Ineffable

48 | WELL, THIS ESCLATED FAST

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// trigger warning // 
violence, blood, and bullying are some topics mentioned in this chapter. reader discretion is advised.

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Iris

"Congrats, Iris!"

I smile, saying a thank you, as I walk past other students to reach my locker.

"So, about this Ray Chase?" Tom joins me from my right while Alyssa comes from my left, giving me a smug expression.

"Ray Chase. Blonde hair, grey eyes. From Virginia. Attends an all-boys school. Looks cute. Bonus point: likes Basketball, according to his Instagram and Twitter," Alyssa says, shrugging. "Mind giving me his digits?"

"You Instagram and Twitter stalked the guy?" I ask her, shocked. Tom laughs beside me.

"After you posted the team picture with 'The Arrowhead', the only person she looked at was Ray," he tells me, grinning at Alyssa.

"I am not even surprised," I mumble.

After our talk with the DEU scout, Raymond asked me again for a coffee but I made it a team thing by telling everyone Raymond is treating us (oh, he was hurt since he kept on reminding me that). He had no choice but to get his teammates with us—who are really cool. Both of the teams had a great time together except Raymond kept on calling me as his first possible friend from college.

"You actually made it easy for me. You tagged him." Alyssa wraps her arm around me, showing me a picture of Ray on her phone. "He is just my type."

"You don't have a type, Aly," I tell her. "And, also, Raymond is annoying as hell."

"On a scale—?"

"Nine."

"That's less than 10. So, I will be okay."

Tom clicks his tongue and looks at her, saying, "Aly, you don't need a guy to feel—"

"I know you are looking out for me—"

"I am not looking out for you. You are pretty much capable of doing that yourself," Tom tells her, giving her a pointed look.

Alyssa frowns. "What do you—?"

Adi pops out from our back, breathless, and says, "Hey... guys! Milady, congrats."

Alyssa assesses him. "Your shirt's inside out, Mister."

As we reach my locker, Adi fumbles and says, "Yeah... yeah... this... this is the latest fashion. I read it in a magazine."

"Which one? The Raunchy and Erotic?" Alyssa scoffs. I let out a laugh, opening my locker, and take out some of my books.

"It's morning wood," Tom says, laughing, and pats Adi's shoulder. Adi mumbles, saying something about how natural it is.

Alyssa and I give Tom a strange look and I ask, "What's that supposed to mean?"

Tom looks at both of us and his amused expression changes to 'oops, awkward'. He says, "That means we have to change the topic. So, Iris, DEU. How did it go?"

"Oh! Congrats, Iris!" Adi hugs me, tightly.

"Thanks, Adi, even though you have told me that about some ten times," I say to him as we pull away. I look at Tom and reply, "It was good. Really good. We just have to go through an interview for official purposes. You know, the usual."