negative or good. The recollection coupled with the thought of her mother's death and father's desertion

o before carrying on about her walk. Some of these people wanted to carry on a conversation, insisting that she was new arou

finally arrived at the two-level brick house at the end of the block that Dallas was standing in front of an old friend's house. She t

it if it did happen but that didn't mean that she was prepared for it. Discouraged, she kept walking, deciding that she'd circle the block and

ey

't respond at first, deciding to ignore him. Wasn

, st

e tried hard to keep her composure but her heart began to race, violently thudding against her

standing outside?" He asked suspiciously. Before Dallas could answer his que

impossibly attractive features anywhere, and especially, those pale and yet intoxicatingly green eyes

didn't realize that he was on her heels until she

hy was she so afraid of him? She hated herself for

peered down at Dallas, his e

of the situation. He had no right to grab her the way that he did and she wo

arm away from him. "Y

d from behind the guy t

voice call her name, she looked past

ont of her jumped in surprise. She ran for Dallas and jumped in her arms, wrap

alized that the other was crying. "Why? Why didn't

ber me-let alone want to see me," Dall

at she'd given her years ago. "And I know that you were going through

opped her head on Caterina's

as and sat next to her on the grass. They leaned their heads against each other and Caterina wrapped her arms around her best f

erina's brother's best friend was standing there. When Cat

ushered Dallas to the sofa. "I'm

omfortably waited while

nickname being called, she glared at t

just been a while," He said. She pulled her gaze away from hi

nbiased and keep from being bitter towards the guy. He had gi

id I do somet

he dryly chuckled and shook her head. "That is the stupidest question you prob

use

faced him. "You h

ndor. "Little Ducky seems to

now," She said. "Scre

"You're not half-bad to look at now, s

sed her. She backed away, and he glared at her as it seemed to even surprise him, but anger

"Well, I'm assuming you deserved it!" She rushed past him and out of the door to cat

h his sentence, she was gone. He rolled his e

nd. "Wait! Wait up!" She went after her

ry! I don't-I don't kn

you. He always knew how

at her blow-up. "It wasn't him," She sighed. "I started it, and I

and he deserves every lick you give him," She defended Dallas for her actions.

, I guess," Dallas shrugged. "Regardless, I should not ha

oing to go back to your place. That way at least you'l

they continued walking down the street. "So h

hawn told me this morning, but he d

remembered the huge crush sh

was Sioux and black as opposed to Caterina's Mexican descent so he was a little darker and had the most beautiful chocolate skin,

t about him. Even in him being an insanely attractive young man, just as all of Link

actually going back into that warzone that she'd created wi

id. She took her phone out of her pocket. "Actually,

bother hiding her excitement because Cate

ith this glow up!" She laughed, taking in her best friend. "Dallas

allas knew that she'd grown into her thickness but she still felt insecure. In her mind as

honey blonde hair was now shorter, barely at h

e that had a glow up

d started to cat-walk down the side-

nd. She wrapped her arm around Dallas's as they both shared a laugh. "We both look good

hat r

sweet as can be,

o see her again

hearing the sudden melancholy in her voice. She immediately knew then that Dal

times they'd have when they were kids. Things weren't all bad all

and hugged her tight. "Wh