"Did you hear? There's a new kid!" Exclaimed Luke, who is turning 12 tomorrow. I smile at him. "What's their name?" I ask.

   Luke walks over and hops onto my bed. We are hanging out in my room. "I believe her name is Rebecca." He tells us. "She is from Washington."

   "How old is she?" I ask. Luke shrugs. "Dunno. I think she's a little older than us though." He explains, but I still have one more question. "Uh, Luke? Where did you get all of this information?" I ask. His face turns pale. "I, uh, got it from..."

"Spit it out."

"Fine." He sighs. "I snuck into Draco's office and read her file."

My eyes widen. "I'm shocked!" I tell him sarcastically. He smiles. "Duh, I'm on the bad side!" We both laugh hysterically. Suddenly, he stops and looks at me. I look at him, concerned. He takes a deep breath. "Julia, I know I'm older than you, but..." He sighs. "I like you as more than a friend. Every time I see you, my heart stops." He grabs my hands, and I flinch. "I just wanted to know if you feel the same way?"

I stare at him. Did that really all just happen? I don't like him... or do I? I can't decide, and I don't know what to tell him. "I..." I start, but I can't say anything. "I do like you, it's just... I don't want to talk about it. After I choose a side, we can talk about it." He frowns. "I hope that's soon." He mumbles, but I don't make a comment.

We sit in silence for a few minutes, until Luke breaks it. "I better get going." He says. He walks toward the door, but I grab his wrist to stop him. He doesn't look at me. "Look, I don't want you to feel rejected," I tell him. "You are an amazing friend, I couldn't ask for a better one." He turn around and hugs me. His warmth fills me with comfort. After about a minute, he leaves. I lay in my bed and stare at the ceiling. Why? Why did that fire have to start? Why did my parents die? Why was I sent here out of all places? Why didn't I just die like my parents?

Eventually I fall asleep.

I wake up in a sunny field. Finally, a good dream. The wind carries the sweet smell of lilacs. I hear footsteps, and I look around. Behind me I see Luke, and he is carried a basket. As he comes up behind me, I realize he looks a lot older. Then I hear another ser of footsteps, and I see a woman. She has long, dirty blond hair. She is wearing a sun blue sun dress that matches her teal eyes. It's me, but I'm older! The older Luke and Julia sit down a few yards in front of me. Luke lays out a picnic blanket and sets up some food. They eat, and after a while, they stand up. Luke kneels down and pulls a box out of his pocket. He opens it in front of him to reveal a ring. "Will you marry me?" Luke asks the older Julia. She looks at me and smiles. Then she looks at Luke. "Yes."

I wake up in my room again. I look at the time. I'm late for dinner! I scramble out of bed and pull my hair into a ponytail. I rush to the door and run to the cafeteria. Once I get there, I burst open the doors. What awaits me is unbelievable.

No one is there, except for the body of Jenny.

END OF CHAPTER 10

So, I hope you liked that chapter. Sorry I haven't been posting a lot lately. Don't worry, I'm not dead. I've just been really busy lately. I am also taking Q&A questions so just ask me a question here in the comments and I'll answer them next chapter! Stay tuned!