PROLOGUE
Mara Jaffray was unhappy. But back then, she certainly didn't know that she was unhappy, and she wouldn't admit it to herself until much later on. Back then, Mara Jaffray thought she was the happiest girl in the world.
Back then, on one particular night, where this story starts, Mara stayed awake for hours, too excited to sleep. She lay there reminiscing about the evening, how Mick had taken her to dinner, how Mick had held her hand on the way home, how he had lightly pressed his lips to hers before they went to bed. It had been the perfect night, and now she had Mick, gorgeous Mick Campbell as her perfect boyfriend. She already had the perfect grades, the perfect family...and although it's impossible for someone to have the completely perfect life, right now Mara Jaffray's was pretty damn close.
On the other side of the story, Jerome Clarke was also unhappy. But he knew it, and although he wouldn't admit it to others, it would eat him up inside, day by day. He too couldn't sleep on that night, but it wasn't due to the exhilaration or adrenaline that Mara was feeling, it was due to sorrow. Mara had finally gotten what she wanted, and although it made her life all the more perfect, it made Jerome's worse. Unlike Mara, he was nowhere near having a perfect life. His parents hated him, and although he did well in school, his reputation as a liar and a prankster made him somewhat distrusted amongst both staff and students. The only thing that would have made his life anywhere close to being considered perfect, or even decent, was the one girl who had turned him down.
Mara Jaffray was happy. Mara Jaffray had finally gotten it right. Jerome Clarke needed to get over it.
Hello :)
I decided not to do a sequel to "A Change of Instinct", because I felt I'd left it at a good place, and I didn't think I could think up any follow up ideas to do it justice.
This is an introduction to a potential new story, will return to Mara/Jerome POV's in the next chapter. Please let me know what you think!