I'd give you a life

Cool as a cucumber

"Clearly"I say icily. I glare at them both and turn and walk smartly across the room to the other side. I dump my bag and pretend to text on my phone so I can blink back my threatening tears. Faith wonders over and smiles.

"You ok? Don't worry about them, it's mostly Jodie getting back at Dan, Harry was powerless to resist!" She laughs and shakes her blonde hair. I look across at Dan who's sitting alone staring across at Jodie. I let my eyes stray to them and I see Harry staring at me. I tear my gaze away before our eyes meet.

"Alright class, settle down, welcome to year eleven." Mrs Wushby smiles and opens her register, then looks across ay Jodie and frowns.

"Jodie go and sit next to Grace please." Jodie huffs as she disentangles herself from Harry and slopes over to me. Grudgingly I move my bag up.

This years looks like it's gonna be fun.

The three thirty buzzer sounds and I'm first out the door. I grab my new books from my locker and stuff them into my bag. I look out for Faith but then see Jodie with her arms wrapped around her. I swallow down a wave of anger. Jodie has everything so why does she need my best friend and my (almost) boyfriend too?

I'm walking home alone when I hear someone behind me. I turn and it's Harry.

"What do you want?" I ask tiredly. He looks sad, rejected.

"You. You came back." He says.

"I didn't have a choice. And yeah I can see you've missed me." He looks all wounded and for a moment I feel bad, but then I remember Jodie snuggling up to him. Ugh.

"You finally got what you wanted, new popular guy. You must be overjoyed." I turn to walk off but he grabs my arm, his touch burns through my jacket and I shiver.

"Grace... Come back to mine? We can talk, hang out...?" I relent and let my cold mask slip, I'm about to agree smile and go to his house when Jodie appears. Bloody Jodie.

"Sorry Harry. Looks like your girlfriend wants you." I glare at them both then turn on my heel and walk away, cucumber cool.