It's around half past eight in the morning and I'm sitting in one of THEE MOST BORING CLASSES ON EARTH, Afrikaans with Mrs. Dillon. Luckily for me, this is one of the classes where I get to sit next to my best friend, RXSSI. She is so freaking cool, I wonder where she gets this vibe from. I'm suddenly awoken from my thoughts by none other than RXSSI herself.
"Sup, short stacks. You done witcho homework yet?" Wait a bloody fucking minute, DID WE HAVE HOMEWORK?! I guess she sensed the panic in my eyes when she watched me quickly ruffle through my bag in search of my Afrikaans book when she laughed a heart-warming, but sarcastic, and don't forget sardonic laugh.
"Calm down, Charles my man, I got you. Hold up a sec while I ruffle thru this damn hornet's nest to find my homework for you before you start hyperventilating," RXSSI said as she put her right hand on my left shoulder. She's so sweet, kind, funny with her endless sarcasm, caring and she just generally knows how to make me feel better when I'm in my feels.
So lucky to have someone like her in my life, without her, my world would come crashing down on me and she was the only person who could calm me down in times like that. Too fucking bad she doesn't realise it yet. I doubt she ever will, because she once told me that the last time she caught feelings for someone, they broke her so much.
"Hehehe, I'm so glad I met you, RXSSI," I bluntly said to her. "I'm very glad you think that, but please, cállate. You ain't want Dillon's How-To-Train-Your-Dragon, short-stacked, viking lady looking headass writing you up for detention, now do you?" "RXSSI, can you help me real quick? I really need your help." "Lo sé, pero cállate, (I know, but shut up) cause viking lady's bout to walk in," She sarcastically stated.
"Shayyyyyyyyyyyyyy, you should totes check out 5 Seconds Of Summer's new song, No Shame. Ohmigod, I love it, I love it, I. LOVE. IT!" She's always talking about this 5SOS band. I seriously don't see why she likes it so damn much. "Why do you like 5SOS so much? They're not even that good," I said sarcastically, sure to piss her off.
Here we go again. Cue the pissed-off, 5SOS fangirl screams. "Oh my- not even cool?! NOT EVEN COOL?!?!?!? WHO ARE YOU?! I literally can't. Like what even, but I mean I also love PRETTYMUCH, they're like THEE best boyband EVSSSSSSSS besides 5SOS. They will always be in my heart."
And then there's this PRETTYMUCH band she's also OBSESSED with. "What's your fave song of them?" "Of who?" I rolled my eyes. "5SOS, PRETTYMUCH and let's not forget Hey Violet. Name one of your fave songs from each of them."
I say name one and she'll give you the WHOLE album, that's just how she is. A total fangirl, though she won't admit it. "Ohhhhhhhh okay, that's easy. Amnesia, Youngblood, Babylon, Moving Along, Valentine and Killer Queen from 5SOS.
Guys My Age, ODD, Fuqboi, Hoodie and Queen of the Night from Hey Violet. Open Arms, Would You Mind, Teacher, Jello, Hello, Healthy, Solita, Temporary Heart, One Shot, Phases, Eyes Off You, Gone 2 Long, 4U, Mind of Poseidon and Denim On Patrol from PRETTYMUCH," she said with the largest smile on her face. Damn, I really love that smile of hers.
"Here's my homework, finish up before you get into trouble." Such a lifesaver. "Aye, aye, aye, aye, ayyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeee, I just got a DM from AK!!" Oh yeah, just in case you haven't already realised it yet, AK stands for Angela Kandemiri, who is the same girl that my best friend has been crushing on the past few weeks. Let's just hope she isn't going to break her heart like everyone else did.
"Aye, that's my bestfriend! What does it say?!" I asked, obviously excited for my bestfriend. "It says: "yessss baby i feel the same w-" "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AK FEELS THE SAME WAYYYYYYYYY ABOUT MEEEEEE!!," She screamed at the very top of her lungs, ecstatic about the fact that her crush just admitted her feelings for her.
I'm so happy that RXSSI has finally found someone that actually has feelings for her. "My friend, you know you my ride or die, I'd do anything for you and all, but I'd love to keep my eardrums, you know," I said to RXSSI, who was now glowing and radiating happiness. "Oh cállate, Shay, i'm just really-" She paused when Viking Lady's voice interrupted our conversation.
"HEY! RASI, VLOTMAN! GET THE BLERRIE HELL OUT OF MY CLASS, NOW!!" Little Miss Viking Horns screamed at the top of her lungs, motioning for me and RXSSI to get out of the classroom. We walk out of the class laughing until our sides hurt, all because of LMVH's sudden outburst at us, even when she threatened to put us both in detention, we didn't care because we were too busy laughing.
Half an hour later, during the second period, (which was Maths with Mrs. Moosa) I was kind of bummed, because I didn't get to sit next to RXSSI, but she sat in front of me. Since the very first day of our friendship, I've always loved how hardworking she is at Maths, even though we both know how horrible we are at the subject.
"Shay, Shay, Shay, Shay, Shay," She calls my name over and over. (For what reason, I guess I'll never know.) "Yes, bestie? What is it? I thought you wanted me to *cállate.*" She rolled her eyes as dramatically slow as possible. "You bloody dickhead, that was in Viking Lady's class. Anyways, I haven't finished my Maths homework. I'll just look for it real-"
She looks down at her "hornet's nest" with wide eyes, then up at me, then down to the "hornet's nest" and then back up again at me. This went down for about 2 minutes. She looked up at me one last time with eyes as wide as saucers and screams at the Mount Everest of her lungs and says: "WHERE THE BLOODY FUCKING FUCK IS MY BLOODY FUCKING MATHS HOMEWORK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" She then slaps her left hand to her mouth as soon as she realises what she said. (*Cue the angry screams of a short, 50-something year old, coloured, Capetonian teacher.*)
"JY!! RXSSI! HOEKOM VLOEK JY SOE?! JY KAN MAAR NOU FOKOF UIT MY KLAS UIT!!" Moosa screams at RXSSI, motioning for her to get out of the classroom. Meanwhile, I'm sitting in the bottom left corner of the back of the class and doing my current Maths homework, ALL WHILE trying to stifle a sardonic laugh. "YOU!! VLOTMAN! SINCE YOU THINK THIS IS A DAMN JOKE, YOU CAN ALSO THEN FUCK OFF OUT MY CLASS. AND DO IT NOWWWW!!" She shouted at me, also motioning me towards the door. The fuck.
Like damn, calm the fuck down, woman. You damn near yo sixties. Chill ya fuckin tits, 'fore you have a gat damned heart attack in the middle of the period.
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this is us , shay
Fanfictiontwo best friends, a black girl and a half-coloured, half-turkish duo named Shay and RXSSI, navigate the ups, the downs, the left's, the right's and the massive rollercoaster ride that is also known as high school in south africa, all while dealing w...
