I pick up the phone as soon as I see the familiar name on the screen.
"Hello, stranger." I immediately hear a scream on the other end of the phone line.
"Oh my goodness, bestie. I have so much to tell you but firstly, how does it feel to be home again?!" He says this with a heavy British accent that I miss.
"It's so boring without you guys, but I'm still alive, so that's a good sign, I guess." I joke.
"Awww, we miss you as well, bestie!! Steph and I think about you all the time, but not in a weird way... never mind, it's quite peculiar. We really can not function without you! Instead of the 'three Musketeers', we've become 'dumb and dumber', with her being the dumber of course. But, in any case, Lia, we miss you terribly. How are you doing considering you weren't on good terms with your parents?"
I begin to pace around my room, holding the phone to my ear with my shoulder while folding some clothes. "It's only been a few days, but enjoy the peace and quiet while I'm still away because I'm coming back with my loud ass. And now everything is fine between my parents and me."
I told Killian and Steph that I went to England because I got into a big fight with my parents, which isn't entirely a lie. I did have a disagreement with them before I left but it wasn't the main reason why.
"Ugh, you're living my dream life right now. I wish I could just escape from my toxic family and start a new life in Italy. I'll keep dreaming" oh the irony...
"Dude, is that Lia?" I could recognise that voice anywhere, Stephany my other best friend.
"Broooo, I have a lot of sh*t to tell you!" I could sense her elation.
"You and Killian have more alike than I thought."
"Ha! She yearns to be me! And how many times do I have to tell you Steph...stop calling me 'dude' " Killian says.
"Whatever. Anyway, there's this new guy who transferred to our school from Australia, and he's SO CUTE!" she exclaims, causing me to remove the phone from my ear.
"You nearly made my ears bleed you crazy woman! Now I need confirmation from Killian: is he really THAT good-looking, or is she exaggerating yet again?" I question.
"Not this time, girl, because that boy is SMOKING hot. Like if Harry Styles and Chris Evans had a baby hot," he explains, "and here, let me send you a picture of him."
They sometimes scare me with how much they know about other people's lives. "I'm not even going to ask where you got these photos.." I say I look at pictures of a guy eating in the university cafeteria, one of him walking down a corridor, and one of him entering the boys bathroom...as I said, scary.
"Okay, but isn't he gorgeous?"
I look at the pictures again and say, "meh, he's not all that, I've seen better" and they both gasp in unison.
"I think you should get your eyes checked, Lia, because this man is drop dead gorgeous," Killian says.
My thoughts then turn to the handsome stranger I encountered the last night.
"Perhaps she has someone else in mind. I once read that when you're in love, you can't think of anyone else but the person you're in love with."
"Oh my god, you're right; I believe I read that somewhere as well. But I don't think it's true. B*tches like me can't be content with just one man, you know? I like to spice things up" Killian says.
"Yeah, but that's not love, that's just being horny bestie" she says.
"You do realise I'm still here, right?" I raise my voice.
"Oh right, so who is the unlucky boy?" She inquires.
"First and foremost, ouch, and secondly, there isn't a 'unlucky' boy-"
"So, unlucky girl?" Killian ponders
"What? No, there isn't anyone, and I'm straight; we established that when you two locked me in the art room with Larissa to, and I quote, "test the homo vibes". I'll never forget the look on her face when you told her her dog had died just to get her into the room." I shook my head at the thought.
"All right, but you should thank us because that girl is a f*cking runway model; even I'd go straight for her."
"So, what the hell is wrong with you if you don't have a special someone and you're still straight?" She says
"You know what, it was nice talking to you, but I'm getting tired, so talk to you later!" I got off the phone before they could respond.
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Teen Fiction"....there's this new guy who transferred to our school from Australia, and he's SO CUTE!" she exclaims, causing me to remove the phone from my ear. "You nearly made my ears bleed you crazy woman! Now I need confirmation from Killian: is he really...
