Lucas 1999 I'd spent all week trying to avoid Veronica, which wasn't easy because we shared two classes together and the same group of friends, and then Saturday came. Every tiny thread of self-esteem that I'd been building on to hold myself together came unravelling when I saw her sitting behind the reception desk at the clinic. She looked gorgeous as usual with her head down, reading intently, her golden hair flowed freely down her shoulders, the familia scent of her bodyshop vanilla perfume hit my senses and made me nostalgic for happier times, when she was mine, lying next to me, my arms wrapped around her waist, the sound of her sweet voice filling the space of my bedroom, telling me how much she loved me. We hadn't spoken in weeks, not since I'd found out she was with Sam. Now he

