Just Good Friends?

Chapter 26 - Results

Bex

Anna catches up with me before first lesson. I'm just closing my locker when she leans against the lockers next to mine, and sighs loudly.

"Bex, did I do something?" She looks like she's going to cry. Oh s**t.

"What?" Is all I can say.

"Nate! He messaged asking if I wanted to go watch a film, then when I asked for a time, he never replied! What did I do?" She's getting hysterical now.

"Anna it's fine, chill! He asked didn't he? Nate likes no fuss, he likes simple. Don't make a big thing out of it. He'll get back to you with a time eventually, just calm down. Oh and a little advice... he doesn't like emojis" I smile, he'd bloody love this girl if he gave her a chance.

"OK, got it. Basically, he's a male version of you. No fuss, keep it simple, chill, calm and absolutely no emojis. I can do that" she wrinkles her nose in thought. I laugh, link my arm in hers and head to lesson.

I'm not sure how girls survive in this world, if the majority of them think like she does. Surely they'd be much happier if they just didn't think so much about things?

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I head up to the art rooms after morning lessons, as I have some time to kill before meeting up with everyone to get our results. I need to finish my art project, as I want it out of the way so I can try and relax and enjoy the rest of the year.

There's a couple of others in here when I arrive, but nobody pays any attention to anyone else. Thats one thing I like about art, everyone just goes in to their own heads, and nothing else around them matters.

I pull out my art folder from the cupboard, set up my equipment, and pop my earpods in. 20 minutes later, I couldn't even tell you where I was, or what day it is, im so immersed in my work.

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Joe

"Joe! Have you seen Bex anywhere?" Mike catches up with me as I'm heading down to meet Nate and Harry.

"Nah man. She did mention something about an art project or something" Mike races off before I finish the sentence. What the f**k is up with everyone today! Nate was bouncing more than me today, Harry was on edge, and Cal was the new hot stuff apparently. We were getting our results today from the assessments we had, and everyone had gone nuts.

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Mike

"Here you are! I've been looking everywhere for you!" I finally find Bex in the art rooms at the top of the school. She's got this amazing sketch of the lake infront of her, and she looks like I just scared the s**t out of her.

"What? Why?" Shes a bit dazed. It's just normal when she's engrossed in her art.

"Come here" I pull her in to me and kiss her forehead "I need you with me when I pick up my results. I'm nervous babygirl" she suddenly smiles at me, and her whole face lights up.

"You have nothing to be nervous about! You've aced them and you know it" she snuggles in to me and I feel instant calm. "Let me just clear this lot up, and we'll head down to pick them up ok" she starts putting away all her paints, and takes the brushes over to wash them out. I grab her bag and phone, and we leave for the hall to pick up our results. Bex sends a group message...

---B--- Results time! x

---N--- On way xx

---J--- Laters xxx

---H--- Fuckers! xxxx

---C--- Assholes xxxxx

---M--- Escalated! xxxxxx

We arrive at the hall just as Cal comes from the opposite direction..

"Dude! Ready?" Cal is nervous too. He needs the results for his course. Doctors are f*****g brainiacs after all!

"Ready! We going in or waiting for the assholes?" He knows we're waiting though, we wouldn't go through those doors without them.

"Let's get this f*****g show started!" Harry struts through the doors like he owns the place, and Joe and Nate are right behind him.

"BOOM!" Joe shouts, and him and Harry jump in to each others side and bounce off. Nate just shakes his head and walks towards us.

"Dickheads" he mutters. When he reaches us, he pulls Bex in for a hug. "Where did you dissappear to? Mikey boy was looking like a lost puppy" he punches my arm and smirks.

"Art room, just finishing some stuff. Needed a bit of breathing space from everyone. They've all lost it today" Bex doesn't get stressed or worried about anything. Since her mum died, she doesn't see any point in worrying about s**t you can't control.

"I know right! I'm just really f*****g excited, and it's bugging the s**t out of Joe" He laughs and points at him with a two finger gun, then blows the tips of his fingers. "Harry just keeps switching from crazy, hyped up tigger on speed, to a paranoid cat on crack" now he's really laughing, and Bex joins in.

"f**k, I forgot how you guys don't get bothered by anything" I grumble at Bex, Nate and Joe. "Let's go then!" I grab Bex hand, and drag her behind me into the craziness of the hall. There are people crying and hugging everywhere. It's only the start of the school year, but these results set us up for finals at the end of the year. Important s**t!

"OK, grab your results and meet over there" Joe points to a clear area at the back of the hall. We all head off to the tables we've been assigned to, to pick up our envelopes with our results inside.

I get handed mine after I've shown my id, then i head over to the area we're all meeting in. Nate is there waiting, looking his usual laid back self.

"How can you be so calm?" I squeek.

"Ha, quietly confident. We've all aced them man, don't sweat it dude" he rakes a hand through his hair and looks like he could fall asleep. The others arrive back within a few minutes, and then we all open them together. Harry and Joe shout "f*****g get in there!" Whilst jumping and bumping in to each others chest, Nate just has a twitch of his lips, an almost smile. Cal looks like he's going to pass out, and Bex, well, Bex just looks the same as ever, beautiful.

"So?! Anyone going to say what they got?" I say exasperated.

"f*****g A* straights dude!" Harry and Joe say together, then bump fists.

"OK, simpler question... anyone get lower that A?" I think that's an easier question, there will be less answers to that.

Total silence, not surprising at all. I am friends with a bunch of crazy ass mother f*****g lunatic brainiacs that have never had a B in their lives!

"Yeah fuckers! We did this in style!" Harry grabs a red head girl that's standing behind him, arms around her waist, he pulls her to him, bends her backwards and kisses her full on, lips crashing down on hers. Then stands her back up and turns back to us. She just stands there with a look of shock and turns bright red, same colour as her hair. We burst out laughing. Harry turns back around and invites her and her friend to the party we will inevitably have tonight, then apologises to her for his spur of the moment act, but tells her she's hot. f*****g Harry!

As we walk through the doors of the hall, Harry and Joe turn around and shout together "later Fuckers!" We've got a year of this to look forward to!