Rose's POV

"I am so happy you decided to talk to me. Yesterday night was hard without you," Derek said 

We were sitting at the dining room table in our room. 

"Yeah, it was hard," I said.

I was miserable without him last night. I didn't even attend school today because of the pain I was feeling being away from him. I don't understand how my mom and dad stayed survived being away from each other for sixteen years. I couldn't even sleep last night. 

We were ...