L I N N E A (probably after a month)

Linnea walked out after the lecture ended, she was exhausted. The lectures in the second term for first year were long as a monopoly game, the notes were too. She had ultimately passed all of her first year exams yet she wasn't ready for another term. Pearl was in the same college as hers, just a department away. She had called Linnea after her lecture saying that she would be by the cafeteria. Linnea sighed.

She could tell that her once flawless eyes were covered with black circles from the studies she had done through the night, she had lost weight from the stress too. She brushed her hand through her short light brown hair and started walking towards the cafeteria. Linnea was beautiful. She had beautiful almond eyes, a defined face and freckles that covered her nose and cheeks plus the short hair she cut a month before were a addition to her beauty.
Kale was long forgotten, she hadn't seen him since last fifteen days. He used to come at her house for closure, but she had closed all of her doors on his face.

"What do you want to drink?" Pearl asked. Linnea hadn't realised she was standing at the same spot of the cafeteria for straight five minutes, thinking.

"I'll take boba." She mumbled. Pearl nodded, her small silver earrings dangled horizontally. They took a seat at a corner and Pearl reached out for her mobile. She started to scroll different apps, all one by one. Linnea's nails tapped against the table as she took her time to look around. She was never interested in social media, she believed that it was an addiction and a distraction.

"Well well, look what we have here," Linnea looked at the direction where the voice came from and her eyes automatically rolled in their sockets. Nicholas. He was once her friend in highschool, another choice she regretted. Nick was a reporter of a school newspaper back then and he had spread numerous rumours about Linnea, that was when she started hating him. The only reason she had to befriend him was that Pearl had a huge crush on him and Linnea genuinely wanted her to be happy.

"Nick!" Linnea broke out into a fake smile and gestured him to sit down. Pearl's head snapped up in seconds and she let out a dreamy sigh. It wasn't like Nickolas was ugly, he looked really handsome. He had strong athletic physique, a good face and beautiful silky black hair which covered his forehead. Linnea spent her time drinking boba while Pearl kept staring at her crush.

"So Nick, are you single?" Pearl questioned and Linnea sent hard glares her way. She couldn't imagine her best friend dating a blabbermouth when pearl was best at keeping quiet.

"Pretty much." Nicholas looked at Linnea, not even sharing a glance at her best friend. Pearl didn't seem to mind it at all, she was just happy that her crush was single. Linnea gave him a tight lipped smile and got up from her seat.

"I'm gonna go use the restroom." She told Pearl. She didn't want to listen to Nicholas, nor his flirting. He always flirted with Nea. He didn't care that she hated him or not.

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Nea pulled out a Woodbine pack of cigarettes from her bag as soon as she reached at the restroom. She gently took one in her slender fingers and lightened it, she needed it the most. She never wanted to smoke on first place, but it was one of the addictions Kale taught her. She wanted to smoke her worries away now that she had became addictive to it. Nea brought the cigarette towards her mouth and took a deep swig before letting the toxic air out from her degraded lungs. She sighed with content.

"This is women's restroom." She took another drag, ignoring the black haired boy who just entered inside.

"I know." Nicholas replied, walking towards her. He removed the cigarette from her mouth and stashed its end on the island besides the sink. Nea glared at him like a hawk but he didn't pay her any attention.

"You're killing yourself." He said, staring in her forest green eyes. His eyes were the same but he had brown freckles, Nea's eyes were more beautiful. "You shouldn't."

"You don't have to tell me that." She hissed. Her venomous tone was ignored by him. He just gave out a soft smile, closing the space present between them.

"I thought you liked when you were told to do things." A smirk played on his pink lips. Nea felt her ears getting hot. She knew what or who he was indicating. Everything she did was told her by her ex boyfriend, whether it was smoking a cigarette or wearing the clothes that he wanted her to wear. She did what she was told.

She opened her mouth to protest and closed it again. Nea noticed that Nicholas stood dangerously close to her, so close that their lips could've touched if she looked up at him. She even considered looking up and kissing his delicious soft lips, she wondered how he would taste like. She shook away that  thought for Pearl. Instead, she moved a foot away from him and met his gaze.

"What do you want Nick?" Nea spoke up, her eyes hard. He smiled again, moving out of her way and taking a few steps back.

"There's a party at my friend's house. I want you as my partner. You can also bring the girl who's always with you." He said. Nea had a urge to stomp her foot but she tried to remain calm.

"And, don't even think of bailing out on me." Nick smiled through his teeth.

"Why, what will you do?"

"I'll tell the whole football team that you're single."

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Hello my lovely little magic beans! (Again, sorry for the nickname ;p )

I watched John Wick chapter 3 today. I love Keanu so much UwU.

I hope you liked this chapter.

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