A/N: Thanks to the two reviewers: xXxPrincess of DreamsxXx and Phantomgirl040304 (anonymous). Anywho... This is where it starts getting a little confusing. This chapter takes place in the evening. The next chapter takes place right after school. And they both take place on the same day! So please don't get confused!
Sam sighed deeply. She barely ate at all; she only picked at her salad.
"Sammy, honey, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Mom," the Goth girl replied glumly. After a short pause, she laid down her fork and sighed. "I'm not really hungry. I'm going to my room."
She walked slowly up the stairs with her parents casting worried looks her way.
While in her room, Sam lay on her bed and contemplated some of the previous day's events.
What is wrong with me? Am I jealous of Valerie? She answered her own question easily. Yes, yes I am. Or I was, anyway. OK, so I like Danny. As more than a friend. And I cannot believe I have finally admitted that to myself.
But what am I gonna do about it? What if he doesn't like me back? What'll happen then? Our friendship would go down the drain, that's for sure. It's basically a lose-lose situation. He likes Valerie, anyway…
Sighing, she stood up and walked over to her desk, opened a drawer, and took out a small, velvet-covered jewelry box. In it was only one thing: The ring Danny had asked her to hold onto for him. For some strange reason, it had held her attention ever since Danny gave it to her. She picked it up.
The ring was fairly pretty. Sam fingered it, feeling its cool, smooth surface. She remembered that something had been engraved on the inside. Raising it to eye level, she looked into the inner curve, only to immediately drop it in shock.
Did it seriously read that, or am I hallucinating? Sam thought in bewilderment. She kneeled on the floor, grabbed the ring, and looked at it again.
"Wes," she read out loud. "Wow. For a minute I thought it had been – "
She cut herself off as a sudden realization hit her. Slowly; disbelievingly, she turned the ring upside down.
She gave a sharp gasp of shock. The ring was not engraved "Wes". It read "Sam".
A/N: Alright, I know that was a bit predictable and kinda lame, but trust me, it's gonna get a whole lot more interesting... Please please please review! They give me the drive to write!