Hang In There.

Part 11

 
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   Halsey won't stop telling the others about how I dashed to the finishing line although my knee still bleeds. "Jeez, you really wanted to win, Morgan," Michael said. He looked over his shoulder and pointed at Mia and Nathan. They just have known each other like only for a week or two and they've been clinging around each other like they've been dating for ages. I'd be so happy if they are dating but, things don't just happen immediately. I mean, Mia won't stop talking or asking about Nathan to me and Halsey and we're getting sick of that. What else could that mean if she's not crushing over Nathan Hillard? Nathan, on the other hand, gets all giddy and excited if we said something that involves Mia. 

  Mia sat down beside me and she can't stop fond over every word that come out from Nathan's mouth. Love is in the air everybody! Red code! I repeat, Red code! Mia Abigail Dogherty is madly in love! "You guys should go out together." Crimson pointed out and we all strongly agrees with her. Mia's cheeks are burning. Nathan's hazel eyes widen. "What do you mean?" He asks. "Mate, you know what I mean." Crimson raised her brows and smirks oddly. Weird. "Uh, um. I-I um," He stutters. His cheeks could never be redder than a tomato. Michael bursts into laughter by just watching Nathan's reaction. Literally, Mikey can laugh over something that is not even funny. He needs to chill his arse down. "Be a man, Natty," Michael nudged Nathan, wiping his tears away. Even Halsey found her boyfriend is weird sometimes. Mia is trying to hide away her fondness or giddiness but, we all know Mia. She can't. Just can't. 

    "Hey, we are graduating soon. Let's enjoy our last time in this cafeteria, okay?" I said. The fact that we are ending our secondary school era is unbelievable. I spent most of my time here, in the school since freshmen year. The same building and faces, every year. And now, we're coming to its end. "Whoa, what?! Are we graduating already? Oh, my lord, the first day here moments are still fresh in my brain! I'm not even kidding!" Michael exclaimed. There was a pregnant pause before he continued. "This is going to be my last nachos here, my last disgust inhale of the cafeteria. I'm going to miss all this! All these years, the thought of we're graduating never crossed my mind. Wow, just wow." Michael Farell, are you okay? Never in a million years I heard Mikey said something like that, never! The fact that we're graduating really blew his mind. 

  "Yea, because all these years you've been busy crushing over Halsey secretly and you can't stop talking about her when I call you," Nathan spat. He shoots him with his blade sharp words at him. Michael kicked his leg under the table and mouthed a 'Shut the fuck up' at him. Now, his cheeks are almost as red as Halsey's hair. The lunch time was once again, well spent with my loved ones. Michael was right, time flies way too quickly. Whatever it is, I'm getting out of this school and catch my dreams. 

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  Mrs Hufgon can't stop nagging about adult life to us. We already what it's like to be an adult and she keep saying use 'protection'. Intercourse, baby, marriage, job, money, alcohols and don't do drugs. Okay, I get it. You don't have to repeat it couple billion times, Christ. Why am I in this class anyway? "Listen up, class. Tomorrow is going to be your graduation day and I just wanted to say that I'm proud of all of you," She started and here we go again. She starts rambling about dreams and how we have to push ourselves to catch them. And this why ladies and gentlemen, I, Morgan Ludshey, can't wait to get out of this school. The thought of it just gets deeper in my mind and it starts creating a hole in my brain, I mean. Where am I going to live? Who am I gonna live with? College? Crap, college. Another journey of studying and graduating. Or should I just be a college drop out and just give my dreams a hard go? I never knew growing up can be a pain in the ass. I got my license about 2 years ago but, do I have places to go?

   "Any thoughts on mind?" Halsey asked. When were younger and sleepovers started those days, we talked about what our future going to be. Halsey came out with an idea of us three live together in a house and went to the same college. Mia and I loved that idea and been looking towards it for years. Now, Halsey moved into Michael's. What's left is only me and Mia, but I have Ken. I don't whether it's going to end, though. It's not that I don't love Ken, I love him. So much. Very much indeed. It's just me. He deserves better than me. He's too nice, too perfect and he's everything that you couldn't ask for. Why am I this lucky? I let out a heavy sigh and finally responded. "Lots. Too many, I mean. College and stuff. I really looking forward to moving out the house and live on my own but, I still wanna go to college. You know? Educated. I'm not as lucky as you, Halsey. You have places to go, and me? Mate, I'm still lost in these thoughts." Halsey raised one of her brows and looked at me like I'm a weird creature that came from Mars. I shut my locker door and she still looking at me that way. "What?" I snapped at her. "What do you mean by you don't have places to go? Are you and Ken fighting? Did he cheated on you?! Should I kick his ass? Or I could just kill him!" She said in a very demonic tone. Her red hair seems not to fade but, her bangs covered her eyes. Her blue eyes glowing red and her hair moved like they are snakes. "God! Halsey, stop!" Okay, so this is Halsey sometimes. She's too um, protective over her friends. Her glowing red eyes changed back to the nice cold blue and she shrugged. "Then, what is it?" Sweeping her bangs out of her eyes. Maybe I should re-dye my hair to an another colour. "It's just me," I walked down the hallway with Halsey and she's trying to find the best way to ask about it.  Seeing she's struggling through it, I said, "He did nothing wrong. Like what I said, it's me. I don't want to burden him and stuff, he's too nice, too perfect. He doesn't deserve me but, I don't want to let him go. I love him so much that I'm lost without him but, you know, I feel like I'm just another weight on his shoulders." Halsey nods her head showing that she understands. "You know he loves you, right? Whenever he calls me, he keeps on talking about you and you saved his life or something like that." Her words are so polished and she said it without any stutters or hesitant.