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~14~

                  

~14~

Lying on the couch, I felt empty. Carlos was out of my life and I was lost without him. I had no one to turn to in need, no one to cuddle when I felt down and no one to call me their girlfriend. He felt like my life. He was still my life. Even though it was official and he broken away from me, I still felt stranded and not able to re-join humanity just yet.

"Hey, I brought you a tub of ice cream" Jessie said, tip-toing up to my side with a tub of ice cream with three metal spoons. I curled into my pillow and tried to stop my tears from escaping. Only a few got lose.

"I'm not in the mood for ice cream" I mumbled into my pillow.

"Ice cream helps with everything, piper. Just try it" Ruby said smoothly and calmly. Jessie sat next to me on my bed and made small plaits in my hair. her soft hands was calming a headache caused from crying but it didn't heal my heartache. At that moment, I was so sure that nothing could, not even if Carlos apologized or if we eventually got back together.

Ruby held out a metal spoon to me, trying to get me to eat it. My heart and stomach just wasn't ready to face the fact that I'm not with Carlos any more and ice-cream.

"It doesn't seem like something Carlos would do" Evie said from the couch With Mal. "He usually waits for an explanation for anything."

I groaned and rolled over onto my back and stared at the roof. "I just want to get out."

"I can organise that" A voice said at the door. I sat up and saw Ben, Hunter, Reed and even Jay standing at my door. Clearly they weren't ready for girl drama but I still loved how they cared. That's what friends are for.

"I can ask my Parents to get you a permit for all of us to go to the town?" Ben asked, looking at everyone. They all looked rather excited, until they turned to look at me. They all gave me puppy eyes, hoping I would say yes.

Going to the town would be good. I have never been there but if I went, then I would've been able to maybe buy more material, get some things to help me get over the stupid break up and also maybe treat myself to some new clothes and accessories.

I tried to hide my smile but it managed to seep through and make me giggle. "Ok, why not?" everyone cheered and they all began to talk about what they wanted to get up to. This made my smile.

Ben walked over to me and sat on the bed. He watched me with a pitiful grin. "How are you going?" he asked softly.

I wiped a tissue in the corners of my eyes and gave a soft smile in return. "Alright, I guess."

He looked guilty. It made me feel upset that he felt like he was to blame. It wasn't. He was only trying to help me for my family. I was the one to blame. If I hadn't brought up that idea and had trusted him more, then none of this would've happened. But fate is fate, and it's pre-written. You can't change it.

"You beat yourself up, Ben. You're only trying to help and the fight is between Carlos and I, no one else needs to get into it. Especially you since you kind of run the country" I said, laying a hand on his shoulder, reassuring him.

A smile spread on his lips and he nodded. "Since I already have 99 problems, I don't really want to make another."

"I would be the guilty one if that happened."

Everyone all sat around and chatted before everyone went to their rooms for the night but Jay, Ruby and Jessie stayed back. Jay came over and smiled at me with is hands in his pockets and his long hair pulled into a man-bun.