Bowie [J.Cook]

Pandora

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I wake up at 10 to my phone ringing.

"Hi Effy." I rasp out.

"Meet me at the place in 15 minutes." Then she hung up.

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"Hi Effy are you okay" I say seeing her sat looking over the water.

She doesn't answer, instead she offers me a cigarette that I accept. And then I proceed to light both hers and mine.

"Bugger it, Eff'. You can't half leg it. Oh, Hi Robbie! And anyways I've got cross-country badge! Do you think your mom and funny beard have been, you know... making monkey?" Oh that's why she acting weird, must've come up with Anthea and Jim.

"Yes, Pandora. They've been making monkey."

"Wow! Surfed and turfed?"

"Yup."

"Panda enough" I say sternly seeing Effy's eyes go blank and then water slightly.

"Eff'. Eff', don't cry. Does this mean you're not coming to my pyjama party?"

"I'm not crying."

"Right. But my party?"

"Eff, Why not? Let's get totally, totally fucked." I say grinning and Effy smiles solemnly at me.

"Um, yeah, that's the thing. My mum's gonna be there and we're gonna put on pyjamas and play Twister. It's brilliant fun, more fun than getting fucked. Probably. And then, you're all going to tell me how to do it with Tommo because basically, I haven't got a clue." Pandora explains unhelpfully as usual.

"Pandora, why are we all friends? Do you ever wonder?" Effy exhales.

"Well, that's super easy. You're my pals because you're both like the coolest ever, and I'm yours because I'll do anything you say and none of your boyfriends ever want to surf me 'cause I'm useless." Ding ding ding, 10 pints to Panda Poo.

"That's it?" Effy asks, leaning over onto my shoulder and hold a light lighter to my ciggie.

"Yeah."

"Come on, let's get hot chocolates." I smile at panda whose mouth contorts into a stupid grin.

"Cool." She says.

"Robin! Effy! Hey!" Shit, Katie.

"Oh, shit!" Effy mutters.

"I've ringing you loads! You know Danny, he plays for the Bristol Rivers Reserves, yeah?" She informs, gesturing to a tall, bull headed man.

"Yeah, nice one, tasty." Danny replies.

"These are my new best friends, Robin and Effy."

"Cool tits, yeah?" He says looking at both mine and Eff's chests.