I walked up the stairs, tired and unsure if I was in the mood to go to the birthday celebrations right now. I turned the corner and saw a crowd of my friends around a table. Then I heard it. His laugh. I stopped at the top of the stairs and dropped the pitcher of water I was holding causing everyone to look at me. He's here. There's no way. He can't be. I'm dreaming. "Hey Lo, missed me?" Derek says with the most perfect smile. A smile that suggests that he's never hurt me or that I've never hurt him. A smile that says love but looks like a heartbreak. Oh god that smile, it's back. So many months I stayed up haunted by this very smile that is in front of me now. The smile I thought i would never see again. The smile that only accompanied the hazel eyes that were like my own personal corruption. ---------------- Lauren Wilson is a troubled girl with very little to smile about anymore. With the war taking over the outside of the compound she's found herself broken and needing of repairing. So what happens when the boy who she gave her heart to and who she thought she'd never see again returns? Will she forgive Derek for everything he did before the war? Or will he be the one to bring her back to life? will their love come back or has Lauren built too many walls up for anyone to get in, new or old? or will it all be too late? Continue reading to discover her choice. THIS IS BASED OFF OF A DREAM I HAD AND ITS MY FIRST STORY SO ENJOY :)