A week had gone past since Benji’s death. Hanne was still upset, but slowly getting over him, like you do when your dumped by a guy. She knew the best thing for herself to do was to try and move on and find someone new to love her and care for her. Hanne, Paul and Ben were all still staying with Lisa and Zee and also someone new was staying.

"Morning!" said a very happy Mark Read as he walked into the kitchen. A wide smiled appeared on Zee’s face.

"Hiya!" she replied.

"Toast?" asked Paul putting the plate full of toast right in front of Mark.

"Thanks," replied Mark taking a piece off the plate. He began to eat it and he noticed that since he’d walked into the room Zee hadn’t managed to properly stop looking at him.

"Where’s Hanne?" asked Lisa.

"Upstairs," replied Zee.

"Bless her, I’ll take her some toast up," Lisa walked out of the kitchen and up to Hanne’s room.

"A while ago...Paul said he didn’t have contact with Mark anymore," Hanne said as Lisa had walked in. Looked like Hanne had been doing a lot of thinking.

"Oh yeah...so he did," replied Lisa.

"If they weren’t in contact why is he here?"

"Maybe when Paul said that he thought we’d want him to come down here and maybe Paul didn’t want him here so quick or something like that. Anyway I’ve brought you some toast,"

"Thanks....but I’m not really hungry,"

"Oh OK then...no worries...sure someone down there will eat it," Lisa walked out of Hanne’s room and then back down to the kitchen, Ben walked in after Lisa and nicked the bit of toast off the plate Lisa was holding.

"Markie!" Ben said sitting down next to Mark. Mark’s smile suddenly turned to a worrying face.

"What you want?" he asked.

"Nothing," replied Ben.

"You never call me Markie unless you want something,"

"Well I guess there is something I want,"

"And that is?"

"£50,"

"OK but you gotta pay me back this time,"

"Thanks!" Mark handed over £50 to Ben and Ben quickly put it in his pocket.

"What you want with £50?" asked Lisa. Ben grinned and everyone but Paul looked at him curiously.

"Can’t say," replied Ben. Paul grinned too and giggled to himself.

"Anyway me and Paulie have to go out now, be back later," said Ben walking off with Paul.

"What they planning?" asked Mark.

"Something funny probably," replied Lisa walking out into the hall, "When you both gonna be back?"

"Later," replied Ben.

"When’s later?"

"About two hours,"

"OK then, bye," Paul and Ben both walked out of the front door.

Three hours had gone by. Ben and Paul still weren’t back. Lisa sighed and looked over at Hanne who was laying on her bed writing something.

"What you writing?" asked Lisa.

"Oh just something," replied Hanne.

"About?"

"Benji....I’m writing him a poem ‘cause I miss him,"

"Awwww bless ya......look Hanne I know I don’t exactly know how you feel....but if you ever want to talk....I’m here to listen and help,"

"Thanks...but you and Zee have said it already....I guess I’m just gonna have to get used to being without Benji from now on,"

"You could always date Joel....I mean they are twins," Hanne giggled.

"Joel was a little bit annoying at times and it wouldn’t be right....and anyway I think I like someone else better anyway,"

"Who’s that?"

"Now that would be telling,"

"Will I find out soon?"

"Maybe,"

"Cool...can’t wait," Zee entered the room and sat down next to Lisa.

"Mark is so fit!" she squealed in excited. Lisa and Hanne both giggled.

"Yeah....but you’ve just left him on his own!" replied Hanne.

"No...he’s in the toilet," said Zee and then going off into her own day dream about Mark with Lisa giggling in the background.

"You never stop giggling do you," said Hanne.

"Guess not," replied Lisa. Zee was brought back to reality as soon as Mark entered the room.

"I’ve been told to come in here and keep you all in here until Paul and Ben tell us we can leave," said Mark.

"So they’re back then?" asked Hanne.

"Yeah and with a surprise," replied Mark.

"W....W...W...What sort of surprise?" asked Zee trying to stop herself going into Mark dream land.

"They wouldn’t say," replied Mark smiling. Mark got a text on his mobile, it was Paul telling him that they had to go to the lounge.

"What the fuck are they up to?" asked a puzzled Mark. The four all walked downstairs into the lounge. Ben and Paul weren’t in there and there were a few changes that had been made to the room.