• August 29, 2016 (First day of term, Senior Year) •

[ Kara <•> Connor ]

C: rise and shine, Kara, it's the best day of your life.

K: shut up.

C: hey, I came to pick you up but Aunt Eliza says you left?

K: in case you forgot, Alex leaves at 7 for her job and she had offered to drop me on the way.

C: so like you're in school?

K: yes dumbass.

K: and you missed the assembly.

C: noooooooooo

K: stop texting and get your ass here or else you'll be late for class too.

C: it's so weird that it's your first day yet it seems as if I'm the one starting school.

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C: besides aren't the people in your class surprised how you get to join just in the final year?

C: most would be jealous, I bet.

K: ...

C: like "look, this girl didn't have to put up with the crap we went through for the past three years. How lucky."

K: to them, I'm a transfer student so of course I went through the crap they suffered in the past three years but only difference was that it was in another high school.

C: but the truth is you didn't 🤣

K: stop it.

C: I try but find myself incapable to do so.

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K: have your class fellows never noticed that you don't age?

C: ...

C: good question...

C: with no possible answer as of now.

C: but I'll figure out soon.

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K: do you have no classes or are you very adept at texting without the teacher noticing?

C: there's something called superspeed which comes in handy.

K: ...

K: don't text me again, I am in no mood to use superspeed while we're surrounded by a hundred people who could get weirded out by it.

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C: did you get lost or have you found the cafeteria too before I told you?

K: where's the cafeteria?

C: where are you?

K: standing by the library, waiting for someone to kindly direct me.

C: stay there.

K: why, I need lunch too!

K: I am hungry and you know how I get when I am hungry!

C: geez, calm down.

C: I meant I am coming to get you then we can go to the cafeteria together.

K: oh...

K: thanks. (This message has been deleted).

C: ...

C: saying thanks wouldn't have ruined anything for you but whatever...

K: it was a typo, forget it.

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[ Aviana <•> Zachary ]

A: the new girl's kinda nice though.

Z: what new girl?

A: we have a transfer student this year. You forgot already?

Z: I hadn't even known...

A: at first I was skeptical that she might be just as much of a nuisance as her cousin is but thankfully that's not the case.

Z: it's not like I study the same subjects as you do.

Z: and why are you giving me all this info?

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A: wait...

A: Zach?

Z: yeah.

A: shit, that wasn't meant for you.

A: I was going to text Nora.

Z: and how did you confuse Nora's contact with mine?

A: because unfortunately your contact is saved right under hers.

Z: and how's that possible? There are many letters in between N and Z for you to say that.

A: ...

A: well, you're saved as Not Worth Talking in my phone so...

A: same first letter, different contact.

Z: ...

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Z: wow, impressive...

Z: not worth talking, indeed.

A: aw, did I hurt your feelings?

Z: nope, I don't have any.

A: oh come on, Zach, it was unintentional.

Z: ...

A: if I ever have to hurt your feelings, I would do it to your face.

Z: ...

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Z: say goodbye to your midnight feasts then, I am not letting you order takeout at 3 mark my words.

A: how dare you!

Z: Ava, in case you've noticed, Mom thinks I'm the one ordering pizza at 3 and she doesn't say anything to me because I'm the favorite...

A: no need to rub it in my face.

Z: and if she finds out it was you not me, you'll be in for a lecture.

A: I hate you, you know that right?

Z: considering you remind me every single morning, of course I do.

A: well because you're the one who wakes me up with an air horn, what am I supposed to say after waking up to that loud siren from hell?

Z: ...

Z: so like you don't hate me or am I mistaken again?

A: I despise your pathetic existence.

Z: ...

Z: fine.

Z: just remember, no takeout from now on.

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A: ...

A: Zachary...?

Z: was I not the one you don't consider worthy of talking to?

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A: well about earlier...

A: you hadn't really meant it about the whole takeout deal, right?

Z: ...

Z: I absolutely meant it, why do you ask?

A: because if you do, I have a thousand other ways to blackmail you into reconsidering your decision.

Z: ...

Z: oh really?

Z: state a few examples.

A: for example, I will tell Dad you took his car out last Saturday and crashed it but got the dents out so he wouldn't notice.

Z: ...

Z: I hadn't crashed it. If I had, the dents wouldn't have been the only thing that would need repairing.

A: but you did take his car out without permission.

Z: well...

Z: it was an emergency.

A: an emergency that goes by the name of National Level Marathon Selections, under 19 category right?

A: I know you applied and drove all the way to Dover just because your dream is to qualify for the Olympics.

A: which I may remind you is never gonna come true.

Z: ...

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Z: Ava, please...

A: keep up the takeout deal and my lips are sealed.

Z: ...

Z: fine...

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A: great, that was just the first blackmailing option by the way.

A: I thought of five more.

Z: no seriously, I don't want to know what other dirt you have on me.

A: just dirt?

A: I have a whole garbage dump on you, Zach, so be careful.

Z: ...

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Z: I get it why people say sisters are terrible secret keepers.

A: oh no, actually we are the best secret keepers...

A: if given the right incentive.

Z: so in other words, sisters are professional blackmailers.

A: well...

A: only if the need arises.

A: otherwise, we keep a secret for as long as possible.

Z: I doubt that.

A: don't you dare.

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A: by the way, what happened to the selections? Did you make it?

Z: why should I tell you?

A: because if you have to leave for the Olympics team, you might need my help in convincing Dad. I know Mom would have no objections since you're her favorite but Dad prefers me so...

Z: ...

Z: no, I didn't.

A: wait, what?

Z: maybe the fact that you're so confident I would never get selected somehow mingles with my destiny.

A: ...

A: so like you didn't get selected?

Z: no.

Z: happy now?

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A: Zach, I was just joking.

A: it's not that that I actually wish for you to not get selected...

Z: ...

A: but since what's done has been done, better luck next time.

Z: ...

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Z: maybe I won't apply next year.

A: why not?

Z: idk

A: now listen here, you loser, you're going to apply next year and I will be going to Dover with you. Then we'll see how you won't get selected.

Z: ...

Z: thanks Ava even though it's very hard to believe you just wrote that.

A: don't get used to it, won't happen often.

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