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Emily's POV

I opened my eyes as I felt the sunlight light up my room. I felt numb. I dreamt about her. I dreamt about that time we had picnic in the woods. Damn Fields, she's gone. You are not even sure if she'll come back. I mean why would she want to come back. With all the A drama I can understand why she wouldn't wanna come back. I feel like I've got nothing to live for. Nothing to wait for.

I checked the time. It was half past eight. I gathered all the courage I had and sat on my bed. I wanted to call her.

"She probably hasn't settled on her dorm yet so maybe you should call her later." My mom said as she got into my room.

"How you knew what I was thinking?" I asked surprised.

"Well, it wasn't that hard if you consider that your girlfriend left last night."

"I should have seen that coming."

"So what are your plans for today?" She asked as she sat next to me.

"I think I'm gonna go jogging." I said and stood up. I changed into my running gear and left the house. I put on my headphones and music filled my ears. A couple of songs later panic and sadness took over me. I don't usually listen to that kind of music but I really liked this song. Although this time I wished I had deleted it because it's lyrics aren't exactly the ones I need right now. As 'Waiting for the end' by Linkin Park continued playing I felt like I couldn't take it anymore.

"Waiting for the end to come Wishing I had strength to stand This is not what I had planned It's out of my control Flying at the speed of light Thoughts were spinning in my head So many things were left unsaid It's hard to let you go"

I was on my knees trying to keep it together. I couldn't.

"Damn it!" I said in frustration. I was crying. I tried to stop the music but nothing happened. The pause button didn't work. Suddenly I received a message. It was from A.

"See how easy it was for me to make Paige go away? Now the only thing I have to do it's give you a push and watch you bend and break. –A"

-A had hacked my iPod. Unbelievable.

"Screw you!" I yelled and threw my phone on the road. But I regretted it immediately since I remembered that I had to call Paige so I got it back. Once it was in my hands I headed back home while trying to calm down.

By the time I got home it was 10 o' clock. I found my mom in the kitchen washing the dishes. I sat on a chair and decided that it was time to call Paige. I pressed speed dial and I waited for her to pick up. She didn't. She denied the call. Thank God I was sitting cause I don't think I would be able to prevent myself from breaking down.

"Maybe she press the wrong button. Or maybe she is busy. Or maybe…." I thought as I started crying. My mom saw me and hugged me tight without asking questions.

"Why isn't she picking it up mom? Is she breaking up with me? Has something bad happened to her?" I asked with a shaking voice.

"There's no way Paige is breaking up with you, Em. You know how much she loves you."

"Yeah, but what if something bad has happened to her?"

"Don't go there, Em. Paige is probably busy with unpacking and settling up. She'll call you when she can. Now, why don't you take a shower?" She said while leading me towards the bathroom.

Kris' POV

After breakfast Paige and I headed back to our dorm while Jay left for his swim practice. We didn't talk much on our way back. After listening to her story my emotions towards her were complicated. I felt pity because she was so broken, but there was more. I wanted something from her. I was just too scared to admit it. Once we got back to our dorm we realized we had nothing to do. We still didn't knew each other well enough to have a conversation on our own. Eventually Paige decided it was time to break the silence.

Paige's POV

"So, what about your life? I hope I'm not crossing the boundaries I'm just trying to get to know you better." I said a bit nervous.

"No, it's ok. Well, there's not much to tell. I was born in Los Angeles, I'm 19 years old, captain of swim team and I'm here with swimming scholarship, studying biology."

"What about your family?" I asked cautiously.

She smirked realizing that I was scared to ask in order not to cross the boundaries.

"You don't have to worry about crossing the boundaries. You're not. Ok, so my mother is a lawyer and my dad teaches ancient history at Harvard. He was pretty disappointed when I told him I was going on Stanford. I also have a brother, Austin, he is 5 years older than me and he is a computer programmer. What else do you want to know?" She seemed happy with the conversation so I tried to find something else to ask her. But I couldn't. She was the one to break the silence.

"Nothing? Ok. I guess I'll have to come up with something."She stopped for a second to thing what to ask and then continued.

"When are you going back?" I was caught off guard. I tried to change the subject.

"Wow. I just came here and you're already asking when an I leaving."

"I didn't meant it that way. I just figured that since you love your girlfriend so much you would go visit her soon."

"It's not like that. Things aren't so simple. There's a reason why I left in the first place." She waited for me to continue talking and when she realized that I wasn't she spoke.

"Is she coming here then?"

"I don't know."

"Of course you don't since you didn't answer her phone call." She said annoyed.

"Excuse me?!"

"You're not the only one who lost something when you left. She lost you too, Paige." She practically yelled at me. She was angry I could tell. I just didn't know why She grabbed her jacket and left.

"Am I missing something here? Did I do something wrong? Why is she so mad at me?" I said confused to myself.

Kris' POV

We were just talking and then all of a sudden I got so mad at her for leaving Emily behind. It wasn't her fault that I got mad at her. It's just that she reminded so much of myself. The only thing she did was to remind me of what I've done. She wasn't the only one she had left someone behind. I had too. But nobody knew that. Only me and her.

I was walking around the campus when I realized that I had yelled at Paige. She must think that I'm crazy after what I did. I started walking back to my dorm. I had to apologize to Paige but I wasn't sure if I could give her an explanation about my outburst.

Paige's POV

Kris was right. I wasn't the only one that lost somebody. Emily lost me too. The point is that I couldn't stand the idea of A hurting her and me not being able to do something to prevent it. I laid on my bed and started looking at pictures of me and Emily. We were so happy. The funny part is that I promised to myself that I wouldn't hurt her and yet I'm the reason she's broken-hearted and left with A. Tears filled my eyes again. The jet-lag hit me and I felt tired. My eyes closed and I was dragged into my dreams.

"It looks incredible! But, it's just so far away." She looked kinda sad. And I was too excited.

"That's what I love about it. It's got one of the best swim programs in the country. Thought you'd be exited."

"Oh, it's an amazing opportunity. You have to take it. You have to say yes."

"It's an amazing opportunity for us, Emily. I want you to come with me."

"To Stanford?!"

"They offered me a full ride. And you're as good as I am. If they want me they'll want you too."

"I just always thought I was gonna go to Danby."

"Danby is great. But you and me in California. Think about it! Except from Hawaii you can't find a college that's further away from Rosewood. Further away from A. We'll live together. And you can decorate the place however you want. We'll study on the beach, spend weekends in San Francisco and how fun would it be to drive across country?! You and me, donuts and dinners. We can start over out there. Don't you want to live in a place where you're not afraid of the dark? In a place that I don't always have to be afraid for you?"

"Yes."

"Yes?"

"I wanna go. I wanna be with you."

"Oh yes!"

"I really love you."

"Come here."

"I love you too."