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Chapter 5: Study Session

I think my tries to upload more frequently are succeeding, as I'm trying to post 1-2 chapter in a week.
Hope you enjoy!

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Aura POV

It's been a week since i came back from the hospital and Zane's visit. Nothing really important happened in the meantime. But one thing that will happen is a lot of tests.

"Ughhhh how i hate testsss" I complain to myself as i plop down onto my bed after classes.

After a small break, I get my laptop and start to study. Even though I hate this, I have to study.

                         ~•2h later•~

"I want to murder whoever made math, like, WHAT IS THIS SHIT?!???"
I cried aloud to myself, struggling to understand the multiple formulas on my laptop screen as homework.

"Whyyyyyy?" Whining again, i close my laptop. "Looks like I'm done for today, I'll probably finish the homework at like 2am anyways." I say with a sigh of relief that I'm stopping doing that torture.

"Hmmm" Starting to think what I should do, I realize that i have nothing else really important today, so i call my best friend.

Of course, he answered. "Heeey~ What's up? Don't remember the last time you called." He said. "Eh, nothing really, just bored, you?" I continue.

We ended up chatting for a good 2 hours, before he says "Sorry girl, I gotta go." "Oh, okay, bye Luca!" I say as I hang up.

"Who was that?" I suddenly hear a voice behind me. I jump slightly as i turn around. "GODDAMMIT ZANE WHY WERE YOU STANDING THERE?" I say, seeing its just Zane.

"Jesus you scared the shit out of me." I sigh, remarking how he caught me off guard. "Eh, felt bored and thought why not be bored with someone?" He says, as he sits down on my bed.

"And the only person you could think of was me? Don't be ridiculous." I doubt him greatly, but he continues "My best friend's out for a few days, and I don't really talk to anybody except her and you."

It's true that I've never really seen Zane with anybody other than some girl with black hair and Lola, plus he talked to me a few times throughout the week. But it's still unbelievable tht one of the most popular guys in the school doesn't have more friends, or even just people to talk to.

"What about Lola?" I ask, giving a fierce gazed side eye. He then breaks out laughing, while I just sit there confused. "What? What's funny?" I ask, but he's definitely not stopping. "Hey, cut it out!" I say, hitting him with a pillow.

Through laughs and wheezes, he manages to blurt out "Oh- You actually- believe that bullshit?" I then stop. "You actually completely lost me, what bullshit?" I ask again.

As he finally quiets down, he says "Me and Lola are in a fake relationship. It's kinda like an arranged marriage, but it's just an arranged relationship and we don't take it that far. This hellhole actually ends this year of college, the next year she's gonna spread 'tragic' news that we broke up because we have lost feelings, or sone crap like that."

I sit there, completely flabbergasted. "Was this supposed to be obvious? Cause y'all are killing it pretending. Everyone believes you." Joking, I chuckle a bit, and he does too.

"I always thought that it was fishy how you always let her push you around like that, but I just reckoned that was the kind of guy you were." Pointing that out, he 'pffts' and says "Hell no, I'd dump her ass as soon as i get the chance. I really do not like her."

We keep talking a bit about that, but then he tells me "Hey, only you and Luna know about this, so if we are killing it pretending, do not tell anyone." "Who's Luna?" I ask, dragging out the request. "That best friend I was talking about earlier." Saying that, I reply "Okay, okay, I won't tell anyone."

He's now satisfied with the conversation, so he changes the theme. "So, whatcha studying?" He asks, as he overlooks my messy bed full of many notebooks, some open to very messy notes, pens and pencils scattered all over my bed, my laptop, multiple books, highlighters all over, and my pencil case which is empty because some more things out of it are out on my bed.

I look back, then say "...Oh... Well that's certainly something..." I scratch my the back if my neck in awkwardness. "And here i thought you were neat or something because you were very clean in class." He remarks, and i just look at him in weirdness "You sit like two rows in front of me, how do you know how i work in class?" I give him an amused and interested look, as if I caught him.

"I uh- uhm- I just- I am- You- Uhm- uhh-" he kept stuttering for a bit, and then said "Oh don't pull the good ol' switcheroo on me, why are your things so messy?" He tries to ignore me, and continues his questions.

"I was studying math and trying to do the homework..." I finally reply "And you didn't do it?" He asks again. "No..."  I act as a child caught stealing cookies from the cookie jar as I speak.

"I can help!" Zane brushes off my tone and offers help. My eyes light up "Really?!", but then I remember "Wait, since when have you been good in math?" Scepticism got the best of me, so I ask.

"I'm definitely better than you." He quickly says a comeback in a confident tone "touché" I answer, opening my laptop.

                    ~•an hour later•~

"And, you're done!" He says as I finally close the laptop. "About time! That was so longg" I whine, closing all of the books and notebooks around me, and packing my pencilcase.

He chuckles at my response, but then looks at his phone "Damn, it's already 11pm, i gotta go." He exclaims, and i nod "Oh, okay, bye!" I say my goodbyes, and so does he, and then, he leaves.

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I did this when u didn't really have motivation, so I kinda forced myself to write, but i finished it in 3 hours! I'll be posting chapters weekly, sometimes 2 times a week! Hope you enjoyed!

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