Back to Me

The Possibility

I got off the couch and walked over to the closet where we kept extra paper towels, toilet paper, and tissues. Mona, Hanna, and I had just finished a really sad movie. I liked it the best when Mona and Hanna described a movie to me because they were good at giving all the details that I couldn't see myself. And while Hanna claimed she was crying because of the ending of the movie, Mona and I knew it was really because she missed Caleb.

"Here you go, Han." I said passing the new box of tissues I had just grabbed.

"Thanks, Spence." Hanna said before loudly blowing her nose. "Do you have more ice cream?"

"Sorry, I think we finished it all." I told her cautiously, not knowing how she would react.

"But we can go get more." Mona added quickly.

Hanna could have a mood swing over anything, and Mona and I knew that the chances increased when she was really emotional.

"No way, I can't go out like this!" Hanna yelled.

Hanna had only been wearing sweat pants and loose tops since Caleb left. She claimed that she was too depressed to work zippers. This was something I had never experienced before; no matter what Hanna always tried to look her best. She even asked Mona to do her makeup when she was in the hospital once.

"You and Spencer could stay here while I go grab some." Mona suggested to her.

"No, you guys have to stay with me. I don't want anyone else to leave me." Hanna immediately protested.

"No one's leaving you, Hanna, I promise. And Caleb will come back to you soon." I assured her.

The day after our girl's day in Philly, Hanna asked all of us to come over. When we got there she told us that Caleb had left for California to meet is biological mother. His departure was rushed and neither of them had time to let it sink in. But once Hanna realized he was really gone she had a major breakdown.

"I want him to know his mom, but what if he doesn't want to come back. California is sunny and wild but Rosewood is a small town filled with mysteries and danger." Hanna voiced her conflicted feelings.

"Hanna, Caleb loves you. I'm sure that he's enjoying his time in California but I'm sure he's missing you too. He'll come back to Rosewood no matter how great California is because he wants to be with you." Mona stated gently.

"But what if he wants his stepfamily more than he wants me? He's been searching for his mom for years and I'm just some girl he met a few months ago. He wouldn't be the first one to choose a new family over me." She said and it sounded like she was close to tears.

"What's going on, Han? Something tells me that this is about more than just Caleb leaving." I asked as I rubbed her shoulder.

"Before I came over here I checked the mail. I wanted to see if Caleb sent me a postcard or something. He didn't. But my dad did." Hanna started to explain before she was crying too hard.

"Hanna, it's okay. Maybe this means that your dad wants to fix things." Mona suggested in a comforting tone.

"No, he doesn't. He doesn't want anything to do with me. The postcard was a save-the-date. He's getting remarried and he's replacing me with Kate!" Hanna yelled and I heard her throw a pillow at the wall.

"Hanna, he is not replacing you. Nobody could ever do that, not your dad, not Caleb, not us, not anybody." I told her, firm enough that she would understand, but soft enough that I didn't sound mean.

"But he is. Kate is the perfect daughter and she's everything I'm not. She's smart, she's never been overweight, she's never been a suspect in a murder, and she rides horses instead of joyriding her ex-boyfriend's car into a tree." She ranted.