Mimi's Little Mixtures
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last ones to leave. Again. You quickly scurry up the stairs leading to the stage and grab your bag, ignoring Mr Power's shouting.
As you'd expected, Salt had already left to go to her class so you just tag along with other triples, Anne and Sarah. You soon regret this decisions as they are much smarter that you could ever be. Whilst in their company, you begin to feel more and more inferior as they start to discuss the exam you'd all just sat. They both, obviously, found it quite 'fair' and 'easy'. They turn to you for your opinion.
"Um yeah," you stammer. “It was okay."
They both nod. "I didn't really get the last question; I don't think we've learned it," Sarah, the red haired on of the pair, says.
“I agree, we haven't been taught it," Anne, the brunette, says making you happy. I guess I'm not as stupid as I thought, you say to yourself. “But I already knew it."
"Oh you would!" You want to say but you hold your tongue and just make some neutral sounds of understanding.
You debate with yourself whether or not you should ask them about the first question. You soon think better of it as you can imagine them laughing at you. Who gets the first question wrong?
The bell signalling the end of period five shrills over your heads giving you the chance to escape the terrible twosome. You say your rushed goodbyes as you separate to your maths classes. Them in the first set and you in the fourth...
The End
Girl Meets Boy
I quickly took my books and pen out of my locker before gently closing it. I was about to go straight to my first lesson as per usual but I could feel a pair of eyes on me. Usually I would have ignored it as I was standing in a busy corridor; the person might not even be looking at me but someone near me. As much as I wanted to believe that, the urge to turn around was too huge to ignore.
I turned around and just as I thought, someone was staring right at me. When he noticed I'd seen him, he gave me a small smile. I debated whether or not to go to him. We weren’t really like that which is why I felt hesitant about it. Nonetheless, because of some strange reason, I walked over to him.
He just stood there, awkward and blank faced for a while before putting on a forced smile. I could tell it was forced as it didn't actually reach his eyes. Bless him. "You look pretty happy today," I said in an attempt to kill the awkward turtle that was scuttling around us.
He smiled, genuinely this time. "I am. It's a pretty great day," he said.
I looked at him questionably. What did he mean by a 'pretty great day'? It was absolutely freezing and we had a test in half an hour. He was such a strange boy. Maybe that's why I liked him so much. He never seized to make me laugh.
I watched him as his eyes flickered around quickly. He swallowed subconsciously as if he was about to say something; something he maybe didn't want to say. "Wanna go out?" he blurted making me blink in surprise.
I scrutinize him for a short time in attempt to figure out if he was telling the truth or just messing with me. Had he somehow discovered that I had a crush/ obsession with him? How could he have known? Unless... no. Kathy would never do that. She'd double secret promised me that she would never tell anyone that I liked him.
Oh dear, Raffina, say something! He's looking just say something, anything! "Sure."
Was I the one who'd said that? I couldn't even recognise my own voice. I smiled softly to disguise my mortification. I could just imagine Kathy popping up from nowhere, joining hands with him and then screaming "Gotcha" in my face.
He gave me a strange look. "I mean like on... like on a date type thing?"
He's serious. He's actually serious! I let out a shaky breath of relief. Play it cool, Raffi. "Yeah I got that."
Smooth.
The End!
Dear Ian
Dear Ian,
I remember the first time we met. I remember seeing the blue butterfly and thinking, i must have it!. i think you must have been doing the same thing because in no time at all we collided head first. Do you remember that? i remember being so mad at you i was about to give you hell for that but when i saw you my words lost the courage to leave my mouth.
You were beautiful. People can be cute, sexy and handsome but you were beautiful. I remember what i said to you, "oh...oh...hey um uh....sex?" I remember you laughing as if that was the funniest joke you'd ever heard. That made me smile.
The rest of the day it was just me and you hanging out. My friends would come and interrupt but i wouldn't let them. This was our time.
I almost cried when it was time for us to go our separate ways but you thought fast and we exchanged numbers. The whole way back to school we texted like we were love sick lovers. Through this is learned that you lived in a whole different city. My heart fell at this but you promised we wouldn't lose touch.
You stuck to your promise because three weeks later and we were forever calling, texting, video chatting and visiting each other. The visits weren't as frequent but they were enough to keep us strong.
The next time we saw each other it was your birthday, do you remember? I arranged for us to meet at a park. I saw you standing at the gate for me. Behind my back i held your present. A blue butterfly necklace.
Before i could even give you the present, you gave me the worst news ever. You wanted to break up.
How could you do this to me? I was so angry at you! I'd taken three buses just to be here with you only to tell me that you didn't want to see me anymore. I was so mad at you.
I carried the grudge for a while. I ignored your calls and tried to erase you out of my life but your memory was still fresh in my mind.
When i thought my life was finally getting back to normal, a call came.
The woman on the other side told me something i was not expecting. You'd passed away.
At the moment i was still mad at you and i wouldn't let the information stick in but when the woman hung up it finally sunk in. You were gone.
A year later i found something i hadn't seen for a long time. The necklace.
I held it in my hands as the memories flushed into my head. Tears fell down in my face as everything came back to me. I was never going to see you again. i was never going to see you smile. You were never going to have the necklace.
I'm writing this letter to you right now as i hold on to the necklace to tell you that i miss you and I'm sorry.
Much love,
From Luan