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Lucy's Pov

I wanted an explanation, I didn't get one. It's been days since I heard from Jake, he hasn't been in school either. Could he have been sick? "Lucy," Brenda sighs. "Stop looking for him, he's a dick who stood you up. He has to be the one to look for you. Clearly, he doesn't have the balls."

I only nod, that's all I manage to do lately. Mom knows I'm upset, dad tells me to set it aside and my friends tell me he's a douche.

"Yeah," This is Daisy. "He probably has something better to do." Brenda frowns and I give her a glance. She shrugs.

Daisy gestures behind me, "There he is!" I turn and see him looking toward us, when he catches my gaze, he looks away. Now I'm the bad guy? "I can help you talk to him," She continues.

I look at her, "for?"

She shrugs, "I don't know. We can have him apologize or make him tell you what happened a few days ago."

I thought about it for a while; I would have said no but she looked excited to help me. I accepted her offer and she squealed, "Meet me in the gym after school! She runs off after Jake, probably to have him meet us there too.

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I walk into the gym and see Jake standing there with Daisy. I was relieved when Jake didn't try to escape when he saw me. I, on the othet hand, feel my stomach churn; I don't think I can do this.

I walk up to Jake and see him gesture to Daisy to take a seat on the ground. "Lucille" Jake gives me an innocent smile. What happened to his famous smirk?

I stare at him, not being able to spit out a word. "Since you aren't going to say anything, I will," he speaks, his gaze burning through my soul. "I stood you up that day because I was on another date. I was cheating, Lucille."

My heart hurt, Daisy made her way to us. I smiled half-heartedly, she was coming to back me up. Hopefully, she'll slap him for me too. I just want to run away from the gym, this is humiliating.

I was wrong, she didn't back me up. She backed Jake up, "We've been going at it behind your back for a while."

Now I was really hurt. How could she betray me like this? How could they both do this to me? I gave them a disapproving glare and sprinted away from them.

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We've been going behind your back for a while.

My brain needs to stop circling those words around. I've been avoiding them, I don't want to talk to them or about them. Brenda doesn't know yet, I think. She keeps calling me and telling me to go back to the table. Even Jules asked me to go back.

I refused.

I don't want to be at a table that Jake and Daisy share. I don't want to see them lock lips or slide their hands together. "Lucy!" Brenda calls out. She spot me. "Why have you been ignoring us?"

"I haven't." I lie and walk away. She remains standing where she found me, confusion evident on her face.