"Bleh," Andy said. "This hospital food tastes like-
"Andy, Shhh." I giggled. "If you be good I'll go buy you something later."
"If I be good?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Yes," I said. "Now eat your… what is that?" It was sad I honestly couldn't tell what Andy was eating. Maybe that was because had mauled it so much or maybe it was because he could only eat certain things while he was here and most of them I'd never seen or heard of before.

So after I'd finished at Bradie's place he'd driven me back to the hospital. I had ended up telling Bradie about the song as well. I felt lots better after talking to somebody about it. Shaun hadn't come to see Andy yet. I felt sorry for him; he must feel so guilty; I know I would. Michelle was out having coffee with Kylie and I was curious to know about how the Diviney's were handling things. I decided I should see him later but I didn't want another fight to happen.
"Hey, Andy."
He swallowed a mouthful of stuff and looked up. "Yeah?"
"Would you be okay if… if I went to see Shaun later."
"Yeah sure suit yourself… but why?"
This was touchy. "Umm, well I feel kind of sorry for him… he must feel a bit guilty about what happened."
Andy stopped even pretending to eat. "Why should he?"
"Umm because he upset you."
"And?" Andy said defensively. "What's new? He upsets me all the time."
"But, this time he really-
"Whatever I don't care. Just go."
"I can stay here a bit lo-
"No, just go." He said angrily. "You don't care anyway."
"I do care!" I felt like I was about to cry.
"No you don't. Because if you did, you'd stay."
"Andy, please! I'll be quick, I swear."
"He hurt you, Gem… again. He hurts you all the time and you put up with it! Why?"
"He's never hurt me."
"Gemma, you were bleeding… and crying! That means you're hurt!"
"Andy I was scared, I didn't-
"What, you didn't think Shaun was like that? Well, I've got a newsflash for you. Shaun can be a total jerk when he wants to be and you know what… you let him do it!"
"I don't Andy, if Shaun hurt me I'd tell somebody."
"Oh, really… who've you told?"
"No one because h-
"Gemma, just shut up!" Andy spat. "Just go back to your stupid boyfriend, okay. I don't care."
"You do, Andy." I said. "You don't want me to go because your upset at Shaun and I understand that but I'm trying to make you understand that Shaun-
"What would you know about Shaun that I don't?" Andy said. "Huh?" I didn't answer. "That's right… nothing. The only reason you even know Shaun is me. Gem, we've been friends forever and the only reason I didn't tell you, the only reason this whole thing began is because I want things to stay that way. I love you and yeah I want to be more than your friend but I don't want to lose you. I've watched Shaun and you together for so long and I've tried to be happy for you but I can't be. Shaun doesn't care about you."
"What are you saying? He's bored with me?"
"Well, yeah I guess." He said, more calmly now. "Think about it. If he really loved you would he have hurt you the other day? No. He wouldn't have been able to because he loves you too much to hurt you. Even you must've realised that things aren't the same between you and Shaun lately."
"Well, yeah, because we're older now and-
"Exactly, you've grown apart, Gem. Shaun doesn't love you now."
"Yeah but I loved him."
"You loved him?"
"Well, we're not together anymore."
"You believed that?" Said a different voice… Shaun's voice.
Shaun was leaning against the door frame one hand clutching something firmly. "How much of that did you hear?" I asked him.
"Oh, I heard all of it."
"Shaun-
"Oh yeah, you're sorry now."
"No." I said firmly, deciding that I wanted Andy more than Shaun; a decision that could change my life. "I'm not. What I said was true."
"Fine," Shaun said calmly. "I came to apologise but you probably don't want to hear it."
"No I don't. Andy's right, you don't care… you're such a jerk sometimes."
"Yeah, because a jerk really would've bought you this."

Shaun opened his hand and a tiny blue ring box fell out. The silence in the room was so tense; I heard it hit the ground. Shaun looked at me once more, I expected to see tears in his eyes but there were none. He turned and left. I looked at Andy.
"You shouldn't have done that."
"I wanted to." I told him.
"Pass it here." He said and I glanced over at the box. I walked over and picked it up, handing it to Andy.
He examined it. "Hmm."
"Can I open it?" I asked.
"Yeah, sure."
I took the box from him and opened the lid carefully. There was nothing in there except three words scrawled on the inside of the lid; I loved you. I should've thought that this was sweet, but I didn't. "Jerk." I said coldly.

After Andy went to sleep that night I went to see Shaun. I couldn't believe him. When I approached Mrs Diviney's front door I wondered if she'd be awake and then I remembered that she usually went out on Friday night. Shaun was the only one home and he would probably be awake, so I knocked as loud as I could hoping that if Shaun was asleep I'd wake him up.
"What do you want?" Shaun asked as he opened the door.
"I want talk to you."
"About what?"
"About this." I held up the ring box. "Is this your idea of a joke?"
"No it isn't," He said. "It's my idea of revenge."
"Jerk." I spat. I heard footsteps in the hallway and then a blonde girl appeared and put her arms around Shaun who returned the gesture.
She looked me up and down. "What," she asked. "Are you?"