Joey/Katie POV
�Joey?� I hear my name said as I look over Pacey�s shoulder. A look of horror crosses my face. Everything was going great until now.
�Oh my god, Joey,� the voice repeats, �We have been looking all over for you. Your landlord was worried when you didn�t return for your stuff and called me.�
�My ex landlord, and when has he ever been worried about me and my stuff? If he was, he wouldn�t have kicked me out in the first place,� I reply, pissed that he called her.
�Well, Joey, he was worried. Why didn�t you go back for it?� She asks.
�Bessie, he didn�t need to be. I don�t need anyone to worry about me. I�m fine,� I say.
�Except for the amnesia,� Pacey chimes in. However, I�m guessing with our conversation, he has realized that if I did have it, I don�t anymore. I look at him as I finally realize that Bessie and I are not alone. She always has a way of getting to me.
�You had amnesia?� She asks.
I was about to tell him anyway, so I have to come clean now. I am done with this lie. I look over at Pacey as I whisper, �No, I didn�t.�
�I lied to make my life go away.� I say. I look up to Bessie and then back to Pacey, who is looking at me with confusion. I go on to explain, �I had lost my job and my apartment. When I woke up at the hospital, it took me a moment, but I realized that I knew you from the cover of a magazine that I had noticed that day. Then when you and the doctor were asking my name, I realized that my head hurt and you thought I had amnesia. So I played along thinking I would be off the street and get a good meal that night. I never planned it to go this far. I�m sorry, Pacey.� By this time I was crying, and when I looked up into Pacey�s eyes he turned away.
�So you lied to me and used me for my money,� Pacey exclaimed.
�I�m sorry,� I whisper.
�That�s all you have to say,� He yells as he stands up to leave. I go to grab his arm but he pulls away. Then in the harshest tone I have ever heard, he sneers, �Don�t touch me.�
He walks into his office and slams the door. It is now that I realize the whole restaurant is staring at me. Bessie leads me out as she says, �You can come stay with me. I just wish you would have in the first place, instead of being so stubborn.�
I don�t reply. I don�t try to stop her from leading me out. I just let her as I think about how badly I screwed up. Figures I could never be happy.
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