Hey! From now on I will post every other day. I want to work on my quality and not the quantity. Thanks. Peace.

Plus I think it would be better if you had heard the song Almost Lover before hand. It is way better. But you will have to imagine it! I wish I could have actually filmed it for you. Shucks. K Byee.

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Today was presentation for our video. Thomas has spent all night apparently editing to perfection so I wanted no less than a A. We had all worked SO hard on this, I wasn't going to get a B having just humiliated my singing skills. Also, I recieved a zero. I had to get good marks to raise the average again.

At 7:30 am in the morning, my alarm went off. Uh.... I got up super slowly rubbing sleep from my eyes. I knew I had bed hair and morning breath but I had never been the type if person that jumped out of bed smelling sunshine and daisies. If you did.... Well let's just say I envy you.

But I forced myself to stay awake and fried the usual 2 eggs while putting my hair in a messy bun. Lately I had started to have acne, a total pain in the rear. But I should be happy I only have them now when I was 15. He he. A bite of breakfast and I grabbed my keys only to find a sign on the door. Mum always left for work at 7:05 am sharp so our form of communication was normally written post it signs. Or you know.... Verbal fighting, which was every other day. I sighed and crumpled it up not even bothering to read it. Tossing it in the paper bin(score!) I started breezily walking to school. For once I got there with 20 minutes to spare.

I did another victory dance, not caring about how match I was embarrassing myself. Okay a little bit. But I was just so happy about how everything was working out. I've got this. Then all to soon the bell went off and trudged off to Geography. Yay. After hearing a lot of ramble about area and grid reference, I went to find Thomas in the cafeteria. Sure enough there he was... Looking at his computer screen with a couple clicks here and there.

"Hey," I cheerfully said, clunking my tray of food next to him.

"Hey," he grinned back his eyes meeting mine briefly before he went back to his computer.

"What is that?" I asked, sitting next to him...

"It's the video," Thomas laughed "and the red hearts on the garland look really cool with the black and white."

I leaned over to check and sure enough the first 5 seconds indeed looked really cool. I sat back down next to him biting into my apple. This was all going really great, we were sitting SO close to each other. I tried to memorize his beautiful cinnamon and mint smell without being too obvious before nestling my head on his shoulder. I watched him in silence finish the video, those agile fingers darting around the key board. Then a reminder in my head reminded me to recite my ballad for him. But no sooner had I opened my mouth the bell went off and I sighed reluctantly edging away from him.

Why was it always my bad luck that whenever something really cute happened, something or someone just had to interrupt? I trudged off again to room 56 and sunk down in my seat hoping that PE would be over soon. This was because the teacher always gave lessons about things I had rather not think about. *coughs obnoxiously* And then for once I was actually excited about English.

Thomas was sitting at the back as usual waiting for me. I smiled back despite the fact my ears were still recovering from what I heard back there. I still smiled though. He had just had that special superhero thing that made me smile. That special way that made my heart melt. Ahh.... I sat next to him in a dreamy haze.

I could hear a muffled high pitched girly voice," Julia... Julia... Earth to Julia!" This blurry hand thing was waving in front of me.

Then I could hear," Julia, if you don't snap out of it... I'm going to have to take your pulse and give you CPR."

Ooh. I'd really love that(he he) but it did the trick. My eyes shot open and I almost banged my head on the desk. "I'm not dead." I hastily snapped.

"Good. Because we are about to go," Myra chimed, rolling her eyes slightly. I watched the group before me finish before we had to have to our turn. Talk about nervous. I stumbled to the front while Thomas reassuringly held my hand, his warm touch comforting. Thankfully though Thomas did all the talking while I clutched to his hand like a life line.

Then Myra plugged in the USB and I turned off the lights so all eyes would focus to the screen.

The acoustic guitar strumming started and the scene slowly grew alive. I pressed play and anxiously stepped back. Because of the past test I failed in... was relying on this to not fail in English. 

Then the song started. Crud.

2 kids emerged on the screen smiling and laughing. 

Your fingertips across my skin....

Julian handed Lily a heart garland, a huge contrast to the black and white. At least my singing wasn't out of tune. Lily accepting it with a hug...

The palm trees swaying in the wind... Images

Nice slow motion of them making a mess out of my bed whilst dancing  with the garland. Lily wrapping it around like a necklace...ou sang me Spanish lullabies....

The sweetness sadness in your eyes... Clever trick....

Julian hugging Lily who was wrapped in the garland... Feathers flying everywhere...

I never want to see you unhappy...

I'd thought you'd want the same for me...

Lily pinned up the hearts on the wall... Gosh Thomas is brilliant at editing! Then the image zoomed out and there they were older, holding hands. They had started school.

We walked along a crowded street...

You took my hand and danced with me... Images.

A beautiful camera shot of Lily trying to do do twirls  with Julian helping. Nice garland in the background.

And when you left you kissed me lips...

You told me that you'd never forget those images, no...

Julian kissed Lily's cheek with a hug (I had forced him to do it.)

I never want to see you unhappy...

Yay. I was in the film now. Not the best actor, but I was carrying the frayed heart garland with an excited smile. Me telling him jokes while he wasn't listening. His mind already captivated by something else.

I'd thought you'd want the same.... For me.

Me clutching the heart garland as rounded the corner. So hopeful so... I rounded the corner only to see Thomas flirting with Myra. Cue the tears on my face... Shining so strangely like diamonds. I ran off...

Good bye... My almost lover....

Good bye my hopeless dream...

I was back in my room, tears running down my cheeks as I grabbed the scissors from the dresser...

I'm trying not think about you... Can't you just let me be?

Me viciously cutting and savagely ripping up up the garland into shreds... The tears keep falling

So long, my luckless romance...

My back is turned on you...

I should have known you'd bring me heart ache...

Almost lovers.... Always d-do....

Me surrounded on the floor by hearts... Well what was left anyway.... It was more like... Bloody red confetti sprinkle thing.

I turned on the lights and Thomas, Myra and I were equally surprised to see some of the class in tears... Legit tears?! The girls were actually breathing into tissues. That's a good thing... Right?! Ms Swop had tears brimming in her eyes. Yay! I mean sorry I made you cry but yay! Just goes to show that you can actually make an audience cry in a minute and 5 seconds. 

Is Swop had the sloppiest smile written all over her face. I held my breath. "Flawless singing( I blushed) excellent acting and well thought concept!! I think it is worthy to say that you get an A+," she sniffed with a smile.

Yes!!! I did my happy dance and we all secretly celebrated. Then I hugged Thomas with joy and he responded by doing something he hadn't done before. He kissed my cheek. A brief light kiss but a kiss all the same. I recoiled back shocked, a hand on my cheek.

"What the hell?" I stuttered.

 Thomas froze as if unsure what he had done was a good thing. So I hugged him back, even happier than before, rising on tip toe to kiss him back on the cheek. There was no doubt about it. Today was totally my day... 

I just hoped the good luck would last...