With each picture shown and a little story behind what happened before and after it was taken, Lacey laughed. "You really should have been there." Fay said for the sixth time that day. Which was less then how many times Bethany said it.
"Maybe next time. I had classes all day and I was so tired afterwards. But it looked like you had so much fun." "Assuming we get invited again next time. And if we can find a way to all go." Anita said as she plucked a leaf from the tree they stood under. "Oh look who it is." Anita brushed her hair back. Her statement making the other three to look in the direction she was looking. "Jody." Bethany spoke first. "If I talk to her today it would be too soon." "You know, Anita annoyed me but here she is with us." Fay felt the need to remind"Really?" Lacey asked twirling her fork in Darin's bowl of pasta. "You think that's a good idea? Taking Shawna to prom?" She stood beside him. "Why the hell wouldn't it be?""Well for starters, I didn't think you were going." "No one thinks I'm going.""What about Diana?" She brought another fork full to her mouth. "Bradley and Christopher both want to take her. I was never going to. Besides, I think I should go with Shawna. She's been fun to play with so I'm giving her something she sort of wants." "What if Diana wants you to take her?""Who cares what she wants? And go get your own food and stop eating mine. There's plenty more in the kitchen." "Fine." She licked her lips and left with a sigh. He scoffed. "I'
The very next day, Lacey stood beside her mother while she hurriedly gathered her things from her reading table and dumped them in her black hand bag that matched her black pencil gown. "Mother, I want to ask you something." "What is it sweetness? I'm in a hurry, I'm almost late." She grabbed the bag and walked out of the room. Her shoes thumping as she moved, with Lacey trying to keep up beside her. "Ok. Umm..." She search for the right words. "Umm... Ok...""Spit it out Lacey I'm late." They started down the stairs. "Ok... Ok... Umm... London.""London? Toni?" "Toni.""Parents?" "She's asking.""If they agree then we can dicuss it further." "Thank you." Lola took the bag from her and went out the door. Lucille chuckled. "What?" Lacey asked. "Funny conver
As the summer holiday was about to come to an end, Tom dailed Lacey's number and wedged the phone between his ear and his shoulder while he took the basket of clothes handed to him by the maid. He winked at her and closed his room door. The phone had barely rung when he heard her voice. "Please tell me you're ready to leave tomorrow? Cause I can't wait to see you." "Hi. Sadey is that you?" He chuckled."Very hilarious. Are you ready though?" "In the middle of packing actually. Why are you so excited about me leaving? You wouldn't even be back till next week." "I just want to know that you're there when I get there. You didn't get to say goodbye and I miss you." He chuckled again. "I miss you too. It's too bad Toni still has you all to herself. My dad has this thing the weekend before school starts, and before that my friends
-Tom "I'm sorry Sweet stuff. I won't be coming to school today." Lacey looked at the message with furrowed eye brows. The only thing she was looking forward to today just got cancelled. "Oh my goodness, Lacey!" Fay called out as she approached her.Lacey raised her head with her best fake smile. "Hi Fay. Guys." She noticed the others coming up behind Fay. "Your hair." Fay said after hugging her. "It's so pretty. All curled up.""And in a ponytail again." Anita pointed out as she hugged her and and made way for Lacey to walk up to Bethany. "Hi Bethany.""Hey honey." She tugged lightly on a strand. "Its a new school year. Keep the curls and please stop with the ponytail." Lacey chuckled and looked at her buzzing phone. "No."They all grumbled. Each person giving her reasons to keep her hair the way it was. She smiled to make them think sheWas listening while she read the message she just received. -Tom "My dad has me running around with him. But he'll be leaving tomor
His locker it would seem, had been blocking his view of Lacey. That is the way it looked anyway, considering she just walked out of a class and he just closed his locker. He smiled at the sight of her as she walked towards his direction with her head bent. The second she raised her head, she saw him and instantly turned around. She had no expression on her face when she saw him, she just turned around and kept on walking. He finally found his opportunity, so he chased after her. "Lacey." He called out just before he caught up to her and walked at her pace. She didn't answer, she just kept walking. "Lacey weren't you heading that way." He pointed behind him. "Yes. But I changed my mind.""Why because you saw me?" She didn't answer. He could feel the hostility flooding off her. "I guess you saw my message then." "Yes. I did.""I kind of thought you would reply." "Here's a reply for you Dennis; no. We can't start over.""Lacey don't break my heart like this." He
While Tom waited patiently for Lacey to arrive at the spot he had told her to meet him, he saw Tate walking towards him with a smile plastered on his face and his date under his arm. "Tom." "Hey guys." He smiled. Lacey would split the moment she saw him. "What happened?" He looked at Tate. "Apparently, the movie isn't showing there today. So we decided to come here." "Nice." He looked at his watch, then behind Tate and spotted Lacey coming their way. "Excuse me. I've got to go make a call. I'll stay out of your way. Wouldn't want to be an unplanned third wheel. Nice to see you again Miranda." Lacey's stomach fluttered as she walked, she couldn't bring herself to raise her head. It was supposed to be like the time at the mall. But it felt nothing like that. She was so nervous that she was beginning to feel stiff. Finally she looked up and saw Tom talking to Tate. Her eyes met Tom's and she turned around. There was no way she was doing this. Before s
"So are you sending more songs for us to listen to?" Lacey spoke into her phone while she looked through her books. "Why would I? I've got Darin here with me. I don't need you.""She gasped dramatically at her older brother's words. "How cruel could you get?" He laughed. "I was looking forward to this. I'm always looking forward to it." "Like I said. I don't need you.""Yet. But you will." "Oh yeah? With what?""Darin loses interest real quick sometimes." She ran her hand through her hair. "I know that.""So when he gets tired of choosing your jingles, you'll have to ask me." He laughed. "I think he's already losing interest."See. So you do need me." "Maybe, maybe not.""That screams hope to me." "Yeah whatever." He sighed. "How was working at the hotel today?" "Darin's so lucky. He doesn't have to do this anymore.""Yeah. For now." "For three years. That's a lot of time. And I have to do his work
Tom sat on the hood of his car and rested his back on the windshield with one hand behind his head and the other covering his eyes from the sun's rays. He listened to the music playing from his car and hummed along to it. Tate stood beside him guzzling a bottle of water. Dehydrated from all the running around they had done during practice. "Tom." Tate called when he had emptied the bottle. "Mm hmm.""Get in the car. Let's go." He tossed his gym bag in the back seat "I'm too tired to get up.""Fine then. I'll drive with you sitting out there." Tom chuckled. "Sawyer did that once. Peggy was so scared. She swore she was going to kill me for driving." Tate smirked. "How is he by the way? Haven't seen him in months." "He's good. He came over for half the summer.""Nice." Tom grunted and he slid off the hood. "Hey that reminds me." "What?" He tossed his bag in the back as well and got in."Winstone is throwing a party after the game tomorrow night. You're going to be t
How dare he? How dare he look at her after what he did? The sight of Dennis made her angry. Not to mention the fact that he was looking at her from where he sat, three tables away. Even if he looked remorseful. Remembering him groaning in pain when she pressed his ribs was enough to make her smile a little and keep the anger away. Tom slipped his arm round her waist, snapping her out of her thoughts. She looked at him and smiled, remembering that she was with him and his friends. The bell for the next classes to begin was rung and the boys stood up. Tom winked at her before he left with them. They had classes but she didn't, yet. Watching them leave, she was nearly startled when Dennis took a seat across from her. Her hands gripped the side of her chair. "I'm sorry. Lacey I'm so sorry." He rushed his words. Thinking she would leave before he got a chance to talk. "I snapped. I shouldn't have, but I did. I saw you with him the day before and I couldn't take it." Lacey's
"So." Marvin broke the silence that had taken over since Lacey called Darin. He looked at Darin who's eyes were closed. "Are you upset you weren't there to help her?" "No. It's about time she started handling things herself. Even if she only handled part of it." He unlocked his phone and sent a text. "Who is this guy anyway?" It was taking a lot to keep his anger in check. Unlike Darin who was exceptionally calm, though his forehead was creased. "Her ex boyfriend. The one who cheated." "That piece of shit kid?!" There was no hiding it there. Darin nodded, his phone buzzing. He got a reply. When his phone rang, he picked up instantly. Not knowing who was calling. "Count yourself lucky that I wasn't there to rip you apart." The raspy rage full voice made him shiver, eyes widening in terror. Dennis looked around the room like the person on the phone was with him. "Who is this?" "You should have left her a
Hands on her hips, a stern look on her face and her friends beside her, she watched Jody walking down the hall among other students. "Jody right?" She got the girl's attention. A smirk taking over the stern look. "Yeah?" Jody walked up to them."You're the witch's friend aren't you?" "I don't know any witch.""Ugh! Lacey." She rolled her eyes. "Oh! I said friend. But that's not remotely true." "What do you mean by that?" Jody folded her arms. "I am Lacey's friend." "You don't have to play that game with me.""I'm not playing." She scoffed. "Yeah. Sure. But, you did see me and my friends by her locker. I know that for a fact." "What are you talking about?""I'm not buying the fake innocence. She saw you" She pointed at one of the girls beside her. "Look at us getting into Lacey's locker, she saw you walk away." Jody wanted to speak, she cut her off. "The day the witch had that locker room incident." J
He didn't hear from Lacey after school and he didn't call her. Instead, he thought he needed to talk to someone older than him to make sense of everything. After all, she's upset with him and he's upset with her. No sense whatsoever. But when Sawyer rubbed his face, and shook his head, he couldn't help wondering why. He just heard the whole story and that was his reaction. Shaking his head and now a chuckle? He was quickly regretting his choice. "I wonder why I didn't just zone out when you started talking." Tom glared at Sawyer's face on his phone. "You're an idiot Tom. You know that?" "What?" "Maybe I should date her. And you stopped therapy." "What is it?!" His patience wearing thin, he chose to ignore those comments. "What did she tell you?" "The therapist?" "No! Lacey. When she said she didn't want Tate or the school to know about you guys, what was her reason?" His forehead creased. "Opinions. Something about opinions. What ab
After not particularly enjoying the party, since his mind was filled with thoughts of opposites and things in common, he went home. The silence of the house could have been soothing if he wasn't so consumed by what the two girls had said to him. The more he thought about it, he got restless. So he called Lacey. She picked on the first ring. "You are lucky I'm awake." "Damn it! I didn't even think of that." He clicked his tongue and rubbed his forehead. "How was it?" "It was okay. A lot of people asked about you. Kept telling them you were busy." "Wouldn't they expect me to be out with you next time?" "Then I'll tell them something else." He didn't wait for her to reply. "We're different." That wasn't how he wanted to bring it up. "Of course we're different. I'm a girl, you're a boy." "No. I mean, like we have nothing in common." "Ohhhh! Someone put it in your head didn't they? You're a little late to this party."
How hard could it be to pay attention in class? Cory shook his legs impatiently, trying desperately not to call out to his friend and tell him what he had heard. When the bell finally rung and students got to their feet, he wanted to go to him and report the news. But damn it they were still in class and who knows who might hear what. When they were out of class, he went to him. Joe following behind them, as if he knew something was up. Almost every time they talked they had to look over their shoulders, and this time was no different. After all, they started a fire that could have spread further than it had. "They aren't searching for anyone." Cory blurted out. They each looked around, though students were walking all around, in their own worlds. Who would care to listen to their conversation? "What are you talking about?" Their friend asked, Joe listened with crossed arms. "The fire." He whispered the phrase. "They aren't searching for a culprit." Co
"Enjoying the table Lacey?" She planted her hands on her hips. The group fell silent. Lacey cast her eyes down. It's all part of the getting it over with process right? "You had these two fighting." Abby stated. "So in the end I was right. I heard you've been together for a while. She did steal you from me!" The students around heard that. Tom scoffed. "It was after the kiss in front of the class." "So what? You are under her spell!" Everyone definitely heard that. "The little witch!" Of course he was under her spell. He's crazy about her. "Did you hear me say it was after the kiss in front of the class?" Tom got up, jaw clenched, clearly getting angry. "Do I need to repeat it?" "Bu-" "It was after the kiss in front of the class!" He yelled. He too knows how to get everyone's attention. Lacey bent her head to hide her smile. "You know very well why I broke up with you. So this crap has to stop. It is for the sake of your reputation that none of u
He hadn't gotten the chance to talk to Tom yet. He saw the videos and heard it from the guys but he hadn't talked to him yet. Seeing them standing there like he hadn't been asking her out weeks ago made him so angry. So angry at the thought of Tom doing this to him. Ready to hit something, something he had been waiting to do since he found out, he slammed his locker shut and stumped over to the new couple by Lacey locker. Tom saw him and his smile faded away. "Good. You see me. That's a perfect reaction." Tate punched him. Tom bent over, holding his left side below his ribs where the punch had landed. "You took her right from under me!" He went in for another punch but Tom dodged it, still bending. A crowd was forming. Lacey had stepped back. "She's not yours to take!" Tate hit him again. Tom can't fight his best friend. Not when his reason for being angry is right... ish. "You knew. You knew I- and you do this?!" He hit him. Over and over while the stude
Lacey pulled out the band that held her hair up the moment they drove away from the school. Becket glanced at her, worried. "Are you okay?" She was hiding her feelings again. Looking out the window, she answered, "No." She felt numb. The entire school had watched her call for Tom and then seen them together. Why had she shouted? She could have just called his cell phone. Now they aren't a secret anymore. The whole school really should have burnt down. With Lacey gone, all eyes were on him. It didn't help that of course, a few phones were out and obviously there are now many videos and photos of them. The silent crowd was beginning to chatter. Unlike Lacey, he could handle the crowd. He held his head high and walked back to his car. He looked at Shocked David and George standing in front of his car watching him and spoke before they could. "Move." "Dude wh-" "Move. Don't make me ask again." He cut George off. Damn it. He wanted everyone to