Textbook Meeting

Thea's Thoughts

Thea P.O.V.

I smile as I watch the video Felicity sent me earlier, Laurel looks so shocked that my brother Ollie would continue to try with her. Shaking my head I know I understand why, he's never really been tied down in a relationship. He's never been very committed to anything, if his previous string of girlfriends was anything to go by. I mean he half attempted with Helena and she was nice and all, but she was no Laurel. And that was the dealbreaker.

He had seemed to really like Laurel when he first started perusing her, and I remember I had hoped he wouldn't hurt her. Her little sister Sara, is a friend of mine one grade above me. So, I knew her, and knew that she'd been hurt enough in her life and didn't need my brother screwing things up for her.

I had been so happy to see he had actually been taking the relationship seriously, she was an amazing influence on him and he even buckled down on his studies. Ollie's always been smart, he just never really felt the need to try.

Everything had been going so well until Helena wormed her jealous self close enough to wreak havoc. "I swear, I did not cheat on you. I love you, I would never. She tried to kiss me and I pushed her away, nothing happened." His quiet recorded voice rings in my ears as the memory plays. Helena had been so mad that he barely tried with her, but was willing to do anything for Laurel. They've both been through so much in life.

I feel so horrible for her; Helena's dad had her long-term boyfriend killed last year. He found a computer that incriminated him and his buddies and thought it was his, but really it was Helena who wanted to turn him in. She was never the same after losing Michael. They were sweethearts, he had given her a promise ring and they even talked about the idea of getting married after high school.

Laurel almost lost her sister Sara, she disappeared two years ago but was rescued this year. Laurel and Sara had joined Ollie, me and dad on the Queen's Gambit. On instinct I clench me teeth, remembering the cold water and the helpless feeling that I had, thinking I was going to die. Ollie and Sara were lost for almost two years, and we lost my father that day. I feel a tear escape my eye as I think of my dad, the only one we didn't get back. Laurel and I had gotten closer during that time, both bonding over our shared losses.

Wiping my tears, a smile tugs at my lips as I think of the one good thing that came of the whole event. I feel a tear escape my eye as I think of my dad, the only one we didn't get back. Laurel and I had gotten closer during that time, both bonding over our shared losses.

Wiping my tears, a smile tugs at my lips as I think of the one good thing that came of the whole event. Walter. He came and helped us while we were grieving, and now he's going to be my new dad.

Shaking my head, I clear my thoughts and force myself to change for bed. Looking at the calendar I realize tomorrow's already Thursday and the formal is Friday. I sure hope Ollie kept his word and tomorrow will be my day, that maybe I'll get asked to the formal. I sigh as I pull my covers around me, exhaustion finally catching up with me.

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