High School Never Ends ◎5sos◎

23 "you missing michael?"

Florence walked into art late, as she was having her cigarette and you can never interrupt her time or tell her to stop when she's not ready. There's consequences.

She scurried up to Miss Duncan's desk.

"Miss-" she got cut off.

"You're late, Florence." She said coldly starting at the girl.

"Yes sorry- but I wanted to tell that Michael is away in rehab and and why he's not been here recently, he won't be back for a couple of months" she quickly said, she really cares for him and she's went round to every teacher that Michael had to make sure he didn't get into trouble thinking that he's 'skipping' he's only done that a few times.

"What a surprise" she mumbles and goes back to reading her magazine.

"Bitch" Florence whispered, she never heard which made her glad.

She looked around for a seat and unfortunately there was only one Bessie Ashton, after the accident and how it got caused she despises Meagan and Ashton isn't nice to her anyway.

She lazily sat down beside him putting her earphones on, blocking everyone out.

Ashton looked at her, he licked his lips and was tempted to say something but he knew she wouldn't answer. He gave it a shot.

"Alight, emo?" He poked her arm, she gave him a dirty look.

"You missing Michael?" Florence lowered down her volume as she knew we wouldn't stop.

"Very much." Her voice was deep and she never gave eye contact to him at all.

"Yeah, me too" he nodded his head intertwining his fingers together laying his hands on the table.

As everyone was working on their paintings, Florence and Ashton sat there in awkward silence as the class was quiet as Clio.

"Have you always been an emo?" He asked and she sighed in annoyance.

"You know that Ashton" she bluntly said.

"Oh. It's cool"

"Is it? Because last time I checked, you said it's a stupid thing and I should snap out of my 'phase' " she put two fingers up quoting what he said to her before.

"Did I say that? My apologies" he laughed lightly but she didn't find this entertaining.

"So-"

"Look Ashton, I don't know why you suddenly want to be all buddy buddy with me because you and I remember you don't like me and for sure your little girlfriend doesn't either so I would either cut the crap or you'll get a slap" she now looked right at him.

"I don't know... I guess since Michael is away I just want someone similar to him talk to and since he's your best friend I thought I would like to get to know you more."

"But why?" Florence was obnoxiously confused on why the biggest fuckboy in school wanted to get to know her.

"We are friends! We out in the same friend group why wouldn't I not want to get to know you." Ashton protests.

"I'm your least favourite."

"Okay I don't have a favourite or a least, just some time to time I get annoyed."

"Yeah, annoyed" she smirked.

"Why are you like this?" Ashton huffed.

"Because I want you to stop talking to me." She rolled her eyes.

"Well fyi, that means for your information by the way," Ashton said sassily which made Florence crack a grin. "I won't stop talking to you until we end in good terms and turn out it be good friends." He nodded.

"Wow, this means so much to you" she dramatically flipped her hair back.

"Of course" he played along.

"Ashton and Florence if you don't stop talking I will chuck you both out of class faster than my husband leaving me three years ago." Miss Duncan said across the class not taking her eyes off the magazine. Ashton and Florence started to quietly laugh nearly falling off their chairs.

*bell rings*

Everyone got up and rushed out if the classroom, miss Duncan did say one at a time and form a line but they didn't listen they just wanted their lunch.

"So I guess I'll see you later?" Ashton said still sitting on his chair.

"Maybe" Florence smiled and walked away.

Ashton had this weird feeling in his stomach, he just made a new friend-

"That goes for you too, Aston you can leave" Miss Duncan snapped out of his thoughts.

"Oh right" he hesitated, quickly walking out of class.