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Toby
Holly, can we talk?
Holly
Talk?
Toby
About the letter you sent me.
Holly
Oh, that... *laughs nervously*
You think about that embarrassing letter. The one sent to Toby by accident.
Anxiety fuels your silence. Suddenly you realize you've been quiet for a little too long.
Toby
Are you alright? You look pale.
Holly
Oh uh… I've just been exercising.
Holly
Yeah, you know running and sports stuff.
Holly
Exercise-exhaustion, am I right?
Toby
Holly, I've known you since you were 5 and you've never run a day in your life.
Holly
It's just something new I've been trying.
Toby
How dumb do you think I am?
Toby
You've been avoiding my calls.
Toby
I went to your house, and your dad said you weren't home, but I saw the light on in your bedroom from the street.
Holly
Ummm... I must have left it on before I went out.
Toby
I haven't seen you since I got the letter. It's been days.
Holly
Our high school is big. It's easy to lose track of people.
Holly
I'm pretty sure I haven't seen a few people since the beginning of the year.
Toby
Holly.
Toby
You've been avoiding me.
Holly
That's not true. I've just been ... busy.
Holly
You know, running and exercise and stuff.
Toby
I've been forced to corner you at your locker to get a chance to talk to you.
Opening your locker, you momentarily block out Toby's expectant expression.
Gathering your thoughts, you contemplate fleeing the country.
Holly
Can we talk about this later?
Holly
Now's not a really good time for me.
Toby
Now is as good as time as any, Holly.
Toby
You can't hide from me forever, we share 5 classes. I still don't get how I couldn't find you.
Holly
I'm really short. Maybe you just couldn't see me?
Toby
Holly, please, will you just look at me?
Toby
We're best friends. We need to talk about this.
Realizing there's no escaping, you sigh and shut your locker.
Holly
Right, the letter.
Toby
Holly, why didn't you tell me this before?
Toby
I didn't even know you felt this way.
Holly
I don't. The letter was from a really long time ago.
Last year, on Valentine's day, you spent the night pouring your feelings into that letter.
You never meant for Toby to see it. Unfortunately, your stepmother found it, sealed in an envelope.
All she had to do was post it and post it she did.
Holly
You know, it was so long ago; I forgot all about the letter until my stepmother told me she mailed it.
Holly
Here's a fun game, let's forget about the letter and never talk about it again.
Toby
We can't pretend it didn't happen.
Holly
Yes, we can. You just tear it up and poof, it's forgotten.
Toby
Holly, it's okay. I'm not angry about the letter.
You're unsure whether you're relieved or nervous. All your life, you've shared your deepest secrets with Toby.
You expected him to be a little miffed that you hid your true feelings from him for so long.
Toby
I just don't understand why you didn't tell me how you felt sooner.
Holly
To be fair, there was never really a good time to tell you.
You think about all of Toby's past girlfriends. A wave of nausea washes over you.
And there it is, the familiar pang of jealousy filling the pit of your stomach.
Toby
You know I'm with Georgia now, right?
Holly
Of course I know about Georgia.
Holly
She's a hoot and a half!
Toby shoots you a pointed look.
The letter was your attempt to move past your feelings for Toby.
You were supposed to burn it, but a part of you could never bring yourself to do it.
Deep inside, you hoped Toby would eventually reciprocate your feelings.
Toby
Do you still like me?
Holly
Ha ha! Don't be silly!
Holly
The letter was written ages ago.
Holly
It was more like a silly confessional of sorts. Like a diary entry.
Toby
Then why did you send it to me?
Holly
I didn't send it, my stepmother did without my permission.
Holly
But to be clear, I'm over the whole crushing on you phase.
Toby
Holly, I…
Toby
I don't know what to say.
The school bell rings loudly, signaling the change of classes.
Toby
Holly, I think that we should still talk about this after school.
Holly
What? No!
Holly
Besides, I've already met someone else.
Toby
You have? Who?
Holly
Oh, it's uh… It's…
In the rush of students, you grab the nearest boy you can find, and kiss him.
Your heart is racing, and you're certain that your face is on fire. You've never been this reckless before.
To your surprise, Toby is staring at you. Wide-eyed and gaping, and dare you assume, a little annoyed.
Toby
Right. I guess I'll see you around then.
As soon as Toby is out of sight, you let out a relieved sigh.
Axel
Not that I don't enjoy kissing random girls, but, just so you know, we're never doing that again.
You turn to the boy you kissed and freeze
It's Axel Hunt. Notorious for being a womanizer, and for dating Hadley Robertson, your number 1 enemy.
Holly
Don't flatter yourself. We are most definitely not doing that again.
Axel
Really? Because from what I recall, you just threw yourself at me.
Holly
I did not throw myself at you!
Holly
You were just convenient, okay?
Axel
Keep telling yourself that.
Axel
We both know that you couldn't resist my natural good looks.
Holly
Please!
Holly
I only kissed you because…
Axel
Because?
Holly
*sigh* Because I needed to prove to my best friend I'm over him.
Axel
Wait, you mean Summer?
Axel
You're in love with Toby Summer?
Holly
Correction. I used to be in love with him.
Axel
If you were over him, why did you attack me with your mouth?
Holly
Stop saying I attacked you. It was a kiss!
Holly
Urgh, can we pretend this never happened?
Axel
Actually…
Holly
Actually what? There is no actually.
Holly
You go back to Hadley and I go back to being single.
Holly
End of story.
Axel
Look…
Axel
What if I offered you a deal?
Holly
Like drugs? No thanks!
Axel
What? No, don't be ridiculous.
Axel
I meant, a deal that will help us both out.
Holly
Like what?
Axel
I pretend to be your boyfriend and you can prove to Toby that you're over him.
Holly
And what do you get out of this deal?
Holly
The last time I checked, you were still dating Hadley.
Holly
And believe me, I'm not dumb enough to be caught 'having an affair' with her boyfriend.
Axel
You won't be having an affair.
Axel
Hadley and I broke up.
Axel
You get to prove to Toby that you're over him, and I prove that I'm over Hadley.
Axel
It's a win-win situation.
Holly
Well… I mean if you did break up with Hadley.
Axel
I did.
Holly
And I did already tell Toby that I'm dating you.
Axel
You also kissed me.
Holly
It was a momentary lapse of judgment.
Holly
Oh, what the heck, you have yourself a deal.
Axel
Let's shake on it.
Holly
Here's to the best fake relationship ever.
You smile at Axel. This is a great idea.
Holly
After all, what can go wrong? It's only a fake relationship.
