It's Only Gossip

24

"Urgh." I moan as I stuff my face in my pillow.

"What's the matter with you?" I turn to see Aura arching an eyebrow.

"I need to study." I turn to face the ceiling.

"The winter formal dance is tomorrow." Aura desperately mentions.

"Half term tests are next week." I remind her and then shrug. "Besides, I don't like dances or parties anyway."

"But they'll be free food!" She exclaims.

"I don't really care." I yawn.

"Okay if you're not going, I'm not going." She cheers.

"What?" My turn to arch an eyebrow.

She nods. "Mhmm, I didn't really want to go anyway."

"Tell me the truth." I start to laugh.

"Well, there's this guy called Cam who asked me but I don't know how to reject him." She shrugs.

"You simply say no!"

"No, I can't."

"Why?" I begin to laugh even more.

"That's not nice!" She looks at the floor.

"And not going to the dance at all is nice?" I turn to look at her with a smirk.

That's when she throws her pillow at my face.

I look up to her, "That wasn't very nice!" I mock her.

A laugh releases from her. "Well, if I use helping my friend study as an excuse..."

"Fine." I give up.

She shoots me a smile and comes up to me to hug me. I give her a disgusted expression but she just laughs. I sigh while I reach for my textbooks and begin to study...

...

Ring! Ring!

The alarm screams causing my eyes to widen in disbelief. No, no, no. Please tell me that alarm is set for the wrong time. This can't be. It can be school already! I haven't even slept yet! I knew it was late but I didn't know it was this late. Please, I love sleeping. I need sleep. It can't be school. I think I just sacrificed sleep for studying. No... I did.

My phone's reveals that the alarm clock was set for the right time while Aura slowly gets up. Her eyes first sleepy but then instantly widens once she spots me.

"Did you sleep?" She questions me in a worried tone.

I shake my head.

"Levi! If you want, I can tell the school that you're sick." She sits up onto her bed.

I shake my head once again. "No I need to be in lesson."

"You just don't want people to think you're too afraid to face Frank?" She states but questions in a confusing way.

I forgot all about that, I genuinely need to go to my lessons. Today I'm not having revision lessons but actual lessons. I can't be behind.

"Er I don't care what people think." A disgusted expression appears on my face. "I don't want to be behind in lesson." I admit truthfully.

'Oh okay... I'm going in the shower first!" She quickly runs to the bathroom and I try my best to finish of answering these exam questions.

I need to ace these exams. I can't lose my scholarship. Most importantly, I don't want to transfer schools. I already feel settled in. Sure it's annoying but I'm surviving.