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You know those dreams, the ones you suddenly start getting about your friends? I'll put it in laymen terms, so when you get a crush and you can't help but picture the both of you kissing or placing you guys as the hashtag relationship goals of the century. In this case, it's not your crush, it's that person you've suddenly grown close to and you can't tell your emotions, a lot of people assume it's crush, no darling you're human with certain hormones and when you find someone you can share secrets or want to share secrets with, your body just assumes and if you ever decide to go with it, you'll probably end up regretting that choice and make a beautiful friendship fall apart. Dreams are not new to Alexandre, in fact, he has probably dreamt of all the genres in the world.

Hello," Andre said as he stood behind her covering her eyes and pecking the side of her head. She turned, looking at him with nothing but admiration. Dre stared at her the same way she did, wondering how lucky he was to date a girl like her.

"To think I thought you guys would get past the honeymoon stage after a few weeks." Tori slammed her locker to look at the couple who were still ogling at each other with a playful glare and a small smile.

"Hey, it's not our fault you two are lonely," Dre said referring to her and a quiet Carter who stood behind Tori with his eyes glued to his phone.

"We're not lonely, we just know how to not make people uncomfortable," Carter said as Rachel walked past them with a deadly glare. Jade sighed frustratedly trying her best not to hurl at her, instead choosing to glare back.

"I'm so tired of her glares and childish pranks." Jade voiced still glaring at her back.

"I think something is wrong, I'll talk to her but-"

"But you chose Dre, you're staying with me, right?" Jade started with a warm smile.

"Of course I am." He said bending down to kiss her again.

He opened his eyes in a flash and shut them again. He opened his eyes again to find Sophie laughing heartily over his head with her phone camera.

"Oh God Sophie, why are you always in my room?" He asked with a frown using his right hand to snatch her phone.

"Who were you kissing in your dreams?" She asked still laughing.

"None of your business. I mean I was not kissing anybody." He said deleting the cringe-worthy video she took.

"Get out!" He said tossing her phone at her, to which she caught efficiently.

"Was it your new girlfriend? I can't wait to tell Rachel." She said with a wide smile.

"Lord Sophie, get out of my room!" He yelled dragging her out of the room and slamming the door at her face. Shutting his eyes, he rested his back on the door and opened them to catch sight of himself in his mirror.

"I'm proud of you," he said walking towards the mirror with a small smile, "a week without any unknown girl waking up beside you." He said with a huge grin and walked to his wardrobe.

"I hope this new week is like the last, or not because you know..." he said glancing at the mirror with a wink and smirk.

"Sophie! I'm ready, let's go." He yelled the moment he finished his meal.

"I was ready since you were having your dreams." She said giggling and heading towards the door.

"Maybe you should take the bus?" He said grabbing his car keys and remote from the wall, then walked past her.

"You know the bus never comes here." She started running after him.

"I thought Dad was taking you to school today?" He asked in a voice that showed he was vexed.

"Nope, he and Mr Anderson are having a men's day out or week out. I wasn't paying attention." She said with a shrug still typing on her phone.

"Great." He said buckling his seat belt.

  Sitting down on his class seat, he rested his head on the table with closed eyes.

"Hey, babe." Jade purred behind him.

He turned to her with a huge smile on his face, "I have a feeling my day is going to be perfect cause I've seen you." He said rubbing his nose with hers.

"Really?" She asked with a cheeky grin.

"Ye-" he was cut off as he felt cold water splash on his back.

"Can you take your love life away from the hallway? You're blocking other people's paths." Rachel shouted from the other side of the hallway.

He opened his eyes and felt dots of sweats on his forehead. He sat upright, pondering on the weird dreams.

"Dre." He heard a voice call close to his left ear. 

"Jade!" He shrieked as he saw her face.

"Are you going?" She asked chewing her gum nonchalantly.

"Going where?"

"Listen." She said now staring at her phone.

"Students of Exclusive Academy, head to the Auditorium now. Students of Exclusive Academy, head to the auditorium now." He heard the principal's voice repeat through intercom.

"Yeah, I'm leaving right now." He said scratching his head.

"Cool, let's go." She said still staring at her phone, not making an attempt to move.

"Well, are you going to move?" He asked rubbing his eyes.

"I'm new here, so lead the way." She said glaring and eyeing him. He pinched his nose and folded his lips trying not to react to the sudden glare before asking her to follow him.

   "Good morning students of Royal west," Andre heard the principal's voice from the last row of the auditorium. He barely saw anything, he just sat there listening to what she saying, he knew what she wanted to say anyway. His eyes wandered around the auditorium looking for Rachel, Max, and Ray.

"Every year, there's an academic test in this institution," she started making the old students clap loudly, "Art students!" Another rumbling was given, "commercial students!" The claps continued loudly, "And science students!" Some students stood up whistling and clapping making Dre laugh as it was the same every year.

The principal waited till the hall was silent again and continued, "It doesn't matter which department you're in. A test will be given, the most impressive student gets a, " she held the mic towards the students making them yell, "CAR!!" She chuckled, "an award and a picture on the hall of fame wall, you guys always forget those two."

"A car, an award, and your picture on the hall of fame wall. They're over a thousand students in this school, how far will you read to get these rewards? The test will hold in the next two weeks, be prepared! Thank you for your time." She ended her speech giving the mic to a teacher and earning a thunderous clap as she stepped out.

"Do you want to get out of here?" He asked Jade, who was still smiling at her phone.

"I don't think they're done." She said looking at the stage.

"The principal said the Important things, the students are fleeing. Look..." He said pointing at the students trying to sneak out.

"Nah, I'm good." She replied still looking at her phone.

"Ok bye." He stood with a brave face, attempting to leave the hall without the teachers suspecting him.

"You're leaving?" She asked Dre stared at her confused, before saying, "Yes, " and walking out.

  Alex spotted Max, Ray, and Rachel standing in front of her locker, probably waiting for him.

"Hey." He approached them smiling.

"You certainly took your time," Ray said eyeing him with his mouth full of popcorn.

"Where did you get popcorn?" Alex asked.

"I made it from home," he lied before Max, and Rachel smiled and said, "he bought it." And high-fived themselves.

"You guys promised to lie." Ray glared at them.

"Promises are meant to be broken," Max said holding his hand up for a second high five from Rachel. Alex, Ray and Rachel stared at him for a moment before saying, "no they're not."

"But I can't leave you hanging." Rachel said giving him the high-five he held his hand for.

"Alright MARR, huddle up!" Rachel said clapping her hands. The four of them huddled in.

"None of us have ever won this stupid competition, " she whispered, "we've done this for the past three years and we've never made it to the top 50. Any ideas?"

"We can cheat." Ray voiced.

"Any ideas that can work?" She said after taking a deep breath.

"Why can't that work?" Ray asked confused.

"First of all, the test is going to be in the cbt room, every man with his computer." Rachel whisper-yelled.

"Secondly, they're security cameras everywhere," Alex explained with an eye roll.

"Thirdly, the four of us are always kept in different rooms," Max said stepping on Ray's left foot.

"Lastly, we explained this last year and last two years." The three of them said at the same time, glaring at him.

"We can read more." Ray offered his opinion again. The four of them stood upright, Alex's right hand automatically wrapped around Rachel's waist and Max was holding Ray's wrist, ready to drag him away when Rachel launched.

Rachel kept her left hand on her mouth, she took a deep breath and breathy laughed.

"I'm going to kill someone!" She yelled launching towards Ray. Max dragged Ray out of the way, Alex tried gripped her waist tightly.

"Ray told you guys to read more for the competition?" The biology teacher asked reading a folder and barely sparing them a glance.

"Yes." Alex and Max said still holding them.

"This happened last year Ray. I told you to stop suggesting that." The biology teacher told him with a Stern look.

Ray mumbled under his breath, before telling Rachel sorry whilst glaring at her.

"Are you ok now?" Alex whispered in her ear.

"Yes," she whispered to him and smiled at Mrs. Adams, "Thank you ma."

"Ok. Huddle up." Rachel called out.

"I have an idea." Max offered.

"Better than reading more?" Ray asked rolling his eyes.

" How can we read more Ray? The only time we sleep the week before the test is at noon." Rachel whisper-yelled at him.

"Yes, Ray explain," Alex said glaring at him.

"Can I talk?" Max interfered in their glare match.

"Every year, some of the topics are repeated. There are some topics we've not touched, like calculus. We know differential calculus not integral calculus, we need to read more on that." Max said making all of them quiet for a minute.

"Ok, so we met a day before we start reading. This Saturday, we'll talk about the unknown topics we've seen. Is everybody on the boat?" Rachel asked making the boys mutter, "yes."

  "Please guys let's just get to the top 50 for the first time, I don't care if it's 46, 47, 48, and 49, go team MARR?" She said breaking the huddle to stretch her fist, the four of them bumped fists smiling.

"So, how are we going to meet?" Ray asked scratching his imaginary beard.

"The usual Ray, we meet at Alex's house by 6 pm on Sunday, sleepover because we'll be reading till 5'0clock  then my house on Monday, then yours, then Max's house. Till the last Sunday which will be at your house, we stop reading 2 am on the last Sunday, to get a little sleep before the test." Rachel explained to Ray.

"I think what Ray is trying to say is that each house has a guest room or the other guest room is now a storeroom."

"I don't understand your point," Alex said with a raised brow.

"You and Rachel used to sleep in the same room and you're not exactly friends now," Max said breaking it down.

"We'll figure it out don't worry. I have to go." Rachel said walking away slowly.

"I thought you were going to figure it out," Ray asked resting on Max's shoulder.

"We will but I have to be at the cheerleading audition to accept new cheerleaders. I'll see you guys later, I love you, Ray." She said skipping off.

"Wow, I'll feel bad if we don't make it to the top 50, she's going to be really heartbroken," Max said looking at Rachel as she skipped happily.

"Sometimes, I wish I had her spirit, always optimistic," Alex added shaking his head.

"Well, Ray and I are going to the library," Max said.

"To gossip?" Alex asked folding his arms.

"What else do people in a library?" Ray scoffed.

"I don't know Ray, maybe read?" Alex said squinting his eyes.

"Sure, I'll believe it when I see it," Ray said. Alex and Max stared at his retreating back as they chuckled, before Max said bye to Alex and ran after Ray.

  Dre stayed in the empty history class, whenever the principal gives an announcement, students played around till lunch break. After the lunch break, the normal school schedule continues. He sat down, trying not to fall asleep by scrolling on Instagram lazily.

The bell signaling that it was time for the break soon rang. He pushed his phone inside his bag and went to the cafeteria.

"Good afternoon." He said dropping his bag and placing his lunch on the table before settling down.

"You're eating here today?" Jade asked as he sat.

"Well, yes." He said gesturing at the food in front of him.

"No friends to play with today?" Jade taunted him placing her spaghetti in her mouth. Dre folded his lips and ignored her. The slight shove Tori gave Jade didn't go unnoticed by him.

"Andre." He heard a girl voice call him, the unfamiliar girl sat next to him, folding her legs and turning to face him.

"Hey, guys." She grinned at Tori, Carter, and Jade. Tori and Carter nodded at her while Jade decided not to spare her glance.

"So, since you're going to be busy throughout next week, I'm hosting a private party tonight if you're down for it." She said smiling and biting her lips mischievously.

"Can we come?" Jade voiced oblivious to what the girl was asking.

"No," Andre said holding his laugh and shaking his head.

"Why not? You're not the host." She said clenching her teeth and glaring at him before smiling at the girl. Andre looked at Tori, who kept on drinking water and shaking her head with her eyes closed, and Carter, who was enjoying the scene and eating his food to cover his smiling face.

The unknown girl turned to her with an amused smile dancing on her face, " do I know you?" She asked making Jade shake her head with an attempt pout, "then no, I'm sorry." She said shrugging and turning to Dre.

"You down?" She asked shaking her brows.

"Sure..." He said trying to remember her name since her face looked familiar.

"Chloe." She said with a straight face.

"Of course Chloe." He said snapping his fingers like he just remembered. He needed something to make his weird constant dreams fade away.

"See you later then." She said smiling at him and walking away.

"Damn Jade, I never thought you were that type of girl," Carter said immediately Chloe was out of earshot, making Tori spit her water out.

"What?" Jade asked confused making Tori whisper in her left ear.

"I doubt that's what she meant." She said tapping her fingers on the table making Tori and Carter nod their head slowly.

"You disgust me." She turned abruptly to Andre with a death glare.

"I didn't ask you to ask her." He said eating his spaghetti.

  Andre, Tori, and Carter changed the subject and talked about the competition. Andre ignored Jade's glares and continued talking to his friends.

"Is there a problem?" Andre finally asked tired of the glares.

"Jade let it go, you misunderstood the conversation. It happens." Tori said petting her with a smile.

"No, it's not that. She has been acting stranger than usual since morning." Andre said not moving his eyes away from her death glare.

"Oh that reminds me, I can't tutor you this week and next week." He said trying to make a small conversation with her.

She stood up and poured her water on his face before walking away.

He pushed his wet hair away from his face before telling Tori and Carter, "I guess there's a problem."

Not so fun fact: MARR is actually the first letter of their names.

Max, Alex, Rachel, Ray.

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Important Author's note: So in my country, the moment you get to senior secondary school(senior high), the students will be split into three departments that's science, art, and commercial. I mentioned that earlier in the story. I'm going with the way it's done here, cos I don't know how it is done in your country🍷. Back to the department issues, the only common subjects the students are offering together are English, Civic education, and Mathematics. Of course, there are optional subjects that they share like, let's say ceramics, marketing, music, food and nutrition, etc, in this case, the students choose the one they prefer or most comfortable with, these subjects(the optional ones) are the only ones that don't care about your department. What I'm trying to say is that you can't find an art or commercial student in physics or chemistry class and vice verse with account and government. I hope that's understandable 🍸😊.