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Jade's POV
Today marks the 67th day. Jade has been counting since day 1, the day after she told him to go after her if he still wants this relationship. It's been 67 days since he ended it. And it still hurts like it was still day 1. Not that Jade shows any of that though. She's a good actress and she keeps everything well under her mean demeanor.
Jade shows to everyone that it's fine for her to sit far away from Beck. To not talk to him or to not have his hand on hers, or around her shoulder or even on her thighs. She was so good that even if she's eating alone at lunch, she'd make it look like she's perfectly fine and would scare away anyone that attempts to talk to her.
And so does Beck. He doesn't looked shaken, not even the day after that night. And honestly, that hurts Jade. Add the fact that she can see Tori and Beck growing closer each day. It even looked like she was a hindrance that they have now gotten rid of, finally.
But Jade cannot let herself sink down to that drain.
On the 67th day, Jade went to school with the same heavy feeling on her chest. Funny how it feels heavier when your heart lost a huge part of it. She saw Andre and Robbie on her way to the locker, when her eyes met theirs, they looked like they just saw a ghost and then started running away. Nothing unusual about that, especially with Robbie. The other day, Robbie smiled at her and she glared at him; he whimpered and peed his pants.
Jade arrived in class, took an empty seat as usual and slouched. But when she did, her foot bumped against something soft. Looking down, she saw Beck's bag. Then she realized, the seat that she took might be Beck's. Usually, Jade would just kick away the bag and claim the seat as hers, but instead, she stands up and kicked one of their non-talking classmates off his chair and sat there instead. It's on the same row, just on the other side of the room. She hated seating at the back because she hate seeing the back of Beck's head, and how beautiful his hair still looks despite how much she hated him.
But does she really hate him? Pffft. Who is she kidding? Definitely not herself! She hated alot of things and people, but she loves Beck.
Sikowitz walked in, holding a suitcase in one hand and a coconut juice in the other. His eyes noticeably landed on Jade and as if he just remembered something, he stopped and immediately walked back out. Jade just stared at him with a confused look on her face. The class went back to their chatters. Nothing out of the usual though, since Sikowitz has always been... unique. Jade doesn't mind the hold back, though she wished she could go out and be productive instead. She wasn't an A student, that's Tori. But she doesn't like being left with nothing to do. Usually, she'd have her scissors to play with, but because she thought she was already late, she forgot that her other scissor was on her other bag.
Just when Jade turned to look at the door, as she was actually thinking about ditching class, Cat walked in. Jade likes Cat. Or, she likes to torment Cat. Cat is funny and though she can be annoying and would get on Jade's nerves, for Jade, she's so easy to manipulate and that pays off the fun part. They caught each other's eyes but once Cat saw Jade, the girl immediately turned around and left the room. That happens when Cat is afraid, or is keeping something from Jade.
Because Cat cannot keep a secret.
"Where are you going, Cat?" Jade, who immediately ran after the redhead, said after she grabbed Cat's arm.
"Um... girl's comfort room? I really need to pee and you can't be there. Don't talk to me" Cat tried to turn around in a fail attempt to escape Jade, but Jade have her grip firm on the smaller girl.
"Cat, the girl's restroom is at the other side of the hallway. What are you hiding from me?" Jade squinted her eyes at, a trick that Jade knew would work very well.
"Oh- haha. I forgot. What? I- I'm not hiding anything from you no. Hahahaha" Jade squeezed Cat's arm "I'm not hiding anything I didn't know that Tori and Beck were chosen as lead for Sikowitz new play "My Maiden Fair" !!!"
It took Jade a while to absorb what Cat had told her. The play... That play was Sikowitz' end of school play and he has been working on that since the beginning of the school year. Every year, the school holds an end-of-school festival that includes one of Sikowitz' play. He doesn't conduct an audition, but instead, gives his students a time-span of three months to prove themselves. Then he would choose a group of people that would be allowed to audition. Two weeks ago, Jade and Beck auditioned for the lead part. As it would be their last year, it was their dream that they would play a romantic lead role in.
"Jade... I- I can't feel my arms..." Cat whispered. Jade pulled herself back and let go of Cat.
"Of course." Jade said grudgingly. "Tori would take the part." And with that, she stormed off.