Paint Me - S.M

6. Was Our Thing

25 October 2016, Tuesday. History paper

"Wow, get a load of this, Haley Michelle Evans was seen on a date with not one, but two boys. We identified one as Valen Faras but the other brunette remains anonymous. Haley was seen strolling through campus and chatting animatedly with Valen - who is believed to be dating our beloved Sang Bradley - we could be wrong but is Valen changing his mind about his sexuality? And who is this other guy she was spotted later on with at the library. And there's a blonde girl with them? What is Haley Evans playing at?" Suri read out, clearly annoyed.

"Wowww," I drawled out. "So amazing. Yay, I'm dating a gay boy and a having a polyamorous relationship with people of both genders. One of them happens to be Mikayla who still kinda likes my man. Yay. Accurate."

While it did bothered me, I wasn't entirely shocked by it. If I survived the amount of shit Shaomi threw at me and made me feel, I could handle a few jealous little, trashy titled, shitty gossip queens Sophomores.

"Aren't you scared?" Malia asked, worry evident in her voice.

I raised an eyebrow. "Should I be?" It came out somewhat arrogant and self-assured. Maybe you voice how you actually feel sometimes.

Lol.

Not this time.

Okay, maybe I did feel a little more confident from Jordanne's pep talk but that didn't mean I was truly back to my actual fully petty, you-know-i'm-about-to-f*ck-shit-up, don't-want-your-man-he-wants-me-lol-tragic attitude.

I became a totally different person. It's just which side of me you want to tap into. The raging bitch side or the softer-and-sweeter-than-a-marshmallow side. Your choice. Choose wisely, no refunds or exchanges once payment in the form of backstabbing, harassing my friends, being mean to me or treating me like a decent person is made. Pleasure doing business with you :)
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26 October 2016, Wednesday Chemistry and German paper

"Aced it! I can't believe I pretty much did that paper last night! Oh my god...is that cheating?" Jordanne questioned frantically. She stayed up all night [ ;) ] doing paper after paper and pretty soon she'd finished the whole pile.

Today was only half over, Suri and I had german later in the afternoon while Malia and Jor were heading to rest.

I think I was finally getting the hang of handling finals and my life. Even though I loved my friends and family to death and probably beyond, I valued alone time. It gave me time to recharge and clear my head.

I conversed with my four best friends, shovelling junk food into our mouths as we made our way to the language blocks, Malia and Jordanne insisted in accompanying us before heading back to the dorms. I appreciated their support, really.

Shawn and I hadn't exactly had an actual, deep conversation but I was so preoccupied with exams and now this drama. I made a mental note to check in with Bradley later, I told Valen about the gossip blog and the fact that we were a 'couple' now. He nearly spit out his damn 'skinny tea' which he did not need but was doing a promo on his instagram. Goodness. It tasted like shit anyways.

Val and Suri would team up to track the source later, they were a formidable pair. I loved those two.

Suri and I stepped into the exam hall. Mrs Krämer looked up at us. We exchanged smiles. I whispered a 'good luck' but I knew Suri Mitchwell doesn't need luck.
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We emerged out two hours later with smiles on our faces. Studying hard pays off!