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Gabe Duncan was sitting on the green sofa in the Duncan's living room, his head in his hands. I just can't believe it, he thought. I just can't. The kitchen door opens and Teddy walks into the living room.

"Hey Gabe, what's up? I thought you and Lauren were going to see Decapitation 6 today." Gabe looks up at his sister.

"We didn't go." he answers simply, turning his face away.

"Oh no. Did she cancel on you again? That's the fifth time in two weeks." Gabe doesn't answer. Teddy gets a little concerned. "Gabe?" Gabe couldn't contain his tears anymore. He let them flow down his cheeks.

"It's over." he finally says.

"What?"

"It's over. She broke up with me. Said I was just bait to make Austin jealous."

"Austin, the kid who was in love with me?"

"Yeah. And I fell for it. Now she and Austin are together. I'm such an idiot."

"Oh Gabe-"Teddy says, pulling him into a hug. "I'm so sorry. I know it hurts now, but it does get better."

"You're just saying that. Mom said the same thing to you after you broke up with Spencer, and you still didn't get out of bed for days."

"I know, but you eventually will get over it."

"You're starting to sound like mom." he jokes, then returns to being upset.

"See, that's better. You smiled. It's already getting easier. And then it gets easier to feel better. Don't worry. You will get over this. Lauren is the one with a loss. She gave up a great guy who I'm sure tons of other girls would love to have. There are so many other girls out there, and one of them will be lucky and will get to have you. One day you'll meet the right person-ooh!" Teddy picks up her video camera and turns it on.

"Hey Charlie, Teddy here with Gabe, who is having his first, real, heartbreak."

"Teddy, turn it off." Gabe groans, interrupting Teddy.

"No," she says, "Anyway, everyone goes through heartbreaks, though some are harder than others. Like Gabe's first, fake, heartbreak with Lauren when I gave him some bad advice. Some really bad advice. I mean, so bad that it nearly cost him his relationship. Back to the point, no matter how much it hurts now, it always gets better. Always remember that." she turns back to Gabe. "Gabe do you want to say-"

"Good Luck Charlie." he says quickly.

"What he said." Teddy finishes, pressing the off button. She puts the camera down and breathes out loudly. She looks back at Gabe. "Just remember, it always gets-"

"Yeah yeah whatever. The easier it gets the better it gets." he answers, rolling his eyes.

"That's right." she says, standing up. "Okay then." she walks out of the living room and downstairs to the basement.

Gabe's POV

I still just can't believe it. Lauren was great. She liked playing video games, watching TV, doing most of the stuff I like to do. It didn't seem like her when she told me the truth. She was so nice, unlike her evil grandmother, and my nemesis, Mrs. Dabney. Yeah, I know I wasn't always the nicest, compromising guy, but hey, aren't we all? I just can't believe it. I feel like a total loser. Maybe if I never got back together with her in the first place, maybe this wouldn't of happened. But at the time she was, uh, very special to me.

All she wanted to do was 'talk about our relationship' ,(up-grade her status to in a relationship and she wanted to check with me about it, I later found out), but Teddy thought that was code-phrase for 'break up', and then Teddy gave me the wrong message, some bad advice, making me break up with her. I just didn't want get hurt, but look where I am now.

Then it only down fell from that. Little by little she would seeing me less, and I really didn't think much of it at the time. Can't come over to play video games because Mrs. Dabney needed her around the house, or couldn't come over and hang because she got a C+ on a test, or couldn't come over because she had to do her homework. Then I said, 'you can come over and we can work on homework together' and she said she needed to do it alone, and also because we weren't in the same Math Class. But we were in other subjects together, and I guessed she just needed some alone time. That's when the change started becoming a little more obvious. I asked to go to the Guys ask Girls Sundown Dance, and she said yes, but when I went to pick her up, she was a wreck, apparently got sick when she got home from school. She was the couch, still in her clothes, channel surfing. Tissues were lying everywhere, a box by the couch. I said I'd stay with her and she said no, go have fun at the dance. Now that I remember it, Austin wasn't at the dance either. After the dance, I stopped back at the Dabney's to give Lauren one of the orange flowers they gave out to the girls at the dance. Mrs. Dabney opened the door and said Lauren was fine, took the flower, and shut the door on my face.

I asked her to go roller skating with me, because she loved to roller skate, said yes, but at the last minute again said that Mrs. Dabney needed her help around the house. Then I asked her if she wanted to go after school to see Jake and the rest of the basketball team play against Denver Country Day Academy. She said no, she was busy, and walked away. It became more obvious. I asked her out four more times, one time to play video games, which she said yes to and came, another time to the park to hang out, which she declined, saying she had to do homework. The next time I asked her what she thought if I had PJ make us a nice dinner, and we could take it the park and have a moonlit picnic. She loved the idea. I told her to meet me at nine the next evening. I didn't get too fancied up, but I made myself look pretty presentable. I nice, clean white shirt, and new jeans. I went to the park with the big picnic basket, lanterns, and the blanket. I had it all set up. Nine o'clock came around, and she didn't show up. I decided to wait. She might just need some time to find me, even though I told her by the small, small, duck pond. Thirty minutes passed, and still no sign of her. I texted her, but got no reply. Then I called her, and I got sent to voicemail. I was really frustrated. I packed up the basket and went home, getting there around 11:30.

"How'd it go?" mom asked when I got home.

"She didn't show up." I replied.

"Oh Gabe. Why didn't she?" Dad asked.

"I don't know. She just blew me off." I said. I ate the food at home then went to bed. Maybe it was too much. Maybe she wasn't ready for it. I thought. Either way, the next day at school, I asked her why she didn't come last night. She said, Oh Gabe! I'm so sorry, I totally forgot! gave me a hug, and promised it would never happen ever again. The bell rang and she walked off to class. Then I asked her to see Decapitation 6 with me. She said yes. The next day-

"Gabe, oh honey, I'm so glad you're home." mom says, carrying in Toby and holding Charlie's hand. "Can you please watch Charlie and Toby? I have to get work, and I'm running late, dad will be home in fifteen minutes, can you watch them until then? I know you have your date but-"

"Okay mom, it's fine."

"Oh thanks. Bye!" she hands me Toby and runs out the door. Great. Now I'm stuck with these two. How can this day get any worse? Then the phone rang. I check the caller I-D. Oh no. I pick up the phone.

"Hello Mrs. Dabney."