Tori's P.O.V

Finally. It was the end of the day and all I wanted to do was to home. Don't get me wrong, I love Hollywood Arts but sometimes I just need a break away from things. Or someone.

All day I had tried to avoid Jade after what happened between us, she had every right to be angry about the fact that me and Andre payed someone to ask her out. I guess this all my fault, when she dragged me into the janitors closet I never should have tried to kiss her. I mean who does that?! What made it worse was the fact she totally rejected me, not that I expected things to be different, she pushed me away from her and told me to leave her the hell alone. So that's what I'm going to do, she's right anyway, I do feel pretty stupid. One good thing at least is that Jade hasn't told anyone the real reason she's annoyed with me.

Avoiding her completely seems like the right thing to do, that way I can't do anything to upset her and there's less chance she will tell someone what I did.

Sure Jade can be a bitch, but she wouldn't use this against me would she? I'd rather not find out, keeping me distance is the safe bet, no matter how much I want her.

I walked out the doors of Hollywood Arts, today was only Thursday but I didn't plan to come in tomorrow so I had a little extra time to try and sort my head out. I reached my car and unlocked the drivers side door before slipping in, I had finally gotten my drivers license a couple of months ago.

I was happy I didn't have to drive with Trina anymore, this was about the only place I would ever get any privacy.

Pulling out of the car park I finally let a few of the tears fall I'd been holding in all day. Why had I been so stupid? This was Jade West, of course she wouldn't feel this way about me. She hates me.

Somehow I had managed to drive home even though I was crying because the next thing I knew I was in front of my house. Turning the engine of I leaned my forehead against the steering wheel letting this last of the tears fall. Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. Why do I always have to mess everything up?

I wiped the tears from my face and tried to redo my makeup so it didn't look like I had been crying, it was no use though. Even with makeup on my eyes were still all red and puffy.

I got out my car and locked it behind me before walking to my front door, sighing I put my hand on the door knob and turned it. Pushing the door open I saw Trina in the kitchen putting some gunk on her face, my mom was sat on the couch watching whatever. Closing the door behind me I had almost made it to the stairs without having to talk to anyone.

"Tori" my moms voice cut through my thoughts "are you okay?"

I turned to face her and saw her looking at me with concern evident in her eyes. "I'm fine" I lied, I hated lying to my family but I really didn't feel like explaining everything to her.

"It looks like you've been crying"

Great, she knows something's wrong for sure now.

"Listen Tori, I'm not going to push you to talk to me but you know I'm always here for you. Whenever you need me" I smiled at her words and whispered a quiet thank you before making my way upstairs.

I reached my room and flopped down on the bed, making sure to shut the door, I put a cushion to my face and screamed into it. Hopefully it had muffled the noise, but I wasn't sure it had.

Taking a shower seemed like the best idea right now, so I made my way into the en-suite and turned the water on. I let me clothes fall to the floor as I stepped into the shower.

The feeling of the hot water running over my body relaxed me, it was calming. I quickly washed my hair and body before turning the running water off and stepping out wrapping a towel round my body.

I dried off, quickly throwing my hair up in a lose ponytail and putting my pajamas on. All I wanted to do was crawl into bed and go to sleep, but I couldn't with the amount of homework I had, if I was staying off tomorrow than I had to do it.

I sat down at the desk which was in the corner of my room, pulling out my maths book I flipped it to the page I needed to be on and tried to concentrate on the work in front of me.

...

It had been an hour since I had started doing my homework, but it was no use. My mind kept drifting back to Jade. I shut the book with a heavy sigh, she wasn't even here and she was still bothering me.

Standing up I started making my way downstairs, I figured talking to someone about all this would stop me from going crazy.

My mom was still in her position on the couch as she was when I came in, the only thing that was different was Trina wasn't there.

"Mom" my voice made her turn around, she seemed to know what I wanted as she turned the tv off and pointed to the space next to her on the couch.

"Are you going to tell me what's bothering you?" I heard the concern in her voice and felt bad for not telling her earlier.

I nodded "But promise me you won't say anyone until I'm done"

She nodded in response so I sighed and started the story of what happened.

"Well, you know Jade?" Her response was another nod so I continued "well her and Beck broke up a while ago but he didn't feel like he could as anyone out. So me and Andre thought if Jade was going out with someone then Beck wouldn't feel as bad. Every guy in our school was too scared, so we decided the only way to get someone to ask her out was if we payed them". Like she'd promised she didn't say anything, but I saw the slight look of disappointment in her eyes. "Jade found out and got really angry about it, she dragged me into the janitors closet like she usually does when she wants to talk to me, but this time it was different. I don't know how do why it felt different, but whatever it was it made me kiss her, she freaked out and left and now we are not talking"

By the time I'd finished I was crying, my mom had found out ages ago I liked girls but I hadn't really told her anything like this before.

"Oh honey" Hollie Veg pulled her daughter into her and rubbed her back as the girl sobbed uncontrollably in her arms.

"Everything's going to work out, I promise you Tori"

A/N: I hope you're all enjoying the story so far, review and tell me what you think:)