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"That's nice," Jerome mumbled sleepily. It was 9:15, but Jerome was tired because he had woken early with Alfie to pull a practical joke on an annoying girl in the year above. He yawned again, but it was totally worth it.

"What?" Mara asked, her eyes trained on the extra essay she was doing. They were sat on the table, Mara writing, Jerome leaned on her shoulder, half asleep.

"That charm," he dragged his hands slowly over the table to fiddle with a certain charm on her bracelet.

"Thank you," Mara smiled "You're tired,"

"Sorry, I'm pretty boring right now aren't I?" he asked sheepishly.

"No!" Mara said a little too loudly, "I like it, this," she gestured to their position "It's nice…comfortable,"

Jerome smiled, too tired to tease her, he leaned his head back on her shoulder, fiddling with the charm.

Mara tried to keep writing, but she too was getting tired, she watched Jerome's tired fingers fiddle with her charm, when he moved them slightly, and in the dim light, they reflected, a rainbow. A rainbow! That was it! They'd found it!

"What?" Jerome questioned yawning

"The charm! My charm is the rainbow!"

"Tell them tomorrow," he complained softly, eyes fully closed now

"Why are you so tired?"

"Who knows?" he whispered, afraid to tell her that he was pranking with Alfie, he didn't want to ruin her mood "I'm growing,"

"Gosh, you better not to too tall, there is no way I'm standing on a stool to kiss you on our wedding,"

He chuckled against her "I'll just lean,"

Mara smiled at the thought

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Jerome Clarke had once been a player. And, he was a very good player, he could play girls without them realising they had been played. But after he had set his eyes on Mara, well his playing days were over.

Well, they were over for him. But just because he was in love, didn't stop his good looks, charm, and non-intentional flattery. In fact, the very fact that he was in love, seemed to make him even move irresistible.

So, he sighed at the fourth girl to come up to him today, and try to strike up conversation. That was, until someone he thought he would never hear from again.

"Mona?" Jerome chocked out. And the likeness was remarkable.

"Hey, Jerome," she said slowly, very quietly

"What are you doing here?" he asked, rubbing the back of his neck

"I go to school here,"

"Right." He said lamely. They watched each other for a moment, before she opened her mouth

"So, Mara?"

"Yeah," he nodded, looking off

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why did you dump me? Dump me for her?"

Jerome cringed at her wording, but there was no sugar coating it, that was what he had done. She was right.

"Mona, you and I, we just weren't meant to be, you know?"

"Right," she looked down at the ground for a moment "But you realise that…you realise that I loved you, right?"

Jerome turned his head to the side, so he couldn't look at her. Yes. Yes he had known that, and although he had never loved her back, he was going to settle with her. He was about to settle with Mona. He was about to start really caring for her, but just before that happened, Mara had come to her senses

"Life's hard, Mona,"

She sniffed once, searching his face for something "You said I was different to anyone else,"

"I did."

"You said I was special."

"I remember."

"Then why?"

"Because Mona. Just because! Okay? I don't need a reason! I don't have to answer to anyone! Especially you!" and he turned and walked away.

Mara walked briskly down the halls, but bumped into a sobbing girl.

"Mona?" Mara asked in disbelief. Mona looked up at Mara, eyes red. "Oh Mona don't cry," and Mara leaned in and hugged her almost twin. Mona wanted to be angry, to yell and scream at Mara. But Mara was too nice, Mara was someone you would never truly be angry with. Never.

"Sorry, just sometimes, you gotta cry, you know?"

"Yes," Mara nodded "Boy trouble?"

Mona let out a shaky laugh, "You got me,"

"Hey," Mara's voice was bright "I have this friend, that I think will be very interested in you,"

"Really?"

"Yeah, and he's a total cutie,"

The boy racing through Mara's mind, was Edmon.

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"That's the cheesiest pickup line I have ever heard in my entire life!" Mara laughed, trying to keep her laughter down in the lesson.

She was sitting at the back with Jerome, something she did very rarely, and he would not stop telling her cheesy pick up lines, because he knew that was her humour weak spot.

"What about; I think you've got something in your eye, no it's just a sparkle," he said sweetly, Mara tried to stifle her laughter with her hand

"Ooohh, pick up lines?" Alfie asked, leaning back in his chair and turning to them while the teachers back was turned "I've got one. Are you an alien? Because you just abducted my heart,"

Jerome and Mara laughed loudly and the teacher turned around

"Alfie Lewis! Sit properly!" Alfie swung forward, smiling nervously. The teacher continued.

"I've got another," Jerome grinned "You must be in the wrong place, the Miss Universe contest is over there," Mara giggled and Jerome tried to keep the laughter going, in a hushed voice he said "You're a clever student, and I'm a math book, you solve all my problems," Jerome relished in her laughter.

"I know one," Eddie laughed "Was that an earthquake? Or did you just rock my world?" Patricia rolled her eyes beside him, but Jerome and Mara laughed.

The bell went then, and everyone filed out "No more Jerome, okay?" she warned with a smile on her face

"Fine, fine," he raised his hands defensively, they were the last in the classroom, even the teacher had gone. Mara was placing everything neatly into her bag.

"Oh Mara, do you have the time?" Jerome asked,

"Yeah, it's quarter past two,"

"No, I meant do you have the time to write down my number?"

"Jerome!" Mara laughed, clutching her sides, eyes twinkling, she placed another book into her bag.

"Sorry," he laughed "Oh, but hey seriously, I need some directions,"

"To where?" she looked up curiously, she didn't that Jerome would need help finding his way anywhere.

"To your heart," he answered sweetly. Mara threw a blue pencil at him, and they both laughed.

Mona watched in the doorway. Holding in the tears

"It gets easier," whispered Joy, stopping as she walked past "It hurts, but it gets a lot easier. I'm all better now," she smiled reassuringly

"Thank you," Mona smiled back. Hopefully Mara's blind date would go as planned.

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