"BEX YOU'RE BACK!" Mia, Ivy, Hayley and Kayla slid down the rail of the massive marble staircase and took turns hugging the life out of Bex. She leaned on her three suitcases panting heavily as I asked, "You okay sis?"
"Yeh I'll be fine in a sec."
"Oh hay Luke, hay twins," said Hayley smiling while she hugged me and the twins. "Luke where do you think you're going?" I had hoisted my bags onto my shoulder after giving the girls a friendly wave and was walking towards the boy's dorm when I heard the Jennifer call you to me, "What? I'm not allowed to go see my friends but you can see yours?"
"Yes that's what we're saying because we have bags waiting to be taken to our dorms and if you don't, we will tell the whole school about what exactly happened at that swimming pool in Italy."
"Nice blackmail Jen, Luke I'd do what she says." Mia, Ivy, Hayley, Kayla and Bex were laughing at the smug looks on the twins' faces and the shock, dismay and annoyance that must have been on mine. I would do anything for them not to tell anyone about that swimming pool, "Fine." I shrugged their bags on to my shoulder and picked up the suitcases, "See you guys later." With that parting comment I walked up the stairs followed by Jennifer and Millie waving and smiling at the girls. I heard the girls talking while the twins and I walked slowly up the stairs. "Come on we've got the same room as last year," said Ivy. Bex had picked up her bags and was following us upstairs, "Does that mean we got our own secret passage way to the kitchen under the rug still?" She asked, "Course, I can't believe no-one knows about it, but thank god cause if they did we wouldn't get a moments peace," said Kayla obviously grinning. Ha! Simple way to get into the kitchens. You'd be surprised at how much security they actually have.
When I'd finished helping the twins unpack, the twins, girls and I walked into the great hall and we were met with cheery waves, smiles and for the girls a few hugs from their friends. Finally, we started to dig into our starters- tomato soup with just a hint of buffalo mozzarella- Ian, Ash, Jake and Jack (My best friends) came over and sat at our table, "Hay Luke, girls," Ian smiled at us until Bex said, "Spill it Ian, I'm hungry and I wanna eat."
"Spill what? And Bex we ein't gonna stop you eating."
"Look, then telling me what you are and aren't doing." Bex pointed at Mia first, who just finished adding cream and sugar to her hot chocolate but was now frozen staring at Jack mouth slightly open. Then she pointed to Ivy, who had a spoon of soup half way between the bowl and her mouth, then to Hayley, who was blushing furiously and trying to hide the fact she had somehow go ketchup on her cheek by turning away from the other guys. She finally pointed at Kayla who just finished reapplying her mascara, lip gloss and blush. "Oh, I see your point." Ian grinned, "Luke did you kill that shark when you guys went to San Monica bay? Because right now that's the talk of the school." Bex snorted, "If shark means crab and killed means bit by." We all laughed and joked around for the rest of dinner.