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Gwen POV

I woke up with a pain in the back of my head. Memories of last night flooded back, or was it last night? I don't know how many days I've been here. I scratched the back of my head.

"Ouch!" I scratched too hard, I guess. Wait. I tried to ruffle my hair. Hair, hair, hair. NO HAIR?! I traced my finger along the side of my bald spot. I felt a couple of stitches on my skin.

"Ahh!" I yelled. My HAIR was gone! "This is not good, not good." I think it will grow back, though. Good thing I went through a hat phase last year.

"Miss Gwen B.? Is anything the matter?" A nurse rushes through the door.

"Oh, no. I guess I was just surprised about... my hair... situation." I laughed lightly to ease the mood. It didn't help.

The nurse scowled, "Please refrain from screaming then. We do have other patients here, you know." She exited the room. Well, somebody is in a bad mood today.

"Jerk." I whisper under my breath. Another nurse enters the room.

"Hello! I'm Clytia." She smiles. She seems much nicer than that other nurse. "We have a couple of visitors for you, would you like to see them?"

"Sure!" The nurse steps out into the hall for a moment and in walks Iris and Lysander, carrying cards. "Iris, Lysander! I didn't expect to see you here." Iris sets the cards down on the table.

"Hey Gwen!" Iris hugs me the best she can, with me lying down.

"You didn't have to get me a card. It's not like I'm in a full body cast." Iris's eyes dart about the room. She bites her lip and brushes fake lint off Lysander's shoulder. Something's worrying Iris...

"Uh...er...hehe..Well... you see...er." She pushes Lysander towards me. "Lysander wanted to tell you something!" Lysander shot Iris a death glare and said,

"We're taking you home!" Iris looked at Lysander, annoyed.

"Yeah, Lys is right. We'll tell you the news when we get home." Iris helped me up when I remember my bald spot.

"No!" I get behind Iris and Lysander. "You can't see the back of my head."

"Why not?" Iris was more interested now.

"Well, they..uh gave me stitches on the back of my head." I said, embarrassed.

"Whoa, They shaved your head?!" Iris shouted, so practically the whole clinic could hear. I glared at her and she covered her mouth. "Sorry." She giggled. We reached the front desk.

"Hi, I'm checking out. I'm Gwen Breese." I say to the lady.

"Gwen Breese. Gwen Breese. Ah. Here you are!" The lady looks at the computer screen "You can go. Have a nice day!"

Iris, Lysander and I catch a cab back to Auntie's. Iris and Lysander knock on Auntie's door.

"Hey Iris! Hello, strange boy. Did you bring Gwen back?" Auntie asked them. I waved at her and she pushed Iris and Lysander out of the wrapped me in a big hug.

"Hey Auntie." I hugged her back. Auntie let us in and then went to make some tea. "So what's the news?"

"Uh...errr...ehhm.." Iris got all quiet again. "Well, I'm just going to tell you."

Iris held my hand. "Krn is chaerting on uoy."

"What? You're not making any sense."

"Ken is cheating on you."

Nathaniel's POV

"Hey Nate." Auntie says, automatically letting me in. "She hasn't been down from her room for 3 days. She always comes down for breakfast, lunch and dinner though. That's all she does. I got a glimpse of her room. Tissues everywhere. I'd like to pound this Ken kid's face in."

"Don't we all?" I muttered. Someone had leaked pictures to the school of Ken kissing Capuncine. I've been shunning him ever since. I'm afraid if I get too close to him, I might have to hit him. "Can I see her?"

"If you can get her out of her room. I'd be forever in your debt. Her room is the 3rd door to the left." I walked up the spiral staircase, my feet trying to make as much noise as possible. I found Gwen's room and I knocked on the door.

"Go away." Gwen moaned from the other of the door. I heard a sniff. I pushed open the door. "Hey! I told you to go away!" Gwen is laying down on her bed, covered with tissues. Rascal Flatts 'What Hurts The Most' is playing in the background. All the blinds are closed, leaving the room totally dark. "I want to be alone."

"You've been alone for three days. It's time to build a bridge and get over it."

"You don't understand, Nate! Have you ever been cheated on before? It hurts!"

"Yes, actually. But I got over it. Now it's time for you to get over it." And find someone else. I sat down beside Gwen. She looked up at me. Those once sparkling eyes seemed dark and hollow now. How could one dorky boy do this to her? "You know, Gwen. I'm your best friend. You can talk to me."

Gwen just rolled over. "I guess I'll leave then." I started towards the door.

"I didn't really love him."

"What?" I turn around.

"Nate, I didn't feel anything when I was with him. I tried, Nate. I really did try to love him. My heart wasn't in it. I loved someone else. I'm not sure who it is though." My heart skipped a beat. I sat down next to her again. "I felt so bad, Nate. I was with someone I didn't really love. So in some ways, I'm kind of glad."

"Gwen, I think you should stop being a recluse." I pulled her up out of bed. "It's not good for you."

"You're right!" Gwen stood up. "Nate, get out of my room!"

"What? Why?"

"Because I'm going to change!" Gwen pushed me out of her room. She emerges from her room a few minutes later, wearing skinny jeans and a sports tee. "Onward! Towards the light!" Gwen runs down the steps. I follow shouting at her to slow down.

"I owe you Nathaniel!" Gwen says. "Thanks for listening."