When I woke up, Kerith wasn't there. But what was I expecting? That he would be lying there on his side watching me sleep? I had to get my head together!

I sat up in bed, looking around the room, before getting up and getting dressed.

I refused to mope around my room and feel sorry for myself!

If me and Kerith were okay, than I needed to figure out what I was going to do next.

I scribbled down a note, and grabbed my coat, heading out. I would have to do this alone.

I sat down in a local coffee shop, sipping a fancy drink I didn't care about.

The only thing I wanted right now was a perrier water and to be culed up on the couch with my brother, but I was starting to think, the reason we might be having these problems was because we were spending too much time together.

After a while of memorizing the tiles on the floors, the colour of the walls, and all the customers shoes, I was truly bored.

"Meditating?"

My eyes snapped up to see someone had sat next to me at the small table, and I hadn't noticed. He had short Blue hair with a long section combed in his face, I'd never seen anyone like him before.

"No, why do you ask?"

"I imagine that's what I look like when I'm meditating." he replied.

I blinked, who was this person, and why was he talking to me?

"You meditate?"

"Of course, you seemed surprised."

"You don't seem... the meditating type."

"Only bald men in turbans can meditate? I'm telling you, right now, that everyone meditates, and they don't even know they're doing it." He leaned in and his voice lowered to a whisper.

He was hypnotizing, and I felt like I was being let in on the biggest secret of the world.

"Who are you?" I breathed out.

"My name is Oblio."

"Jaryn."

"Pleasure."

He smiled a crooked smile at me and tilted his head.

"It's time for me to go."

"Will I see you again?" The words were out of my mouth before I could stop them.

"The universe has seen fit to bring us together, I believe it will do so again. Until then."

Then with a salute, he simply walked out the door.

I pulled out my phone, I had to tell Kerith!

9 Missed Messages.

My heart froze, did something happen?

10:00am Jaryn, where are you? You're bed's empty?

10:30am Please Jaryn, don't be angry, I know it's hard, but we can get through this together.

11:00am Jaryn, you're note scares me, where are you?

11:30am Please Jaryn, I'll do anything in the world, just text me back.

11:35am Jaryn, I'm begging you, on my knees.

11:37am I'm properly scared now Jaryn, please, have mercy on me.

11:45am Just give me a hint, some sort of clue, I'll look for you Jaryn.

11:50am I'll do ANYTHING, I mean ANYTHING, just to hear from you, please, Jaryn, please.

11:55am I love you Jaryn, if you're reading this, know I'll always love you.

My blood went cold, what had I wrote on that note? I tried to think back.

"I need some time to think. I need to be on my own right now. Someday you'll understand."

My God, did he think that was a suicide note!

I quickly dialed the home number on my phone.

"Please pick up, please pick up, please, please, please." I chanted under my breath.

"Jaryn?" Kerith's panicked voice on the other end asked, who else?

I realized with horror. The cops. "we regret to inform you..."

"I'm here bro, I'm safe. I'm so sorry. I must have set my ringer to silent. Everything's ok."

I could actually hear him gasping for breath, I felt terrible.

"Thankyou Jaryn, thankyou for calling me back." His voice sounded weak and trembly.

"I'm on my way back right now, I should be there in an hour. I'll leave my phone on, you can call as mush as you like, ok?" I tried to reassure him.

"Please be safe." He said, his voice so quiet I could barely make it out.

"Always." What have I done? How am I going to sort this out now?