not look for me. I don't know where I'm going, but I promise I will be alright.

I love you…forever and always.

My heart and soul, Derek

I was in tears by the time I finished the letter. How could he do this to me? Why would he leave? I rushed down the stairs, letter in hand, and went right to Lauren.

"You did this! You made him leave!" I said pushing the letter into her chest so she would read it. After a few minutes later she looked up from the paper, which was probably tear stained by the way I was crying, I could have sworn I saw a faint smile on her face.

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