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    It took over ten minutes for her to recognize the avatar of Abigail as she logged on. She was immediately messaged by one of her minions, a girl named Macy. People tried to conceal their true identities in the chat room, but Kaley had worked most of them out. It wasn’t hard in most cases, however there were a few she still couldn’t identify. It annoyed her that she couldn’t work it out.
    Kaley watched the exchange between Macy and Abigail, otherwise known as Lollipops and Sparkles. Despite talking in a kind of code, she could follow it. They talked about a shirt someone wore that they apparently found repulsive for ages before getting to the good stuff.
     
     Did you talk with him today?
     Yeah.
     And???
     I don’t know.
     It looked pretty intense.
     It was. He said sorry.
     So are you back together, it’s what you wanted, right?
     Yeah, I gave him one last chance. He better not stuff it up again or I swear, it’s over for good.
     He doesn’t deserve you.
     I know.
     
    Kaley’s heart sank. They were obviously talking about Eli and obviously he had gotten back together with Abigail. After the very public fight they had at school, she was surprised to think Abigail would stoop so low to forgive him.
    She had been publicly embarrassed, that was an offence punishable by death. Nobody else had been afforded a second chance, she wished Eli wasn’t the first.
    She logged out of the chat room as the conversation started turning to shoes. She had seen more than enough, her hopes were crushed beyond repair.
    She needed to get Eli out of her head, she was no match for Abigail. If there had been a tiny chance before, that boat had now well and truly sailed – to Siberia. Writing her stupid song was pointless, she may as well give up now.
    If only it was that simple. If she knew how, she would do it. The problem was she had no idea how she was supposed to get over Eli. Or, at least, the very idea of Eli. He consumed her every thought, she couldn’t turn it off.
    “Dinner, Kaley,” Georgie called from the kitchen.
    At least that would be a distraction. Kaley put away her laptop and tried to put on a smile. She limped out of the room, vowing she would not reveal her stupid crush and subsequent heartbreak to her mother. It would only make things a hundred times worse.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 4
     
     
    “Kaley, do you mind if I come in?” Georgie knocked on her door, speaking in such a quiet tone that Kaley wasn’t sure if she heard right. Her mother never asked for permission to come in, what was going on?
    She started to get a bad feeling that something terrible was about to happen. The same kind of feeling she got when a teacher said they had a surprise for the class and she knew that meant a test.
    “Sure, Mom, come in.”
    Georgie sat on the bed and stared at her daughter for some time. Enough time to completely freak her out.
    “Is everything okay?” Kaley finally asked, having enough of the staring competition. She may as well hear the bad news now and get it over and done with.
    “You didn’t eat very much at dinner tonight, are you feeling alright?” She placed a hand on her forehead and felt for a fever. There was none, of course. She took her hand back.
    “Mom, I’m fine. I just wasn’t very hungry.” Kaley didn’t add the part about how her appetite had completely disappeared when she saw Abigail explaining how she had taken Eli back.
    “Did something happen at school today? They didn’t purposefully hit you with that hockey puck, did they?”
    “No, Mom. It was just an accident.” She wasn’t visible enough to have someone dislike her enough to hurt her on purpose, she knew this without question.
    “I worry about you, Kaley. You don’t talk much to me anymore. You used to tell me everything and now I have to guess what’s going on in your life. I worry