"Happy valentines day" Laura cheers.

"Who are you spending this joyous occasion with?" Ely questions.

"My boyfriend, who else?" She laughs.

I stand down the hallway, watching them interact from afar. He doesn't talk to me but he has no problem talking to everyone else.

"Hey, Emma" Tommy approaches me "guess who I'm going out with tonight?"

"Who?" I ask, disinterested.

Tommy stands behind me, as I stand behind the outer corner of a wall. I don't even bother making eye contact with him, I just continue staring at Ely and Laura.

"Alexa Monroe" I then face Tommy who smiles proudly.

"Alexa Monroe? Congratulations" I cheer.

He's been trying to land her for a very long time. I'm lowkey proud.

"Thanks, what about you? Any plans tonight?" Tommy asks.

Netflix and chill by myself.

"Its just going to be me and a tub of ice-cream buddy" I announce.

"Awww that's so sad" he frowns.

I shake my head violently "No, it's not"

"Yeah it is" he insists.

I roll my eyes as I spot Thomas in the distance "hey I'll see you later" with that I speed walk to Thomas's side "hey"

He stands by his locker with his books and sadness. I want to hug him and tell him its okay to miss Sarah - but that's not how we roll.

Sarah Woods was my best friend while I was Cara Johnson. After breaking up with her boyfriend Ross, she began dating Thomas. She was murdered on Valentine's day last year. I know Thomas blames himself. 

"I'm fine," he says hushed "365 days have gone by....besides I much rather talk about what happened last night"

Last night - the night I came back at ten thirty pm instead of going home straight after school. He knows exactly why I came home late. He just doesn't know the who.

"I'm glad that makes one of us" I snap "365 days is not enough time to heal"

"Yes it is" he nods as we spot Willow walking towards us "she's proof....I've moved on....hey babe"

"Happy valentines day" Willow smiles as wrapping her arms around him.

I take a step back. Sarah was murdered on valentines day, by the same man who murdered Liam. I know he's not okay with it.

***

"Where's O'Donnell?" Mr Carlton, my gym teacher glares at me.

Skipping class with Thomas. What else is know?

"I'm not sure," I tell him from across the gym.

I turn my head to see Violet in her gym shorts, standing beside me at the back of the volleyball court.

"Where is she for real?" She cocks a brow.

"Skipping class with her boyfriend" I admit as the ball comes straight towards me. I jump up and smack it across the net. "Who happens to be my twin brother"

She nods "so how did things go with Ely?"

They didn't.

"I take it you already know" I presume.

"He hasn't eaten lunch with you guys in months" she hits the ball over the net. "He's in love with you Emma"

I wish she would stop saying that.

"No he's not" I shake my head "he hates me"

The girl in front of me whose back I was glaring at hits the ball back over the net.

"Bitch you know that ain't true" Violet cries.

If he loved me then he would acknowledge my existence once in a while.

"He won't even look at me Violet" I shake my head. "Ely and I were close but now....he can't stand to be in the same room as me"

"That's cause he's scared that he'll jump your bones if he's around chu too long" she laughs.

"Do you actually believe half the things that you tell people?" I glare at her.

Suddenly I fall to the floor as a pressure pushes me to the ground. Damn that hurt.

"Ow," I cry as Violet offers me a hand up.

"Fitzgerald" Mr Carlton runs to my side. "How many fingers am I holding up?"

He holds up three fingers as Violet pulls me up.

"Ow, my head" I press my palm against my forehead.

"Fitzgerald" my gym teacher begs.

"Uh, three?" I answer.

"Violet, can you take her to the nurse?" He orders.

"But I got the answer right?" I cry.

"Look again" he rolls his eyes as flashing me his hand.

I roll my eyes as I only see two. "Oh"

***

"Again!" Tommy cries.

"I didn't see the ball coming" I defend.

If anything it's Ely's fault because Violet and I were talking about him when I was hit. Nah actually I blame Willow. If she showed up to gym then I wouldn't have been talking to Violet.

"Why weren't you looking?" Laura chuckles.

"Because I was in a deep conversation" I roll my eyes "...its Willows fault you know"

"How so?" Laura questions.

"I wouldn't have been ranting with Violet if Willow were there" I point out.

"Where is Willow?" Laura asks. 

"With her boyfriend" I facepalm. "On valentines day like every other teenager in a relationship"

"Oh I get it" Tommy nods "you're jealous"

I roll my eyes. Suddenly a guy approaches Laura with a kiss. I instantly recognized him as Jake Garcia - Laura's boyfriend. He's tall, dark, and handsome, wore a grey T-shirt with some jeans.

Tommy immediately looks uncomfortable. "I'm going to go throw up now," he says simply.

"I'll join you" I stand up alongside him. "I hate valentines day" I mutter as we walk through the cafeteria.

"That reminds me" Tommy starts as we leave the cafeteria "did I tell you about my date with Alexa Monroe?"

Here's the thing about Tommy, he's so proud about his hookups, but how can he be in love with someone and still hookup with girls?

"Only six or seven times today" I roll my eyes. "And I don't get it...how can you date other girls when you're so hung up on Laura?"

"Simple" he starts "its like chocolate cake...yes you love chocolate cake but are you really just going to have chocolate cake for the rest of your life? Or are you going to try other flavours like vanilla or cookies and cream?"

"What did you losers get Laura for her birthday?" A voice suddenly questions from behind us.

"There you are" I glare at Willow who now stood in front of us in the hallway.

We're did she and Thomas go?

"Nothing yet," Tommy tells her.

"Good you two can come with me to the mall after school" willow says.

"Is Jacob going to be there?" I question.

"Nope" she shakes her head.

"Good then I'm in" I cheer.

***

"Do we have to get her a present?" Willow moans.

"Of course we do" I roll my eyes as we walk through the mall. "I can't believe that we waited two days before her birthday to get her gift"

"I'll get her condoms" Tommy informs Willow and me.

"Every girl dream" I smirk.

"That way she won't get herself pregnant again" Willow mutters under her breath.

"Does he know?" I whisper as Tommy stops in front of an Adidas store.

"Who do you think took her to the clinic?" Willow tells me.

I glare at the boy who stood at the sports store. He wore jeans and a camouflage tank top.

I forget sometimes what he's going through. His little brother is in the hospital, getting treatment for cancer that he won't overcome. They say he won't make to see his next birthday. His parents are always working so that they can make money to pay off the medical bills - thus Tommy spends a lot of time alone. No one would know by looking at him all that he was going through.

I sigh before glaring at Willow who now stood beside Tommy in the store.

She's fighting cancer too. Ovarian. If it doesn't kill her, she may be left infertile. God knows how many surgeries she has had to stay alive. You wouldn't know by looking at her.

"Here" Willow grabs a sports top and drink bottle and hands it to the women behind the counter.

"You know I think I'll just get her a gift card" Tommy announces as walking towards me. "...what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing" I shake my head "I just can't believe how unorganized we are... I mean talk about last minute"

"Well, you two better get your shit together than" willow slaps our backs as holding the plastic bag filled with Laura's gift in her hand.

"I think my gift card idea is pretty solid," Tommy tells me.

"This sucks" I moan as willows phone makes a noise.

"Its Jacob" she pulls out her cell as reading her messages.

"God you two are nauseating" I mutter.

"What?" She raises her brows.

"Nothing" I shake my head.