Surviving Reality: Allegiant | ✓

Lynn

A/N: Don't know who Andrea is? I put in a picture for you :)

Mondays. I hate them.

I walk into school dressed in ripped up black jeans, a faded black T-shirt, and a leather jacket with silver studs that once belonged to Shauna. Yes, it is like, ninety degrees out. See if I give a shit.

My eyes almost immediately land on Peter, Molly, and Drew. I clench my hands into fists and keep walking.

Marlene somehow finds a way to catch up with me before I reach my locker. "Hey, Lynn." She says. "Are those earrings new?"

I reach up and touch my left ear. On both ears I have four small black hoops going up, a silver-and-diamond stud in my first hole and a small black hoop in my second. "Um, yeah. I think so. That or I stole them from Shauna."

She looks at my hand. "Hey, we match." She wiggles her black-painted fingernails in my face, and I laugh.

I grab her sleeve and pull her closer. "Did you see them too?" I ask

She nods. "Is Tommy with them?"

I look back over my shoulder. Part of our plan was that Tommy would act like he wants to be their friend and get them to trust him. Lauren needs someone on the inside, she said. "Yeah." I say. "And he's also checking you out."

She smacks my arm. "Lynn!"

"I'm kidding." I say. "But what are you going to do about Uriah?"

She lets out a sigh. "Move on? I don't know. I still really, really like him, but...I have a feeling that's not enough."

I give her a small smile. "It might be. You should try and fix things with him."

She smiles back, and it's a genuine one- something I haven't seen in a while. "Yeah, you're right."

We're both quiet as I open my locker. "Oh, God dammit, Mar! You're making me all warm and fuzzy!"