Saving Grace

1.1

Coras pov*
"Hey! Nova! Bout damn time, looks who's back!" I yell out,
"Who is ba-ALEAH" nova practically screams, running towards the short girl, with the black to green ombré hair,
"Hey it's nova!" She yells out
"SORRY MICHAEL!" Nova yells as she runs through them and gives Aleah the biggest hug, ever, in the whole universe.
Ashton just walks over to us,
"Yeah, so I just got abandoned in a milo second," he laughs,
"Don't worry, it's happened to everyone" I laugh,
"She is stealing everyone's girl," Calum smiles,
Next thing I know, they are all walking up to us, Michael on the left, Aleah in the middle, nova on the right,
Ashton walks up to them,
"I'm sorry that we haven't met, but I am Ashton" he states, holding his arms out for a hug,
"Yeah I know, I've been in your art class, same as you Michael, and Calum, and Luke where ever he is, I know you all hang out because I'm in your god darn art class, and I have been the whole year" she states,
"Oh shit, oh that is you" all three of the boys say in unison,
Next thing you know, like comes by, and looks at us,
"Oh! Aleah! Welcome back!" Luke says giving her a high five,
"You noticed it was her?" Michael asks
"Yeah" like says as if it was obvious
Calum just shrugs, and Aleah laughs,
I tap on calums shoulders, and he leans down,
"Calum, do you thing nova and ash are like... A thing?" I whisper into his ear,
He looks back at me,
"I think so" he whispers back smiling,
I laugh,
"TIME FOR ART NOOBS" I hear mikey yell, as he runs inside,
"Wow ok" nova replies with,
As we sit in art class, our teacher walks in,
"You have 2 weeks to finish your piece, before graduation" she smiles,
"I have been working on it, over the weekend, because I got back Friday night, sorry miss" Aleah adds on
"Oh no, Aleah that's fantastic, and you have been away for a while so it's fine, looks like your up to everyone else, so don't worry" the teacher smiles, as she sits down, and starts typing on her laptop,
"Wow two weeks" Calum sighs,
"I know right, then I can get out of this dump, maybe go to university?" I laugh
"Your gonna go to university, and do great things Cora" Calum says, nudging me
"Oh shit, 2 weeks, Aleah have you been studying?" I ask Aleah
"Yeah, I did online school, don't worry" she smiles
"Good" I smile
"Hey, Cora, will your parents be back for your graduation?" Calum asks me
"Yeah, they come back 2 days before" I smile
"Oh ok, well, tonight, since you've been eating ramen, and take out for the past month or so, come to my house for dinner" he smiles
"Sure, text me the address" I smile
"Oh nah, I'll just take you from school, just don't catch the bus tonight," he says holding my hand
"How about no, I need to feed my dog, and get her a new bed since her current one was ripped" I say
"Nonsense, I'll drive you around, I'll help, your dog is my best friend" Calum laughs
"Hey what about me! Babe!" I hear Luke say
"Oh yeah, that's my best friend" he laughs
"Babe?" I ask, giggling
"I honestly don't know" he smiles
"You love me babe" like sighs
We both laugh and go back to our work,
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As I walk to my new locker, I see Aleah following me,
"Sorry Calum hood? I need to take Cora for a minute bye!" She states to alum as she drags me away,
I laugh at Aleah,
"Are you and Calum a thing?" Aleah asks
"What- no- may- I don't know" I sigh
"Ask him, it's not that hard" she sighs back
"Well just ask Mikey out already, we know you love him" I state, smiling
"Maybe I will" Aleah states, walking off,
"I love you!" I yell
"I love you too" she mumbles,
I laugh at the weird girl that is my friend, and I walk to my locker,
"So we both have 2 free periods now, what do you want to do?" Calum asks
"I need to ask you a question" I say
"Oh same, count of three" Calum replies,
"1, 2, 3,"
"What are we?" We say at the same time
"I don't know Calum" I say
" me neither" he says, looking down on the ground,
"Well then, Calum, would you like to be my partner in crime?" I ask
"Yes I would love to" he smiles
I cough
"Be your partner in crime" he adds on
"Yes! Either one is fine with me though" I laugh,
"Great" he smiles
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"OK LETS GO TO THE CAR!!" Calum says, running,
"Ok ok, I'm coming" I laugh
As I hop into the car, Calum says
"Where to m'lady?"
"My house mate" I laugh back
"Niice, I already knew though" he laughs
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As we get to my house, I let my dog outside with her new bed, that Calum actually bought during his free period, how nice, and she loved the bed, and fell asleep, as I places a blanket on her, she snored, she is so freakiing cute! Like how cute, can a dog get?
I slowly closed my sliding door, and walked back to the front yard, and back into calums car,
"to my house!" Calum whisper yells, backing out of the drive way,
"What is for dinner?" I ask
"What ever my mum makes" he smiles
I instantly freeze, I'm going to meet his parents,
"Don't worry, just my mum, my dad isn't here, and you'll meet my sister" calum smiles
"I'm still nervous cal" I say quietly,
Calum holds onto my hands,
"Hey, it will be scarier for me than for you" he laughs, I smile, holding onto his hand tighter.
"We are here" Calum says
"Ok" I smile
"Do you want to stay in the car a bit longer?" He asks, looking worried,
"No, let's go in!" I say slightly nervous
As we walk to the door, and Calum rings the door bell, I really wished I asked for some extra time,
Next thing I know the door is answered
"Hello! You must be Cora Calum has told me so much about you-"
"Mali" Calum murmurs
"Oh, I'm Mali, calums sister" she states
Calum smiles
"Come in, come in," his older sister says,
As we walk inside, his mum comes out of nowhere, and Mali and calums mum just group hug me,
"Oh hello, ms hood, and Mali" I laugh
"Hello Cora!" They both say
"Can I join in?" Calum asks, using puppy dog eyes,
"No, you say Cora is a good hugger, you have her all the time, it's our time" Mali states
I laugh at the cute brother sister fight,
"Well, Cora, come sit down" calums mum says, as we get out of the hug.