kari's pov

my eyes gradually opened once i could feel the daylight burning against them. i sat up a little and noticed that i was still at the guys' house. but actually, in bed beside sammy.

i could barely remember a thing from last night, so i looked down underneath the covers just to check that we were both clothed and thankfully, we were.

"sammy," i shook him lightly. "sam, wake up".

he instantly jolted at the sudden awaken, then relaxed once he saw me sitting beside him. i pulled my fingers through my hair as he rubbed my back.

"you okay?" he muttered in a groggy voice and i nodded my head with a yawn.

"what time is it?" i asked since i couldn't see my phone anywhere nearby. "because us girls need to get back to school".

sam reached over to his bedside table and picked up his phone, before instantly sitting up.

"kari, it's 8am" he told me.

i cursed, pushing my hair back in frustration before immediately getting out of bed in sammy's large shirt.

on weekends at school, a bell rings at eight thirty for us to come and eat breakfast and a register is then taken to make sure that everyone's there.

but if we're not and our dorm advisor, checks our room and sees that we're also not in our rooms, then we're dead.

i rushed into the living room, where i saw everyone else asleep in random positions on the couches and the floor.

"guys, wake up. look at the time!" i exclaimed, pushing open the curtains. "the school's going to notice that we're gone!".

ava was the first one to wake up, "i knew that this would happen" she groaned, getting up and finding her other shoe.

everyone started to follow after her by getting up and finding their belongings, including the guys.

"you do realise that we haven't even told the school that we'd be out for the weekend" meredith added.

"so what are you going to do? we're never going to make it back in time" chantelle questioned, getting out of nate's arms and fixing her hair.

"wait," meredith said. "i have an idea".

she picked up her phone and in a few seconds, held it to her ear and left the room for some quiet.

"i barely even remember last night, my head is killing me" johnson groaned, sitting on the arm of the couch.

"the state of the room gives us a brief idea" gilinsky said, before sammy entered in nothing but boxer shorts.

"so what did you two get up to last night?" nate asked me and sammy.

but i ignored him, since i was more focused on panicking about getting caught for sneaking out again, and also due to the fact that i couldn't remember.

sammy rested his arm over my shoulder, "we didn't do anything. we just slept, bro".

although the guys all worryingly smirked and scoffed, not believing his words one bit.

minutes later, after attempting to clean up the mess a little, meredith finally came back into the room and we all turned to her.

"okay, so i called cara and—".

"wait, why do you have her number?" sammy inquired.

she sighed a little, "i've been visiting her weekly for counselling sessions".

"since when?" johnson questioned her.

"since our school lives decided to turn into a reality drama show" she replied. "but that doesn't matter right now, what does is that i called her to help us out. she said that she can't confirm our leave because of legal reasons, but she can distract the headteacher for us to sneak back in".

"oh, thank god" ava sighed in with relief. "okay, come on, let's go, who's dropping us off?".

"i will. i'll pick up some mcdonalds on the way back too" gilinsky offered and i quickly went back into sammy's room to redress, before we were all ready and headed out.

+

cara actually did end up saving our asses on saturday, because she apparently distracted principal dobson with her way to better the school or whatever. although, we owe her a lot since we were able to sneak back in without any trouble.

but monday morning came by pretty quickly and it was lunchtime, meaning that this was the first time that all of us were sat at the same table for weeks.

"i guarantee that you boys will be bored without us after friday" i spoke up, pointing my fork at them.

"no way, we gave you girls all the entertainment" nate threw his arm over chantelle's shoulder. "you would have been private school, good girls if it wasn't for us".

"and you'd still be nightclub virgins if it wasn't for us either" sammy added.

ava rolled her eyes, "so what are you expecting? medals?".

"no, we want thank you's" johnson answered.

chantelle scoffed then chuckled, "no way".

"no thank you, no daddy skate" nate whispered to her, but since i was sitting right next to them i could disgustingly hear every word.

chantelle lightly pushed him away from her ear, "boy bye, i can last until friday without you".

"is that a bet?" nate licked his lips.

"do i get a prize if i win?" she said.

"baby, of course".

"and if you win?" chantelle asked again.

nate raised his brows, "you know what i'd want if i win, ma" he said, biting down on his lip.

"i don't know whether to gag or say that you two are adorable" meredith told.

johnson poked her side, "but we're cuter, right?".

"we?" meredith almost choked on her sandwich. "we're not even together, jack".

"but if we were, we'd be cuter than them for sure" he assured, making nate and chantelle instantly disagree.

"whatever floats your boat, johnson" meredith laughed and patted his cheek, before we all dispersed into a new topic.

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ava's pov

after lunch, i had a free period to spend going over the notes that i took in class. so, i took out a few textbooks from my locker and just as i was about to shut it, my phone received a text.

jack g;

can we talk please?

jack g;

and don't say you're busy because i checked ur schedule and u have a free period

i texted him to meet me in my dorm and when i finally reached there, i saw him waiting patiently whilst leaning against the wall.

he gave me a brief smile as i unlocked the door and he followed me inside.

"so what did you want to talk about?" i inquired, dropping my bag and taking my school blazer off.

"...us".

i paused and turned around to face him, "us?".

"yeah. there is an us, right?" jack sauntered over with his hands stuffed in his pockets.

i sat down on my bed, pulling my fingers through my hair as i tried to find an answer that will make sense to him and also won't sound selfish.

"what are you so afraid of?" he asked, sitting beside me. "because if it's that i'll hurt you, that's far from becoming a reality".

i sighed with my eyes closed, giving what i was about to say a quick second thought before nervously fiddling with my hands.

"my parents are together and have never divorced,but they've been arguing for as long as i remember. and i'm not talking the arguing that every healthy relationship needs, i mean over lying about finances, my dad seeing other women behind my mom's back or either one of them abandoning my younger siblings and i for a week because of something so petty".

"ava, i'm—".

"that's all i'm used to, that's what i'm expecting my future to be like. that's reality and not the bullshit you see on movies or hear in songs".

"but you can't think like that, you're the only one who controls your future" he advised.

"i know, but—i like you jack, but with your history and things, how do i even know that i wasn't just a good fuck for the past few weeks?" i questioned.

"so you think i don't give care about you?".

i shrugged, "well, do you?".

"would i be sitting here if i didn't? i could have just given up on you when you first rejected me in chemistry, i could have given up when a girl from english tried to invite me to her room,".

i couldn't help, but chuckle at his words as i tucked my hair behind my ear until jack gently moved my chin to face him.

"look, i may be known for going to the most fuckboy school in the city or you've heard me brag about the amount of girls that i've slept with. but god, i'd be fucked up as hell to ever hurt you, ava".

a smile grew on my lips at the genuine look in jack's eyes, before he touched my cheek and softly kissed my lips.

i gradually pulled away, leaning my forehead against his, "okay".

"okay, you've heard enough and get out or okay, you'll let me call you my girlfriend?".

i laughed and nodded my head, then locked my arms around his neck, "okay, i'll be your girlfriend, gilinsky".

he flashed me a smile and i quickly pecked his lips again until he hugged his arms around me tightly, and i instantly knew that i was doing the right thing.

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you da real mvp if you still wait for my lazy ass to update this book

but this is the second or maybe third to last chapter - i haven't decided yet.

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