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Chapter Six

Logan

Dear Mary Anne,

I know that while you will never see this letter, I must write it. What you have put me through has really hurt me. I know that we are going to two different places in the fall, but I am sure we could have worked something out. Or we could have at least given it a try. And then, of all people, your sister tries and cheers me up. So far, this road trip has been awkward and somewhat hard to handle, but at least I am doing something with my summer. Something to forget about you.

Love,

Logan

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"What are you doing?" Dawn asked me, a smile on her face as she approached me at the pool. We had gotten up late and then driven to Boston and basically decided to be lazy today before sight-seeing tomorrow. Boston was definitely Dawn's idea, but Alan seemed surprisingly excited about it.

"Just … writing," I sighed, not really sure what else to tell her. As friendly as Dawn had been to me, I was not really sure if I could talk to her about Mary Anne. After all, she might be nice to me, but Mary Anne was not only her friend but was also her stepsister.

"I remember when Pete broke up with me," she sighed as she pulled her legs up under her on the pool-side chair she had sat in, "It hurt me pretty bad, so I had to write a letter that was addressed to him to make myself feel better. Not that I would have ever delivered it to him, I am not that crazy."

"How did you know?" I gave a little laugh, shaking my head.

"It just helps you feel better," Dawn shrugged, "You are going to find someone that actually likes you for you, I promise."

"Well, isn't this cozy?" a sarcastic voice broke into our conversation. We both looked up to see Kristy glaring at us.

"We were just talking about Mary Anne," I defended us. I really did not understand why Kristy hated me so much when her friend was the one who broke up with me, it was not like I broke Mary Anne's heart.

"Oh, so you still remember her?" Kristy asked, sarcasm again lacing her voice.

"I am going to bed," Dawn sighed, standing up and walking away. I looked at Kristy. Kristy and I had never spent much alone time together. It was like even though we did have things in common, I just could not find ways to be less awkward around her.

"She broke up with me," I reminded Kristy, immediately realizing I had made a mistake.

"I know, so why are you hanging out with all her best friends?" Kristy asked me pointedly, "Is this just your way of getting back at her for breaking up with you?"

"No, I just ..," I started to try and explain, but Kristy cut me off.

"Listen, I don't really care what your reason for coming was," she sighed, "I just do not understand why you bought Alan Grey. That boy is impossible."

"He was my only friend who did not have plans," I meekly said.

"It is bad enough that my friend's ex-boyfriend is here for what was supposed to be a fun road trip, but now my ex-boyfriend as well," Kristy said, mostly talking to herself, "I just wish you would have stayed at home."

At that, Kristy walked away from me as well. I shook my head and stared back down at my piece of paper. Kristy was not the only one who wished that I had stayed at home this summer.

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The next morning, not surprisingly had not brought any less resentment from Kristy. The six of us decided to walk around Boston together, and visit Harvard. Charlie and Claudia were leading the pack, trying to keep the conversation between the six of us going, but nobody seemed interested in actually being friendly.

"I remember when we came here as a family and Mary Anne and I got into a huge fight," I could hear Dawn talking to Alan. I was glad that she was keeping him company for now, I kind of wanted to be off in my own little world for a while.

"What happened?" Alan asked half-heartedly, staring at Kristy who would not look or talk to anybody who was not her brother.

"Mary Anne and I ended up in this huge fight because she was being all bossy and acting like she knew everything and so boring. So, I like going to these places just because it reminds me that people are all different," Dawn explained to him. I shook my head and did not say anything. Sure, I probably had more reason than anybody to be mad at Mary Anne, and yet here I was getting offended by Dawn talking about something that happened several years ago.

"Hey Kristy, do you remember the night you, Mary Anne, Stacy and I hitchhiked here?" Claudia suddenly asked, making one more attempt to get the conversation flowing. This at least brought a smile to Kristy's face.

"Oh my gosh, and you and Stacy started talking to some boys," Kristy laughed, "I was so shocked, but then …,"

"But then you go to look over at Mary Anne, and she is on the dance floor making out with some guy!" Claudia finished, with a laugh.

"And then all of them asked us if we wanted to stay at their hotel," Kristy shook her head.

"And you just shut them down," Claudia recollected, "More like ran them off. I was surprised our fake ids worked so well."

"Wait, when did you do this?" Dawn asked, clearly confused. Charlie was frowning at Kristy, and Alan looked uncomfortable as well.

"September of Junior year," Claudia finally answered after a lull in the conversation formed.

"And you did not invite me?" Dawn asked, hostility in her voice.

"You have not been as close to us ..," Claudia began to explain.

"Hey guys! Look, it is Harvard!" Charlie interrupted, trying to stop the conversation in its tracks.

"None of you were even friends with each other throughout high school!" Dawn defensively said.

"Where to first?" Alan asked, looking at Charlie.

"Better friends than you!" Kristy exclaimed.

"I think they actually have a guided tour," Charlie offered up helpfully. At just this moment, something dawned on me.

"Wait … junior year? Like, when Mary Anne and I were dating?" I added more confusion to the conversation.

"No, you guys had broken up," Claudia assured him.

"For like two days," Kristy snorted. I then turned to her, a sharp look on my face.

"I am glad you find that funny," I snapped at her.

"Hey, dude, take it easy," Alan frowned, stepping next to me.

"Listen, I don't know if I want to hang out with any of you," Dawn frowned, "I will see you later at the hotel."

With those words, she walked away. I then turned to see Kristy, Claudia, and Charlie in a brief conversation.

"We are going to go off on our own too," Claudia hesitantly told us, "We will see you later as well."

"Perfect," I muttered under my breath, then turned to Alan, "Well, what do you want to do?"

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Alan and I had just decided to go back to the hotel and sit out by the pool. It had actually turned out to be a pleasant day. Of course, all Alan wanted to talk about was Kristy. Personally, I did not really understand what he really saw in her. The girl had ripped his heart out and did not even care. At least when Mary Anne had hurt me, she felt really bad about it afterward.

When Charlie, Kristy, and Claudia had walked through the door later, Alan ran up to the rooms after them to go and get Kristy to talk to him. I just rolled my eyes. I wondered why Dawn had not come back yet. She was pretty much the only one that I wanted to talk to right then. Charlie and Claudia were still huddled together, laughing at Alan and Kristy.

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"Are you okay?" I asked Dawn later when I finally found her. She had skipped dinner and ran to the library of the inn without really talking to anyone.

"Sure," she shrugged, "We are all on an awesome road trip."

She gave a depressed chuckle that made me know for sure that she was definitely not okay. I did not really know what to say, so I just shrugged my shoulders and sat silently by her.