Chapter 12

Elizabeth shut her locker and started walking down the corridor humming quietly to herself. She knew she'd have to talk to Todd some time soon but she was putting it off for as long as possible.

"Liz!" she heard someone calling her from the other end of the hallway. Turning she saw Todd himself running towards her, causing other students to scatter in order to avoid a collision. Elizabeth sighed, this was it.

"Hey Todd, how've you been?"

"Liz we have to talk," Todd panted, slightly out of breath from his sprint from the cafeteria. Liz looked at her shoes.

"So you've heard?"

"Can we talk?"

"Alright, let's go outside." Elizabeth and Todd walked down the corridor and out of the school building and sat underneath one of the big trees lining the pathway.

"Is it true?" Todd asked as soon as they sat down, "Is it true that you're getting married?"

"Yes it's true. I'd hoped to tell you before you found out from someone else. I don't want you to think this is some sort of rebound thing."

"Liz are you serious about this? We only broke up a little while ago, you're only 16 and you're thinking about getting married. Who is this guy anyway?" Elizabeth felt her patience starting to wear a little thin.

"Todd, I know it's quite soon after we broke up, you don't have to remind me. Like I said before, this is not just some rebound thing, I'm seriously in love with Laurent. I also know my own age, and I realise that it seems to be a bit young to be contemplating marriage but there is no doubt in my mind that this is what my future is so there's no point delaying it. And we're not getting married until after graduation anyway." Todd looked helplessly at Elizabeth as if trying to search for something to convince her to change her mind.

"Liz…" he began, obviously still searching for an argument.

"Todd, there's nothing you can say that will change my mind. This is something that I want to do and it's not really anything to do with you or anyone other than Laurent and I." Todd looked at the ground defeated.

"Well if you're serious about this then all I can say is I hope you're making the right choice," he said, looking at Elizabeth, "I care about you Liz, and I don't want you to get hurt."

"Trust me Todd, Laurent is the last person on earth who would ever do anything to hurt me."

"I hope you're right."

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A/N - well that's it so far. i can't figure out where to go from here... i don't want to go over everything that happens until they get married but it'll probably sound a bit stupid if i just skip to graduation or something. if anyone has any ideas pls review or send me an e-mail at ta darlings.

charlie