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Gone but not forgotten

Chapter 1 - She's leaving

Tori's POV

Its night now, Hollywood Arts is deserted and empty. There is no one here, except for me. I walk its darkened halls like a ghost. In a manner of speaking I will be a ghost soon; only a memory remaining. Put simply, I fell in love with Jade. Each day I seemed to fall deep and deeper under her spell. Everything about her, makes me want to be with that Goth Girl. Her eyes, her beautiful hair, the way she smells, her snarky attitude absolutely everything.

I wanted to tell her so badly how I felt, but each time I chickened out. It's been 2 weeks since the full moon Jam. That night, where she and Beck got back together. The night they kissed on stage. The same night where my heart broke into a thousand pieces. I wanted both of them to be happy and I tried to be happy for them. But seeing them together each day, kissing, his arm draped around her, whispering in the hallways, slowly killed me.

I was dying inside, and I couldn't take it anymore. I really want them to be happy. If Beck make's her happy than so be it, just as long as she is happy. But I can't be happy being around them. An opportunity arose in another city, one which I hadn't considered taking. But this situation here is unbearable for me and I took it. So I decided to do the noble thing, bow out and remove myself from the equation. My parents surprisingly understood and allowed me to take the course of action that I decided to take.

They are a tight nit group and I simply couldn't give up Jade or even Jade and Beck. To be happy I had to give up all of them and it breaks my heart to do so. But I need to, in order to survive and be able to move on.

My plane leaves in 3 hours and I just cleaned out my locker. I had hid in the school until it was deserted, to do what needed to be done. I left notes on Andre, Cat's and Robbie lockers saying good bye.

I stopped by Beck's locker and taped my note.

"Please Take care of Jade for me?" I said tearfully to the locker before heading to my final stop.

I must have written and re written her note at least a hundred times. In the end I settled on one very simple message. "I will never forget you". I couldn't forget her if I tried.

I was now sobbing by the time I reached the scissor covered locker. I leaned my head up against it tears falling to the floor in front of it. I had been a coward and never told her how I felt; now I'm being more a coward and running away. But I have to. After a few moments of sobbing in front of Jades locker, I taped my note to it and said the words that I had always been afraid to say to her.

"I love you Jade!"

I couldn't take it anymore and ran out of the school; tears streaming down my face. Leaving Hollywood Art's for the very last time.

I'm not done with my After the Party story but inspiration hit me in the middle of the night Sunday. So I just ran with it. I'm not too sure how long this one will be. It will probably be a shorter one.

I hope you enjoy this little story. I just think the Jade and Tori characters are so interesting and have tons of chemistry between them. Just so interesting to write and put them in different situations.