Description: The nightmare of being alone haunted her constantly. She didn't know how much longer she could stand it.

Gina woke up, gasping, from a chilling nightmare. She had dreamt that she was walking with her friends when, one by one, they suddenly started to disappear. He had been last to disappear, chanting, "You'll always be alone!," before fading away.

The worst thing was, Gina was terrified her nightmare would come true. She was desperate for that not to happen. She never wanted to see those cold looks in her friends' eyes, as though they didn't even know her.

The next day, she did everything she could to make them happy. She then told them to meet her on the campus grounds. When they arrived, she began her speech.

"Ever since I arrived in Venture Falls, you guys did everything to make me feel welcome. You all befriended me when I didn't think I would ever find friendship. Now I cannot imagine life without any of you. I just wanted to say thanks for always being there, and I hope we'll all be friends forever."

After Gina had finished her little speech, everyone assured her that they would always be her friend. She smiled at them all, pleased that she had such good friends. She turned to leave for her next lesson as the bell was about to ring.

"We'd better get to Biology," she heard Nick addressing the others. "The bell will ring in a few minutes."

"I suppose you're right," Toby sighed. "You coming, Lucas?"

"In a minute," Gina thought Lucas sounded a little distracted. "There's something I need to do first. You guys go on, I'll catch up with you."

She heard the sounds of the others leaving and wondered what Lucas had to do that was so important that he would risk being late to a lesson. She was so busy wondering that she didn't notice that he was stood right behind her. That is, until she turned around and jumped, upon seeing him stood there.

"That was some speech you made," he commented. "It sort of came out of the blue. Is something bothering you? I noticed you've been pretty quiet lately."

Gina sighed. Of all her friends, Lucas was the most perceptive. She didn't want to admit the truth but she could never lie to him. She whispered softly, "I had a nightmare" as though she were afraid that admitting it out loud would make it real.

"What was it about?" He asked her gently. In a trembling voice, she described the nightmare that had haunted her during the past week. When she finished, she let out a tiny sob.

All of a sudden, she felt his arms wrap around her in a comforting hug and she looked up at him, eyes wide in surprise. "We promised we'd always be your friend, didn't we? Now I promise that I'll never leave you alone. I will always be with you, no matter where I am."

Gina smiled at him, knowing that Lucas always kept his promises. It felt good to know that she had friends that she could always rely on, especially in times of trouble.

That night, the dreaded nightmare failed to make its appearance. For the first time in a week, Gina found herself being able to sleep peacefully without being haunted by that horrible nightmare.

All it had taken was his support.