Undergraduates [h.s]

five

Quick little a/n:
A reader has asked me to put up a list of who I see playing each character I have introduced so far. I will make a proper cast list a soon as I've introduced other main characters but for now, here are the 4 you can know:
Mel - Holland Roden
Becky - Crystal Reed
Edward (Sheeran) - himself
Harry Styles - himself

Hope you enjoy this chapter :-)

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(This is also 2 weeks later from the previous chapter)

"Hey Beck" I called out, sitting cross legged on my bed with my laptop in front of me

"Yes chicken" she sung, coming out of the bathroom towel drying her hair whilst wearing a fluffy dressing gown.

"Can I talk to you about something?"

"Yeah of course" she slumped down on the best next to me and I made sure to cover my laptop screen from her

"Well, you know we've been living here for like...well a year now, but-" I paused, looking up at the ceiling to try and find the right words to say "-do you ever think about...well like, I don't know maybe-"

"Spit it out Mel" she chuckled

"Like, renting an apartment together?" I said nervously

"For real?" She sounded surprised but not necessarily in a bad way?

"Yeah for real. I know it'll be tricky because we've already started this term and we're paying for a full year but you know my dad can talk them into letting us cancel it if need be and, I've been looking at some places in town and, well-" I trailed off, picking up my laptop and showing it to her "I mean they're not exactly cheap but they're affordable and we could have our own proper rooms and we can virtually walk to our colleges from there" I had to gasp for air from my long failure of a properly structured sentence

"Not exactly cheap? I'm sorry honey, are you blind?" She half laughed

"I know it's a lot but I mean, we are in Cambridge and...well it won't be cheap finding somewhere close to the university sites. We can afford it!"

"Maybe you can but unfortunately I'm still counted as working class whereas you're on the same level as bloody Kate Middleton"

"Oh come on that's not fair, just because my parents do well for themselves doesn't mean I'm like that. My money gets given to me I don't ask for it and it certainly doesn't grow on trees" I argued, slightly annoyed

"Hey Mel, what are £50 notes made of?" She said, tapping her finger on the simple of her chin

"Uhm...paper and, a bit of red ink?"

"Yeah and uh- where is it paper comes from?" She looked at me, wiggling her eyebrows

"Well trees obviou-" I stopped mid sentence as my eyes grew wide before I looked at the smug grin on her face in frustration "that's not what I meant"

"Calm down snooty pants" she laughed, shoving me on the shoulder just as my phone buzzed on the bedside table.

I picked up my phone and looked over who it was, smiling in the process.

*Hello there ginge ;) morning coffee?*

"That your boyfriend?" Becky chimed as I began to reply to accept Edward's offer

"Ssh" I said sternly

"What does he want first thing in the morning?"

"To get a coffee" I looked up at her in frustration at her countless interruptions.