A/N: New chapter hope you like it. Remember to review so I know how I'm doing.

6

It was a sunny Friday afternoon and pupils were in their fourth period classes at Roseford High. "I don't know if I wanna go to that party thing tonight," Laura debated. "But you can go with the boys if you want."

"What I want is to be able to hang out with you," Jake said as he cleared away their chemistry equipment. The bell was about to go for lunch any minute now. Laura finished recording some data and went over to help him. She loved science and undoubtedly found the explanations for things that happened in her everyday lives interesting. "How about we go for a little while, show our faces, then we can chill on our own afterwards?"

"Jake..." Laura rolled her eyes. "You know what? I give up. I'll come with you!"

"Really? I knew you'd see sense." He went up behind her and grabbed her by the waist as she cleaned some test tubes.

"Excuse me! Refrain from the physical contact please!" Mrs Hollow, their science teacher, yelled from across the class room. She was so uptight.

Once the bell had gone for lunch, Jake grabbed Laura's hand and began leading her to the wall behind the cafeteria. "Jake, I have to be somewhere!"

"Where?" Jake wrinkled his brow.

"Umm...Just...Just some family things!" Laura stuttered. Jake released her soft, cool hand from his grip and sighed.

"Just don't take too long and um..." Jake blushed as he fixed his messy, sandy coloured hair. "I love you."

Laura gasped. She was not expecting that at all. Jake looked expectant. The reason Laura was so stunned was because she felt the same way too, but she also thought that her secrets could hurt him now. "Jake...I lo-" Laura couldn't finish. Tears came to her small brown eyes. "I'm sorry. I have to go!" She ran away from behind the wall and around the side of the cafeteria.

"Laura! Wait!" Jake yelled and Laura kept running until his pleas could no longer be heard. She truly did care for him but could she keep doing this to him? This wasn't the life she was used to. Usually, she was free to do whatever she wanted to do and wasn't tied down to anyone. She remembered Abigail saying, "When you have to make hard decisions, it all comes down to what matters to you the most, and what is the most important thing overall." Maybe Abi was right she thought. In fact, Laura knew she was and she began to wonder what was more important. Her "income"? Or Jake?

Laura carried on walking until she reached a quiet alleyway on the other side of town. She knew she wouldn't make it back in time for fifth period. "Yeah I'm on my way back," It was a girl and her voice was familiar. Cautiously, she stepped out into the street. The girl had the perfect body with lustrous blonde hair. Her walk was elegant and it was as if she thought she owned the place. Rapidly, the girl continued walking up the street and her wavy locks looked stunning. Laura ran to catch up with her. She grabbed the girl's pristine (and obviously expensive) black leather jacket. When Laura did so, she swung around with extreme force. Sofia Peterson stood staring at her.

"Are you stalking me or something? Sofia put her hands on her hips.

"No don't flatter yourself. I just recognised your voice!" Laura was embarrassed. "What are you doing here anyway?"

"Just meeting a friend," Sofia said as she straightened up. "It's none of your business anyway! I kinda knew you like..." Sofia thought for a moment. "Like forever ago, but those days are behind us now."

"Stop acting like you never knew me!" Laura had had enough of Sofia's ignorant behaviour. "You're not the girl you were back then! I get it! But at least have the decency to acknowledge the fact that we used to be friends!"

"Whatever..." Sofia sighed. "What are you doing here?"

"Don't worry. Just forget it," Laura turned to walk away. "And by the way...I miss the old you!" Sofia walked away in that same, utterly fast pace that she was moving at before. When Laura got back to the alley, she noticed a man standing there. He looked her up and down.

"You must be Lucy," He said and smiled. "You're so much hotter than your pictures!"

"You're not so bad yourself George," Laura lied. George was in his mid thirties, was a little overweight and didn't smell too good. Out of the blue, Jake popped into her head. I can't do this she thought. "Actually, I'm sorry. I just can't."

"You sure you don't-"George began but Laura had already sprinted out of the alley before he could finish. When she arrived at a park nearby, she took a seat of one of the benches. Her Samsung Galaxy S3 began to vibrate. When she read the text she had just received, her heart felt like it was literally in her mouth.

Be careful "Lucy", sluts like you sometimes realise there's a bigger price to pay. And what you've earned in the first place just won't make up for it. –A