'Formula' for 'one' love

Loud goodbyes and silent welcomes

Rebekah taped up one final box and stood back, admiring her handiwork. Her room was piled up with cardboard boxes containing everything she owned. She put the tape down on the floor and spun around in her room taking everything in. The walls that once held posters of various groups were now blank, the wardrobe that once held all her clothes was now empty. She sat down on the floor, sadly reminiscing about the times spent in her room.

A knock on the door snapped her out of her thoughts. She pulled herself up and wiped away tears that stood at the corners of her eyes.

"Hello Heidi!" Susie cheerful voice said.

"Hi Susie!" Came Heidi's equally as cheerful reply. Rebekah bounded down the stairs to find Heidi stood at the door, her bag at her feet. For the last night at the orphanage Rebekah had been allowed to have Heidi stay over.

"Hey Heidi." She said with a smile.

"Hey Reb Reb!" Heidi replied pulling her friend into a hug.

"You two go up and I'll call you when dinner's ready." Susie told the girls as they separated. They nodded in response and Heidi picked her bag before heading to Rebekah's room.

"Wow, it looks different!" Heidi exclaimed upon entering the room.

"I know, it's weird." Rebekah said. Heidi dumped her bag on the floor and sat on the double bed. She scanned the room, her eyes taking in the dramatic change.

"I can't actually believe you're moving out." Heidi said.

"I know, I wish I wasn't." Rebekah said sadly. She sat down on the bed next to her friend. The two girls sat, the silence in the room surrounding them.

"Hey Heidi." Came a voice from the doorway. Both girls turned to see Benjamin leaning on the doorframe.

"Hi Ben." Heidi replied awkwardly. Benjamin licked his lips in what he thought was a seductive manner.

"So, you're staying the night." He said, trying to make his voice sound husky and masculine. He just ended up making himself sound like he had a really sore throat.

"Yes, well noted." Heidi replied, shifting uncomfortably. Benjamin walked slowly towards her and Rebekah snorted with laughter.

"You know if this room's too small I have a bed big enough for the both of us." He told her. Rebekah was laughing so hard she was clutching her stomach in pain.

"I'm fine in here thanks Ben." Heidi said as Benjamin sat down next to her. She looked at her friend for help but just found her laughing uncontrollably.

"Well, if you get lonely in the night you know where I am." He whispered in his 'husky' voice. He gently placed his hand in Heidi's arm. Heidi snapped up and yanked Benjamin's arm away.

"I'm fine thanks you little creep!" She seethed in his face. At the sight of his face Rebekah laughed so hard she actually fell off the bed. Benjamin nodded frantically and as soon as Heidi let go of his arm he ran out of the room holding back his tears. Heidi turned to see Rebekah on the floor laughing and clutching her stomach.

"He is such a creep!" Heidi muttered. Rebekah picked herself up off the floor wiping tears from her eyes. Rumbles of laughter coursed through her body like aftershocks from an earthquake.

"Yeah he is, be lucky you don't have to live with him." Rebekah said.

"Well, you won't this time tomorrow." Heidi noted. Rebekah's mood changed instantly. The laughing stopped.

"Yeah, I guess I won't." She said sadly. Heidi noticed the mood change and pulled her friend into a hug.

"Enough of this sadness! I'm here to have fun! You should be enjoying this night, not moping around!" Heidi suddenly exclaimed. "Let's do something."