Ryly looked at me and then sighed and lit another cigarette, "Don't deny it." "Shut up! I don't love Gaven!" Ryly opened her mouth and then covered it and looked at the ground. I knew what had happened, I turned around the saw Gaven who had a sad expression but was trying to hide by looking angry. He walked my way and gripped my wrist, cutting off the circulation in it. "Come on. Let's go." As we walked past the car I pointed to it, hoping we would drive to where ever it was we were going. Gaven looked at me and gave me a dirty look and then squeezed my wrist harder. "Hey kid. Get in the damn car." Gaven moaned and then ripped the car door open. He slammed his door and crossed his arms when he sat down. When I sat down he tried hard to not look at me. After a long time of just staring at him I finally looked away, out my window.

Ryly stopped the car and told Gaven to get out. Confused, Gaven muttered something and got out. He leaned up against the door and Ryly turned around to look at me. "You really hurt him. I know he means the Earth and Heaven to you." I snarled and crossed my arms. "No." "Fine. Whatever." Ryly knocked on her window letting Gaven know he could get back in and that was it. I wasn't going to admit I was in love. I've been there, done that. Just once, but it hurt enough to know I didn't want it to happen again. Adam was his name. He killed all the feelings I use to have for love. After him, I never wanted to love another person. Adam told me we would get married some day, he even had me write his last nam eon my papers. Madelene Kari(Car-ee) is what I wrote. Adam did everything to show me that he loved me. He'd cry when I cried, he said I was beautiful every single day, and he made it seem like it'd last forever. Until summer came, that's when we grew apart. I never saw him, I never talked to him. And then, I found out he was dating my best friend. Reiko(Ree-ko Ad-mar-ace) Admarais.

Reiko, I grew up with her. She knew all my secrets and she knew how much I loved Adam. But she still stole him from me. One day, I got a letter from Adam saying he never loved me and Reiko was his dream come true. A week before summer started he cried at school because he thought Gaven and I had something special that him and I could never have together. He always saw Gaven and I together, we always saw Gaven touching me and tickling me and making me laugh. I did like Gaven, Adam was right about that. But I didn't love him at the time. I tried my best to hate Gaven. He broke Reiko's heart. Twice too, once in sixth grade and once in fourth. He never really loved her, he wanted me all along. He has liked me ever since I beat him up in sixth grade at the first football game when he spilled Sprite all over my shirt. I got him on the ground and sat on his chest ad punched away at his chest and arms. He had a bruise the size of a baseball for three good months.

Deep inside I knew I loved Gaven, I just refused to admit it. And there I was, the luckiest girl in the world. Also the most stuborn. I had someone that loved me, someone that when I cried would  hold me tight and told it was going to be alright. That would  kissed me on the forehead to be shown respect and love. I was one of the lucky girls that could look in a boy's eyes and see them yelling, I love you! Not many girls got that at my age. Unless he was just saying those things to get in her pants. But Gaven, I knew he meant it. "Gaven..." "What." "I...I love you. I do, I do." Gaven turned to me with his tear filled, blue, green, beautiful eyes and choked out his senetnce, "They why'd you say you didn't!"

"I didn't want to be in love again! After Adam I couldn't afford to be hurt!" "I would nver hurt you, and you know that Madelene! I love you with all my heart and nothing is ever going to change that!" I smiled, "I know. I know now..." Gaven scooted me to the middle seat and wrapped me in his arms, holding me and kissing the top of my head. I felt safe, as I always did in his arms.