CHAPTER 5

 Brian walked up to the door and knocked. He heard footsteps approach the door and then the door was opened. Hayley stood before him. He could see that she was crying and was now trying to hold back the tears. He stepped inside and closed the door behind him.

"Hayley? What’s wrong?" he asked, he looked around then, "Where’s Andrea?"

"She’s gone, Brian." She replied, her voice just above a whisper.

"What do you mean ‘She’s Gone?’" Brian asked her, "Back to LA?"

"Yes." Hayley broke down then. She couldn’t help it. All her emotions were just bottled up inside and she had to let them out. She was trying to be strong for Andrea but now that she wasn’t here, she was free to cry.

Brian hugged her trying to comfort her.

"What is it Hayley?" he asked, "What is it that you’re not telling me?"

"What makes you think I’m keeping something from you?" she asked him when she calmed down a bit.

"The fact that you start crying on my shoulder every time i mention Andrea." Brian said releasing her. "What’s wrong? Did something happen to her?"

Hayley nodded slowly, "You could say that."

"Well what?!" Brian asked exasperated.

"She made me promise not to tell you!" Hayley stated.

"Hayley, if something has happened to her, you have got to tell me! I love her! Can’t you see how much this is hurting me?!" Brian asked her.

Hayley took one look into his eyes and saw the same thing in hers. The pain and the fear.

"She’s dying Brian." She whispered.

Brian thought that he was prepared for anything Hayley was about to tell him. Anything, except that.