A/N: This takes place during the episode on 3/3/2014. Another chapter is forthcoming but it'd still be very encouraging if you could leave a review.

Sophie had seen it in a shop. It was not Sophie's particular style-she tended towards bright colors and a little flash these days, but this bracelet was darker and simple. It was only 2p, but she knew that the person she wanted to get it for wouldn't care about how much it cost.

Maddie wasn't that kind of girl.

She had been saving it for a special occasion. Maybe as a surprise for Valentine's Day. But now it just sat there and mocked her. The brunette sighed and placed her head in her hands one more time. It had been nearly a month since she had put her heart out on the line. Clearly Maddie wasn't interested. The girl couldn't run off fast enough.

Sophie had to rid herself of the ache in her chest. She'd already lost her dignity in front of Tim and that was bad enough. She had foolishly dragged him all over town to find her. Sophie kept pleading with him "just one more place" at first reasonably enough. But then with each passing moment she'd worked herself more and more into a state. It was embarrassing to her now as she thought back on it. Pathetic, Sophie moaned to herself.

If Jenna had taught her one thing it was that a clean break was the best thing. Now Maddie had just confirmed it.

She supposed that she should feel angry or put out that Maddie had messed her about but Sophie now just felt like moving on. She couldn't say that she was surprised. Nothing ever worked out for her. Sophie Webster always ended up with the wrong end of the stick. Maybe her mum was right, perhaps it was best to be a bit more selfish and act in your own self-interest. It was time that she made a move rather than just sit in limbo. She had to do something-she was waiting on something that was never gonna happen.

So after work she had grabbed an old notebook from six form and started writing. There were several drafts as Sophie struggled with what to say. Some versions were soppy, others cold and distant. Sometimes she started it off with a heart, others with X's, and some with nothing at all. None of them seemed good enough.

Sophie closed her eyes and imagined that Maddie was standing there in front of her. She was lean with her auburn hair pulled back like she always does. The freckles across her nose and cheeks stood out against her pale skin. She was dressed in the same denim jacket and red hoodie that she always wore. None of this was any different than the way that Maddie always looked with only one exception. On her face was that cheeky proud grin, a confidence illuminating her eyes, her carefully constructed defenses struck down for once. It was the look that she had when she told Sophie that she was pretty. It was the face that Sophie saw when she closed her eyes at night.

Now it was the look that Sophie sought to wipe away from her heart.

She finished up the letter and found an envelope for it. Just as she was about to seal it, impulsively she threw in the bracelet. It could be a parting gift she supposed. Looking up at the kitchen clock she realized that she had just finished in time for the bus. Hopefully Maddie wouldn't be there when she got to the shelter.

As she grabbed her jacket she chuckled to herself bitterly. Sophie was kidding herself.

As if Maddie Heath had cared about her at all.