  Jake's POV:
  I liked her. I liked Claire. I still couldn't believe it. I kissed her, and the fact that she kissed me back only made my hopes rise far higher than should be. Maybe I could have a chance with her.
  I was eager to see her today. As soon as I reached school I hopped off my bike and went to my locker. Brian and Sam were already there.
  I think my enthusiasm was evident because Sam raised his eyebrows at me and asked, &quot;What happened to you, bro? Did you get laid yesterday?&quot;
  I scrunched up my nose in disgust. &quot;I am not a fuckboy like you. I don't use girls. I don't know why I'm even friends with someone like you.&quot; I said, shaking my head.
  &quot;Same,&quot; Brian said.
  Sam chuckled and slapped my arm. His slaps are deadly, I tell you. &quot;Ow! Don't do that.&quot; I said as rubbed my arm which he had slapped.
  &quot;You two love me and you two als

  Brooke's?POV:
  I didn't know what was going on anymore. Everything had changed. But for the worse.
  Last week was surreal. It was the best week of my life. And then suddenly, everything changed abruptly. It became a nightmare.
  What? How? Why? When?
  The questions jumped in my mind like freaking kangaroos. But there was no one to answer them.
  It had been a week since it happened. The ignorance, the kiss, Jake's face when Claire slapped him. Everything seemed like a very bad dream that shouldn't ever come true. Did it really happen?
  I wanted someone to tell me it was just a dream. I didn't want this.
  For seven days I saw a Jake who was not his usual self and even Claire had changed. It was surprising how seven days can change things rapidly.
  I saw Jake staring at Claire sometimes. I saw Claire staring at Jake sometimes. But they didn't talk at all. They were acting like they

  Claire's?POV:
  I was so damn sleepy. When I woke up, I was in a car. And Jake was there. He was staring at me. Over the few days we had known each other I have unusually grown closer to him too fast. I didn't think that it would do any harm though. It was not like he liked me or something, right?
  &quot;Where are we?&quot;
  He chuckled quietly. &quot;We are at your house, of course.&quot;
  &quot;Oh,&quot; I sat up straight. &quot;What time is it?&quot;
  &quot;Past one in the morning,&quot; He answered, glancing at his watch. I nodded.
  &quot;Brooke...is she home safely?&quot; I asked, suddenly remembering her.
  &quot;Yes. Brian dropped her off at her house. I called him,&quot; he said and I nodded again.
  &quot;Um...you should go home too. You must be tired.&quot;
  &quot;Yeah. I'll be leaving now,&quot; He nodded.
  I opened the car door and stumbled out of the car. Why was I 

Jake's POV:
  I liked her. I liked Claire. I still couldn't believe it. I kissed her, and the fact that she kissed me back only made my hopes rise far higher than should be. Maybe I could have a chance with her.
  I was eager to see her today. As soon as I reached school I hopped off my bike and went to my locker. Brian and Sam were already there.
  I think my enthusiasm was evident because Sam raised his eyebrows at me and asked, &quot;What happened to you, bro? Did you get laid yesterday?&quot;
  I scrunched up my nose in disgust. &quot;I am not a fuckboy like you. I don't use girls. I don't know why I'm even friends with someone like you.&quot; I said, shaking my head.
  &quot;Same,&quot; Brian said.
  Sam chuckled and slapped my arm. His slaps are deadly, I tell you. &quot;Ow! Don't do that.&quot; I said as rubbed my arm which he had slapped.
  &quot;You two love me and you two also need to grow up! You are seventeen and still not had sex!&quot; He gave me a disbelieving loo

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