High School Never Ends

The next morning was supposed to be a normal school day, yet nothing felt normal about it. I was completely unsure of where my weekend had just gone. Instead of complaining, I decided to suck it up and drag myself out of bed.
I left the house at the normal time, with no sign of my mum. Mike was waiting for me in the usual spot. As I approached him, I noticed that he seemed to have a worried look on his face. However, once he realised where I was his entire face lightened up.
“Hey, you alright?” I asked, confused
“Yup. Ready for school?” He asked, almost like he was avoiding the question
“Of course!” I replied sarcastically as we began walking
“Are you scared about this whole plan?” I asked him
“Meh…”
“I am.” I muttered
“Hey, I’m here! Remember, I’m your saviour.” Mike nudged me whilst grinning widely
“Oops, I almost forgot.” I gasped, shoving Mike playfully back
Once at school, we said our goodbyes and I headed to my locker. When I reached my locker, I found Amelia twiddling her thumbs.
“Hey, what’s up?” I asked her
“Oh, hey.” Amelia looked up, startled
“Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you.” I chuckled
“Eh, can we talk?”
“Sure.”
“I-I… I have a secret.”
“That’s not really a surprise, I mean c’mo…”
“Shut up and listen!” Amelia spoke harshly
Even though this was classic Amelia, I couldn’t help but feel taken aback.
“Sorry.” She mumbled. “It’s about the situation with Vic.”
“Okay…”
“About the dealer…”
“The dealer? Amelia, what do you know?” I question her, sternly
“Melissa may have some inside information.” She confessed
“Inside as in…”
“She’s involved.”
“Involved.” I echoed
“But I’m scared, Aria. I think she’s playing for the wrong side… What if she… Y’know…”
“Ends up dead?” I scoffed
She nodded, guiltily.
“Have you heard of Alastair?”
She nodded again, silently.
“What… What’s her opinion on him?” I gulped
“She… She works with him.” She spoke softly, close to tears
I collapsed against my locker and let out a sigh of relief.
“Jesus, Amelia…”
“What!?” Amelia demanded
“Alastair is a good guy as far as we’re aware.”
“Oh. Shit, sorry.” She giggled
“It’s fine.”
“So, Melissa is working with Alastair?” Jaime asked to confirm
“Yes.” Amelia nodded. “I get the feeling, she wants to avenge Paige’s death.”
“As if everything isn’t complicated enough.” I muttered
“So, what do we do now?” Mike asked
“I guess we finish the job and hope this all goes away.” Vic suggested, hopefully
Everybody turned to face me to see my opinion on Vic’s suggestion.
“I’ve not got any better ideas.” I informed them
“Ah, this will all be over before we know it.” Mike grinned, slinging his arm around my shoulders and ruffling my hair
“Quit it!” I laughed
“No more arguments, then?” Tony asked the two of us
“Not for now.” Mike winked
“We’ve just got to wait for either me or Mike to fuck up and then we’ll be killing each other again.”
“So when are you going to become a thing?” Vic urged, smirking evilly
I felt a blush creep onto my face as I looked towards the ground.
“That is confidential!” Mike joked, lightening the tension
“One day.” He whispered into my ear
Confused by what he meant, I turned to face him however he had already engaged in another conversation so I was unable to read his expression.

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