The Next Morning

Dont you just love having to get up at 7AM after hardly any sleep the night before? Dont you just love having stupid, meaningful dreams every night?
Dont you just love having weird, absurd fantasies and feelings for your best friend?
These thoughts were the only ones Carly could think as she walked through the school corridors towards her first lesson. Well, that was until she was rudely interrupted by a feisty blonde girl who was pushing her way past a group of younger, innocent boys.

"Oi!" "Ouch!" "Get off!" They were greeted with reply's that went something like:
"Just get out my way then, you stupid little midgets!" Or "You touch me one more time and ill make sure you wont be able to feel your arms again for a month!"

Eventually, Sam made it to the outside of the classroom, where Carly was waiting to be told to go in.
"Hey, Carls! How have you been since i saw you yesterday?"
"Oh, hey Sam. Um, well I'm fine. Have you seen Freddie?"
"Urrh! First day back and your already wondering were the tech geek is!I don't know Carly, he's probably across the street helping some old lady walk across the road!"
"Don't me so mean Sam!" Although Carly couldn't help but smile at being back into the school way again.
Sam just laughed and the two walked into the classroom expecting another normal day back in lessons. They were wrong.

"Everybody walk in a safe and sensible manner!" "You are all nearly adults, so you should be able to walk like one! Your not little kids anymore!" "NO TALKING PLEASE! Be quiet!"
Lovely, period two and everyone was being made to walk out in 86 F weather conditions to the tennis courts outside the school. It was the same every term. On the first day back the teachers would purposely rig the fire alarms to go off and make the whole school line up in the form groups. Everyone knew their place and what to do if there really was a fire. But it was the law, the head teacher would be sacked if there wasn't a fire drill. There was nothing they could do apart from stand there and boil until the head teacher came out to make a speech.
"Ladies and gentlemen, i would like to thank you all for you patience and cooperation. We are waiting to see if there is anyone else left inside the school. The firemen are arriving and in a few minutes they will alert us if it is safe for you to return to your classrooms. If you could continue to wait patiently and in silence we may be able to return quicker. I know it is hot out here but you will just have to grin and bare it until we receive news on the alarm. Thanks again for waiting."
"Psst, Sam! Sam!" Carly hissed at Sam. Sam looked like she was far away from the tennis courts. She was probably thinking about chicken again. "Oi, Gibby? Could youget Sam for me please?" "Oh okay, hold on!" The bigger boy tried to turn around but nearly knocked a smaller girl over in the process. "Oh, I'm sorry. Oi, Sam!" "WHAT!" Sam growled at Gibby, who flinched at her tone. Sam did not like to be disturbed when thinking about food! "Carly wants you!" Carly could feel a blush threatening to rise on her cheeks. She did want her. As soon as Carly's name left Gibbys mouth, Sam noticed her, smiled and mouthed at her 'Are you ok?' Carly mouthed back the words 'Yes, but i am actually dying from the heat!' and a quick 'I need to talk to you later.' Sam looked at her in confusion but nodded anyway. A friendly chatter had built up again and the teachers ushered for silence so the head could speak again.
"Okay everyone, we have been informed that the school is now safe to return to and if you would please walk back to your second lesson as you did on the way out that would be great. Would the first years please lead off to the classrooms. Remember single file and in silence please!"

"Yo, Carly! What's up chick?" They had decided to meet at lunch in the corridor. Carly's hands were sweaty and her hair was sticking to the back of her neck, the weather was now on a all time high: 104 F and rising. It was the hottest day of the year and Carly was freaking out.
"Well nothing really, i just wanted to speak to you. Still haven't seen Freddie have you?"
"No Carly, i haven't. I am absolutely roasting here! Take a look around Carly, not one person is not sweating or pouring water over their heads! I so wish Freddie was here. I could tip my water over him!" She cackled evilly like the mad old which she is. Carly didn't doubt that Sam would of poured some sort of liquid over Freddieif he was here.
"Stop it Sam, he's not even here! Anyway, what i wanted to say to you was; Do you want to stay over this Friday night? We could what a scary film if you want? I mean like a really scary one?" Carly let released a breath that she hadn't even meant to be holding.
"Is that all you wanted to ask me? I practically live at your house anyway Carls! But ok, sure! What shall we watch?"
"Anything, how about-"
Carly was cut of but a soaking wet Freddie running in through the main front doors. He looked like he had ran 3 miles in the rain and fell in about 5 puddles on theway. Everyone was staring. Freddie stopped and looked around at the amused people on the corridor then ran to his locker which was close to Carly's and Sam's ones. He flung it open and pulled out a pair of dry clothes, shouted over his shoulder to Carly and Sam to wait two minutes and then he ran into the boys toilets down the hall. Carly and Sam stood there for a couple of minutes talking about their lessons today and preparations for Friday. Eventually, Freddie stepped out of the toilet andwalked carefully to were they were standing.
"Hi guys! I'm sorry about that," He threw his wet clothes back into his locker. "My mom found out that there was going to be a heat wave today, so she kept me home and insisted that every 30 minutes i have a cold shower! But then so i didn't catch a cold, she made me wear my clothes in there! She was just about to bring my nan over to help bath me!" "Oh my god, Freddie has his nan give him baths! How fitting! Does Freddie sleep with a little Teddy as well?" Someone in the crowd shouted to much amusement. Sam burst out laughing too and it wasn't a small laugh. It was worse than her cackle. Carly just stood there looking at the floor, she didn't know what to say to Freddie and he looked grateful for it. She wasn't thinking about that though, she was still thinking about Friday.

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That night, Carly dreamed about her first day back at school. It wasn't the same day though. It was a day that Carly had mapped out in her head as the worst day of her life. She was meant to have told Sam about her feelings towards her. She had chickened out and decided that she would tell her on Friday. The problem was Carly didn't know how should would react. On the one hand, Sam might have been cool with it and just thought that it was some stupid crush that was one sided and would eventually fade or she might have tried to hurt Carly and be disgusted with her. She might never talk to Carly again. Or the final scenario; Carly told Sam her feelings and Sam says she feels thing for Carly too. This was probably the scariest reaction of all. What would happen next? Would they still be best friends or would it get complicated? What if Sam wanted to be a couple? What would people think? Carly's dream consisted of these thoughts, well it didn't, the thoughts were already there. They just presented themselves to Carly in pictures. She would forget them when she woke up, but the would still be there, waiting to be discovered again. Friday was four days away and Carly wasn't ready for it yet.

A/N: Right, i know ICarly is meant to be set in Seattle, but just go with the idea that there is indeed a heatwave there! :) This chapter took me ages! I have been very busy lately so that is probably why! While i was writing this i was thinking: 'God this sucks!' So please if you like it leave me some reviews? I will probably write about 5 chapters of this story if you like it! Again i do not own ICarly and this is just a bit of fun! I can't wait to see what happens on Friday, poor Carly! :D