Stargirl: Fall

Chapter 1

"Court... are you all right?" asked Yolanda, concerned for her best friend. Rick and Beth were standing beside her, concerned for Courtney.

Courtney looked at the brunette, with tears in her eyes, trying hard not to break down in front of her friends.

"Yolanda, I'm fine..."

"Court... If you want to let it out, just let it out," Yolanda advised.

Upon hearing Yolanda's words, the blonde broke down and sobbed, falling into Yolanda's arms, tearing up. She didn't care if her friends saw her like this. She didn't care what the others thought about her. Courtney knew she messed it up real bad this time. And no one is to blame but herself.

Cameron looked at the picture in his hand, breathing heavily. His mind was overwhelmed by what just happened.

"How could she?" Cameron thought as his mind drifted through the memories he had with her, his girlfriend. The person he loved and trusted. Yet, she didn't tell her about this, nothing about this.

Cameron's mind focused on the person standing next to him in the picture, his father, wondering what had gone down the day that he died.

"My dear boy, I'm very sorry," Sofus, Cameron's grandfather said. He stood next to him, placing his hand on Cameron's shoulder.

"Why didn't you tell me?" asked Cameron, with anger and confusion in his voice.

"Your father didn't want to let you know," the old man replied.

Cameron looked at the picture, still hoping that this was just a dream, right?

He wished that his father was just killed in an accident like he was told, not by his girlfriend's younger brother, that Courtney told him earlier. He also wished that this was nothing but a nightmare, and he will wake up, in his bed, to a reality where none of this happened.
A month ago, when Mike smashed Icicle into a thousand pieces. Courtney felt a feeling of both relief and guilt in her heart. How was she going to tell Cameron? He needs to know, right?

Yet, Courtney couldn't bring herself to bring up the topic whenever Cameron brought up his father's abrupt and mysterious death. Courtney could only try to comfort him, knowing that she played a part in his death.

Courtney could have just told him, and everything could've been simple. But, she cared for Cameron to the extend that she didn't want to let him know, fearing that telling him that it may destroy their relationship.

As Courtney lays on her bed, feeling miserable, memories of her and Cameron flooded her mind as she wallowed on the past.

"Cam... I'm sorry, I'm really am," Courtney said, placing a hand on Cameron's shoulder who looked at his father's grave.

"He was such a good man... how could it happen, why?" Cameron wondered aloud, his voice filled with sadness, seemingly close to his breaking point.

"Things happen, Cam. But, you have to move on. I'm sure your father would want you to move on," Courtney comforted. Cameron and Courtney looked at the grave quietly, as thoughts filled both their minds.

Cameron thoughts pondered on the times he shared with Courtney as he wondered whether Courtney's feeling for him was genuine at all. His mind thought of the time when he and his girlfriend had their first date, a picnic by the lake.

"I'm glad that you're my girlfriend, Court," Cameron said smilingly as the couple looked across the lake at the setting sun.

"I'm glad that you're my boyfriend too, Cam," Courtney replied as she rested her head on Cameron's shoulder.