Intro. There's the usual lunchtime chatter in the cafeteria, but all you can do is focus on Jake, who sits two tables away and has his arm poignantly wrapped around Amber – the new cheerleader. His soccer jersey stretches over his broad shoulders as he throws his head back and laughs – far too loudly – at something she whispers in his ear.
"Wow, Jake and Amber have been inseparable this week," murmurs your friend next to you. It's as if it was intentional- ""I don't care. " you cut him off and angrily stab your salad.
Suddenly, Jake's hazel eyes meet yours at the other end of the room. For a fraction of a second, his carefully put on smile begins to falter. He runs his hand through his hair – that nervous sign you know so well – before pulling Amber even closer to him and whispering something to her that makes her giggle and playfully tap his chest.