LILY'S POV
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I can't believe it.
This is absurd.
Suspiciously absurd.
An entire day of peace?
What's the catch, universe? I'm not even kidding.
Sure, my head still hurts but...
Twenty-four hours of peace.
I think I'm in heaven.
We all felt like sh—
Oh wait.
I shouldn't swear.
Meh. Fiona isn't here.
We all felt... horrible.
There.
Much better.
Classes? Done.
Exams? Done.
Training? Done?
Done-ish.
We're probably going to train until we turn ninety anyway.
Still, we spent the whole day doing absolutely nothing.
I think Ivy almost killed Donald.
I don't know what he did but, knowing him, he probably tried flirting again.
Last time I caught them almost kissing.
Ew.
...
But also kinda cute.
What if they actually like each other?
Oh wait.
I'm drifting again.
Nothing much is happening anyway.
Ivy and Albert are playing chess. Must be fun being smart.
Donald's writing songs...
Donald.
Writing.
YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!
I smell another hit!
Wait, Lily Everly, focus!
Fiona's braiding my hair.
Hehe.
Lucky me.
Zoe's scrolling through her phone.
Boss is studying.
Boss is George, by the way, in case you guys are as forgetful as I am.
Hopefully not.
I don't want to be alone.
Nathan's making dinner.
Such husband material.
Ugh.
Why am I only fourteen?
He's just twenty...
Way too responsible.
He'd never date someone six years younger than him.
Ugh.
I'm bored.
Oh yeah!
For once Renzo is staying over.
I was planning on colonizing the mentor bedroom.
Why'd he come back?
Bummer.
Uggghhh...
Let's just read the school forum.
I'm sure there's some gossip there.
In case you didn't notice, yes, I'm scrolling.
My cute pink bunny phone case is adorable.
Maybe I should change it to a tiger...
Wait...a butterfly. But a tiger is fierce
Actually...
Butterflies aren't fierce either.
Huh.
I wonder why.
Oh wait.
I'm drifting again.
Anyways...
#Party
#Heartthrob
Donald's leading again.
No surprise there.
Ooh!
Ivy caught some attention too.
#NewbieOfTheSemester
"Eeeiiiii, IVY! Look! You're Newbie of the Semester!"
She didn't even look up from the chessboard.
Just gave me a thumbs-up.
So cool.
I happily went back to scrolling.
#Team5GoingOutOfLine
Oops...
Well...
A little chaos isn't bad.
#Team5MentorHasAGirlfriend
...
...
Eh?
"Uhm... you guys? Wait... Renzo, do you have a girlfriend?"
Renzo, who was slumped across the couch reading a fashion magazine, chuckled.
"Yeah. My vape and my money. Loves of my life."
What was I expecting?
But...
This is serious.
"That's not what I'm seeing here. It says you're dating a teacher from the Department of Literature."
The room fell silent.
Pin-drop silent.
I'm not even exaggerating.
Even Nathan stopped cooking and walked out of the kitchen.
"It's probably some leech. Don't worry about it."
Why is this man like this?
"A leech bold enough to start a rumour capable of damaging your reputation. Don't let your indifference become negligence."
Albert finally looked up from the chessboard.
Renzo simply shrugged.
God of Merlin...
Save us.
Just when I thought we'd survive a full twenty-four hours in peace.
Now this...
This is horrible.