The continuous ring of the copper bell that signalled the end of the day was flooding the hallways. Jill was at her locker dumping her books into her bag. She had gotten out of class a couple of minutes early. The teachers went on overload today assigning every page of the textbooks. It was as if they didn't want their students to have lives. Jill was always enthusiastic when given work, it was like a challenge to overcome that she knew she could beat. However today just wasn't her day. She wasn't feeling at all happy about her four page parabola problems in Calculus, her six page formulas in Physics, her three page critique in Art, and her thousand word minimum formal essay on pollution in English Lit. From the time she got out of bed she had a sort of glum feeling. Maybe it was her monthly visitor that popped in for a visit during first period. She had to excuse herself to put on a pad before it got heavy and made its way onto her jean skirt. Out of all days she had to be wearing a skirt when she got her period she thought. Just my luck! However even though she was feeling under the weather, she didn't show much of her unhappiness. She always smiled through the bad days, it was her own defense mechanism.

"Hey girlie."

Jill turned around to find Brooke and Peyton. She flashed her famous smile while still trying to load her bag with all her work.

"What's going on with our model girl?"

Jill still wasn't used to her nickname. She tried getting Brooke to change it but knowing Brooke, once her mind was fixed everything was carved in stone.

"I'm good, what about you two?" She looked at Brooke, "especially you, Brooke you don't look all happy today."

Peyton made a face ensuing Jill to take back what she said before chaos struck.

"I had a really bad morning. As you can tell I'm not looking my best. Let me tell you my whole story today, it all began.."

Peyton rushed to the rescue.

"Uhh Brooke let's say you not. You don't want to relive the bad day again. Just let it go."

Brooke made a face, still not happy.

"Yeah, it's too late to sulk now, since it's the end of the day, but you don't look bad Brooke. You're hair just isn't looking perfect as usual."

"Thanks thanks for the encouragement," Brooke became sarcastic.

Jill was apologetic.

"I didn't mean it in a bad way."

Softening down her behaviour she ceased the attitude.

"I know you didn't."

Both girls smiled at one another.

"Hey I've got this really good hair cream that I bought when I was in Toronto. You should try some, it's great."

Brooke's face brightened up.

"I could always go for more beauty stuff," she yelped.

Peyton rolled her eyes and laughed.

"Seems like the old Brooke is back, and too bad I was kind of missing the broody Brooke."

Both girls made a face at one another.

The girls were distracted from their laughter with the sight of Nathan and Bevin around the corner.

Brooke rubbed her eyes to make sure she wasn't actually being delusional.

"Umm is it just me or is Nathan with Bevin?"

Peyton couldn't believe her eyes either. She was shocked to see that pair together, it just seemed too weird.

"It's not just you Brooke, I see it too."

Jill looked away from her locker to see what the girls were staring at.

"Oh yeah Nathan and Bevin have a date tonight," she said it so casual.

Both girls turned to Jill and and just stared at her.

"What do you mean?" Peyton was apparently still in shock.

"You know when a guy and a girl hang out together alone."

"Jill I know what a date is but why? And how?"

"She asked him out today. The poor boy was so speechless. I tell you, guys are such pussies sometimes. I had to say yes for him because he was so shy. It's kind of cute in a way."

"Are you fucking serious?" Brooke was getting hysterical. She and everyone else besides Jill knew her and Nathan should go out. how could she not see it.

Peyton hit Brooke to stop her from creating a worthless arguement. She knew the two were just friends, "It's her inner bitch kicking in," she gritted her teeth at Brooke, "right?"

Brooke pulled herself together, "yeah, sorry. It's just I don't see those two together you know."

"It's not a big deal guys," she smiled at Nathan who smiled back as he and Bevin left down the stairwell, "it's good for people to go on dates."

"That'd be a very interesting date that's for sure," Brooke concluded as she watched the two disappear, "anyways that's not my life. And what is, is waiting for me at your house so let's go. I want to get my hair in top shape." With that she grabbed Jill's arm who quickly shut her locker as Peyton caught up with the two from behind.