Chapter 20

"HUNTER!" I whined for the umpteenth time. We were trying to find something to watch on the TV and he kept changing the channel every five seconds. It was the day before graduation and Hunter would be leaving in one week after I graduated.

It had been three months since Paul and my trip to Seattle. I had been doing much better, and as Josh promised in the letter he healed James' mind, and I think that healed me. Nothing had really changed between Paul and I, we were still best friends and nothing more. I knew he imprinted me, he didn't know I knew, but he deserved to be the one to tell me. I didn't bring up that he was in love with me again after the Seattle trip. He kept it strictly friendship, which proved that he really did love me.

I wasn't ready for a relationship right after we came back, and he knew that. I needed time to heal, as if Josh and I had actually broken up this time and our relationship wasn't actually stolen from us. It gave me time to get over Josh and actually fall for Paul, and I had fallen for him, I no longer had any doubts of my love for him. The only problem was that I still had the feeling Paul was hiding stuff from me. I had yet to meet his family or rather his dad. He told me his mom left, and anytime I brought up his dad he changed the subject.

"Ali, there is absolutely nothing on TV, call Paul, he's entertaining," Hunter whined flopping onto the couch like a fish.

"I'm sure Paul has better things to do then entertain you," I replied with an eye roll.

"But he'll happily come as long as it means getting to spend time with you," he sang childishly.

"Hunter, Paul has not even mentioned a relationship," I told him.

"Which is bothering you since you actually want to have a relationship with him now," he sang.

"Hunter, you are extremely annoying you know that," I told him.

He just laughed at me, "Please, get him over here, you can call Lisa too, we can all watch TV," he offered.

I rolled my eyes, "You were just complaining that absolutely nothing was on," I replied.

"Party pooper," he whined.

I rolled my eyes, "Call them to hang out, I just kind of want to be alone," I told him before going upstairs to my room and opening my window letting in the fresh breeze when something fell on my pinky toe.

"OW!" I cried out looking around to see a little box and a folded piece of paper.

I looked around confused before picking it up opening the little piece of paper first.

Dear Ali,

You did it. You're graduating tomorrow. I couldn't be more proud. You and Lisa both, my two favorite girls. I couldn't stand by and let your graduation pass you by without sending you anything. So there is a gift in the little box, no surprise there. I wanted to tell you though. I met someone. Her name is Kara. She's beautiful, Ali, she reminds me of you. Sweet and kind…..we're going to join the Denali clan in Alaska. I'm telling you this, because I wanted you to know that I moved on. I know you were worried about that. I still love you, but Kara is helping me get through it…..just like Paul is helping you. She says she hopes you don't trip when you receive your diploma, I told her how klutzy you are. She has your sense of humor. Have fun tomorrow you earned it.

Always yours,

Josh

I smiled from ear to ear. He moved on, and he knew that I would want to know. I picked up the little box that had hit my toe and gently unwrapped it. I gulped as I saw a little half a heart. It was like he had broken a locket in half but not like two sides….but the heart….. I gently opened the locket and saw a picture of him smiling and the picture was ripped and I knew that the part of his arm that was missing in the picture was around me.

I then noticed there was a note on the back of the letter. P.S. I have the other half.

Suddenly I felt a cold breeze and the locket was ripped from my hand and placed around my neck, "Congrats, Ali," I heard a voice whisper in my ear, but by the time I turned around he was gone.