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Tori

English dragged on forever. I did my best to tone down the staring so I wouldn't creep Jade out but my eyes kept drifting on back over to her pale features. She was just so beautiful. There's this really weird part of me that wants to tell her that eveytime I see her but she has a short fuse so I could see that annoying her very quickly. I stole a few glances at her subtly but apparently I'm shit at being subtle because I soon got a text reading, "Quit staring Vega, you'll dry your eyes out." Closing the message I blink a few times and turn away.

There are only 2 more classes after English and neither are with Jade. In chorus I was singing off key, lost in Lala land while in song writing I rhymed "green eyes" with "full of lies". She was taking over my life. Jade had this way of doing absolutely nothing and still driving me crazy. So I did what Tori's do best. I was nice to her. I quickly learned that is not exactly the way to win girls like Jade's heart. So instead I was persistent because at least she could respect that.

I never let her get me down for too long and I tried (and often failed) to hit her with comebacks that even she'd be surprised by. Although I did feel a bit guilty for being so excited that she and Beck are over. I mean, Beck's a great guy. God knows he must be since he was able to put up with her jealousy and temper. The thing is I was better for her.

My phone vibrates and I see I have another message from Jade.

Busy after school?

Not really why? I reply.

We're hanging out. Meet by my car.

Even though I don't appreciate the bossiness of the text I know this means she's trying. And trying for Jade is a lot to be thankful for. I send back a quick 'ok' and head to my locker.

Trina runs up to me and starts to shout in my ear. Once the ringing fades I can barely make out, "Date tonight. Kinda. I mean, he never really asked but I know he wants to sorry find a ride home BYE!" before sprinting off in the other direction. Andre, who was apparently behind me the whole time, says, "Well damn, boys make Trina act like my Grandma."

"You have no idea." I say simply.

"You wanna catch a movie? We could invite the rest of the gang too if you want."

"Oh, sorry I can't! Jade asked me to hangout." Andre looks at me quizzically. His eyebrows rise up to meet his hairline, "Jade who hates you?"

"No, Jade my friend. Well, it's a work in progress and I'm actually making her wait which we both know she hates so if you don't mind." Shutting my locker and turning to leave I hear Andre shout after me, "I'll pray for you!"

I waited next to her car (A hearse oddly enough) doing homework to pass the time. Not long after she strode towards me, unlocked the car, and said, "Well? Get in."

"Where are we going?"

"Just wait and see." She started the car and peeled out of the parking lot making me very glad I buckled up. The drive was fairly quiet except for when I tried to start conversations. I'd say, "How was your day?" and she'd say, "Well I'm not dead." I'd ask what she did today, she'd say, "I tried to subvert the patriarchal paradigm." Every answer was short and sarcastic but I didn't mind. I was still just glad she invited me out.

We pulled into the driveway of her gigantic house. One could say it was a mansion but I had a feeling Jade would stab that one. Sometimes it seemed like she was ashamed of that big house that only one person really lived in. She led me down to her room which surprised me. I mean, I'd been in Jade's house before but she never let me in her room. She said she didn't want me to infect it.

Her room was dark as expected. She had barbwire across the head of her bed (dangerous) and skeletons on her shelf (gross) but what surprised me was the wall of photographs. I hadn't seen a single picture in her house until now. There were a few family photos, some shots of Beck and Cat, even one of Robbie.

One in particular caught my interest. It was from the day Jade had come to help me clean the stage after faking her black eye. After we'd snuck out I'd stolen Jade's phone and convinced her to take a picture with me. She did so reluctantly. I'd never seen it after that but now that I did it made my stomach flip a little bit. I was smiling straight at the camera while she…she was staring right at me. Almost like she couldn't look away.

"Like em?" She asked.

I slipped out of my thoughts and simply nodded. She just smiles, "I've always believed what they said. 'A pictures worth a thousand words.' Too bad all those words are lies." She sighs. I try to ask her what she means but she turns the TV on jumps on the bed. "Come lay with me…please." She says the last part so quietly I almost miss it. So I slowly climb onto her bed and lay down. She breathes out like she's been holding it in. Jade moves closer to me and runs her fingers up my arm.

"So …should we talk?"

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