* Tara *

"Bye", Tyson said as Dazzline and I got out of his car.

"Bye...wait, you're leaving today right?", I asked.

"Yeah. Since Dazzline's back, I can leave now, besides, I have to go back to school", he replied and looked at Dazzline, "Take care, okay?".

"I will. Thanks", Dazzline replied.

"Bye", I waved to him as he drove away.

"Gosh! Stop it, Tara, you're acting like a child", Dazzline snapped as she dragged me into the school building.

"Am I?", I asked while laughing.

"It's not funny, Tara. You were acting like a child in kindergarten", Dazzline replied with a scowl.

"Iwolomo. Anyways...."

"DAZZLINE! ALLAH! DAZZLINE! IT'S REALLY YOU!", Someone screamed from behind us and we both turned around to see Zahra running towards us.

She jumped on Dazzline as they laughed, "God! I missed you girl!", Zahra exclaimed as soon as they broke their hug.

Dazzline continued laughing as Zahra turned her around, "you're like...soooo thin" she continued, "c'mon, let's go to class. I'm sure Gabriel is waiting to see you and yes! Daihaah, she cries everyday because you're not here and Stella misses you like dieeeee".

  "Calm down, Zee. You didn't even greet Tara", Dazzline pointed out and I smiled at Zahra who grinned.

"Sorry, I was so excited that I didn't see you there. Anyways, Awayu?", She asked and I almost laughed at her pronunciation of how are you?.

"I'm fine", I replied with a smile and Zahra chuckled.

"See as you're glowing..this girl,cut soap for me naaaa!", Zahra joked and I laughed.

"Why is the class so noisy? Where's Stella?", Dazzline asked making me realize we're already in the class.

I looked around and saw Stella sitting on her chair with her head on the desk, "There she is. She's there, sleeping on her desk".

"Ok, as much as I want to gist you, I promised Elliot I'll stay with him today, hmm? hope you don't mind?", Zahra asked Dazzline with puppy eyes and I laughed.

  "As much as I want to say no, I also want to talk to Gabe too. By the way, where is he?", She asked looking around the class.

"He's probably in an empty class in the last floor", I replied, "with Zephan", I added quietly.

"Ok. What about Daihaah?", She asked.

"She's having a class now. I think literature", I replied.

"Ok. Don't forget, you'll apologize to Zephan today", Dazzline reminded me and I nodded.

She turned and began to walk away, leaving me in the class and I heard the juniors shouting "Senior Dazzline is back!", From the hallway.

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      One thing lingered in my mind as I was walking around in the last floor since I'm free now.

I wonder why Daihaah looked so...I don't know...Unhappy when she saw Dazzline today. Like she didn't want Dazzline to be here, like she's not happy to see her.

I sighed as I entered a class and looked up, only to see Zephan sitting on a chair, staring back at me with a blank look.

"Uh...Zephan, I wanted to see you", I mumbled, loud enough for him to hear.

His look immediately changed from blank to annoyed. "You just ruined my concentration with your presence, Omotara", he replied coldly, "leave or I'll leave for you".

It was like my legs had suddenly frozen. I couldn't walk away from that spot. I was staring at him with a very very hurt expression and there was tears in my eyes already.

He got up from the chair, took his book and began to walk towards me. He walked past me and I didn't know how I managed to grab his wrist.

  "Zephan...I'm sorry", My voice cracked as I spoke.

"Let go of my hand, Omotara", he replied with the same harsh tone.

I took three steps backward so I'd be looking at him, in the eyes.

"Zephan I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything I did. I'm sorry for lying to you...I'm sorry for taking advantage of our love. I'm sorry for all I did",  the tears I was desperately trying to hold was now running down my cheeks as I stared at him.

The way he was looking at me with that blank look made my heart sink as I looked at my feet.

"If...Zephan if I could go back in time and undo what I have done, I will. I'll do it without hesitation. If I could go back in time and make things right within us then I will, Zephan, I swear, I will, but I can't, and it's killing me! Zephan I'm incomplete without you and I regret all those things I did. I regret it. All of it", I was now sobbing loudly and my legs felt weak and tired as I fell to my knees and looked up at him.

  "Zephan..please, I'm sorry. Please, forgive me", I begged. That blank look on his face made me realize that this wasn't working at all. I had already broken his trust. I ruined us. I ruined our relationship. It was all my fault, and he won't forgive me anymore.

  He sidestepped me and began to walk away and I grabbed his leg. It was a reflex action because I did it without thinking.

   "Zephan please...please don't go..don't leave me".

My arms felt too tired to even hold anything again and I let them drop to my thighs. I sat on my feet and continued crying.

It was over. Everything. All the tears, all the apologies..all my pleading..it was never going to work. It won't work. It'll never work. Zephan will never forgive me.

  "Oh My God! Omotara just stop!", He snapped.

  "Just stop!", His voice was soft and it felt closer this time. I could smell his cologne. I could feel his presence next to me.

"Stop it, Tara, you don't know just how much it's killing me to see you like this", he whispered.

Suddenly, he pulled my up and his strong arms enveloped me into a hug. My sobs only increased as I hugged him back. "Zephan I'm sorry", I whispered.

  "Omotara stop it. Stop it okay?"

"I can't. You'll leave me. You'll go away Zephan. I'm sorry"

"I forgive you Tara. I'm not mad at you. I can't stay mad at you because...because I...I still love you. I still love you, Tara. I really do" he assured me. It was more like he was trying to convince himself.

"Does...does this mean we're back together?" I whispered, looking up at him with hopeful eyes.

"Tara, I'm worry. I'm sorry..but I can't", He replied as he broke our hug.

"But..why? Why?..why can't we move past this, Zephan? Why?", I asked as the tears returned to my eyes.

"Damn it! Tara I can't forget what happened that day. You switched place with your sister just to go to a party? And that isn't the first time Tara, it isn't! If I take you back, how am I sure that you won't do that again? How?" He cupped my cheeks and stared into me eyes.

"I love you Tara", he mumbled as his lips touched mine. He kissed me softly. Like he was trying not to hurt me. Like he wanted to take things slowly, reminding me of my first kiss with him in SS1.

Definitely, my heart wouldn't stop beating for him. He kissed me until I stopped crying. Maybe, just maybe we'll be back together. Maybe we could get past this.

He broke the kiss and I saw that he too was crying. Zephan was crying. His eyes was very red and I felt sad because I had made him cry.

"I'm sorry, Tara, but I can't do this anymore", he said with a sad voice as he sidestepped me and walked out of the class.

   And I stood there, doing nothing. I wanted to run after him but my I couldn't lift my legs anymore. I couldn't move. All I could do was scream and cry.

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*Dazzline*

"Gabriel, Dazzline, hi", I heard a soft voice say and Gabriel and I turned around to see Stella standing there with a small smile.

"Hi, Stella, how are you", I asked

"I'm fine. Thanks", she replied and looked at Gabriel, "can I look talk to Dazzline? Alone?".

"Yeah. I'll be waiting outside" he replied as he kissed my forehead and walked out of the class.

  Stella closed the door behind her and came to sit next to me.

  "Y'know, when I came to Hamdyn High, I had this insane crush on Gabriel", she began and laughed awkwardly, "how does it feel like to be with him?"

  I shrugged, "heavenly".

"Do you still have a crush on him?", I asked and looked at her. My eyes got glued to her tummy which looked a bit swollen. One wouldn't have noticed it because of the big cardigan she was wearing.

"No. It doesn't even matter anymore. I have...I'm happy with who I'm with", she replied and looked at her tummy, smiled sadly and patted it.

"How are you?", She asked.

"Stella, are you pregnant?"

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