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With the last year of school looming, Hannah Woodville, hopes to keep her head down, get the grades she needs and leave for university.
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The clear light blue sky shone brightly with the help of the beaming sun. The clouds were patchy, allowing for the blue sky to be seen. There was a slight icy breeze, that attacked parts of my bare skin.
It was a quiet Saturday morning, in which Ava and I decided to go on a calming walk, in the park. After we got away from the hustle and bustle of the busy roads, we entered into the large park where various walking paths went off in different directions, like branches from a tree.
The freshly cut grass looked like an ocean of green, that expanded over acres of land. The fresh scent of the grass wafted in the air and into my nose, waking me up in the process. Along with the scent of the grass, the fresh air had a slight mint scent masking it, which filled my lungs.
Each step we took, the leaves beneath us crunched. Some parts, no sound erupted, as the leaves had softened. In different sections, the fallen leaves pilled together, creating various patterns, which I took a mental note of.
"You brought your inhaler with you, right?" Ava asked, looping her arm around mine, whilst walking along the path.
I nodded my head, indicating that I did indeed have it. Internally I smiled at how caring Ava was, even though times she acted like she hated me.
"Can I ask you a question?" I pondered.
Whilst we were alone, this felt like the perfect opportunity to talk about her situation with Lexi.
"Sure, what?" Ava responded, wary eyed waiting for me to proceed.
"What is the deal with you and Lexi?" I finally got out the dreaded question.
Ava came to a halt, causing me to stop with her. She brought her brows together, scowling at the mere mention of her name.
"Really? Do we have to?" She winced, trying to avoid answering my question.
"Yes! You two have been at it for as long, why do you fight and bicker all the time?"
Ava let out a sigh, looking far into the distance, past me. She carried on walking, I quickly plodded along the path, to walk in sync with her. For a while we walked in silence, I didn't press further for a response.
"We weren't always like this," Ava began. "In primary school we were actually really good school friends. We practically did everything together in school."
I irked my head to the side, moving my eyes side to side in pure confusion.
"What? You were friends? This is news to me," I let out.
"We were only school friends, plus I didn't talk much about who I was friends with back then," Ava explained.
"So what happened?"
"Well at the start it was just us two, but I wanted to play with other kids and make new friends, Lexi never let me. She basically ruined my primary school experience. When we went into year seven, we were in different form classes. Secretly I was happy, it gave me a chance to make new friends. At the start she would tell me to hang out with her, when I wanted to hang out with my other class mates. When I offered for her to join us, she didn't like it. So when I stood my ground, she didn't like it and from then we continued to fight and drifted apart."
