Hello sorry it's been a couple days but I was on holiday! It was great! Anyway here you go:
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The next week went past quickly enough. Mum was still unusually on edge, most of my teachers were still breathing down my neck and Maddie and Sam were at each other's throats but at least we'd had today to look forward to- our annual weekend trip to Kyle's beach house down in Wales. This was the fifth year we were fulfilling the tradition and we were planning for it to be the best. Despite all of the irrelevant stress we were carrying in our personal lives.
It seemed like it had been years since our last visit.
"Are all the bags in the boot?" Kyle's mum asked in a state of panic as she hugged her son and the rest of us goodbye. She was about 5ft 1 and the cutest women I had ever met... even if she was triple my age.
"Yes Mrs Brackham," I replied with a smile on behalf of Kyle.
"How many times do I have to ask you Emily?" she sighed with a sad expression, "Call me Mary!"
"Sorry, right, Mary," I corrected myself before climbing into the minivan and claiming my spot next to Jim. He was tapping his feet to the rhythm of whatever song he was listening to- probably one I'd never heard of. It was safe to say Jim had an extremely unique yet incredible taste in music.
Once Kyle had said his goodbyes to the rest of his family, he slammed the driver's seat door before turning the key into ignition. He was the only one of us who could drive as he was in the year above and this was the first year we didn't have to travel by train. The sound of the engine growling was quickly followed by the loud noise of us lot cheering as we waved goodbye to Kyle's teary Mum and annoying little sisters. The overwhelming sense of excitement brought a smile to my face. A weekend away with my four best friends- what the hell could be better?
"Oh this is my song bitch!" Maddie cheered in the front seat blasting the radio up to full volume and singing along to the voices of Flo Rida and Nicki Minaj, "SO MANY GIRLS IN HERE, WHERE DO I BEGIN?"
"I SEE THIS ONE I'M 'BOUT TO GO IN!" I answered between chuckles.
"AND THEN SHE SAYS I'M HERE WITH..." Maddie trailed off as Kyle turned off the radio, "Bitch."
"Sorry babe," Kyle apologised, not taking his eyes off the busy road leading to the M5, "I need to concentrate unless you'd like to spend the weekend in a hospital instead of relaxing on the beach next to me."
She frowned but accepted his apology, turning round to face me, "Em, can you share a room with Samantha this time? I'm sleeping in Kyle's this year."
"'Samantha? When the fuck do we call Sam by her full name?" I scoffed, eyebrows raised, before adding, "And bloody hell if I'm woken up at 3AM by the sound of you to moaning and Kyle's bed creaking then I will personally hack both of your heads with a blunt chainsaw."
They all cracked up at my exaggeration although none of them appeared to understand just how serious I was. Jim had clearly paused his music as he turned round to teasingly whisper in my ear, "If Sam wants a room to herself then you can always share mine."
I rolled my eyes as he smirked. Me and Jim had been flirting hopelessly since we first met on that horrid induction day. I had tripped over his foot that he swears he did not put in front of me on purpose. He had helped me up and took me to the medical room where on the way he told me I had a nice ass and simply grinned once I had slapped him roughly across the face.
