It's just a cut. It's just a scratch.
""What's that mark?"
"Oh, it was just the cat."
Just an excuse, just another lie, just as every day goes by.
"What's with all the braclets?"
"Just a fashion, why?"
Just a tear, just a scream.
"Why were you crying?"
"Just a bad dream"
But it's not just a cut, or a tear, or a lie
I'm just preparing for the fated day of good-bye.""
Lola Carmen is different. She's eccedentesiast (a person that fakes a smile) and is a proffessional at it. Everyday she walks into school, with a fake grin spread across her face. She doesn't trust anyone, everyone she was ever close to has betrayed her. In school, she pretends, she plays it off like the perfectionist she is. At home, that's where she reveals herself. But when a new student arrives at Rideview Highschool, with his dreamy British accent, stunning good looks, and charming personality, his popularity booms and it isn't long until he meets Miss. Popularity of herself- Lola Carmen. He sees past her perfections, and notices her fake smiles. He tries to get close to her, but all she does is push him away.
He could tell that quite place inside of her was getting louder, and he found himself falling for her as he's trying to figure out the mystery that lies behind the real life of Lola Carmen.
Complete!
"You know I really like you, right?"
He was definitely drunk.
"You do?" I asked. My voice was supposed to be teasing, but I think it came off as a bit startled.
He laughed, "Yeah, why else would I trust you with all my secrets?"
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Betty was many things; a romantic, a fashion designer, a bit more jealous than the average girl, great with a camera, a helpful daughter and a good friend.
But she was best known for being nice.
And usually, the boy did not want the 'nice' girl.
But this summer she was going to prove to Mike, her crush since FOREVER, that nice was enough. She was going to have an amazing summer, a perfect Junior year, and finally have her first kiss. It was a foolproof plan.
Moving from her childhood home in Arizona to New Mexico at the start of Junior year was never a part of Betty's plan. But sometimes when parents are involved, plans change.
So now the nice girl had to start over at a new school in a new State. And when the (maybe not so bad) bad boy, Eli, gets involved, it might be hard to be known as 'the nice girl'.