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Chapter Thirteen // Homework

- Amber's POV -

I sat alone in silence while trying to concentrate on my homework which was due the next day until the door knocked, Effie was at the door.

"I forgot my key" She muttered while pushing passed me and jumping onto her bed, I watched her while shaking my head.

"You shouldn't have been out in the first place, you have ICT homework to do!" I shouted at Effie as she smothered herself in a blanket. She stared at me weirdly before laughing to herself.

"How do you do homework for a class about computers?" Effie asked smartly, I rolled my eyes and sat down at my desk again. It looks like Effie is the only one who will be getting shouted at in class tomorrow.

Effie seemed to be in a mood, she was sighing loudly every few minutes and curling up in a ball on her bed. I turned to face her and thought for a moment.

"What's wrong with you today Effie? You're in a mood.." I asked her, she ignored my question. I spun around in my chair and hummed to myself.

"Something really weird is happening in this boarding house. You are acting weird, Ashley is always drunk, Priya is having mental breakdowns and-"

"Don't talk about her like that" Effie snapped at me, she sat up in her bed and looked across the room at me. Well that was a shock. She looked mad at me for saying something about Priya which was true, I wasn't trying to make fun of her.

"I didn't mean anything bad by it, why would you care anyway? Priya bullies us.. Well mostly me" I said to her while crossing my arms, Effie shook her head and turned away from me.

Ever since Effie had to look after Priya she has been more sympathetic towards her even though Priya doesn't like us at all, she has made fun of us since the start of the school year. Maybe Effie just feels bad for her, she has seen Priya at her lowest so she probably doesn't want to see her in that state again.

This is the first time I've ever seen Effie show emotion, the more I think about it the more I see that she has been completely emotionless since the day we met. Maybe it's because we haven't known each other long enough but it's only been a few days and the people I'm not close to at all have shown me their emotions, while Effie has not.

"Effie, why are you so emotionless?" I asked her out of the blue, it sounded nicer in my head. I bit my lip as I knew that wasn't the greatest question to say when starting a conversation, she looked up at me and grinned slightly.

"I guess I'm just good at hiding things" She muttered before burying herself under blankets and going for a nap, I rolled my eyes and sighed to myself. That was not the answer I was hoping for.

I carried on with my homework before lifting my phone off the desk and deciding to message Elijah and ask how his day went, also to tell him off for leaving me with Jade the other day (even though our conversation went well).

"Hey idiot! Thanks for ditching me yesterday even though you said you would come back. How has your day been?:)" I tapped my pen on the desk while glancing at my homework and then back at my phone waiting for Elijah to reply, Effie began to snore behind me.

I thought that going to the boarding school would mean spending a lot of time with my best friend but I was completely wrong, he has to do his own thing too. I guess that's just me being clingy but Elijah is the only person I properly trust and love with all my heart, I really should just focus on doing well in school..

"I'm sorry (Am I though?). I can feel the tension between you both and I haven't even met her yet, it's crystal clear that you like her. Why didn't you tell me?" I stared at Elijah's reply in shock before laughing loudly and then realising that Effie was asleep, I covered my mouth while thinking about how crazy Elijah was for assuming that.

I do not like Jade at all, she's complicated and I barely know her. She has a really bad temper and would snap randomly for no reason at all, she's hard to be around at times. I'm grateful that she opened up to me about her old friends and her tattoos, I felt trusted. I know for a fact that I have no feelings for her.

"ARE YOU CRAZY? I don't like her at all! I promise you Elijah, I would've told you if I did" I messaged him back while giggling to myself again, I looked back at Effie who was sound asleep.

Suddenly our bedroom door knocked loudly which made me jump, I tip toed across the room and opened it to see Ashley standing before me. What a shock that was. She looked like she hadn't slept in weeks, I stared at her weirdly before she realised where she was.

"Shit, I think I went to the wrong room" Ashley said with her eyes closed while swaying from side to side. She had a bottle of something in her hand and was obviously very drunk.

"I think you have, should I take you to your room?" I asked her quietly, she is a bitch but I didn't want her to get lost especially in that state. She shook her head which almost caused her to fall over.

"It's fine babe!" Ashley shouted while stumbling down the corridor once again, I watched her bumping into each door she passed. Then I realised that was the first time Ashley had spoke to me without an insult, maybe she was too drunk to realise who she was speaking to.

I closed the bedroom door and sat down at the desk once again to continue my homework until Elijah replied to my message.

"Love is in the air!!! Love is in the air!!!" I rolled my eyes and chose to ignore him because I couldn't be bothered with being pestered, I needed to concentrate on my homework. Effie kept tossing and turning in her sleep, I looked over at her in concern.

Why is Effie so afraid to have emotions?

Did something happen to her in the past which stops her from showing them?

Does she even have emotions?

Is she a robot?

I stopped myself from thinking by shaking my head quickly, I sighed and turned back to my work. I need to do this homework or I will be shouted at! I grabbed my pen and finally continued to work without any distractions while Effie snored loudly behind me.