Amy & Orla

Amy?

Huh? Oh... Hey.

Mind if I sit?

Sure. I'll just ... move these. There.

Thanks. I tried sitting with Jazz, and Megan was like, "There is no room at the table, so..." which, you know... is factually inaccurate because these tables can easily hold around 10, and there are only 3 of...

Oh, yeah... Megan doesn't like people sitting with her. Especially if the people aren't "In".

Oh?

Yeah. She's one of those people who took Mean Girls and Heathers as guides, not as critiques of high school culture.

So I guess I wouldn't fit into that clique.

Are you in?

No. I've been out since I was ... 9?

Ha. That's a big no then.

Hmm. Shame.

Is it?

...

They always look so... miserable when they sit there. Just sit there and look so bored, as if they want to be anywhere but at that table, making those mean, bitchy comments about... what is it this time?

Veronica asking Jay out.

I thought Jay was dating Tammie?

They were. Now he's single.

Oh... Why are we even talking about this?

Beats me. Frazzle?

Sure. Thanks --- Mmm. Delicis. So what made you want to sit with Jazz?

... ... ...

Orla?

I ... I honestly can't say. No... Really, I can't.

Why not?

Because.

Because what?

Just because.

C'mon, you tell me everything. You even told me about that time you caught Shannon and Helena making out in the supply cupboard during exam leave. And that was do not share on pain of death.

Hmm.

Orla?

This is different. Because— well, if I tell you and it gets leaked to Megan, I'm literally dead. If not by Megan, then by Jazz. And ... And, I don't want Jazz hating me.

Huh? Wait... are you... And Jazz?

... ... ...

Oh... Oh ... Oh?

She's a lot nicer when she's not with the others, I promise.

Is she? Because just last week, she dumped an entire pot of red paint on my lap and laughed at me. Called me "Carrie."

She did? What the actual fu—?

You didn’t hear? She took a picture and sent it to the group chat.

What group chat?

You're not a part of it. Neither am I. I had to find out through Ivonne. And the only reason Ivonne is in is because Megan copies her homework.

What does Ivonne get out of it?

Being in the group chat. And ears on the ground.

Oh... a Trojan horse.  

Something like that.

I’m ... ... ... I'm sorry. I ... I didn't know about the paint or the picture. Or ... or ... or... That’s ...

Why are you apologising?

I just...

I'm not telling you these things looking for sympathy. I'm just ... be careful. Yeah? I don't want to see you get hurt.

Amy... ... ... I ... thanks. I appreciate it. Come here.

Aww. I still love you, you know.

... I ... Know. And I love you too.

Hmm. In another lifetime, where my parents aren't them ---

We still would have broken up. Because it wasn't just your parents, and you know it.

Hmm, true. My magnetism can be far too polarising for my own good.

Ha.

Hmm.

I...'ll talk to Jazz. Not about you. But about... certain things I have observed. Because I need something stable in my life. Something secure. Something with strong roots. I don't want to end up dating Heather fucking Duke.

Chandler, surely?

Hmm. No. Duke's worse. She’s green.

Ah... yes. "It's not easy being green."