AN: I want to apologize for the long wait. I am incredibly sorry to have left all of you hanging like that. I suffered a massive case of writer's block, and I refused to put up a note because I believed that I would be able to continue. However, days turned in to weeks and months...
Again, I apologize, but I hope that you will continue to read my work. :D I also wrote another VM story (two chapters) called "Time Has Come."
I would like to use this opportunity to invite you, my dear readers, to visit my brand new (and almost ready to officially open) website. I would love to have you there. (Take out the spaces): www. s14 .invisionfree .com/ NeptuneCasefiles
Questions? Comments? Advice? IM me at DP Emma Nelson.
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"We were close before that. Logan changed after Lilly. You don't know the real him. He's different now."
"Sure he is. Fine, I believe you. But the rumors about you two sleeping together aren't true, right?"
"Of course not! We just...kissed."
"As in once?" At her silence he shook his head. "More than once? Girl, you are even crazier than I thought." She gave him a look. "If you're happy, I'm happy. But remember, if he hurts you I'm gonna beat him up." Veronica shook her head and laughed. Boys would be boys.
Then she tilted her head. "Do me a favor?"
"So, how is this going to work again?" Wallace asked as they pulled in to the parking lot.
"Just...help me avoid them. I really don't want to talk today." She grimaced. She couldn't run away forever, but for now it was enough. What could she say? She really didn't want to think about the whole situation. Hesitantly, she exited the car. Time to face the firing squad.
Wallace noticed her discomfort. "You ready?"
"Not even close."
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Making her way to her locker, Veronica rolled her eyes as the stares of all her classmates bore into her back. Whispers abounded. Didn't they have something better to do than make her life miserable? Obviously not. She sighed and entered her combination. One more class to go and she would be free.
Out of the corner her eye she noticed Logan approaching, gaze fixed on her. She slammed the locker shut and started heading in the opposite direction. She looked back: he was still following. She sped up, making a beeline towards the bathroom, her safe haven. He wouldn't dare follow her, would he?
The door swung open. Apparently, he would. Ignoring the cries of shock from the other girls, he confidently strode forward. Never taking his eyes off Veronica, he smirked at her frozen form. "Leave. Now," he commanded. After a moments reluctance, the others did so. Finally the two were alone.
"Ronnie."
"Logan," she replied slowly. Great. Just great.
TBC
