Effy and Ayla sit outside the College entrance smoking a cigarette. Ayla had just explained to her that the only reason she was at Freddie's shed the other morning was because she had nowhere to stay and that her and Freddie had only had sex once, after Cook's party, which she already knew.
"It's fine" Effy says, tilting her head back and blowing a cloud of smoke into the air. There was still undoubtable tension in the air.
"I didn't know you liked him then otherwise I wouldn't have done it" Ayla continues
"And I didn't know you liked Cook when I fucked him" Effy replies "Although I knew he liked you"
"You would've done it even if I you knew" Ayla chuckles, to which Effy looks at her and laughs too.
"Aw, well I'd do my very best not to"
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Ayla sits down a few seats away from Pandora whose eyes glisten with so much regret she can't even muster up a hello. Yes, Thomas had come back and didn't know about her and Cook. Ayla doesn't even look at her, glancing straight over to Cook whose eyes are trailing around the room to all the girls he had fucked. There were about 7 in a room of 21.
"Hey" smiles Sophia, grabbing Ayla's attention as she sat down next to her. Sophia waves across the room to Naomi who gulps and smiles back awkwardly.
"Hi. How was your weekend?" Ayla replies, already feeling a little more at ease with Sophia around.
"Oh, you know... alright. Mum took a few jabs out of me but nothing out the of the ordinary"
"Oh! How relatable" Ayla chuckles, offering Sophia a piece of gum to which she accepts.
"Alright now" Josie claps her hands together, trying to get everyone's attention. Everyone continues talking over her. "Pucking listen please" she yells finally grabbing everyone's attention. "Hamlet. It's exciting, chaotic, adventurous."
"Wait what's adventurous?" Pandora asks confused, looking up from her phone.
"Hamlet." Josie smiles at her. The class looks confused. Few of them had even started reading Hamlet and over half of them didn't even know they were supposed to. "Well, let's start" Josie gulps, writing a bunch of key words on the board and beginning to rant.
About 10 minutes into class Freddie barges in, his skateboard under his arm.
"I got held up." Freddie apologises to Josie, taking off his fedora.
"Always late. Sit down, please" she replies. Freddie glances between Cook and Effy, both of whom have an empty seat next to them. He gulps and as expected sits down next to Effy, making Cook scoff.
"Is Freddie gonna fail his A-levels? Fraid so." Josie rants "You're all gonna fail if you don't read the pucking book".
"I've read it! It was great!" beams Panda. Josie's expression lightens, happy someone was doing the work. "I didn't really understand it though. Did the ghost do it after all, or was it Voldemort? He's a right beast, isn't he?"
"I think you got your books mixed up again, Panda," Ayla says softly, looking over to Freddie and Effy, who sit deadly still, their arms touching slightly. Naomi looks over to them also, watching as Effy moves her hand gently over Freddie's. Naomi catches Freddie's eye and winks at him.
"Anyone else?" asks Josie, hoping for some input after her long tangent.
"Hamlet's basically a teenage boy. He's got these desires but he doesn't have the bottle to reach for them." Naomi begins. "So he goes mad and wanks off about Ophelia and ends up so boring that somebody has to kill him." she looks directly at Freddie.
"I'm not sure that's right. There's no wanking in Hamlet." Josie replies flipping through the book.
"There is. Loads." Naomi nods in assurance. "Only they call it soliloquising." Cook leans his head back in laughter.
"Nice one, blondie."
Surely that figure was soon to rise to 8 out of 21.
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"Fucking Hamlet" Sophia sighs with relief as she leaves the class followed by Ayla. Cook barges past them, tackling JJ to the ground and tickling him aggressively.
"Cook! Please" JJ begs, chuckling in pain as Cook grabs his nipples. Freddie steps over them, walking off after Effy.
"Meet you at the canteen yeah?" Ayla says to Sophia who looks up confused.
"Yeah but why? Are you all good?"
"For sure." Ayla lies "I just need to talk to someone". Sophia turns on her heel and walks toward the canteen without another word. Ayla marches after Freddie, pulling him aside roughly before he can run out onto the Green after Effy.
"Umm. What the fuck are you doing?" Freddie says pissed.
"Effy can wait," Ayla replies. She breaths in and out slowly. "Why'd you do that Freddie?"
"What?" he shrugs, furrowing his eyebrows in annoyance
"Oh hm... I don't know, maybe why the fuck did you tell Cook?" she scoffs "It's not even like that night meant anything to you!"
"Drop it alright? I'm with Effy now."
"So why'd you tell Cook about us? What was that for?"
"Cook fucked Effy so.." he begins.
"Cook fucked Effy so you fucked me to get back at him?"
"It's in the past now so drop it."
" So.... when Cook fucks Effy again are you gonna wanna fuck me again?"
"Effy wouldn't do that to me. She wouldn't have sex with Cook again. She likes me."
"But Cook's gonna wanna get back at you now and Effy isn't one to turn down a root and actually listen to what she wants"
"This isn't a fucking soap opera Ayla." Freddie scoffs "Just leave it alone, everything is fine now."
"So we're just gonna keep fucking each other over forever. Cook fucks Effy so you fuck me. Cooks upset so he fucks Effy."
"Honestly, this bullshits over. Effy and I are fine. You and Cook's business has nothing to do with me."
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Fanfiction"he's playing hard to get." says effy "never seen him do shit like this with anyone else".
