"Am I your friend?" Clove looks up from her drawing book. "-What?" She asks. "Am I your friend?" He repeats. "Well, if you want to be." She mumbles. "Great!" He grins. Internally, Clove felt warm and happy. She thought that maybe, maybe they had a chance.
All hopes of them were gone. Just in that second. Every single thought and dream was washed from Clove's mind. When she saw Cato kissing some hot blonde against the lockers. She hated herself. She hated how she was dumb enough to actually think that Cato would like her. She despised herself for actually thinking that they stood a chance. Because they wouldn't. The boy with the blonde hair and blue eyes was forever gone.
"Hey Clove." She looked up at Cato. "Hi." She mutters. He sits next to her at the bus stop. She brushes a loose strand of hair from her face and pushes her glasses up. He smiles at her. "Been drawing?"
"Yeah." She replies. Before he could say anything else, a posh red convertible pulls up. "My rides here." He grins. He waves swiftly and jumps in the car. His girlfriend shoots Clove a dark look before kissing him. Clove rolls her eyes and looks away as the car speeds off and the bus rolls up.
"Are you going to the school prom?"
"No."
"That's a shame."
"No it's not." Clove retorts. "Fine. Fine." He holds his hands up innocently. "I just thought, it'll be a waste to not make use of your pretty face." He brushes his hand across her cheek before she flinches and pushes his arm away. "Okay well, I have to go and get ready for prom. Bye!" He walks away. Leaving Clove to ponder to herself what exactly Cato is trying to do.
It's like a fairytale story of everyone's reaction when Clove walks into the school gym that has been converted into a ballroom. Jaws drop and eyeballs pop out. She wears a floor-length white dress with a silver shoulder flower. No one had ever thought she could look that pretty. This was what she had been hiding underneath her glasses. In one hand she held her drawing book. The effect she has on everyone is immediate. The girls stare at her with jealousy and the boys stare at her with desire. But the one person that could not take his eyes off of her for even a second, Cato. A small smile tugged on his lips. The music started again and people began dancing. He immediately started walking towards her, looking totally gorgeous in his tux. His smile grows bigger as he walks closer. She smiles back shyly and when he's finally standing in front of her, she opens her drawing book. She flips through the many pages of her drawings, all of which were of him. Beautifully sketched shots of him, in class looking at the teacher, on the field playing football, a portrait of him with his brilliant blue eyes highlighted. "They're beautiful." He whispers. Finally she flips to the last page. On it, written in cursive, read 'I LOVE YOU'. She looks up and smiles. He smiles back and steps closer. She looks up at him, staring into his eyes as their faces moved closer. He cups her face with his hand and pulls her closer. Just as their lips brushed gently, she suddenly vanished from his fingers and everything disappeared. "Cato!" Cato snapped out of his trance as Glimmer came into view. "What happened to you?' She laughed. "I-I was just thinking." He says, disappointed. "Okay then." She laughs. "Do you want to dance?" She asks. "Uhm, did Clove come?" He asks. "No, why would she?" She frowns. "I was just wondering." That's when he found the answer. He searched his heart and he found the truth. "Come on, lets dance!" Glimmer says, pulling him out of his seat. He breaks free. "Glimmer, I need to go."
"What? Why?" She asked. "I just have to. I'm sorry." He turns and runs out of the gym.
Prepare yourselves for the final chapter! :o !