They're now at a home econ class. Alex and Simon are paired together. Maddy and Howe as well, but far away. Nicola is also far away, paired with Loren.
Simon: You alright, mate? You've been pretty quiet for a while now.
Alex: I can't understand why Nicola rejected me, when she said all that stuff in the letter. Did I do something wrong? Does something embarrassing happen to me, throughout the day?
Simon: I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation.
Alex: ... Maybe this is the universe sending me a message, once again. Maybe I'm not meant to be in love with Nicola. Maybe I'm not even in love with Nicola. Just with an idea of her.
Simon: Wowowow, calm down, mate. You've seen her dark side. She's been mad at you. She's shoved sausages up people's noses. She's behaved like a brat in front of you. And yet you still like her, after two crazy years in a row. You know she's not perfect, and yet you still like her. To me, that's love.
Alex: Love? At this point, I don't know anything about love, Simon. She could be just another manic pixie dream girl.
Simon: But she's not. You know who she really is. You're in love with the real her.
Alex: And yet I ended up dating Maddy. Maybe Maddy is the girl for me.
Simon: Didn't you listen to Howe, mate? You two didn't work... Besides, I don't think you can get her in this timeline. Look at her with Howe.
Alex: ... What's with those two? I never pictured Howe and Maddy.
Simon: Really? They make perfect sense to me. I ship them.
Alex: You what?
Simon: I ship them. I even put them together in a fanfic.
Alex: What? You write fanfics about your friends?
Simon: ... Pfft, no.
Alex: You just said you did.
Simon: It's a joke. I don't write fanfics. That's weird, and girly. (nervous laughter) Otherwise, I would also write fanfics about me and your sister.
Alex: (rolls eyes)
[Alex looks at Nicola, and then at Maddy, not knowing what to do]
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Episode 14 (Worst Year Of My Life Again Fan Fiction)
FanfictionThe night has passed. It's January 28th once again. It's time for Alex King to wake up, and face reality. Will he finally have escaped the tempo loop? Will he go through a terrible year for the third time? Will he ever open Nicola's letter?
