Chapter Six

H a v i n g  S t r e n g t h

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          Things continued normally after everything. It was like every thing fit together perfectly.

          Luke and I were young, and we were in love. We were happy. We weren't the only ones, considering Blake and Diana finally admitted their love after the more than one year relationship.

          This is until one day I was at Diana's house talking about how Luke had taken me out on a date to the movies. "Will you just shut up about your perfect relationship," Diana interrupted me. "Not all of us are lucky enough to have a Luke in our life."

          "What do you mean?" I asked, alarmed. "Your relationship with Blake is perfect."

          "No, it's not." She glared at the ceiling. "He's in love with someone else." She sighed sitting up to look at me. "And so am I."

          "What do you mean? I thought you guys love each other," I said, my eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

          "Yes, we love each other," she told me. "But we're not like you with Luke. We're not in love."

          "Who are you in love with?" I asked, eyes widened.

          "Chase," she answered, sighing.

          "Chase? As in my older brother, Chase?" I groaned in frustration. "He's twenty-one, Diana. You're sixteen!"

          "Yeah, we have five years difference. So what? He asked me out yesterday and I said yes," she said, sighing. "Blake is totally in love with Kayla, and that's the only thing helping me break up with him easier."

          "How are you going to do it?" I asked.

          "I don't know. It will take a lot of strength." She sighed.

          "Well, you're not alone in this," I told her. "You can share my strength," I started. "We're best friends. We're in this together. No matter what."