A/N: Here is the next chapter, as promised! :D I'm not sure when I'll be able to get the next chapter up, sadly! D: even though I have a four day weekend my mother decided to torchure me with a camping trip! I might possibly get one up tomorrow, maybe reviews will inspire it? ;P

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"Mitchie, I loved you so much. I thought you knew that." Shane said. "I didn't think my leaving would make you question that."

Mitchie didn't know what to say anymore. The strength she had been building in the last three years was crumbling around her.

"Please," Shane begged taking a step closer toward her. "Give me a chance to make things right."

"No," Mitchie's voice cracked. "Goodbye, Shane." She said opening the door. "Have a nice life."

Mitchie was proud of herself. She was the one who got to walk away this time. He didn't get to break her heart again.

Still feeling confident, Mitchie rushed back to her dorm room to try and save her friendship with Marcy, assuming she had decided to really request a new roommate. She swung the door open and found Caitlyn lying across her bed, reading a magazine. "You're back." Caitlyn said, not looking up from her magazine.

"I'm sorry about before."

This made Caitlyn look up.

"I talked to Shane, and I demanded an explanation."

"And?" Caitlyn asked.

"And that's it. I got what I needed." Mitchie sat down at the edge of Caitlyn's bed. "There was nothing more for me to say to him."

"So that's it? You're done with him now?"

"I got my explanation. There was nothing left to be said. He's my past and I want to focus on my future." Mitchie shrugged.
"He's not going to just let you go so easily. You know that right?"

"Why do you keep saying that?" Mitchie groaned.

"Because it's the truth!"

"He has no reason to keep pushing, other than guilt, maybe."

Caitlyn rolled her eyes. "You and I both know that's not true. He obviously still cares about you and you're just too afraid to admit that you still care about him too!"

Mitchie stood from Caitlyn's bed and dropped onto her own. "No, just no." She protested. "I'm done talking about this."

"Fine!" Caitlyn said. "Just know that when it happens, I'm ready to say I told you so."

Another month passed by before Mitchie ran into Shane again. Caitlyn respected her wishes and stopped making plans to be with both of them at the same time.

Mitchie was sitting at a small table outside of a small café, sipping on a warm drink when she noticed the empty chair in front of her became occupied. She looked up to see who was disturbing her and rolled her eyes when she saw none other than Shane smirking at her. "Can I help you?" She asked annoyed.

"I haven't seen you in a while. How are you?" He asked.

"Shane please, just leave me alone." She said gathering up her belongings.

"Why can't we at the very least be friends?"

"Ex's can't be friends, especially when one is just trying to be rid of guilt." Mitchie pushed in her chair and walked away.

"It's not guilt, Mitchie. I genuinely want to be a part of your life again, even if it's just as friends."

"Well, I don't want you to be a part of my life again, Shane. How many more times do I have to say it before you give up?" Mitchie stopped walking and faced him, avoiding his stare.

This gesture didn't go unnoticed by Shane. He reached out and lifted her chin, forcing her to meet his eyes. He smirked when he looked into her eyes and saw fear. He knew why she was afraid, and that was what gave him hope. He wasn't going to give up.

"I'll give up when I know you mean it." He dropped her chin and then turned on his heels, leaving Mitchie.

As Shane walked away, Mitchie let out a shaky breath. This is getting ridiculous. She thought to herself.

Mitchie decided that she needed to get off of campus, just to get some new scenery in. She ruffled through her bag and pulled out her car keys, practically racing to her car.

Since she wasn't too familiar with the area, she just drove around until she found what looked like a mall. She found a sign that read: Arden Fair Mall. How far had she driven? Mitchie parked and got out of her car, beginning to walk into the large Macy's. It was only Wednesday, so there weren't a lot of people around.

Eventually she made her way toward the other side of the mall and found a book store. It was the perfect place for her to stop.

Growing up, Mitchie loved to read. Instead of going outside and playing, she often stated inside and had her nose in a book. It wasn't until Shane moved next door that she started to gain a life outside of her books. Of course she didn't give up books completely; she was just forced to find a way to balance everything out.

Walking into the store, Mitchie couldn't help but break out into a huge grin. There were books everywhere. Being there was exactly what she needed. By the end of it, she bought seven new books. She figured that would keep her occupied, when she wasn't doing homework.

Mitchie was walking back to her car when she accidentally crashed into another person. "I'm so sorry!" She said scrambling to pick up what she caused the stranger to drop.

"You're fine." He chuckled. "It was my fault; I should have been looking where I was going." He said leaning down to help collect his things.

After a couple minutes, they got everything sorted out and were standing in front of each other. Mitchie hadn't gotten a good look at the guy until that moment and she realized that he looked oddly familiar. "Mitchie?" He said first.

"Oh my God, Nate?" Mitchie gasped. "What are you doing here?" She asked hugging him.

"I'm in town visiting a friend. What are you doing here?" He smiled.

Nate was Shane's best friend back in high school. He and Mitchie were never that close, but spent a lot of time together, considering they were both a big part of Shane's life. After Shane broke it off with Mitchie, she lost touch with Nate as well. He had already moved to another school before Shane left so there was no point in staying in touch.

"I got to Sacramento State." She smiled.

"Oh that's great!" He put a friendly hand on her shoulder.

Mitchie's smiled grew. "How have you been?"

"I've been alright, not much to tell. I go to school in Santa Cruz though, so that's pretty fun. How have you been?"

Mitchie shrugged. "I've been living. I assume you know about the situation with Shane."

Nate's smiled dropped. "I didn't want to say anything. He says you've been refusing to talk to him."

She shrugged again. "I don't have a reason to."

Nate was about to respond, but Mitchie knew he would want to keep talking about Shane and that was the last thing she wanted to do. "Listen, I have to get going but it was great seeing you again. We should catch up some time. See you around, Nate." She quickly hugged him again and sped walked to her car.

Once she was to safety, she pressed her forehead against her steering wheel and let out a deep sigh. This is going to be a long year. She thought to herself before starting the car and driving back to school.