Lorelei shut her bedroom door behind her and stared at the box on her bed. With a loud sigh, she fell onto her plush, white bed. It was probably just a late birthday gift from her Aunt Karen. Six months late. The blonde slowly sat up and opened the package. "The necklace.." She whispered, picking up the necklace. The green gem shimmered in the low light of her bedroom. As Lorelei closed the clasp, she delicately touched the necklace and bit her lip. [i]Love. This is just beyond me. [/i]Who would want to love her? Who would love her? She flopped back onto her bed and looked at her phone as Sherman snuggled up to her.


Raleigh sat on the edge of the pool and fiddled with his necklace. His brown hair dripped with the water from swimming all afternoon. The blue stone could have blended in with the clear water. He sighed and ran his fingers across the necklace. The boy wrapped a towel around himself and sat by the pool just a little longer, mesmerized by the water and the silence.