A/N : Penultimate chapter time now. First, just a quick thanx to all those who reviewed - ThePopGurlz, macdeniken, XxArEULoStxX, sapofbks2002, Crazy Canuck, Lexi, Lozzi, ndblue123, Starbright Moonlight - your positive comments mean a lot to me.

Now on with the chapter before last...

(Disclaimer : see chapter 1)

Tuesday

I skipped gym class today, for more than one reason, but I really wished I had been there now. I overheard Lana and her friends Anna and Fontana, talking about it. Apparently Mia finally hit the ball and it smacked Josh Bryant in the groin. As far as I'm concerned, it couldn't have happened to a better guy. I'm still mad at Mia for what she did to me and to Lilly, but if anyone deserved a ball in the balls it was that guy. What he did to Mia was unforgivable and I could quite happily kill him for it but I think enough revenge has been exacted now, even if I didn't get to see it.

Later...

I went over to Mia's house today. Doc sent me over with the Mustang, okay, if I'm honest, I volunteered. I'm really mad at her for hurting me the way she did but I don't think she realises what she's done. She's oblivious to the fact that I am completely in love with her and so I can hardly blame her for breaking my heart - she has know idea about the hold she has over me.

Anyway, Lilly said she had called our house several times asking to talk to me, but I didn't want to hear what she had to say. So why did I volunteer to take her car to her? I have no idea. I just couldn't bear to be away from her, even if I was mad at her, so I just had to go. I know, I make no sense!

The first thing she mentioned was the phone calls and I think she thought that's why I had gone round there. I put her straight and said I was only there to bring back her car which was now up and running again. She thanked me and paid me the final instalment to pass onto Doc. I explained I didn't fix the car for her, I fixed it because it's part of the deal. My band practice at the garage and in return I help to fix the cars. In truth, I kind of was doing it for her, because I spent way more time on her Mustang than I needed to, but I wasn't about to admit that. Especially after what she'd done to me on Saturday night.

She apologised again for standing me up and said she had a way of making it up to me. I couldn't make eye-contact with her. I was determined to stay mad and I knew that if I looked at her face, her eyes, her smile, I would just melt. I played around with some art work I found on the table, and asked her what she meant.

Turns out she wants me to go to some ball that her country are having. I remember Lilly saying something about it to Mom and Dad when she came home. What would I do at a ball? I am not a grand ball kind of guy.

"Josh looks better in a tux' I told her, and I dared to look up as I said it. I saw her face crumble and she stumbled over her next sentence.

"Well, yeah, but...I really want you to be the one I share it with" she said. I almost laughed, because it was ridiculous. I knew she only wanted me there to make up for Saturday and because she wanted us to be friends. I couldn't do it, I couldn't pretend that everything was fine. I love her and if she can't see that, well, I just couldn't accept it and move on like some guys can.

"Don't worry about me, Mia" I said, "I just consider myself royally flushed"

Okay, maybe the nasty pun (and the fake bowing) was uncalled for, but I was hurt. I wanted her to know how that felt, but as soon as I'd left the house I knew what I'd done was wrong. By hurting Mia, I'd hurt myself too. I hated to think of how bad I'd probably made her feel, but it's too late now.

Lilly is over-excited about the whole ball thing, and she keeps telling me to get over it and just go with them, but I can't do it. Not until Mia realises that she hurt me more than she could imagine, and also that I still love her and that will never change.

Wednesday

I really shouldn't be happy today, I mean there are enough reasons why I should be seriously depressed, the main reason being Mia, but I juts can't help but smile. Today, the decent people of Grove High got a little bit of their own back on the jerk squad when Mia (yep, her again) attacked Lana with an ice-cream cone! I was watching from an upstairs window of the school. Mia walked over to Lilly who signalled for her to sit with Jeremiah. There was a few minutes of talking, and no doubt tormenting, between Lana, her two jerkette friends, Mia and Jeremiah, and then when Lana stood up to walk away, Mia just flipped and pushed this ice-cream right into the cheerleaders chest. I felt sick when I saw Lana call to principal Gupta, but she didn't look mad, in fact I think she found it almost as amusing as the rest of us. Through the open window you could hear, even two floors up, everyone chanting 'Lana got coned!'. Obviously, Mia is capable of standing up for herself now she is a Princess. At least one good thing has come out of it. Now, I guess I should go back to being mad at her, but it's not easy when you're in love with some one to always remember to stay mad.

Thursday

Lilly just left for the Mia's party, Jeremiah picked her up. She asked me again if I was going. I obviously said no. I just can't, not after what Mia did. I'm still mad at her for blowing me off in favour of the jerk known as Josh. Well, I'm trying to stay mad at her but I'm having trouble. That's the problem with being in love with Mia, it's really hard to stay angry at someone so sweet.

Okay, there's someone at the door, Lily has probably forgotten something, back in a sec.

A/N : Please remember to review. Last chapter coming soon.