I walk down the halls in silence as Alex keeps complaining about something to me and I nod my head every now and then between her rambles not to give her any ambiance that I'm not paying any attention to what she's saying.
I pull the strap of my bag on my shoulder tighter and observe the hallway that looks like it was designed by a manic depressive with the gray walls that goes up the lockers and the dark checkered tiles that made squeaking eeries whenever a student walked by it.
Numerous conversations of kids lined up in small groups were booming at once in the spacious space followed by the sounds of their lockers opening and closing not giving any attention to the slow morning announcements playing through the PA system.
I come into a halt when I reach my locker and put the combination to it before turning to Alex to see that she has not yet noticed my lack of attention and was still talking.
I feel slight regret of not listening to what she was saying since she usually never talks this much so it must've been important.
I give her a guilty look while pulling out books for my first period, "Sorry I kinda zoned out while you were talking."
Instead of the inevitable glare I was expecting she gives me a small smile before taking some books off my hands.
"Its alright, I was just talking about the new exchange student in our year."
I glanced at her in confusion, "We have an exchange student?"
She nods, "Yeah he just got here last week."
"But I thought senior exchange students were not accepted here." I question closing my locker.
She shrugs, "I don't know about that but I heard that he was expelled from his old school and this was the only place that accepted him."
"How do you know about all of this?"
She suddenly beams at me, "He has been the 'hot' topic of the GGC club for a week now."
I raise a brow at her, "What's a GGC club?"
She gives me a huge grin, "Gossiping Girls Club"
Why am I not surprised?
Moments like this never fail to remind me on how different Alex and I actually are.
She was loud and lively, always ahead on the upcoming feeds and always fun to be around with while I was compresented as the dark emo chic from the southern avenue.
"Even the taken girls were talking about him. From the many rumours I've heard about him it was clear as day that the boy was attractive but damn I didn't think he was that hot until I saw him.", She continues still grinning.
"You saw him?", I question leaning against the locker after I was done.
She nodded again, "I've heard many possibilities on who he is but the most I've heard is that he isn't someone to mess with."
Typical I thought before leaning off the locker.
The bell rings for the second time and I turned around to head to my first class only to bump with someone making my books fall down and I curse under my breath when it hits my feet.
"Watch where you're going bitch" A voice hisses and I look up to see a burnett.
I collect my books from the floor instinctively and mentally roll my eyes at the disgusted look she was giving me.
"Yeah call me that again and you'll be walking the rest of the day with broken heals" I warn with a low voice.
And possibly a broken arm
She looks taken aback for a split second before quickly going back to her previous composure and walking away after muttering a whatever.
Alex doesn't say anything but I could see a small smile playing on her lips as we continue walking down the corridor together since we have the same schedule for the first three periods.
"Ms. Fraser and Ms. Martin why are you late to class?" Mr. Rashford asks us sternly when we enter the class.
We're only two minutes late
"We got a little held back in the line on our way here" I lie politely trying to avoid any more tardy lists on my account.
"I don't see how this is my fault."
"Did we blame you?" Alex asks quietly annoyed making the entire class stifle a laugh.
"What was that?" Mr. Rashford asks glancing at her through his glasses.
"Nothing" she replies too quickly before heading over to our usual seats.
"So since all of you are gathered up now, we'll continue last weeks main topic about Path to london to become a play writer and ofcourse the early boyhood of shakespeare." Mr. Rashford draws out and I swear I could already feel my eyes giving up on me.
Mr. Rashford is one of those teachers who looks like his youth passed by his bare eyes in a blink before he actually had any fun.
Not that I'm one to talk
He's accustomed as the forgetful and day dreaming teacher that often tells us irrelevant stories about his annoying more successful cousin.
I'm soon to follow his path if I continue like this according to Alex.
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." "Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow, That I shall say good night till it be morrow" Mr. Rashford reads a passage from his book and I almost gag at the intense passion in his voice.
"Ok Romeo's love for Juliet can't possibly be stronger than my love for food." Alex mumbles audibly to her self making me chuckle.
The class went in a blur only few minutes to end when Alex starts poking my side while I was poking holes on my rubber.
"What?"
"So cody just invited me to his party today after school." She starts taking a deep breath.
"Please zoe you have to come with me. I know you hate parties and all after what the incident last time and all but we're seniors and this is our last year....." she blurts in a single breath still managing to keep the pupy dog eyes intact.
"First you should know by now that puppy dog eyes don't work on me and second am not going after what happened before"
I say slowly reliving the last time I went to a party and got drunk of my ass that I decided to take the spot light dance and ended up being internet famous after I threw up on the DJ.
Honestly I got no regrets, I already have no reputation in this school so what's to loose?
"You Suck Zoe" Alex says sticking her tongue out.
"So that makes you swallow"
"Eww"
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The rest of the day went by slowly but I got through it and rushed to the parking lot through the hallway with Alex trailing behind me pushing some people through the crowd earning dirty looks from some of them in the process.
I was about to get into my car when Alex suddenly stopped walking and leaned on the ground like the morning and started praying.
"God If I get through this in one piece, I promise I'll try eating healthy and stop sneaking spaghetti from Mrs. Guinevere lunch box." She prays shutting her eyes tightly.
I burst out laughing really loud clutching on my stomach getting weird looks from people.
I wipe a fake tear for their Drama seeking eyes before getting into my car when she finally got up.
I started the engine and pulled over from the parking lot, speeding up more than usual just to tease alex.
I pulled over on Alex's driveway bumping on their mail box sending it flying away into their neighbor's garden. Ooops
I snap my head to her and I could swear she looked ghosted for a minute, "Zoe" she says suddenly clutching on my arm, "I just saw my life flash between my eyes, and dang I didn't do much."
I rolled my eyes with a smirk edging my lips, "Just get out or you'll be late for the party."
"Oh yea..." Her eyes widen almost instantly "Shit Zoe, I don't have anything to wear! What if I get in there and people assume I'm the clown?"
"Relax Alex, you look gorgeous in everything, If anything you'll be a cute clown."
"Aw thanks zow, I think? "
"Ok don't get drunk over your head and call me if you need anything, ok?"
"Ok mom" she mocks and gives me a short hug.
I shake my head at her and rev the engine pulling over from her driveway 'Graciously' not.
It takes me a few minutes to get to my street and I park my car near the side walk when I see my house.
I unlock the front door and flicked some lights on for the unnecessarily spacious living room before throwing my bag on the coach.
Incase you didn't notice, I live alone.
My mom left me when I was eight and My Dad is in the military line, So I don't get to see him much.
I head straight to my kitchen and grab a granola bar, different color nutella buckets and a bag of chips to my room before changing in to my PJs.
I open my laptop and start the research for the essay assignment the English teacher gave us before we left class.
After a couple of hours of roaming different sites, I finish the research and rub of the crumbs off my shorts, glancing up to see its 8:56.
My phone starts beeping on my desk and I look over to see I got a text.
Cody: Hey zoe, Alex is drunk of her ass and is insisting to climb the roof in her bikini cause she says she saw an elf climb to the chimney. Can you come over to fetch her?
It's not even that late
Zoe: I'm on my way.
I sigh and close my laptop and head to my closet to grab a jacket and change out of this shorts.
Cody's place is not that far from mine so I get there in a couple of minutes and pullover on a street near the party and I confirm I'm at the right place when I see a few wasted teenagers throwing up on random objects and a few couple making out on the
The house isn't even that big but I could bet that there's atleast 60 people in there.
I pass through the front door only to be greeted with an ear piercing Music and sweaty bodies grinding on each other and I catch a glimpse of two guys carrying an unconscious girl to a car.
Dang, Cody can manage to pull of a cliche party.
I get to what looks like is the kitchen and see alex throwing stuff out of the fridge with cody standing behind her running his hand through curly blonde hair in frustration.
"What is she doing?" I ask quietly when I reach his side.
"She says she's looking for Spongebob's house." He says Amusement still laced in his voice.
"What?"
"Found it!" Alex announces holding a pineapple in her hand reaching out for a knife.
She starts stabbing the pineapple with the knife
"Why the heck are you happy all the time, you're a 46 year old sponge with a cheap boss, moody Coworker and an Idiot best friend."
Cody just stares at her for a minute and bursts out laughing.
Why am I not even surprised?
And why is she so obsessed with that sponge?
"Ok that's enough Alex " I say slowly trying to take the knife away.
"I'm gonna go look for Patrick " Alex announces skipping towards the door, her blonde hair bouncing behind her.
She's probably gonna look under rocks in the yard.
This really isn't the first time this stuff happened
Cody and I share a look before we both quickly stroll through the people almost reaching the front door, when a hand snatched me out of the house bumping into a hard chest.
I look up and see a drunk guy barely standing but strong enough to get a tight grip on me and I recognize him as one of the jocks in my class.
Seriously!? I have no time to handle this now
"Let go of me" I try to immediately wriggle out of his grasp.
"Not so fast beautiful, I just want to have fun" he says pressing too close against me, his intoxicated breath fanning my face.
He really shouldn't have done that
"Have fun with this douche" I glared at him before kicking him where the sun don't ever shine.
He Immature falls on the ground groaning in pain and I take the chance to ran through a free space towards the garage bumping into two people making them drop what they were holding.
I started apologising and grabbed the stuff they dropped and I instantly realized what they were holding.
They're Drugs
I looked at them wide eyed and the buffed guy's body shook with his eyes narrowed.
"We gotta take care of her" The other guy whispered audibly enough for me to hear him.