letters | {l.h.} (ON HOLDDDD SOZ )

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-Elle-

"Okay, class, so our school is teaming up with a school in Australia to do a thing we're calling the 'Penpal Project'. You will be assigned a student and you have to be penpals with them for a month. And of course, you can give them your email, but no other personal information besides social media through the letters. Any questions?"

"What do we put in the letters?" asks one of my friends named Joel.

"Anything you want, anything at all."

"This is so cool," Ria whispers to me. I nod.

"Okay, I'm going to pass out slips with a name on it, and that's your penpal for the month," says Mrs. Greene. She passes slips to Ria and me.

"Who did you get?"

"Luke Hemmings? Who did you get?"

"Michael Clifford."

"These guys sound like they could be in a band, aye?" I question, and Ria smiles.

"They do, don't they?" she giggles as Mrs. Greene starts handing out looseleaf.

"Okay, you have the whole class period to write, get to it, go!"

I glance at Ria, who laughs a little before bending her head over her desk to write. I start my letter.

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Dearest Luke Hemmings,

Can I call you Hemmo? Is that cool? I dunno. I'll call you that from now on, aye? Well anyways. My name is Elle. Elle Vance. I'm from Amurica. You're my partner for the Penpals project. I'm 17 years old and I love chocolate milk. Apparently I'm also quite shy, but I don't think that's something you can gather from just a letter. Dancing is my entire life umm what else, oh yeah, I have a twin brother named Ethan who's mega annoying. Let's see, I have blue eyes and brown hair, I dunno, I'm extremely average, nothing at all like those insanely pretty girls you see in the movies.

Your name sounds like you belong in some sort of band. It sounds famous and sexy. Sorry. Forget I even just said that. That was completely out of line. Okay, well if you wanna follow me on Twitter, my name is @ellevance, and we can chat there. I know timezones are different in Australia, but whatever, we can make it work, aye? Hmm what else to tell you... ahh I really love All Time Low? Yeah. Jack Barakat is like kakznaifjamjakskfh sex. Sorry. Fangirl moment. I probably seem like such a weirdo oh my god I'm sorry that you have to write me for a month. Okay well, I hope we become great friends, Hemmo.

Yours truly,
Elle Christine
~~

I hand in my letter just as the bell rings. Ria and I grab our things and head over to our AP Gov class. I whip my phone out underneath my desk.

me: what did you say to michael?

riaria: just asked him if he had a big cock

me: ria what the fuck

riaria: lol I also asked him if he was in a band like I thought he was.

me: you seriously asked him that omg dude

riaria: michael clifford sounds like the name of someone who has a big cock does it not

me: yOU CAN'T JUST ASK SOMEONE IF THEY HAVE A BIG COCK

riaria: well I mean we are gonna be penpals for a month right so we might as well get to know each other am I right

me: nO

riaria: hush you'll find out about luke's anyway

me: okay sure brah

riaria: you know it's true aye ;)

me: shut the fuck up ria I hate you

Ria visibly laughs from her seat as I glare at her.

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best friends are great aren't they aw ria is me in every single way possible lol