The note hit Chance in the gut. It hurt worse than his dad had ever hurt him. "No...." he groaned. "Raven, I never hated you, I never had any reason to, I was such a jerk, I hated being mean to you but it was all I could do to keep myself from getting hurt" he told the note as if it were Raven. "I didn't care to be popular. I cared about you, I always wanted to tell you that, but my dad was watching. Some teachers are friends with him. Students, too, they told him everything I did, I wanted to make him proud, but now I realize he just wanted to make me miserable. He found out I had a crush on you, he told me I had to make you miserable or he'd kill me." he said, he was crying now but he didn't care. "Raven, please come back, please. I care about you. I tried to tell you but the damage had already been done. The fear in your eyes, it killed me to see it. Why was I such a jerk? Why was I so weak? Why did I care more about myself than you? Why can't I just go back in time and fix it all? Why?" he asked himself, clutching the note. "Raven, I'm so sorry. I never meant to. I do care, I always have. I always, every day, looked for you after everyone was gone to apologize, to explain. I couldn't do it when people were watching, I-I was so weak. I've always been weak. Raven, I'm so sorry"