Finn's words left Eva in a sad and thoughtful mood all day. Constantly she had people saying 'what's wrong, Eva,' 'why are you sad, Eva,' 'has someone upset you, Eva?' She didn't want sympathetic words, she didn't want meaningless hugs, she wanted to know what Finn was feeling when he said 'I wish I could go back there.'
"Eva, cheer up." Lauren whispered.
"I'm fine." Eva enunciated.
"No, you're not. You were 'ok' in reg but as soon as you left with Finn you went completely down. What did he say?" Lauren asked.
"Nothing. We didn't have time to talk, we just went to Science and came back."
"If you won't tell me, he will." Lauren shrugged.
"No, he won't." Eva frowned.
"Eva, tell me." Lauren's tone changed.
"No, girls. Tell me." Mr Chalk ordered, walking up to their desk.
"There's nothing to tell." Eva shrugged.
"Clearly there is, Eva." Mr Chalk smiled. "Else you wouldn't be talking during my presentation on circle thereoms."
"We were talking about how boring your flaming presentation is. I don't care about any 'circle thereoms.'" Eva shrugged again.
"There was more to it than that." Mr Chalk raised his eyebrows knowingly.
"Just keep your nose out!" Eva shouted, grabbing her bag and storming out of the room.
"Eva, Eva, come back! Oh!" Mr Chalk sighed, running to the door. He could just see her retreating back storming down the corridor.
"I'll go, sir. She's in a funny mood." Lauren pushed past him and ran after her down the corridor.
"Pipe down, class, and return to the example in the textbook." Mr Chalk sighed, a bit flustered by the whole experience.

Eva sat on the surface in the girls toilets, sobbing to herself.
"Eva?" Lauren called softly, pushing open the door. Her eyes fell on her, a sobbing mess in the corner. "What's up?" She asked, jumping up next to her. Eva, without saying a word, lay her head on her shoulder and let the tears fall from her eyes.
"Hey, hey, hey." Lauren called soothingly. "Calm down. Wipe those tears." Lauren used her thumb and index finger to wipe away the mascara-streaked tears.
"Finn..." Eva hiccuped. "...said he wished...he could go...back to...the days we...were...happy."
"Is that what's got you so upset?" Lauren asked, stroking her hair off her face.
Eva nodded sadly. "I really loved him."
"Loved?"
"How can I love a boy who jumped into bed with my friend as soon as I left town, Lauren?" Eva let out a long sigh.
"If this is true, why have his words got to you so much?"
"Because just knowing he still loves me, hurts me and I don't know why. I'm scared Lauren. What if this is it for me? What if I never find anyone, never feel anything with anyone, like what I felt and found with Finn?" She wept.
"You will." Lauren said quietly. "Finn was the first of many. Sweetie, you are the prettiest girl I know and so many boys in this school would kill for a date with you. Finn isn't the be-all-and-end-all of your life. He's the start of a whole new future." Lauren felt Eva sit up.
"I have to walk back into Maths now, looking like this. I've made such a fool of myself." She sighed, rubbing away the black streaks on her face and fluffing up her hair.
"Then I'll walk back in with you." Lauren grinned. "You lack confidence, Eva. And you shouldn't."