I unlock the door when we get home and as usually mum and dad are still at work. Jayden turns on the TV and watches The Simpsons and I go upstairs to study for this sport test that I have tomorrow. Oscar sends me a text saying how nervous he is but I don’t reply because I need to focus. I turn my phone on silent so that I don’t get distracted.
Time fly’s and before I know it I hear the front door open, followed by the sounds of heels against the hard floor. 'Amy!' I hear my mum call, so I go down. She looks full of life today, must be from the amount of sleep she got yesterday! She must have gone to the hair dressers on the way home because her hair is lighter and shorter. I compliment her hair and she blushes a little before hugging me. 'What do you feel like for dinner?' she asks. Before I can even open my mouth Jayden calls from the couch 'Pizza!’ I agree and mum calls up Dominoes and places an order. After that she calls dad and asks him to get it on the way home from work.
Mum tells me how she finally finished all her jobs today and is ready to start her new placement. It’s basically the same thing but higher, so she gets a pay rise as well! She blabbers on about how nice her new office is and soon enough dads home and instantly the smell of pizza fills the room. 'Who’s hungry!?' Dad says as he places the cardboard boxes on the table. I make everyone a drink and we all sit down and eat.
Mum and dad won’t stop talking about work so I don’t really get a chance to share my day, not that I really want to tell them that I got kept back anyway. By the time we are done it is 6pm. We all sit down to watch the news, nothing interesting today just talking about the raise in teenagers drinking alcohol underage. I don’t drink, I think it’s silly and it only makes you make a fool of yourself. When the news is finished it is 7pm, so I go upstairs to continue to study.
I check my phone before I start and I have lots of messages from Oscar about different things like 'Where’s the femur? How do you calculate your heart to rest ratio? What energy systems do you use in basketball?’ All of these questions are pretty easy for me too answer, but it always seems everything you know is never actually on the test. I put my phone down but take it off silent so I can help Oscar.
It gets to 8:30 and I still need to shower and brush my teeth. I decide to put down my books for a while whilst I get ready for bed, then I will study some more.
My shower goes for a while as I get caught up singing to my music. I check the time when I get out and it is 8:45...oops. I slip into my pyjamas and then there is a knock at the door followed by mum and dad saying goodnight. I open the door and kiss them both tonight, then return to the bathroom to brush my teeth.
When I get back to bed it has just turned 9:00. I check my phone to see if I have any messages from Oscar and I have many! I scroll through the notification and come across one that isn’t from Oscar. It’s a Facebook notification, a friend request. It’s from Luke! I slide my phone to unlock it and accept the friend request. I wonder how or why he found me. I go through his photos and only one is actually of him, the rest are of his mates, cars or graffiti. When I’m finished going through his photos the time is already 10! I put my phone on charge and set the alarm. I never got time to finish studying so I hope I’ll do okay on the test!
My alarm goes off at 7am, and I keep hitting the snooze button till 7:30. I scroll through Facebook and I have only 1 notification, which is one more than I usually have. I check it and it is from Luke, he liked my photo!? He was going through my photos how embarrassing! I jump out of bed and start getting ready for school.
I only put on mascara and a bit of blush. I never put foundation on because I actually have a pretty tanned face. I chuck my hair up in a messy bun and head down stairs. I grab my lunch that mum has made and chuck it in my bag. The time is 7:55am so I need to leave soon. I go back upstairs to check on Jayden, he tells me he is ready but just needs to brush his teeth. Whilst he goes to do that I grab my sport books and phone from my room.
We leave by 8am and are on the way to school. Jayden decided we should play a game where we choose a colour and whoever can find the most cars in that colour wins. Guess who won if i chose the colour black and he chose purple?
Once again at the front gate, there is standing Joel, Blake, Corey and Luke. As soon as Luke makes eye contact with me he looks away. I don’t make anything of it though not like he usually ever notices me anyway. I walk through the gates and I’m expecting the worst, maybe get milk tipped over me, eggs thrown at my head, but nothing happens.
First session I have this test. I meet Oscar at the lockers and he is there before me, frantically going through his notes. 'Jez Oscar you need to calm down you are acting like it’s an exam!' I say lightly nudging his shoulder. 'You're right.' he replies just before the bell. 'Come on then let’s head to class!' He says as he grabs his books.
Most people are already in class and the tests are set out on different tables. Our teachers suck and do not let friends sit together during a test because they assume we all cheat. So Oscar sits about 5 tables down from me and i have no one opposite me, which means no distractions.
I am nailing this test, I know everything! When I am almost half way through the third page, in strolls Luke and Joel. They really don’t seem to care about school, I don’t even know why they bother coming. There is a spare table at the back of the room that they both sit on. My sport teacher Mr Neill tells them they have to separate. 'Joel you can stay here and Luke, you can go sit on the table with Alexis.'
Great! Thanks Mr Neill. I hear Luke moan and Joel laugh, but i keep my head down and focus on my work. I don’t even raise my head when Luke sits opposite me. I finish the test and there is still 10 minutes left of class. I look around to see who is finished, and everyone is still looking at their sheets, apart from Luke. He hasn’t even opened his test and is just staring out the window. He has this sparkle from the sun hitting his hazel eyes. Suddenly he turns around to face me and I quickly look away so that he doesn’t catch me staring. I can see out the corner of my eye that he is still looking at me, so I go hand my sheets into Mr Neill and then ask to go to the bathroom. He gives me a pass and I sit in the bathroom for the rest of the session.
I don’t see Oscar in between class; he must have taken all his books to first session. Next I have English, great my worst subject, and today we are presenting which I hate! I ask Mrs Banister if I can present to her alone after class and she agrees, she knows how much I hate presenting. Luke actually gets to class on time. I guess you guys have noticed by now I have every class with Luke. But none of his friends and in this class so he usually just sits at the back with his headphones in, and that’s exactly what he is doing.
Everyone’s presentations are really good, and they all speak with such confidence that I wish I had. When the bell goes everyone leaves quickly which means it’s time for me to present. I try to make it quick and rush through most slides. 'You had lots of interesting information Alexis, I don’t see why you don’t like presenting in front of others when you are so smart!' Mrs Banister compliments me. I give her a thankful smile and she dismisses me. When i grab my books and go to leave I get a shock from Luke leaning against the door, arms folded and grinning at me.
'How long have you been standing there?!' I say through my teeth, almost angry at him. He laughs a little at my annoyance and tells me his been there the whole time.
'Why?' I ask.
'Cause it’s raining outside so its warmer in here.' he replies whilst slipping his hands into his pocket.
I feel so embarrassed that he watched me do my presentation. I think of asking about how he found me on Facebook, but decide against it. I check my phone to avoid myself from staring into his eyes again and see that I have a message from Oscar asking where I am. I reply with 'I’m coming now meet me at the locker!' He replies a second later saying ok. When I look up from my phone Luke is gone.
