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I hate only three things in this world.

One: People who bash things they know nothing about. Two: People who would try to take away my friends. And last, but most certainly not least: Pure evil takes a human form in a teenage girl. And her name?Jaymie.

She hated me. One of the major reasons was that she saw me as 'competition'. Just because I loved someone she thought I shouldn't be allowed to. He was of the more popular type; athletic, popular, way more liked than I was. As for me, I was in my own little group of friends, and we tended to get labeled. A lot. I think we all know what the labels are that I mentioned.

Oh, yeah. His name is Adam.

But that was in the past, and now, I sometimes tend to laugh at the thought. And the reason being? I finally got my chance, a lucky chance, with him; we made our debut at school. My friends..well, they were happy for me. For the most part, they were all beyond happy. Most all. And then... There was Chloe.

Like I said, all my friends were and are happy, but then there was her. I knew she could hide things really well sometimes, most of all her emotions. But I could usually tell. Out of my friends, it was kind of scattered; Kyra might notice, Rayne can act so oblivious sometimes you just never know if she notices anything, and Anna tended to veer away from the subject.

But I knew.

And just how did I know? Simple. Before I was with Adam, I was in her position. We had been the two who were alone, but the only difference was that we wanted someone we couldn't have. But her situation was just a littel different than mine. She had someone--techincally--but he lived all the way in Europe. His name is Gerard.

At times, she would get down for whatever thing she saw or happened to her, and when she wouldn't say what reminded her.. At least I knew it was him and that she couldn't get to see him is what was making her that way. And I would get so frustrated and tell her she should be more hopeful. He told her 'I love you', but truth be told, she told me she saw this as deja vu moments at times. When I asked why, she always simply said, "What did I always say to you?"

That was before Adam.

The first day, when Adam and I had come into school together, all of my friends her happy and I do mean all of them. She was too, but I knew she was hiding something. I can remember it so well. I took her aside and asked. She promised me she was fine, as long as I promised not to do anything too..couple-like, with Adam in front of her.

And I happily agreed. I hated seeing that too, and I still do; couples who stop in the hallways, the ones you always see in corners and do something like that. The last thing I wanted was to be the person doing that to her. God knows we all hated it.

Enough explaining for now. Back in reality, it was any other lunch day in schol. I had Adam on my left, then it went Kaylee and then Rayne around the table, and then Chloe on my other side. But she sat further away on days that he decided he wanted to sit with us..Sit with me.

I knew it was nothing personal, but once in a while, I couldn't help noticing she looked..distant, for lack of a better word. Maybe because I had an idea od where her mind could be at right now. You leave any one of us alone with our thoughts and our iPod, someone is bound to start acting depressed. Sometimes I'd feel bad--like now, for instance--and I think Adam sometimes noticed. But he never said anything.

Right now, I was quickly losing interest in my lunch. Rayne was drawing as usual with her headphones on what sounded like full blast, and Kaylee was texting someone, like always. But Adam could be one to notice. I had my hands in my lap and he slid one of his hands into mine. I guess he was trying to comfort me.

"What's wrong?" he asked, quiet enough for just me to hear.

I didn't even look up at him, just shook my head in response. He didn't push the subject any further, just kept on holding my hand underneath the table. The gesture was simple, but at the same time, it kept me calm and my nerves at bay.

This is stupid, I thought, why am I getting this upset? I have my friends with me, Adam by my side..why would I act this way?..I was almost 100% sure I was going to get the answer to that soon enough. And I almost regretted thinking it. Almost.

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There was only one thing I hated about being in that Spanish class with Jaymie in it.

From what Chloe told me, being that her and Kaylee had it with him, the two tend to be very close. I didn't mind much at all that the two were friends, but only if things weren't they way the were between me and him..and me and her..

At the end of the day, headed outside to see my friends before I got on the bus. What we did everyday. Kyra said hi and bye quick, needing to catch a seat on the bus. Usually she walked out with Chloe on thse days but I didn't see her. Rayne and Anna both said hi quick, Anna hugging me goodbye. And just as those two walked away, I spotted the last person I wanted to talk to before I lost my seat.

I spotted Chloe, but something was wrong.. She was walking almost like she was hypnotized and kinda pale. As for the expression on her face..Well, let's just say it looked as if she saw a ghost, for lack of a better phrase. And I don't even think she believed all that much in ghosts.

"What's up with you? You look..like crap." I said, meeting her halfway. She shook her head quickly, then asked, "Do I?" Almost as if she had no clue what I was talking about. She wasn't even looking me in the eye, but that was typical. Wow, it just seemed as if she couldn't look anywhere but the ground. Her eyes were usually stuck there momentarily, but they were really glued to her feet now.

"You're gonna tell me. Maybe not now but I'll call you later maybe. Somethings wrong and I will get if out of you. I'll talk to you later.." I told her, needing to really run to my bus now.

Chloe hardly nodded in response, but it was an answer I was gonna have to take. So I took it and ran, literally, on the bus. Usually she was so stubborn when it came to telling me what was wrong. And now, it was one of those times I really couldn't stand that she was acting stubborn. I would get the answer out of her. Somehow.

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Almost right after I got home, I picked up the phone and took it into my room with me. After I threw my bag on the bed and shut the door, I dialed Chloe's house. I didn't really like it when I had to talk to other people's answering machines, so I usually kept it quick and to the point.

I was surprised when the phone was picked up before the machine. I barely heard her "Hello?" response. That's enough, I thought, time to get to the bottom of this. She had to be this way for some reason. And she never showed that much of an outward response so it really couldn't be that good. A run in? Someone threaten her?

"What happened to you today?"

"Jaymie..she stopped me when my last class ended, after school..before I came outside..how could she?.." Chloe talked as if it was just her in this conversation.. Her voice was better than before, but I still had to listen close to everything she said. "What did she do to you? What do I have to do to her?" I asked, growing more mad as I waited for her response.

This time it took her a bit longer to answer me. "She stopped, looked really mad.. Told me she was going to.. to do anything she could to break up you guys. And I..I couldn't say anything..but I couldn't keep it to myself.." She told me. I was angry at first, then scared as to what that meant..'Anything she could do'..I knew she hated me, but was she really that spiteful? That jealous?

"She emphasized that 'anything' part..When I tried to say something, she told me..'Say anything, to anyone, and I will find you'..That's what scared me so much.. I don't want her to hurt me.." she continued, sounding scared.

It took me everything for me to not drop the phone and scream in anger. This couldn't be happening.. Why would she try to take him away from me..? All because she was jealous? Because I loved him and she couldn't have him? It's really ridiculous how she couldn't grow up, even this much time later.

"She won't be getting away with this, that I do know. And don't worry, no way is she gonna get to you. I won't let any of this happen." I told her. I just wish that I could believe it what that last sentence maent. In reality, I didn't know whether or not I could stop her. And I think that was the part that scared me the most.

I would try my hardest, that I know for sure. But sucess wasn't for sure. So much would and could backfire, just thinking about the possibilities. And I couldn't tell Adam that I knew something that Chloe told me I wasn't supposed to know. He might think I was I just being paranoid. I know I shouldn't be thinking that he would think I was doing that, but that's what you get for emotions.

After that, I just told Chloe I'd see her at school and we'd just figure this out later. I dropped the phone and fell backwards on my bed. My head was pounding; with what I just found out, I had to keep my eye out for any possible tricks that Jaymie could pull. And I knew that sooner or later I would start to seem..on edge. But it was all for good cause. I just didn't want to lose Adam.

Not now. Not ever..