Josh
From then on, it was me, Alex, and Esther. Esther, Alex, and I. We became a trio, our lives inexplicably tangled, Esther oblivious to the glares passed between Alex and I whenever the other got a little to close to her for comfort.
Weeks passed, exams came and went. Alex and I finished our chem project, or Alex did anyway. I helped. A bit.
I groan and slam my head against my desk, the words in my psychology textbook squiggle up at me from the page. I take off my glasses and rub the heels of my hands against my eyes. I pick up my phone, already thinking about texting Alex, when I realise that it's midnight. Great.
I shut my textbook and slide out of my chair, collapsing facedown onto my bed. My phone buzzes.
Amazing and awesome chemistry partner:
Hey
Can we talk about fish?
I scoff in disbelief. What is he on about? Mind you that's not the strangest text I've ever gotten from him.
Me:
sure
what about fish?
Amazing and awesome chemistry partner:
They think theyre better than me
And that pisses me off
Me:
...
of course it would
Amazing and awesome chemistry partner:
What's that supposed to mean???
Me:
whatever the heck you want it to i guess
Amazing and awesome chemistry partner:
HEY
Watch ur fucking language
Me:
you are officially the world's largest idiot
Amazing and awesome chemistry partner:
No please, I couldnt take ur title
Anyway
U wanna call
?
Me:
...
alex
it is
12 o clock in the morning
go to bed
The typing dots appear, then disappear, and I nearly drop my phone as it starts to ring.
Incoming call: amazing and awesome chemistry partner
"Dude, what is wrong with you?"
He snickers on the other end of the line, and I can picture him laughing in my mind.
"Hey, you picked up, didn't you?"
I don't reply for a moment. There's a shuffling sound on Alex's end of the call, and a sniffle. We lie there in silence for a moment longer, before Alex suddenly bursts into tears.
I sit up in shock, not sure what to do.
"Hey, Alex. Alex!"
He tries to contain his sobbing; with not much success it sounds like.
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Esther
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