CHAPTER TWENTY

The preparations for November 8th were fully under way. You couldn't go anywhere without seeing Legacy Day posters strewn all over the walls. Dana spent her breaks in the gym, rehearsing with the Spirit Squad. Finn was almost permanently in detention. No one had seen Brent since the little accident but they knew he was around. Just steering clear of their toxic group, apparently. Hazel was ignoring Finn - not that he noticed it was a real issue.
Hazel was in the gym, tiredly watching Dana rehearse. She sipped at the thermos she had in her hands. Maths had gone alright that morning but they had an English exam later that afternoon. Revision wasn't her main priority at the moment; staying awake was.

"Hey," Blossom perched on the edge of the seats. "What's going on?"
Hazel yawned. "I honestly have no idea. You tell me."
"They're doing a routine?" Blossom narrowed her eyes. "One of those pyramid things? Where they stand on each other?"
"Sounds cool." Yawn. "Do you have any more coffee?"

Blossom arched an eyebrow. "Did you get any sleep?"
"Not really." Hazel rubbed her eyes.
"Why?" The other girl inquired.
Hazel shrugged. "Just wasn't feeling in the mood to sleep."
"Since when does anyone not want to sleep?" Blossom pointed at herself. "I'm not the most stable person out there, but seriously? Even I want to sleep."

Dana had stopped what she was doing. She smiled at Blossom and then waved her arms in an exaggerated manner. "She's right, Hay! You stole all my coffee this morning! You need to get your act together, girl, before I make you sleep."
"I'll sleep later." Hazel waved a hand. "Not here."
Blossom rolled her eyes. "Have a power nap. I'm sure the teachers will understand."
"Not Miss Cloud." Hazel pointed out and yawned. "She'd have my head."

Ivy stared at Finn as he waltzed into the Common Room. She had propped her feet on a table and was leaning back on one of the sofas. Finn took a seat beside her. "Hey, hey, hey." He grinned. "What's that look for?"
"You've burdened me with a heartbroken Hazel."
Finn blinked. "A what?"
"You haven't spoken to Hazel in ages." Ivy glowered. "You'd better say something to her or else I will punch you."

"She doesn't seem to upset." Finn shrugged. "And I didn't break her heart. She knows that I'm-"
Ivy waited. "You're-"
"I'm-" Finn rolled his eyes and threw his arms in the air. "Well, I'm me!"

Finn had never been particularly talented at winning over girls. He had never really had a crush. Pranks were his life and dating had a 5% importance value. So, he didn't fully understand why Hazel was acting so rudely - surely she knew that he wasn't one of the guys who spent every waking second trying to pick out which girl he'd go on a date with next?
"Just say something. Anything!" Ivy begged dramatically. "I only managed to pry her away from me by giving her to my sister! Make it stop..."
She fake-cried in a theatrical sense and Finn was thoroughly amused.
"Well, alright-" Finn waved a finger and Ivy's smile faded. "-Only if you do something for me."

Lionel and Ben tapped their pens on the table, in time. They smirked and glanced at each other from the corner of their eyes. Miss Cloud was a step-in teacher for that English lesson and she stared with eagle-eyes at each student in turn. She set a timer and pointed at it.
"1 hour." Then she pressed a button and the clock started. "Begin."
Lionel flipped open the English exam and felt his cocky grin start to fall. It wasn't as easy as he had been expecting. Suddenly, this wasn't sports and he wasn't the best man on the field. He was that poor kid falling behind or getting kicked in the face.
And now he felt incredibly bad for whichever boy he hit that morning.

Ben wasn't having much luck either. He wished that he had revised last night but he had spent too much time listening to Dana talk over the phone, to him. He could hardly concentrate on the exam - all he could hear was Dana's lovely voice. Ben stared at the clock and watched each second tick by, painfully slow. He flicked through the pages and then sighed. He was so going to fail.

Then there was Hazel. She tried her very best to focus on the exam. But the first question made her brain ache. The long night was finally catching up to her and she yawned loudly. The tapping of pens was lulling her into a deep sleep.
She fell forward and began to sleep in the middle of her English exam.

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