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Jade's POV

I walked into Sikowitz's room and sat down in one of those stupid blue chairs. I leaned back, wishing I could lean on Beck since this class is terribly boring, but he wasn't around. SupposeDly, he had a "family thing" and was coming late today. If you ask me, I'd think that he woke up late, took too long in the shower, took too long drying his hair, and got stuck in that wonderful Los Angeles morning traffic. Comee to think of it, stupid Tori wasn't here either. That boy had better not be with her if he knows what's good for him. I gripped my arm tight to feel secure. I watched as Cat took the seat next to me, smiling. She took out a hairclip and pinned her hair back. "You like my new clip, Jade?" she asked. I shrugged. She looked around suspiciously and came closer, "The lady at the store said it keeps away evil mermaids," she whispered. I glared at her, but she only winked back at me. Oh, Cat.

"Good morning, class! Today we will- POPCORN," Sikowitz yelled.

"Pickle juice!" I yelled back.

"Bulgarian beef," he shot.

"Creamed. Corn."

"Very good, Jade. You understood the lesson quickly!" he applauded. "Here is… a plastic straw! You have fun with that one," he said as he handed me a green straw. I handed it to Cat who gazed at it excitedly.

"That was a lesson? I thought we were just saying random words for fun, you meat skirt," I rolled my eyes. I crossed my arms over my chest and crossed my legs as well. Where the heck is Beck?

Sikowitz took a sip out of a coconut from who knows where and smiled. "It is a lesson of actions and their reactions! DRIVE-BY-ACTING! CAT AND JADE, up to the stage please!" We followed. "Okay… Andre, favorite food?"

"CHEESE!" he screamed.

"Robbie, favorite holiday!"

"CHRISTMAS!"

"Rex, favorite emotion!"

"Anger, my homeboy."

"Okay, Jade, you are an angry woman who has been disturbed on Christmas by Cat, an annoying girl who thinks she is caroling and is obsessed with cheese. BEGIN!"

Cat smiled and waved at me. "Ding-dong!" she laughed.

I rolled my eyes and pretended to open a door. "Good evening, ma'am! Would you like me to sing you a song… with my cheese?" she giggled.

"I just want to spend time with my family! Is that so much to ask? Please, just go home already," I growled.

"But… I brought cheddar! It's yellow!" she whined.

"For heaven's sake! I just want to open my present from SANTA CLAUS already! Is that so much to ask?" I screamed.

"I could sing Holy songs! Heeehee, get it? Holy? Like cheese? Why is it called 'String Cheese' if it's not strings, and it's not cheese?" she giggled while playing with her hair.

I rolled my eyes at the stupid girl. "NO! CHEESE IS NOT MEANT FOR CHRISTMAS CAROLING! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, IDIOT? SANTA 'CHEDDAR' CLAUS? 'RE NOT, ARE YOU? SO JUST RUN ALONG AND CRY NOW, BECAUSE THAT'S THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING I'VE EVER HEARD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE." After a couple seconds, she still hadn't moved. "I SAID 'LEAVE.'"

She ran away, crying. Her magenta hair flying in multiple directions, following her. "And… SCENE!" Sikowitz declared. Cat came back onstage next to me and smiled. "Brilliant work, Cat and Jade." The door opened and closed. "Ah, Beck. Nice of you to join us. I must say, you missed a brilliant performance by these two lovely ladies."

"Sorry about that! I had a family thing," he smiled apologetically and rubbed the back of his neck. I knew he was lying that very second. After two years, I knew every flaw, every time he'd lie, every time he was trying to surprise me. He took the seat next to mine, but he didn't wrap his arm around me. Instead, it looked as if he was leaning away from me. Quickly, I placed my hand on top of his before he could escape. The bell rang at that instant, and he stood up immediately. Since his hand was trapped, I pulled him back to me.

"You were lying," I pointed out.

"Lying about what?" he shrugged. I raised my eyebrow at him. I stared at him and didn't let go of his hand.

"You didn't have a family thing just now, Beck. What happened? Why were you late? You're never late. Is that coffee?" I asked. He looked down and handed me the cup in his other hand. The look in his eyes was almost… guilty? "Tell me the truth. What's wrong?"

"I need you to break up with me," Beck said quickly after grabbing my arms. I dropped the cup of coffee onto the floor. My jaw nearly fell, but I caught myself before any form of shock could appear on my face. "Like… right about now, Jade. Seriously. Let's make this fast," he said just as fast, tip-toe-ing over me and above my shoulders. "I promised I wouldn't break up with you again… so you have to break up with me since I never break promises."

"Break up with you, huh?" I said as Jade-like as possible.I tried to mask the sound of crashing and breaking… myself crashing and breaking. I reached my hand up and stroked his face with my thumb. Sadly, his eyes never met mine. I couldn't beg him to know what had gone wrong. "Beck," I whispered. "If you really want to… break up," I winced, "then… go." I tried to sound as serious and cold-hearted as possible. Underneath it all, I had to break down. If you love someone, let them go. If they come back, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were. This is a test… and I hope Beck comes back like I came back to him.

His eyebrows shot up as if he didn't expect me to say that, as if he never expected the words to come out of my mouth, as if he… didn't even want to break up. "O-okay then. We are no longer 'Beck and Jade.' We are now 'Beck' and 'Jade,'" he nodded.

I rolled my eyes. "Either way it sounds the same, loser. Well… see you whenever," I mumbled. He left the room, and once the door slamming echoed throughout Sikowitz's room, I slid down against the door.

I kicked the spilled coffee cup out of my sight and pulled my legs close to my chest. In the murky reflection of the coffee on the floor, I realized something… I was crying. Jade West was crying. I used the ends of the dark long sleeves to wipe away the stupid tears, but it was useless. Tears were inevitable now.

I tried wiping my eyes dry again when a tissue appeared in front of me. I looked up and saw Sikowitz with pity clearly in his eyes. "Don't pity me, Sikowitz. Tears… mean that I'm weak," I mumbled. He sat down next to me and patted my shoulder.

"No, Jade. It means you're perfectly fine. I don't have any classes for the rest of the day. If you wish to remain here and have me announce to the others some excuse that is applicable to a teenage girl of your kind, I am, as they say, 'down with this shiz,'" he declared. I nodded slowly, sniffing like a stupid animal- one of the ones that prance around a stupid forest just as they played in the stupid meadows full of stupid flowers... Beck bought me flowers once... they were already dead. He's such a kind, considerate guy. And I already miss him. "Now, where did my bagels go?" he muttered.

"Where did my senses go?" I whispered, pulling my knees closer to me.