kari's pov

third period just ended and meredith and i went back to our dorm to drop our things off before going to lunch. we got there before ava and chantelle, so it gave me a chance to speak to meredith about jack.

i sat down on my bed as she fixed her hair in the mirror.

"so, mere, are there any alexander boys that you're interested in?" i asked as i twiddled with my fingers.

"uh, no. not really" she simply brushed off.

"not even johnson?" i asked once again but this time looked up at her face. she furrowed her eyebrows, acting like what i said was completely crazy.

"i mean, maybe on the first week that they came here. but not anymore," she explained and i quietly sighed with relief. "you and him would be cute, though".

"pssh, why would you say that?" i nervously chuckled while playing with my hair.

"because chemistry just consists of you both smiling and laughing about the most stupidest things".

"well, i'm not really thinking that far ahead any ways" i shrugged before this conversation turned into something a lot more deeper.

i got up off my bed, "you ready to go to lunch?".

"actually, can i speak to you about something?" meredith suddenly questioned with a serious look on her face. i walked over and sat beside her on the bed.

"what is it?"

"ok, i'm going to tell you something but you have to promise not to tell anyone. especially not chantelle" she explained and for some reason, my heart was racing.

"i promise" i assured her.

"so, the other week when we went to that nightclub, i had a couple of alcoholic drinks. they obviously weren't enough to be completely wasted, but i had a few" she first told.

i nodded to show i was listening as i waited for the dramatic news that she was implying to drop.

"after a while, i went outback to find the bathroom and i saw nate chatting up this girl in the corner. so, i went over there and asked him what the hell he was doing and the girl must have thought i was his girlfriend or something because she ran away" meredith continued. "i raged at nate a little, but then he told me that i'm cute when i'm angry and i realised that he was a little wasted too—".

"meredith, what the hell did you do?" i couldn't help but ask.

"before i knew it, his hand was on my cheek and we started making out. then i realised that he was a really good kisser, so i carried on," she added with panic evident on her face.

"you made out with nate maloley?!" i almost yelled until she quickly covered my mouth.

"not so fucking loud!" she complained then slowly removed her hand. "...and that's not all, actually".

my eyes widened at her words while i thought about what they could have possibly done after kissing.

"probably a minute after we were kissing, he whispered something in my ear and then i went down on my knees" meredith continued, but covered my mouth before i could even try and simplify what she did to nate. "i'm not proud of it, ok. i've been feeling guilty for weeks".

"chantelle's my best friend, how am i supposed to keep this from her?" i said, running my hands through my hair.

"please, just don't tell anyone. i'll tell her eventually, just not now when her and nate have just made up from last week's argument".

i thought deeply for a while, "...fine. i won't tell anyone, i promise".

i took hold of her hand and she smiled at me.

"but i have one question for you," i stated. "...was it big?".

meredith gasped a little once she understood what i was talking about, but finally answered.

"maybe average, but i've haven't seen enough to judge" she chuckled and so did i before we decided to make our way to the cafeteria.

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gilinsky's pov

i was walking to find my physics teacher because he suggested that i see him once a week at lunchtimes, so we can go over the previous lesson - science has always been a load of gibberish to me.

but i decided to go up the staircase on my left, which lead to the girls' dorm room instead. before i left the cafeteria, they told me that ava had ditched lunch, but never had a reason so i might as well go and see how she is.

"mom, i said that i was sorry" i heard her voice say.

the door was a little open and i could see her pacing around the room with her phone to her ear.

"i know that i shouldn't have snuck out of school, but them giving me these detentions is ridiculous, especially for two months..." ava continued. "...i'm not stupid...because women deserve rights, that's why. mom, you never listen to me, i—...hello? hello?".

there was complete silence after that. tiny cries soon filled the room until i heard something suddenly being thrown at the wall.

it instantly made me jump and i fell straight onto the door, pushing it wide open.

"jack? what the fuck, how long have you been standing there?" ava quickly reacted as she wiped her tears away from her eyes.

"i was just—...i was just checking to see how you were because you weren't at lunch. why are you crying?" i asked, walking closer to her as she got up from her bed.

"none of it has anything to do with you!" she sternly spoke and tried to push me towards the door. "so, get the fuck—"

"what is wrong with you?!" i harshly spoke as i pulled aggressively off her hold. "i am genuinely being nice to you and worrying about you, but you just continue to be a bitch and push me away, when i'm actually trying to make this relationship work".

"what relationship, jack?!" ava yelled at me with tears still hanging on her waterline. "we don't have a fucking relationship! you're just another selfless idiot that is ready to jump in and make me pour my heart out to you, just so you can get into my pants!".

i chuckled at the bullshit that was coming out of her mouth and rolled my eyes.

"are you kidding me? with most girls that i meet, we speak for a day or two and we've already had sex by the third day. this is the third week that i've known you and i'm still trying my best to get through to you. i could continue to the end of fucking next month because for some reason, i think that you're worth it. even though you're the most stubborn person that i have ever—"

my speech was hastily interrupted when ava attached her lips to mine. she wrapped her arms around my neck, but i stood still, completely confused as to what was going on right now.

"but you just said that—" i tried to say when i pulled apart the kiss.

"fuck what i just said," was all ava told me before she immediately reconnected our lips, and i swooped my arms around her waist.

ava reached out to push the door shut behind me then locked her arms on my neck again. my mind started to trail into thinking how
different this kiss felt. but it was a good different, like it had more meaning that any other one that i've ever had.

seconds past and ava opened her mouth slightly, so i wasted no time to push my way through. our tongues moved in sync just as i lifted her up, making her squeal a little and then sat her down on the desk. a few objects crashed onto the ground but that was the last thing on our minds.

i held onto ava's tiny waist while she began to tug gently on my hair, making me moan. my hands then moved up her short, school skirt, brushing on her thighs.

although, ava randomly pulled away at my touch and stared down at my hands. from the look on her face and her words from earlier, i could already tell what she was thinking.

"we don't have to" i whispered, slowly trying to regain my breathing from kissing her. "i get it".

i smiled as i removed strands of her strawberry-blonde hair away from her face, before we continued where we had left off.

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aw they cute af, but drama will be happening very soon for everyone and i have so many ideas for new stories.

btw this story will probably end at 30 chapters.