my anxious heart to rest

ezra and trouble went together like yin and yang. not long after arriving to the party, he had already drank shot of jager and found himself in the back outside the club. with a spray paint can ( that he didn’t bring ) in hand, and a cigarette between his lips, he found himself scrawling graffiti against the brick. upon hearing footsteps, he looked over his shoulder. “you like it? ‘s a lotus flower – this place reminded me of that scene in the percy jackson movie.. so.” he used his free hand to remove the cigarette and silently offered it.

”ha! that would be something i would pay to see. although, still, pretty gross.” she shook her head at the image forming in her head. “little blossoms would be amazing. i would be a way better vodka auntie than a mother, spoiling your kids with love and presents. who would be the father, though? you have to pick somebody with good bone structure.”

She laughed, linking her arm with Blossom’s, pulling the other closer. “Oh, god,” she exclaimed, feigning horror. “Don’t let Ara hear you – she will pull my extensions off,” she jested, poking fun at an old but amusing feud between her and Blossom’s other best friend. She couldn’t even remember why it was there but it seemed natural, like it was supposed to be. Nadine gave Blossom a genuine smile, an expensive commodity she rarely traded with anyone. “You’re the only person who would ditch physics for music theory. Isn’t the former supposed to be more grueling than the latter? But you’re the genius and I’m just the idiot savant so what would I know. Online shopping? Blasphemy! What kind of savage has this academy turned you into? Oh, I bet this is Ara’s influence.” She laughed, gently nudging Blossom with her elbow. “Come on, if you need a pick me up, I can get us out of here for a therapy session in Madison Avenue. My driver is a very compliant man.”

“god, nobody is going to want to clean up after them…” ara’s face twisted into one of disgust before returning to her drink. “i don’t mean to, but like, it makes for really good entertainment. and hey, i take extra precautions to make sure there’s no bun in the oven. as much as i love children, i cannot imagine little arabella’s running around right now.”

Nadine hadn’t known what she was looking for until she found it. If she was being completely truthful – and this was the only time she allowed herself to be – the mundane activities of average high school students was growing bleak. It was a lackluster routine of dull classes and equally insipid extra-curricular activities. The only thing that saved her from it all was the friends she found along the way and the friends she managed to keep – misery loves company, after all. “Sherazi,” she beamed, a wide grin slapped on her face, upon the sight of her. “And here I thought I was going to die of boredom today. Congratulations, you just saved my life.” She stood beside Blossom, gradually registering the tenseness growing apparent in Blossom’s gait. “What mischief are we up to today?”

“god, i knew there was sexual tension between those two. imagine the kinky sex they’re going to have in costume at the halloween party, yuck.” arabella was fully invested in the gossip, taking a sip from her glass. “as far as you know. there could be a baby brewing in any of these girls, let’s be real.”

“i asked first,” she shrugged, avoiding the question like she did most things. “and yet here we are, not in class and definitely not having a free period.” while maeve was trying to avoid getting in trouble, old habits died hard and she wasn’t against missing a class or two as long as her she maintained her position of academically being at the top of her class. “neither does any other school and yet people still do it. sure, they won’t be happy about it but there’s not much they can do as far as threats go.”

asher was late. hell, he was always late for class but never this late. he had stayed back a bit to talk to his chemistry teacher, being told that his last quiz was an improvement however he still needed the extra help. asher couldn’t understand why it was such a struggle for him to understand chemistry equations but he hated it. he ran passed the courtyard, only to pass by blossom and he slowed down just a bit. “tutor girl,” he greeted, “you lost? shouldn’t you be heading to class?”

already running later for her next class, mauve made the executive decision to skip it and instead found herself strolling around the campus, having finally adjusted to the atmosphere of yancy. shoulder bag hanging loosely off her shoulder, she spotted a familiar head and made her way across the empty courtyard. “shouldn’t you be in class?” she mused, ignoring the fact that she too was skipping.

“i’m not saying the other ingredient isn’t some sort of drug…” arabella paused before her face scrunched up again. “you know, maybe we shouldn’t drink that. at least not tonight.” ara kicked off her shoes and walked over to her fridge. “before i die from boredom and studying, spill any juicy gossip you have pronto.”