AuthorsNote: i'd like to start this chapter by saying i have nothing against gay people, i have several gay friends, and they're loved just as much as my straight friends. so please dont get offended by the attitude of cameron, it has to be.

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Lucas's pov:

''hi Cam, what you up to?'' i'm full of the joys of monday morning and determined to put Opal's image out of my head.

Cameron gives me a look of disgust ''piss of gay''

i cough, loosing a mouth full of coffee ''what did you call me'' he was joking, its fine.

''Don't think i havent noticed you staring at me Lucas, i know you'r gay and i'm sick of you perving at me, it's discusting!'' he spits.

''i thought you knew me better than that'' i push him '' i haven't been 'perving' at you, you'r my friend, or at least i thought you were, it goes to show you'r just like the rest of them''

''fuck off, i've seen the looks you give Opal for simply talking to me, like she's steping on you'r property, well news flash i'm not your fucking property and don't touch me or talk to me again'' he storms off.

Ok he blew that way out of proportion, ok so i thought i loved him, but was there any reason to act like that? you'r right, theres not. but before i have time to get properly angry my thoughts drift to Opal, her face so bruised and hurt, she was in so much pain, the type of pain morphine cant take away.

the bell goes and i drift to first lesson, by fifth period i'm compleately wiped, i've not taken in a single thing an of my teachers have said, my thoughts totaly focused on Opal and try as i may i cant make myself forget her lying there, or that feeling i get everytime i hear her name mentioned. shaking my head i begin the walk home.

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Camerons pov:

maby i shouldn't have blown him out like that, i've known he was gay for years but i've never drawn such a dumbass blow, and i know he would't do that, as he said we're friends. 'were friends' says the voice in my head 'you scrued it up remember?'

But he looked so fucking happy, Opal's in hospital and he's there smiling like he's won the lottery. The look on his face throughout the rest of the day was scairy though,

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Claire's pov:

todays been so fun, Brian skived off school and came to see Sam and me and we sat around catching up and having a laugh all day. Lucas came in again, with this weird look in his face, kinda far away, but Brian (my night in shining armour) screamed at him till he left, Lucas amost looked hurt that he'd been ordered to leave and slumpt out, all dedgected.

Brian finaly got sent out just before they bought dinner round, but retured withing five minutes with ben and jerrys ice cream telling me that he would never let a friend eat hospital food, said his goodnights to me and Sam and left, Sam and i shouted at each other for an hour or so (he wasn't alowed to leave his bed and i was in no fit state to leave mine), untill a nurse came in and threatened to move me to a different room if we didn't shut up, so i chucked a couple of my CD's at Sam and we spent the rest of the eavning listening to music.