Alex greeted Matt with a hug.
"Morning Aly how are you?" Matt asked as they walked out of his front yard.
"Could've been better but yeah I'm alright. How about you?"
"I'm alright thanks. So were does Alexa live?"
"Not far from here. Five minutes I guess. I forgot the street name let me just take a quick look" Alex took his phone out and looked up the street where she lived.
"Yeah it's the Wellesly Road. So it's just five minutes away like I said." Alex added as he put his phone back in his pocket and switched it for a cigarette.
"Do you have one for me too? I didn't have time to buy me a pack"
"Of course. It's crazy that I can legally smoke cigarettes on Friday. Never really thought about all the things a can do then. Buying cigarettes, alcohol what else?"
"Dunno Al but these two things are the most important ones." Matt laughed as he lit up his cigarette. He already was eighteen years old, so this wasn't new to him at all. He could already do whatever he pleased.
"You're right"
They came closer to Alexa's house and they could already tell that she was waiting outside for the boys to arrive. With her bag in one hand and a cigarette in the other, she leaned against the front door.
As she saw them a big smile appeared on her face and she put her cigarette down and walked towards them. Greeting both boys with a tight hug.
"Morning boys!" She said.
"Morning Alexa" Alex smiled.
"Morning morning. Let's go to school" Matt fake cheered.
"Wow Matt, I didn't know you love going to school so much" Alexa joked.
"Well, it's just my favourite place in the whole wide world you know" Matt said in a sarcastic tone. He laughed afterwards, so that she wouldn't think he was too serious with his phrase.
"I'm loving your sarcasm. Finally someone who is sarcastic too. So many people don't understand that I'm just messing with them. Annoying." Alexa took another organic cigarette that she smokes.
"So Alexa when is your birthday?" Alex asked. He wanted to get to know her better. As a friend of course.
"Fifth November, yours?" She answered.
"On Friday our little boy turns finally eighteen." Matt cheered.
"Oh really? So are you throwing a party or something? I don't want to be rude but I want to come too!"
"No I'm not planning anything but if I was, you would've been invited." He told her.
School
They arrived five minutes earlier which gave them time to smoke another cigarette with the other lads Jamie and Nick.
"I think we're smoking too much." Alex said.
"Well, yes you are! You have to quit smoking like you wanted to a few weeks ago! I don't want you all to die before we all grow old!" Nick exclaimed. He wasn't a big fan of smoking. Sure he wouldn't say no from time to time but five times everyday would be too much for him.
"Yeah I wanted to. No..actually Mr. Kane wanted me to stop smoking as he caught me." Alex said.
"Who is Mr. Kane?" Alexa asked.
"Alex music and art teacher. And he has a thing for Alex we believe" Nick said.
"No he has not stop saying that" Alex was embarrassed and looked down.
"He has what? No way! Is he cute, though?" Alexa eyes glowed up in excitement.
"Well, he is very interested in Alex and he does look pretty handsome, you can't even deny it, Aly" Jamie said.
"Well, I have to see him! Wait aren't you in my art class Alex? Or did my memory just failed me." Alexa thought about how her time table looked like, but she just couldn't remember it exactly so she took out her Planner and looked.
"What does that name mean there.. Oh yes! We have Art together! I'm so looking forward to seeing this guy!" Alexa almost screamed in excitement.
"There is nothing between me and him! And there will never be, because I'm in a relationship!" Alex exclaimed, blushing.
"Yeah sure if you say so" Nick said, looking over to Jamie with a mocking face.
"You guys are just stupid" Alex rolled his eyes.
The doorbell rang and they went to their classes. Alex showed Alexa her room and said goodbye.
He went his own way to his class and sat, like always, in the last row.
During the lesson he checked his phone a few times just to see if his boyfriend had replied to him. Unfortunately he didn't.
Alex was really sad at the fact that he screwed up badly.
He took his notebook out and wrote everything that was going through his mind.
Well, now then, mardy bum
I've seen your frown and it's like looking down
The barrel of a gun and it goes off
And out come all these words
Oh, there's a very pleasant side to you
A side I much prefer
Well, now then mardy bum
Oh, I'm in trouble again, aren't I?
I thought as much
'Cause you turned over there
Pulling that silent disappointment face
The one that I can't bear
It was one of the first times in for ever that Alex was happy with what he wrote. Sure, the content wasn't as happy but at least Alex was about the way he had written it.
He put his notebook, which was filled with unfinished songs, lyrics, poems, and poetry that turned half into some lyrics and of course some drawings and illustration, away and listened what the teacher explained.
He couldn't concentrate and he definitely wasn't interested in what the lesson was about. He just wanted to be not ignored again. He wanted his love and he wanted it right now.
Break
Alex picked Alexa up from her class and they walked to a small bakery which was two minutes away from their school. Alexa bought herself something to eat and they walked back.
"God I am so hungry. Finally something to eat" Alexa said as she bit in her pretzel kinda thing.
"Haven't you had enough time this morning for breakfast? You've waited for us so long I guess, you could've just stay inside and eat"
"Yeah but I wasn't hungry then plus I had a cigarette so that filled that void a little bit." She answered at his conclusions.
"Oh well.. you still could bring something to school or eat it on the way" Alex insisted to say. He didn't understand her way of thinking. If you're hungry, you eat. That's how he thinks about essential human needs.
"
I didn't want to" was all she said.
Alex opened his mouth. He wanted to protest because her thinking wasn't logical to him but he didn't want to bother her again with this, so he closed his mouth shut and walked in silence next to her, while she told him a modelling story.
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Hello guys
I'm currently at work and wrote half the chapter here because I'm on my break. I'm so tired, but I have to work five more hours until I can walk half an hour home.
Anyways let me know what you think:)
