7:45 a.m.

Waking up to another harsh morning, Talim wipes her blurry eyes. She turns her legs to a 90 degree hanging off of her bed. Looking at the clock she shouts. "My God its 7:45! I gotta get to class!" Talim scrambles to throw on her grey blouse with black jeans. She cleans up her face, blasting out of the bathroom like a bullet to put on her silver gladiator sandals. She struggled to pick up her books from her night stand as she was literally running late to her "Unrecorded American History" class. Being a straight A student wasn't easy but somehow she managed to get through gruesome days.

"I can't believe this, I'm so exhausted" She blared through her cramped, partially working mind.

Talim was 17 but she was accepted to the University as she was the highest ranked student of any high school in that state.

Nearly stumbling over the elevators entrance she barely captured herself and struggled to reconstruct her books that she hugged against her heart pounding chest.

The air shattered with her deep sigh as she plowed her weak body against the wall. As soon as the elevator doors opened, Talim blazed through the lobby's rotating doors, it was like the wind aided her through her troubles.

She attended Victorian University, home of the Storms.

Talim rushed to the Historic hall with her dual, raven braids trailing behind her.

The hall that contained 9 colossal classes was empty. Room 7 is where her destination led to.

Nearly dropkicking the door she starts to appeal.

"Please Mr. Manning I-"not one person was in the facilitation. I guess Talim forgot it was Saturday.

She exited the lecture hall. Her athletic but fragile body slammed the floor, splattering her books and her messenger bag to the cold marble ground.

"RING! RING!" her phone speaker spat out. She barely had enough energy to bring the phone to her ear, so she hit the speaker button.

"What Xianghua?" She answered in a depressing tone.

"Where are you? Are you at a animal shelter again?" Xianghua jokingly questioned. "Where the hell are you?" Cassandra rendered in the background of Xianghua.

"No I-"Talim tried to explain.

"No wait! You are in some guy's bed from a one night stand!" Xianghua screamed in excitement.

"No freaking way!" Cassandra said in a unbelieving tone, in the background.

"Xianghua!" Talim shouted in the speaker.

"Jeez just kidding Gosh!" Xianghua said while chuckling.

"I'm in the Historic hall by room 7"

"Okey dokey, we're on our way"

Xianghua hangs up her phone. Talim just sits there looking at the marble floor that trailed to the cream colored walls. The perfectly painted walls contained paintings of the founding fathers and inventors of the past that rested inside a Greek styled glass case that rested around it. The hall was rather large for how many classes it contained. It was beautiful though.

"Haha" she heard as Cassandra and Xianghua walked through the greatly large wooden doors at the west side of the building.

Walking towards Talim they stood in front of her. Their bigger bodies towered over her. Xianghua was a Brown, medium haired, goofy babe, with a flirtatious figure. She wore black jean shorts with a white shirt and white shoes. Her pale skin gave her brown eyes an attractive contrast. On the left side of her was Cassandra Alexandra. Her short, blonde hair always matched her lean body as she was "tougher" than most girls. She was wearing white jeans with a blue top with matching blue shoes.

"Daaaammmmnnnnnn" Cassandra blurted out as Xianghua giggled.

"It's not funny" Talim replied.

"It's okay Little Taly we all rush to class on Saturdays' hahaha!" Cassandra remarked.

Xianghua gave Cassandra a high five as they chuckled.

"HA-HA-HA" she retorted bitterly.

"Awww what's wrong Taly?" Xianghua asked

"I'm technically sitting in class on a Saturday. That's what."

"Well let's get you home then."

"I'm too tired. I don't wanna get up."

"It's ok because I-…Cassandra will carry you home while I carry your books!"

"Oh you little bitch." Cassandra grinded through her teeth, looking devilishly at Xianghua.

"Come on Sandra you are a strong girl…unless you can't handle it." Xianghua teased.

"Oh I can do it without a problem."

"Well that's fine with me." Talim said struggling to get up.

Cassandra helps Talim up and puts her in a piggy back position. Xianghua picks up her heavy books and tries to stuff them in her green, black trimmed leather messenger bag.

"What the-hell is in here?" Xianghua asked while she strained to push the books farther in the bag.

"Just some flyers, my supplies and other things I can't think of."

Traveling east of the Historic hall, strolling on the side of piggy back ridded Cassandra, Xianghua pulls out a flyer from Talim's messenger bag.

"LGBT alliance meets on Sunday at roo- Talim! You never told me you wer-"

"No, I'm not. I was just helping some guy from class post those flyers around school. He didn't really like standing close to me."

"Well duhhh he's gay" Cassandra added in a retarded tone.

"Well he was very nice, so I decided to help him." Talim added back, lifting her head high as she took pride in her previous action.

The three of them, walking out of the hall's glass doors turned to the left of the fountain that had a sculpture of a cloud with lightning zapping out of it. The field that gave a concrete path to a building of dorms appeared about 310 yards away.

"This is your problem Taly. You work too hard" Xianghua lectured.

"Well it's for a great cause" Talim said back.

"You are causing my back to break into a million pieces." Cassandra mumbled.

"Suck it up." Xianghua replied.

They arrived at the building and headed for the elevators.

"There's going to be a party on Friday Tal, come with me and Cassandra."

Talim rested her head on the back of Cassandra's short, blonde hair, in a tilted position toward Xianghua.

"I don't know Xianghua. I have a lot of work to do. I have the Student council meeting, the new forming clubs discussion… I can go on and on.

"Please don't." hunchback Cassandra barely spits out.

"Take a break for once, you are always working and working and never do anything fun." Xianghua pleads.

"Yeah I do a lot of fun things." "I'm lying like hell right now" Talim thought to herself.

"Oh really? Then what do you do for fun huh?" Xianghua says in competitive tone.
"I-I never mind" she frowned as she says with defeat.

"That's what I thought." Smirking. "Well here we are!" Xianghua said with excitement.

"Finally where here. Oh my gosh I might need a chiropractor. Cassandra whined rubbing the side of her neck.

Xianghua pulls Talim's house key out of Talim's jeans butt pocket. They walk into Talim's dorm. Her kitchen was built next to the entrance. Walking in further there was the living room and to the rear of it was her bedroom. The other occupant's room was on the opposite side of the living room.

They walk into Talim's bedroom and Cassandra flips Talim onto her bed, back first.

"Oh thank God it's over." Cassandra exaggerates loosening her back to fall on Talim's legs.
"This feels so good to relax and sleep." Talim affirmed while closing her eyes.

Xianghua guides the messenger bag strap off of her shoulder, onto the floor. Looking around she says.

"Wow. Your room needs a makeover. It's super girly." Xianghua chuckled.

Talim's room was a reddish, pink color. A night stand was placed on the side of her bed that had flower lamp and 5-hour energy bottle lying on top of it.

"Whatever. My bed is all I care about."

"Yeah yeah so are you going to the party with us or not?"

"Maybe. I'll think about it." Talim's voice faded slowly as she fell asleep.

"Well. I guess we could bunk here until she wakes up" Cassandra says.

"Yeah I guess." Xianghua sighs.

*Xianghua and Cassandra exit Talim's room so she can rest in peace. They smash their butts onto the couches surface. Cassandra snatches the remote to turn on the TV, and clicks through channels*

"Same stuff eeevvveeeerrrrryyyyyyy daaaaay." She says punching the remotes buttons.

"Yeah, well let's just stick it out 'til Tal wakes up. Oh!" She exclaims as she reaches into her tight shorts pocket for her vibrating phone.

"Hello!" She answers excitedly.

"Hey it's Kilik."

"Sup Kilik, what's goin' on?"

"I just wanna know if you and Cassandra are still up to come to my party."

"Hell yeah of course we are."

"Haha well good, because everybody is going to get smashed all night."

"Man I can't wait! All right, we'll be there."

"Sounds like a plan. See ya there next Friday."

"Wait Kilik! Can I bring Talim too?"

"Yeah you can bring little Talim."

"Ok! Thanks! Bye!"

*Xianghua hangs up and throws her phone to the side of the couch*

"What was that all about?" Cassandra questions.

"Oh just Kilik telling me more about the party."

"Well I can't wait to get messed up!" *a BIG creepy smile forms on her face.*

"Trust me I know you can't." *Rolling her eyes to the back of her head.*

"Awww cheer up buddy." Kilik implies to Yun-Seong, patting him on his back.

They we're sitting at a table outside of the café that lied between Movie Ave. and Lightning Blvd.

"Why does Maxi get promoted to manager when I work harder than him? I-I mean I show up to work every day and I do my job."

"Dude" *face palming* "You usually come into work 45 minutes late. I don't even know how you are still working here. Maxi gets here on time and-"

"And what? He's a total kiss ass to Mr. Manning." His own words outraged him.

"Dude don't worry. We're all still best buds and we're going to have a good time on Friday."

"Yeah I guess you're right but man I have a lot of shit on my plate."

"Don't worry you'll get through it as usu-"

"Sup guys." It was Maxi. He was wearing a white T-shirt with a drawn cup of coffee surrounded by a red/black circle. Under that it said "Manning's Café". His ripe onyx hair complimented the tone of his evenly, tannish skin. With a smirk on his face he pulls up a chair between the two.

"Hey Maxi" They both said in a sarcastic tone.

"Jeez what up with you two?"

"Oh nothing just talking about my party." Kilik lied winking over at Yun.

"Yeah I really can't wait." "To leave this job." Yun thought.

"Boys!" Maxi sighed happily as he put his arms around the guys' necks. "We are going to party 'til there's no tomorrow.

"Yeah uhhh… I'm having second thought about going Kilik." Yun tells.

"Why!" The two of them ask in confusion.

"I've been slacking in my classes lately and I really need all of the study time I can get."

"Yun, you're coming, I'll get you a tutor." Maxi demands.

"All right." Now Yun speaks as if all of the weight in the world has been lifted off of his shoulders.

"Ok." Time to get back to work now." Maxi throws out

*Maxi lifts his self from his chair and walks through the cafes entrance. Maxi and Yun-seong follow.*

"I'm going to get laid like crazy! Blending up some customer's smoothie. "Just watch as I trick some stupid girl into crawling into my sheets." Yun-seong smiled arrogantly laughing. He was a pretty cocky guy; he rose to any challenge that anyone threw at him.

4:30 p.m.

Cleaning the Café at 4:30 was their evening routine as closing time emerged.

"One day I'll be outta here." Kilik claimed while staring out of the window.

"Well today concentrate on knocking out those dishes so we can leave." *He says as he launches the dish rag at Kilik's face*

"And one day you will actually pass your classes." Snapping back.

"Haha ohhh… that's a challenge. I don't think he's up for it."

Maxi, knowing he just lied, secretly counts down five fingers to let Kilik know when Yun will accept.

"I ACCEPT!" with a power hungry smile on his face. "And you know what?"

"What?" both of them said without emotion.

"I bet that I can pass with all B's or better."

"Ok…Fine. Are you sure you want to go through with this?" *Raising his eyebrows in a questionable mode*

"Pffff… Hell yeah! I can beat this wagers ass."

"Wait wait wait hold up… What will I get if I win?"

"Hmmm…" Yun thinks as he looks around the café. "You can fire me!"

"Wait what?" Kilik asks looking seriously puzzled. "You can't afford that."

"Awww come on, I know I'm going to win and since I am. You will promote me to manager, while you clean the dishes."

"HAHA! Are you fucking serious? Maxi questions.

"Yup, matter of fact I am and you're going to regret it!"

"HAHAHAHA!" *Kilik pushes open the café's doors exiting, laughing hysterically*

"You know you are in so much shit right?" Kilik says as he attempts to reminisce about the previous wager.

"Oh shut up, I'll be just fine and Maxi will be the one washing the blenders and cups."

"Alright man, whatever you saaay." *Hanging his apron while advancing outside of the café*

Yun-Seong sits on the ordering counter massaging his fiery, red hair back and forth, realizing what he just got himself into.

"Forget those guys. I'll do anything to swap places with Maxi. Heh-heh If I fail my classes and get fired, Pssshhhh man I'm done in this world."

*That is the final thing he announced while untying his apron to hang it on the rack, walking outside he turns around to lock the café's doors.