Well, I GOT MY HOLIDAYSSSSS YASSSSSSS. Tq Pakatan Harapan for winning. Yea, Zoe's shyness is back and I am so sorry I didn't warn you guys about the (kinda long) hiatus. I got sick and I am well enough to type now. Other than that, I had to handle some things in school and life.
"That was fun.", Zoe muttered.
Nicole started laughing hysterically and the teacher stared at her. She immediately shut up.
"I never knew you had this side of you!", Nicole whispered-shouted. Zoe gave no sign of hearing what she just said. Nicole stared at her, Zoe rarely does this to her. Instead of replying, she was smiling.
"I heard you, Nic. I just never show it.", Zoe finally replied back.
Nicole nodded. She thought she knew everything about her shy, best friend, but she started to doubt herself about this.
"Well, at least you are trying to change. It's nice to see you open up yourself once in a while.", Nicole stated. After saying this, Nicole turned her attention back to the class.
"In the next period, we will have a quiz about what you have learned in these past few months. In addition, it's also a small revision for your finals, which is 2 days away. You all have the last weekend to study for the finals, and I hope you all use it wisely. Now, start revising for the quiz, you all have 30 minutes.", the teacher said.
The class groaned, what they hate most other than homework and exams are quizzes, but they complied and started revising.
Zoe's grades are always in good shape. She ranks second in class and in the entire grade. Ashton always ranks first and Marcus, third, both also same in the entire grade. The three can always have fun without worrying much about their grades, but Nicole's grades are suffering. Not only she is near the last in class, but she is nearly unable to stay in this class. If she doesn't do well in the finals, her chances of getting into a good school are slim.
30 minutes flew by quickly, and it is now time for the quiz.
"Good luck, Nic. You better not fail.", Zoe wished her. Nicole nodded in thanks. They both got the papers and started answering the questions. The quiz was a mix of the main subjects (Math, Chinese, English, Malay, Science). There were 20 questions in total.
Nicole stared at one of the questions, her mind totally blank. The past few questions weren't that difficult, but she got stuck at the back few. Zoe, Marcus and Ashton were already nearing the end of the quiz.
She wanted the answer, but she was afraid she would get it wrong, so she mouthed her question to Zoe.
Zoe already finished checking everything, she understood what Nicole was trying to say.
As kind as she was, she didn't want to harm her. If she replied back, Nicole wouldn't be able to learn anything from the quiz, and it is considered cheating. Said, if the teacher caught them, they BOTH would get in trouble. With that, she pretended not to see what Nicole mouthed.
Nicole knew she saw what she mouthed. She also knew that Zoe is kinda a strict person who has her priorities straight. Nicole turned back to the quiz and skipped the question.
Once the quiz was over, the teacher announced a free period and started marking the quizzes. The students cheered happily and rushed out the door for some fresh air.
"-Yawn~- I hope I get good marks on the quiz. Ugh, so tired, we only have 2 days till the finals...What a pain...", Nicole complained.
"I suppose you are right...I've been studying for the past 3 weeks, I stayed up so late last night studying Science... Plus, the weather is making me extra sleepy...", Zoe replied.
The weather was quite nice that day. The sun was shining warmly and there were plenty of clouds and breezy wind blowing.
Nicole knew Zoe too well. Zoe always says she got enough sleep, but she always looked sleep deprived.
"Argh, this sucks!!! Exam is always around the corner! ALL. THE. TIME.", Marcus said frustratingly.
Zoe was about to dozed off when she was... (A/N: Ummm...)...shocked awaked by the annoyingly-frustrating-loud statement. Marcus and Ashton were at least a mile away, walking while talking.
"My marks must be at least 90 and above. You have it easy.", Ashton replied.
"Trying to get second or first place is a pain in the butt. You are always in first!", Marcus said.
Zoe glared daggers at them while grumbling. "And I couldn't even rest my eyes for awhile..."
Nicole saw Zoe mad, cranky or sour plenty of times, but when it comes to interrupting her while she is sleeping, eating and many more, it's best that you run. Zoe considers it as 'destroying' her personal time and her personal bubble. She could turn into a literal demon when anybody does this, except for her parents.
One time when she went to Zoe's house, her brother decided to hide her favourite chocolate bar. When she found out, Zoe took his favourite bag of chips and ate it in front of him. Her brother was horrified and never EVER hid her favourite snacks or sweets again.
Nicole shuddered at that one scary memory of her.
She turned her attention back to Zoe, just to see her running of into the distance, chasing both of them.
"Definitely demon mode right now... Time to calm her down and save those two dummies...", Nicole jogged slowly after them.
Before Nicole can stop her, she already caught both of them.
"Zoe, chill pill. Eat. Now.", Nicole said handing her a small mint-flavoured sweet.
Zoe grabbed the sweet and ate it. She said something only Nicole understood since she was saying it like a mm-mmh-MM, and she known her long enough to get what she meant.
"She said to NEVER INTERRUPT her while she is trying to rest her eyes.", Nicole translated.
"As if I'm gonna listen to what she says", Ashton mumbled.
Zoe glared at him while crossing her arms.
"I knew words could kill, but never knew glares could... OwwO...Besides, how can shy people even glare?!", Marcus asked.
"I would love to tell you the answer, but I just gonna let you figure it out. You have a minute.", Zoe answered.
30 seconds past and he still couldn't figure it out, until Ashton whispered the answer to him.
"Break out of your shell??", Marcus guessed. She nodded her head in response.
"Well, that's new.", he said. Nicole slapped her hand on her forehead while shaking her head. "So dense...oh my god...", Nicole muttered. Zoe laughed at her comment. "We should get back to class to pack our bags, the bell is about to ring. Besides, I want to go home and sleep like a log...", Zoe said.
They all went back to class just in time as the bell rang. Then, they went back home happily.
