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Bailey's POV:

"See she's not even here, I don't know what you're so worried about. Granted I did try to get you to believe that she was a in fact a serial killer but even after what you told me, I don't think she's one. If anything it sounds like she was protecting you. If someone random man called you a 'pretty little thing' in front of me. Oooh they'd be dead in the second." Carmen nudges me.

"So you're defending her actions?" I ask and she nods, "For once, I am because I'd do the same. You can't hate someone for doing something that you would do too. What's really holding you back from talking to her?" She looks at me wanting an answer right then and there.

"You already asked me that." I say turning away from her picking at my fingers. "No, I asked you if you still love her." She reminds me but I pushed her away. "Bailey don't, don't do that. Just listen to me ok-" She suddenly stopped talking and I looked at her.

But she didn't look at me, I turned towards the direction she was staring and I see Skylar walk through the doors. She's here today, I try to look away but I couldn't. She caught us looking at her but she doesn't smile. She stood still and kept eye contact. Then the twins got her attention and dragged her off.

I let my head hang in my hands and I feel Carmen rub my back. "That was some prolonged eye contact." She comments and I nod, "You know what maybe I need to get you two alone." She says and I look at her. "And what's that going to do?" I ask, "Uh get you two to talk duh, it's obvious that you two need to talk." She looks at me seriously.

The bell rings and I say bye to Carmen immediately walking to my class and Mr. Bloom gives me a wave and smile. "What happened to you?" He asks me flipping through papers. "Nothing, just tired." I lie to him, "I see well I hope you're not too tired. Presentations are happening over the course of today and tomorrow and you'll be one of the first to start off strong. Is that okay?" He asks and I nod.

I go to my seat and Tyler waves at me, "Whats up?" He sits in front of me and I shrug my shoulders, "Oh well, Prom was pretty fun right?" He tries to get me to talk but I just kind of give him nothing.

"Yeah it was fun in the beginning." I don't smile. "Right um, I got to dance with a girl. I didn't know she goes here but she does and we danced for a while, we got each other's number and I'm going to her house today to meet her parents." I really shouldn't be projecting my frustration and sadness onto him.

"That's amazing Ty, who is she maybe I know her?" I put a little more enthusiasm into my voice. "Oh here's a picture of her." He shows me his phone with a picture of him giving a piggyback to a beautiful girl at prom.

"She's really pretty and I think I had her in calculus last year." I tell him seeing the smile on his face as he looks at the picture. "I know she's funny too and I've seen her play volleyball after school once she's awesome, please don't take her away from me I heard it's easy for girls to take away other girls from guys." He clasps his hands together making me smile a little.

"Don't worry I won't take her away from you, she seems to make you happy so I can't do that to you." I tell him putting his hands down then he turns around as Mr. Bloom stands at the front of the class.

"Alright, I'm glad to see all of you here today except one student but that's okay because today we start the presentations of the projects you started weeks ago." I blocked out the rest of his speech when I looked at the empty seat beside me.

"Okay, Bailey why don't you start us off." I quickly look forward and Mr. Bloom gives me a reassuring smile. "Yeah sure." I say standing up and the class claps for me, Tyler claps a little louder.

I stand at the front of the classroom next to the smartboard and my presentation appears. "Whenever you're ready." Everyone's eyes cut to me but I look at the empty desk.

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Skylar's POV:

"Skylar we've missed you, so what are we going to do?" Preston jerks me as we walk through the empty halls. I can't believe I didn't do shit, I just stood there not waving or smiling. I just stared at her, that's all I did. "What's wrong with you?" Parker steps in front of me and I look at him.

"You guys wouldn't understand," I say passing him continue my way out of the school. "What do you mean? Hey we're in the same boat as you. Carmen won't talk to us either." He tells me and Preston shoves him, "Yeah well it's your fault." They begin to bicker.

"Carmen isn't talking to you guys?" I question and they both nod, "Yeah she told us that if Bailey isn't going to talk to you then she won't talk to us which I think is not fair because we have no idea what happened." They pull me back towards one of the tables in the cafeteria.

"I scared her." I mumble keeping my head against the table. "Well that sucks." Preston comments, "No shit sherlock." Parker says after. "Yeah I know it sucks and now she won't talk to me so whatever." I shrug and they both look at me when I lift my head. "What do you mean whatever?" They ask at the same time.

"Look I wasn't supposed to fall, it was supposed to be just a favor, a deal. That's it but that didn't happen, I did too much and I let her in." I tell them and they look at each other, it's my fault for not saying anything thinking that I can hide it for that long.

My past will always come and bite me in my fucking ass. "Well do her parents know that you messed up?" Parker asks a relatively decent question. "I don't know but I doubt they don't suspect shit." I turn my head to Preston whose been quiet. "Talk to her?" He suggests like a coward.

"This is why you only have one brain cell." Parker throws an old napkin at him, "Well what else is she supposed to do, isn't it obvious that Bailey doesn't want to be around her right now and I doubt that she's just going to hop on Skylar's bike and ride off into the sunset." He defends himself and he's right. Sadly.

I stood up and I waved goodbye to the twins before leaving the school, I don't have to be here anymore. I completed the credits I need, the service hours, the tests, everything. I don't need to be here right now and there's no point at all. I just hope Beans does well on her presentation. Who am I kidding, I know she'll ace that shit.