After an afternoon spent by the lake, Adam and Amy decided to head back to school.
"We've been gone for hours!" Amy exclaimed looking at her watch. It was almost six o'clock.
"Yeah, I bet we've set a few tongues wagging", Adam smiled cheekily.
"How'd you mean?" Amy asked.
"Well, the ducks love to gossip. And us two disappearing off together gives them good reason to do just that". He answered.
"Ah, I get you", Amy smiled.
Within no time at all they were back on campus. They headed straight into the dorm building and Adam walked Amy to her room.
"So err, do you have any plans for tonight?" Amy asked.
"Not really. I guess I'll just be hanging out with the guys like usual. How about you?" Adam replied.
"I don't know, maybe I'll just curl up in front of the TV".
"That's sounds like fun. Do you want some company?"
"Yeah, sure", Amy smiled.
"Okay, what time should I come over?" Adam asked preparing to leave.
"Any time's fine by me", Amy said shrugging her shoulders.
"Let's say eight o'clock then".
"Yeah okay". Amy placed her hand on the doorknob ready to enter her room. "I'll see you then".
"Yeah, bye", Adam said before turning and slowly walking away.
"Bye", Amy called after him. She stood for a moment watching him leave, a slight smile on her face. Then she turned the door knobbed and stepped into her room.
"Well look who's here", Sam said sarcastically. Amy closed the door behind her and looked around the room. Sam, Charlie, and Fulton were sat on one side and Julie, Connie and Guy on the other.
"Hey", Amy said faintly.
"You've been gone for hours, where were you?" Connie asked.
"Oh, um. Me and Adam went down to the lake", Amy answered as she moved to sit on a scatter cushion in the far corner.
"Oh really?" Sam folded her arms. "And what exactly did you two get up to together, down by the lake, *alone*?" She raised her eyebrows.
"Nothing really, we just talked", Amy said trying to ignore the accusing stares being directed at her from all around the room.
"You just talked?" Connie asked suspiciously.
"Yes", Amy nodded.
"For *four* hours?" Sam exclaimed with a note of disbelief in her voice.
"Yes", Amy repeated.
"What did you talk about?" Guy let his curiosity get the better of him and joined the conversation.
"A lot of things", Amy was growing increasingly annoyed.
"Such as?" Fulton chimed in.
"God, what is this? The Spanish inquisition?" She said exasperated. "Look, we went to the lake, we talked, and I guess we just lost track of time. That's all there is to it, okay?" Her tone was angry and irate causing everyone in the room to fall silent.
"So where's Banksie now?" Charlie suddenly spoke up.
"Oh, he headed back to your dorm", Amy answered calmly.
"Oh, okay. Thanks".
They all sat sharing an awkward silence before Julie finally spoke.
"Well, I gotta go call my parents, so I guess I'll see you guys later". She stood up and walked over to the door.
"Bye", everyone chorused.
Julie stepped out into the hallway but not before craftily signalling for Amy to follow.
"I'm err, just going to go grab a soda from the vending machine", Amy said quickly rising to her feet and exiting the room. She looked up the corridor and saw Julie stood waiting for her by the top of the staircase. She sprinted to join her.
"So you and Adam huh?" Julie asked curiously once Amy was at her side.
"Nothing happened I swear. Like I said we just talked". Amy sighed.
"It's okay, I believe you", Julie smiled. "But err, Adam's a nice guy, don't ya think?"
"Yes, he is. And a good friend but that's all. Come on Julie, you know how much I like Charlie. And just because he's got something going on with Sam doesn't mean I'm going to take up with his best friend".
"Yeah I know, sorry", Julie looked at her sympathetically. "You really do like him don't you? Charlie I mean not Adam".
"Yeah, I do. But, there's absolutely nothing I can do about it so why waste our time talking about it. You wanna go grab a bite to eat or something?"
"Sure, let's go". Julie linked her arm through Amy's and both girls descended the stairs.
Charlie had left Sam and Amy's dorm and headed back to his own. When he got there he found Adam sat at his desk surrounded by piles of books.
"You're studying, on a Saturday?" Charlie asked in dibelief.
"Oh hey Charlie", Adam said glancing back over his shoulder but he quickly returned to his books. "I've got test in bio on Monday and I haven't revised at all."
"Why worry? You know you're gonna ace it, you always do." Adam didn't respond. Charlie sat down on his bed and kicked off his sneakers. After thinking for a minute or two about how best to approach the subject of Amy, he gave up and decided just to come out with it.
"So, you and Amy huh?" He said, trying to sound as casual as possible.
Adam rolled his eyes and let out a sigh, he'd been expecting this. He closed the book in front of him and turned to face Charlie.
"What about us?"
"I hear you spent the afternoon together", Charlie said, giving him a questioning look.
"Well you heard right", Adam said shortly.
"Oh", Charlie paused, "So err, what did you guys do?"
"Talked mainly, why?"
"No reason. Guess I just wondered if maybe, there was something you wanted to tell me".
"About me and Amy?" Adam asked confussed.
"Yeah ya know, like, maybe you and her well, I dunno".
"Look, nothing happened if that's what you're asking", Adam shook his head and slowly rose to his feet. "Why do you care anyway?"
"I don't. I was just asking" Charlie shrugged his shoulders and looked away, trying to avoid Adam's questioning gaze.
"Okay then", Adam said strangly.
"Okay". Charlie nodded. "So you're just friends?"
"Yes", Adam snapped in frustration.
"And you don't, ya know, like her?"
"I didn't say that." He answered calming slightly.
"So you do like her?"
Adam took a moment to think.
"I don't know. Maybe, kinda but either way, we're friends, nothing more".
"Yeah?"
"Yes! Now would you drop it."
"Yeah, sure." Both boys fell silent. Charlie switched on the TV and began to flip through the channels. Adam sat back at his desk and returned to his studying.
"We've been gone for hours!" Amy exclaimed looking at her watch. It was almost six o'clock.
"Yeah, I bet we've set a few tongues wagging", Adam smiled cheekily.
"How'd you mean?" Amy asked.
"Well, the ducks love to gossip. And us two disappearing off together gives them good reason to do just that". He answered.
"Ah, I get you", Amy smiled.
Within no time at all they were back on campus. They headed straight into the dorm building and Adam walked Amy to her room.
"So err, do you have any plans for tonight?" Amy asked.
"Not really. I guess I'll just be hanging out with the guys like usual. How about you?" Adam replied.
"I don't know, maybe I'll just curl up in front of the TV".
"That's sounds like fun. Do you want some company?"
"Yeah, sure", Amy smiled.
"Okay, what time should I come over?" Adam asked preparing to leave.
"Any time's fine by me", Amy said shrugging her shoulders.
"Let's say eight o'clock then".
"Yeah okay". Amy placed her hand on the doorknob ready to enter her room. "I'll see you then".
"Yeah, bye", Adam said before turning and slowly walking away.
"Bye", Amy called after him. She stood for a moment watching him leave, a slight smile on her face. Then she turned the door knobbed and stepped into her room.
"Well look who's here", Sam said sarcastically. Amy closed the door behind her and looked around the room. Sam, Charlie, and Fulton were sat on one side and Julie, Connie and Guy on the other.
"Hey", Amy said faintly.
"You've been gone for hours, where were you?" Connie asked.
"Oh, um. Me and Adam went down to the lake", Amy answered as she moved to sit on a scatter cushion in the far corner.
"Oh really?" Sam folded her arms. "And what exactly did you two get up to together, down by the lake, *alone*?" She raised her eyebrows.
"Nothing really, we just talked", Amy said trying to ignore the accusing stares being directed at her from all around the room.
"You just talked?" Connie asked suspiciously.
"Yes", Amy nodded.
"For *four* hours?" Sam exclaimed with a note of disbelief in her voice.
"Yes", Amy repeated.
"What did you talk about?" Guy let his curiosity get the better of him and joined the conversation.
"A lot of things", Amy was growing increasingly annoyed.
"Such as?" Fulton chimed in.
"God, what is this? The Spanish inquisition?" She said exasperated. "Look, we went to the lake, we talked, and I guess we just lost track of time. That's all there is to it, okay?" Her tone was angry and irate causing everyone in the room to fall silent.
"So where's Banksie now?" Charlie suddenly spoke up.
"Oh, he headed back to your dorm", Amy answered calmly.
"Oh, okay. Thanks".
They all sat sharing an awkward silence before Julie finally spoke.
"Well, I gotta go call my parents, so I guess I'll see you guys later". She stood up and walked over to the door.
"Bye", everyone chorused.
Julie stepped out into the hallway but not before craftily signalling for Amy to follow.
"I'm err, just going to go grab a soda from the vending machine", Amy said quickly rising to her feet and exiting the room. She looked up the corridor and saw Julie stood waiting for her by the top of the staircase. She sprinted to join her.
"So you and Adam huh?" Julie asked curiously once Amy was at her side.
"Nothing happened I swear. Like I said we just talked". Amy sighed.
"It's okay, I believe you", Julie smiled. "But err, Adam's a nice guy, don't ya think?"
"Yes, he is. And a good friend but that's all. Come on Julie, you know how much I like Charlie. And just because he's got something going on with Sam doesn't mean I'm going to take up with his best friend".
"Yeah I know, sorry", Julie looked at her sympathetically. "You really do like him don't you? Charlie I mean not Adam".
"Yeah, I do. But, there's absolutely nothing I can do about it so why waste our time talking about it. You wanna go grab a bite to eat or something?"
"Sure, let's go". Julie linked her arm through Amy's and both girls descended the stairs.
Charlie had left Sam and Amy's dorm and headed back to his own. When he got there he found Adam sat at his desk surrounded by piles of books.
"You're studying, on a Saturday?" Charlie asked in dibelief.
"Oh hey Charlie", Adam said glancing back over his shoulder but he quickly returned to his books. "I've got test in bio on Monday and I haven't revised at all."
"Why worry? You know you're gonna ace it, you always do." Adam didn't respond. Charlie sat down on his bed and kicked off his sneakers. After thinking for a minute or two about how best to approach the subject of Amy, he gave up and decided just to come out with it.
"So, you and Amy huh?" He said, trying to sound as casual as possible.
Adam rolled his eyes and let out a sigh, he'd been expecting this. He closed the book in front of him and turned to face Charlie.
"What about us?"
"I hear you spent the afternoon together", Charlie said, giving him a questioning look.
"Well you heard right", Adam said shortly.
"Oh", Charlie paused, "So err, what did you guys do?"
"Talked mainly, why?"
"No reason. Guess I just wondered if maybe, there was something you wanted to tell me".
"About me and Amy?" Adam asked confussed.
"Yeah ya know, like, maybe you and her well, I dunno".
"Look, nothing happened if that's what you're asking", Adam shook his head and slowly rose to his feet. "Why do you care anyway?"
"I don't. I was just asking" Charlie shrugged his shoulders and looked away, trying to avoid Adam's questioning gaze.
"Okay then", Adam said strangly.
"Okay". Charlie nodded. "So you're just friends?"
"Yes", Adam snapped in frustration.
"And you don't, ya know, like her?"
"I didn't say that." He answered calming slightly.
"So you do like her?"
Adam took a moment to think.
"I don't know. Maybe, kinda but either way, we're friends, nothing more".
"Yeah?"
"Yes! Now would you drop it."
"Yeah, sure." Both boys fell silent. Charlie switched on the TV and began to flip through the channels. Adam sat back at his desk and returned to his studying.