Past is Past… right?

Casey Montgomery was a dreamer. She would daydream all the time. She would constantly create scenarios of somethings that will never happen. Casey dreamed of the spot light. As a young girl she dreamed of a life in a castle with her prince charming. During her time in middle school, she dreamed of being 'Miss Popular'. In high school, her dream was to get married someday and have a family. Casey was always dreaming. Dreaming of what kind of car she wanted. What kind of house she'd buy. What her future husband would look like. Casey Montgomery was a dreamer.

Her twin Alex Montgomery, on the other hand, was a doer. Alex was the daring one. While Casey dreamed of doing things, Alex did them. Casey wanted to be a princess, Alex dressed up as one. Casey wanted to be 'Miss Popular', Alex Did just that. Casey wanted to get married and have a family, Alex was one step closer to that than Casey is. Alex always did what Casey could only dream, because Alex was practically fearless. Casey was full of fear.

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Casey knew it was bad to be jealous. But she was. To make it even worse, she was jealous of Alex. Why? Because she had Jeremy. But Casey wasn't jealous because of him. She was jealous of their relationship. Jeremy made Alex so happy, nothing could ever bring her down. Someone could quite possibly say his name and there was barely anything keeping her from blushing and smiling like an idiot. Everywhere Casey looked, there were couples. Jasmine even had a boyfriend and she's twelve! Casey looked at her twin and Jeremy. She remembered a time where she was like that. Lovesick like a fool.

Casey remembered how much she blushed at every simple gesture he would make. Casey remembered how much she smiled when he finally asked her out. CAsey remembered how much of a good mood she was in when he said those three magic words. Buy Casey also remember how many tears she's wasted on him. She remembered how much times she's cried herself to sleep. She remembered that gut wrenching feeling she had when he first broke up with her. She remembered how much it hurt every time they broke up. She remembered how much pain he caused her when Katie told her what had happened.

Casey watched Jeremy throw Alex into the water. Casey sadly smiled. Her eyes scanned the horizon. Near the Athena cabin, was the same boy from the lake.

Casey was lonely. Her sister was with her boyfriend, so were her best friends. Jasmine was somewhere, probably pranking. She had no one. She didn't know why she was surprised. It's always been this way.

"Hey, Casey right?" she turned.

It was him; Malcom. They have become good friends since they first met. Casey looked at the picture in her hands. It was of herself and Jessie when they were freshman. It was their first kiss under the mistletoe. Casey threw the picture into the bush. 'Forget him. Past is past…right?'

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A/N: Here it is! The third book to the 'Not the Princess' Series. Not me and Not in Love both were laid back and full of fluff. This one, not so much. It's serious and down to business. After all. It's only three more months till the Princess is crowned.

-DeanDean