51: The Memory Lane

[ K A R A ] Did you ever have one of those nights when your eyelids were heavy but your thoughts were heavier? Well, it was happening to me right now. After Cole had left, mom came and stayed with me. I was told that Ryder went out somewhere. Mom wanted to stay the night at the hospital, but I forced her to go home and sleep on an actual bed instead. I knew she desperately needed that. It took me a long time to convince her that I would be okay, and finally, she agreed. So here I was, in an empty hospital room, at 2 in the morning, with no one but my own wandering thoughts. I was thinking about how much my life had changed, and all because of one summer in Hawaii. All because I decided to make a stupid deal with a stupid boy. All because I decided to fall in love with said boy, and because I could never seem to let it go. Mom and Peter are getting a divorce, but what does that mean for us? Was there ever an 'us' anyway? Honestly, Ryder and I would never work out as a couple. If I had l