The Affair

26. Nearly There

 We walked out of the exam room with everyone cheering and congratulating each other. I cannot believe I just finished my last exam! It feels so crazy, it honestly doesn't even feel real. 13 years of schooling, it all came down to this, these exams and they are all done. Whoa. I went around hugging my fellow peers and teachers and jumping with happiness. But only one thing came to mind. He isn't here. Mr. Davidson isn't here with the other teachers. We had the legal exam just before this one, why isn't he here? 

'Avery, congratulations' I turned to find the principle wishing me a congrats. 

'Thanks Sir, I'm pretty proud' I laughed 

'You should be. I was wondering, would you be able to come into school when the orientation week is on and talk to them about year 11 and 12. Year 12 mostly? They seem to listen more to a past year 12 student, ones who have personally experienced it recently' He asked. 

'Of course, id love to' I said with excitement. 

'Great. Ill email you the timetable. Congratulations once again' He went off talking to other students, as he did, I saw Alex walking up from the distance. Smiling. 

'Hey guys, congratulations' He began talking to the other students. I just stood there talking to one of the teachers. Just as we finished our conversation, I felt a light tap on my shoulder. 

'Congratulations, Avery' He said in a low voice. 

'Oh, thanks... And thank you for all your help' 

'What Help? No, this was all you, how'd you go?' He said sweetly. 

'Really good actually. Better than I thought I would'

'Well great. I think you deserve to celebrate' 

'Yeah, we are all going out' He frowned. I know exactly why. 'Don't worry, we have 2 designated drivers so they will watch out for me' 

'I didn't say anything. Its quite funny though, cause, a few of my friends and some teachers are going out to Liquid' He chuckled. My jaw dropped to the floor. 

'Oh god' I murmured. 'You can't go there!' I whispered loudly. 

'Why not?' He seemed shocked. 

'Because thats where Maddie booked us for tonight! Oh god, it'll be like last time all over again' He scoffed. 

'Don't worry. Ill stay away from you and you stay away from me, we will be fine' He suggested. Why do I feel weird about this?

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'You look awesome!' 

'It isn't too much? I feel cake faced!' 

'No way!' Maddie yelled as i complained about my makeup. Ive never worn this much. Ohh, it looks really good though. Doest look like a lot at all. I grabbed the hair straightener just to quickly touch up my hair. I pulled up my strapless, tight, black, ankle length jumpsuit and slipped my foot into my open toe, ankle strap beige heels. 

'Alright, lets go' I took a deep breathe as we walked out the door. Thinking about seeing him tonight. I hope what he said will happen. Just stay out of each others way. Maybe ill just... Say hi. Wait, no. No I won't. I won't say or do anything. This is my night!

We arrived at the club and as always, my friends know the security guards, bartenders and... The owner? Whoa. We got our own booth, which is huge. Bigger than the other club we went to. This club was huge itself. I sat down with Maddie, Leslie and Janis while the guys went to get us drinks. Dan and Kelsey will be meeting us here later. I couldn't help but look around to see if Alex was here.