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I’ll cook dinner…unless you’re planning on staying…there.”
    “No, I’m just going to tell her it’s over. Tell her the truth. I can’t be too angry at her about lying, when I haven’t been exactly truthful with her. I’ll be back soon.” He walked to the door and said, “Thanks , Abby. I don’t know what I’d do without you.”
     
    Kellan came back about an hour later, and then we spent the rest of the weekend together…just the two of us. It was just like old times, except my feelings for him were so much stronger. Being with him was wonderful, but it made it even harder to say goodbye when he left Sunday night.

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    Back to school…and back to my miserable life…without Kellan.
    “So, how was your visit with… him ?” Tyler asked me on the first day back to school after the short break.
    “It was different . But, it was great seeing him. I miss him already, and I don’t know when I’ll get to see him again. He broke up with his girlfriend, so I don’t think her father will be paying for him to come home to visit anymore.” That thought was heart-breaking, even if I wasn’t too upset about their break-up. I felt guilty, but on the other hand, she did try to trick him…and he didn’t love her. But, I knew it wouldn’t be too long before he found someone else…and this time, he might really fall in love. I sighed as I opened my history book, and wished he’d just once, look at me as something other than his ‘almost’ little sister.
    “He’ll be back. Don’t worry. He loves you. He’ll always love you .”
    “Yeah, like a little sister…”
    “What’s wrong with that?”
    I just looked at him.
    “He’s too old for you, Abby. Why don’t you focus on someone…your own age?”
    “I don’t want to talk about this anymore.” I pulled out a notebook and started writing some of the notes from the Smartboard in my notebook just to keep busy.
     
    The weeks passed by slowly. Christmas came and went without Kellan. He sent me another snow globe. This one had an angel with glittery snow. He also sent me some new clothes…much needed clothes. I was finally having a growth spurt, and even though I was still very thin and gangly, I had managed to grow a couple of inches, making my old ratty pants way too short.
    “Wow, you look great!” Tyler said, staring at me.
    “Thanks. Kellan sent me some new clothes for Christmas, and for once, I didn’t have to hem them.”
    “Yeah, um…they work.”
    “What?” I asked.
    “I mean, they fit.”
    “Yeah. Oh, he bought me another snow globe, too. It’s so beautiful. It has an angel, and it looks like she’s floating in the clouds.”
    “An angel…yeah,” he said, still staring at me.
    “What’s wrong with you?” I asked my only other friend.
    “Um, nothing, why?”
    “Then stop looking at me…like that.”
    “Sorry, it’s just…sorry.” He looked away.
     
    Kellan had moved out of the house Brianna’s father had leased for them and was staying at a house near the school, in a spare room. He just moved in, after trying to share an apartment with a friend from school, who only had partying on his mind and made it impossible for Kellan to study.
    “So, do you like your new room?”
    “Yeah, it’s nice. It’s quiet here.”
    “So, it’s just you and a lady?” I asked him.
    “Yeah, she’s really nice to me.”
    “How nice?” I asked, jealous of her.
    “What does that mean?”
    “Girls love you.”
    “She’s older…a lot older. She’s just a nice lady. I like it here. I don’t know how long I can afford it, though. I’m working, but it’s getting tough now that I have to pay rent and pay for my books.”
    “Is Brianna still there?”
    “No, she um, she moved back. She wasn’t doing well in school…and after what happened with us, I think she just decided to go home.”
    “Oh, so then, are you seeing someone new?” I asked, afraid of his answer.
    “No, not right now. I’m just focusing on