End of Chapter 3
Ian. He left her and now was coming back just to use her…again. Uncle Alistair had gone, too. He betrayed both Dan and her. Sure, she still stayed with him after that, but she no longer fully trusted him. By this time, the ache Amy could feel in her chest was at his strongest force. This always happened every night. She would rock on her bed, trying to muffle her sobs; Dan never knew anything. She always managed to hide her pain. But now that Ian was back, how could she hide it from him. He would have to stay with him…and Natalie. Thank God Isabel wasn't here. Amy had never gotten over the shark incident. Now what did Amy have left? Dan. Dan was always there for her. But even he didn't understand. He would be heading off to college anyway. And leaving. Amy would have no one left. She was still sitting there, against the window, sobbing, with her face buried into her knees. She never heard the front door silently open.
Chapter 4
IAN
Ian ran up the stairs two at a time, again, and up to Amy's door. He wondered what she could be doing and was suddenly curious. He quietly took the house key he had taken from her kitchen and opened the door slowly. He looked in on the scene and his face fell. There was Amy, her face buried and sobbing her eyes out. What had he done to her? How could she be so hurt just because of him? It's not only because of you, the voice in his head reminded. Remember, the only thing she has known throughout her life is sorrow and betrayal. Her parents died when she was young. Her grandmother, Grace, died, too. Leaving Amy and Dan to their snotty Aunt Beatrice. And then, Ian sighed, he left her. After all she had been through. That's how she learned not to trust anyone. He still regretted his actions. He heard after that that her Uncle Alistair left Amy and Dan. It was obvious Dan wouldn't understand her feelings. He had never been subject to that much pain. He wasn't as close to Grace and he wasn't as gullible; he never fully trusted the Kabras in the first place. Ian smiled, thinking of Dan's plan to send them to Lake Tash, which never existed. He wasn't that angry, although Natalie was. Well, now what would he do about Amy? He watched her, unsure of how to react. Her sobs had become silent, yet were still bad. He imagined how she felt. She probably had that same ache Ian had everytime he thought of his parents, Isabel and Vikram, who were never there for him. He could never call them Mom and Dad. He grew sad to think of Amy experiencing that pain. Sometimes, he couldn't even hide it from Natalie, who also missed their parents. He would lay there, just trying to get rid of the pain.
Sighing, he realized what he should do. He quietly walked over to Amy and lifted her chin up. She gasped, looking shocked. "Wh-what are you doing? You said you would wait downstairs…in your car. Did you – did you see…" Amy went red. "Yeah, I did see. I'm sorry", Ian said. "Yeah right, you don't know how it feels". "I do. And Amy, I'm sorry for…everything". Amy looked up at him, glaring at him through her tears. "I-Ian. Just, please go wait downstairs. How can you say this to me? You think after ev-everything you put me through, you can just say 'I'm sorry' and expect it to be over. How do I know if there's not a hidden camera here. Just waiting to record me. you just want to humiliate me don't you".
AMY
She just sat there, crying quietly, when suddenly she felt someone's hands on her face. Someone lifted her chin up and she looked into a pair of troubled, sparkling chocolate eyes. Ian. "Wh-what are you doing? You said you would wait downstairs…in your car. Did you – did you see…" Why couldn't she stop stuttering. She could feel herself blushing. "Yeah, I did see. I'm sorry", Ian said. "Yeah right, you don't know how it feels", Amy replied, curtly. "I do. And Amy, I'm sorry for…everything". For a second, she believed him. For a split second. But then she remembered the pain from before. When he left. And she yelled at herself for almost falling for his tricks again. "I-Ian. Just, please go and wait downstairs. How can you say this to me? You think after everything you put me through, you can just say, "I'm sorry" and expect it to be over. How do I know if there's not a hidden camera here. Just waiting to record me. You just want to humiliate me don't you?". She couldn't believe him. Not again. She knew she could never trust anyone.
IAN
Ian looked shocked. "Amy? Why would you think that? I wouldn't want to humiliate you". It was the truth. But Amy wouldn't believe him. Would she? She ignored him. "Am, come on". "Don't call me that. Grace – Grace called me that. You could never be like Grace". Ian wrapped his arms around her, ignoring her protests and her struggles to push him away. He was too strong. "Come on, Amy. You need a hug. I know you do. You haven't had a hug in years. No, not from Dan. Not since – not since she died". They both knew he was talking about Grace. "Why, Ian?" Amy sobbed. "What did I do to deserve everyone leaving. Mom. Dad. Grace. Uncle Alistair". Here she paused. "Y-you", she whispered softly.