Stella's Pov:

Sitting by Ty, we're both looking over at Anne. She's always quiet. And she always seems to be scribbling or doing something on this notebook of hers.

Or so I've noticed for the past week I've been here at school.

Yes, Ty and me are stil friends. I know, I was surprised too.

But anyways, we've been looking at this Anne girl because Ty keeps on insisting I got talk to her since I don't have any other friends besides him. Anne had emerald green eyes, medium length blonde hair, and she would always just wear sweat pants and a hoodie.

She was actually really pretty once you came to think about it, but I guess her shyness just kind of ruined it for her you could say... 

"So you don't wanna hang around me anymore? I see how it is Phillips." I said, using his last name instead of his first. I figured out that calling him that ticked him off so I teased him about it all the time.

"No, it's not that. But she seems lonely so I thought maybe you could be friends." He said defensively, and I giggled at his reaction.

"Ok, ok. I'll be back." I said, getting out of my seat and ask her if she wanted to join us in lunch.

I walked over to her and sat down next to her. 

She turned to face me and quickly closed her notebook.

"Hi." I said, smiling widely to be friendly.

She gave me a small, shy smile back.

"Um, hi." She said quietly.

Man, this girl was even more shy than I am and I've never had a friend...

"Do you wanna come sit with us?" I asked her and she frowned.

"Us? " She asked and I smiled at her and pointed to Ty, who waved lightly at her.

She smiled back at him and a bit of blush appeared on her cheeks.

I raised my eye brow.

"Why are you blushing?" I asked her and she looked surprised at how straight forward I was being.

I was surprised at myself too...

"Oh, um...well like, cute guys don't ever wave at me. Actually, forget cute. NO guys ever wave at me at all, and Ty is one of the guys all girls swoon over so I guess it just feels kind of weird to actually be noticed." She said, and I gave her a small smile.

She reminded me of myself.

"Can um...can I ask you what's in the notebook?" I asked her and then she bit her lip before answering me.

"I write poems, and draw in it." She admitted and my eyes widened.

I looked over at Ty, who was still waiting for me.

I gave him a hold-on-a-second-I'll-be-right-there look. He just nodded and went back to eating his green apple.

"Oh my gosh..." I whispered.

"What?" She asked me.

"You just remind me of myself  a lot. I had a notebook where I wrote poems, and drew in it all the time. I was quiet and didn't have any friends before I moved here. You're like my long lost best friend!" I said and she smiled widely.

"So are you coming?" I asked and she nodded.

"Okay." She agreed and we went to sit by Ty again.

'Hi there Ty." I said.

"Hi. Again." He said and we both turned around to see Anne staring at us with her big green eyes.

"You two make a cute couple." She said and I felt my cheeks turning red.

I turned around to find Ty just smirking.

Dork.

"Oh, uh...we're not dating. We're just friends." I said and she smirked.

"Doesn't seem like it." She said and we both frowned.

"What?" We both said at the same time and she giggled.

"Everyone thinks you two are dating. I'm quiet but I can hear what everyone talks about. And the main topic is you two being the couple of the grade." She said and we both nodded.

"Sty. Tyla." Ty said, trying to come up with ship names and Anne and me both giggled.

"Sty sounds better." Anne said and Ty chuckled.

I had the feeling this was the start of a new friendship.

Ty, Anne and Stella.

I liked the sound of that.

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Ring. Ring. Ri-

"Hello?" I said into the phone.

"Who is it?" Ty whispered and I put one finger up to tell him to hold on.

"Hello, this is Kelsey." She said.

"Oh. Hi Kelsey." I said into the phone, already used to getting phone calls from the hospital.

I hadn't had time to go visit Jane since I was with Ty most of the time, or I had school work.

The hospital called me twice a week to tell me how she was doing and stuff.

Always the same things.

"We have some news for you Stella. Can you come over here?" She asked me and I already had a bad feeling about this.

Ty must've seen the look on my face because he gave me a worried look.

"I'll be there. Bye." I said and Ty finally spoke.

"Hey, you okay?" he asked me and I nodded.

I hadn't told him that Jane had cancer. I didn't know when I would tell him, but I just didn't want to tell him because I hated it when people felt pity for me.

It made me feel weak.

"Oh it was just Kelsey. She told me her dog is attacking her cat and she needs my help because she just gave him a bath and everything is getting wet." I lied, and felt guilty when he actually believed it.

"Oh. Haha. Alright, well, I'll see you tomorrow. Bye." He said and hugged me.

I had kind of gotten used to his hugs. He always hugged me whenever I left somewhere or whatever.

But every single time I still felt all tingly on the inside.

I know, having a crush on your guy friend. Happens a lot. But it's not my fault he's hot!

Lol...

*******

I walked up to the front desk and Kelsey was typing away on her computer.

"I'm here." I said and she nodded.

"Jane needs to see you." She said bluntly and I left to see Jane.

I entered her room and my eyes widened when I saw her.

She was paler than usual, she had dark bags under her eyes and her eyes were a grayish color.

Yup. I have a bad feeling about this.

"J-Jane. What happened?" I asked, and realized I sounded like a child when her parents are about to tell them something they probably don't want to hear.

"Stel. Hi." She said and patted the spot next to her for me to sit in.

I did as I was told.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I asked her and it was silent for a few seconds.

I already knew she was going to tell me something, and she was trying to figure out how to tell me.

"Stella, do you remember how you I made you promise that no matter what happens, you'll stay strong?" She asked me and I gulped.

Flashbacks of the day I read all the letters came back to me.

I did promise her that I would stay strong.

"Yeah, I promised." I said and she nodded.

"Well, I want you to know that, I haven't been feeling very good lately and that the doctors are trying everything. But, I...I might not make it." She said, her voice cracking at the very end.

I swallowed the lump in my throat.

As much as I wanted to, I wasn't going to cry. No more tears. I need to be strong.

"But...but Jane, I need you. I don't have anyone else with me." I said, and I saw her eyes sadden even more.

"Stella, I'm sorry. I really am. I'm trying to stay alive for you. But it frustrates me that as much as I try, I can't do anything about it at all. This sickness is stupid!" She cried in desperation.

"I'm so mad at mom and dad for being so utterly stupid and selfish! I'm sorry Stel!" She said, and that's when the tears started coming.

And as strong as I tried to be, somehow, tears beat me and they just started running down my cheeks.

"It's okay. I understand." I simply said, and hugged her.

Hugged her for so long, because I was almost certain I wasn't going to be able to this very often anymore.

"I promise to stay strong." I said.

I love you Stella." She said.

"I love you too Jane." I said.

*****

That night, I went back home and I just couldn't go to sleep.

The thought of loosing my sister just killed me.

I couldn't do anything other than lay in bed and think.

So instead, I got tired of trying to sleep and grabbed my notebook.

I started writing a poem.

You cared and loved me when I was a child

While the other two were selfish and wild

I never quite got why they never cared

But I would've never asked, even if I had been dared

You fixed my hair and drove me to school,

We had jokes and always acted like fools

You were my best friend, my other half

I loved how pretty and nice your were, and how you made me laugh

And then you left me, but I asked you to,

Because you had your life, and other things to do

And then we met again, and you were a little sick

But that only made our love even more thick

And now that I might have to say goodbye,

I don't even want to believe it,  just pretend it's a lie

Because the thought of loosing you tears me apart,

But I made a promise to stay strong

Because there's nothing we can do, and I know you'll always be in my heart.

~To Jane. From Stella xoxo

I finished writing it and I smiled sadly at the paper.

This poem wasn't the best I had written, but somehow it was.

It was simple, yet held a lot of meaning to me.

Not only because it was for Jane, but because it explained it all in such a short paragraph of rhyming lines.

That's what made it special.

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Awh, sad chapter :( But things will actually get good. Do u guys ship Starry or Sty? ;) Comment and tell me!!!! :)))

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Short author's note but idk what to say lolz so okay bye ahahaha