[align=center][b]CHAPTER ONE[/b][/align] Andy's car stopped by in front of my house. He walked me to the door and handed me a box tied in pink ribbon. "iloveyou, happy valentine's day," andy said in his sweet low voice. he always gave me a cute smile whenever he told me that he loves me. i was so overwhelmed that all i could say was thank you. i wanted to stay and feel andy's hand holding mine longer but it was getting late and it was my past curfew. i didn't want to ruin this day by hearing my mom's sermon. so, i said goodbye ryt after giving him a kiss. it was valentines day and andy and i went out on a date. we had been together since first year college. he was a wonderful boyfriend, understanding, loyal, thoughtful, and all that i never imagined myself looking for another man. andy was the man i wanted to spend the rest of my life with. i hurried to my room bringing andy's gift. i loved surprises and i got excited every time i received gifts. that's why i opened his gift immediately. "[i]wait ive seen this before.[/i] and then it strucked me... [align=center][b]TWO[/b][/align] "hil, its already 7, ull be late for skul!, my mom shouted. "il be ryt there ma!" that was the first day of class. i transfered to a new school this year, thats why i had no friend at all. being alone was a big problem and being a freshmen in high school added to that was a disaster. and because of this, i was not anxious to go to school. but i cudnt do anything, i had no choice. my mom drove me to school. "to ease my worries," she said. but nothing cud stop me from worrying. [i]i dont wanna go in, i want to go back to my old schhol.[/i] ive been olweix happy there. i never felt alone because my friends were always there for me, they never left me, we promised to stick with each other through thick or thin. but what did i do? i left them. i cudnt blame my mom for all these because she didnt want this to happen either. my dad and my mom got divorced. they said that it wud be best for both of them if they lived separately. "hil, ul better hurry." i did not say a word. ijust shut the door and headed to my classroom. my mom and i went there yesterday so i cud see the scul and my room. because only new students cud get lost since this is a big school. the room was already half-filled when i entered. i looked for a seat near the door and found an empty chair beside a group of girls talking about their summer vacation. i looked around the room and saw strangers. i was to shy to talk to anyone, so i just sat quietly. all of my classmates knew each other, except me. and... [align=center][b]THREE[/b][/align] "im chad tuazon, i came from..." i wasnt alone at all, chad was my old classmate. in fact, we were in the same group of friends. i cudnt wait for the break time to talk to him. i was so excited to find out that i was not alone after all. the bell rang, and evryone wentr out of the rum. chad approached me a big smile. "im glad wre the same skul" he said. ive been worrying about being alone for the past few days." ive been feelin the same. i said we talked about our old friends, the silly things that we used to do, the time when we cut class to watch a movie and the times when we slept at our house and stayed up all night talking. chad became my best friend since then. we ate together, sat beside each other in class and even went to school together. whenever my mom left the house he asked chad to keep me company. chad and i were i like twins, wherever i went i went. others even said that he was my boyfriend. evrything bet of us was just pure friendship nothing mor than that until... [align=center][b]FOUR[/b][/align] "hil , i hav somethin to tell you. ive tot about this many times. i want to court christine." Wel who the heck is christine???????????????????????? christine was popular. she was a cheerleader and guys wud do anything to win her heart. ofcourse including chad. when chad and i were together all that we talked about was christine, how beautiful she was, how well she dance, how smart she was. i wass so tired of her. i wanted to tell chad stop courting her why? was i jealous? i had no sure answers until i saw chad and christine together they were so sweet. wyl staring at both of them, tears started to flow from my eyes. when i saw chad that day. i realized that i was not looking at my bestfriend instead i was looking at the man i was inlove with . i stopped seeing chad too often. and he didnt even look for me when i wasnt around. so i cdecided to stay away from him and stayed with my girlfriends. maybe he didnt have a heart of stone after all. he stll cared for me. one day, i got sick. i was alone in the house because my mom was in the office. somebody knocked at the door. i tot it was my mom because she told me would be home early. but wen i opened the dooor.. [align=center][b]FIVE[/b][/align] Somebody else was there, its chad. "what are you doin here? you shud be in skul. "im here to visit you. dont i have the ryt to vict my bestfriend? "why did you skip class for me? <ui pafeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings> " i care for you. and i am worried about you." i cnt focus at school im so worried about you. "whatever chad, "its now or never, i love you hilary. "how bout christine? "she is just my friend, i asked her to help me make you fall inlove with me and to pretend that im courting her. it is the best way to see if we can be more than best friends. and we did. after a month of courtship..<meon pbng gnun????aha> chad became ny boyfriend. the day he became my boyfriend was the happiest day of my life and chad's life too. he gave me a gift that day. it was a music box. [align=center][b]END[/b][/align] one tragic night, whyl chad and i were driving to my house, a red car stopped in front of us. two men wearing masks asked us to step out of the car. they grabbed me and wanted me to go with them. chad attacked them to save me. then i heard gunfire. chad fell down with tears flowing from his eyes. "ilove you hil, i will you forever." along with the death of chad is the sudden disappearance of the music box. it was a mystery that the music box just disappeared when he passed away. T.T Chad's memories came back when i saw andy's gift. it was the music box. strange huh? i guess chad still lived with me and within me as he promised. he still showed me that he might not be here for me but he stayed with me in my heart forever. CHAD THANKS for giving me andy.