The next morning, Hazel woke up feeling sluggish, but the weight from yesterday still hung around her.
She quickly brushed her teeth and took a quick bath, the cold water helping her feel more alert.
She got dressed in her school uniform, fixing her hair up neatly, though she didn't feel like it.
She walked downstairs, but as usual, her aunty was still in her room, probably still asleep or busy with something else. Hazel just rolled her eyes, not expecting any better.
She walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge, finding bread and Nutella.
With a quick sigh, she grabbed the bread and spread some Nutella on it. "Better than nothing," she muttered to herself. She took a bite and drank some water, just enough to get through the morning.
She didn't wait for any more food or fuss.
No one cares, so why should I?
After finishing her makeshift breakfast, she grabbed her bag and headed out the door, walking towards the bus stop. The world felt like it was going on without her, but Hazel just didn't care anymore. It was the same routine, the same people, the same feeling of being unnoticed.
But at least the day had to start. And it would go on, like every other day.
Hazel walked into school, as usual, with that heavy feeling of boredom weighing her down. She barely noticed anyone around her, her eyes fixed on the floor as she made her way to her classroom.
Once inside, she buried her face in her arms on the desk, pretending to sleep while waiting for the class to start. The bell rang, signaling the start of the lesson, and as expected, the teacher walked in, ready to begin.
The teacher, with her usual cheerfulness, said, "Good morning class! We have a new student today." She turned towards the door and motioned for the new boy to step in.
The boy stepped into the classroom, looking a little out of place, but confident enough.
Teacher: "Come on in. Please introduce yourself to the class."
The boy stood in front, smiled a little, and said, "Hey, I'm Ethan Matthews. I just moved here from out of town."
He gave a small wave to the class before being directed to take a seat. The teacher then told him to sit wherever there was space. He scanned the room and saw an empty seat beside Hazel.
With a shrug, he made his way over to Hazel's desk and sat down beside her. He didn't know anyone, so he figured sitting next to the girl who seemed like she didn't care would be a safe bet.
The teacher started the class, but Hazel was still in her own world, not really paying attention. Her head was resting on the desk, a bored expression across her face.
Ethan glanced at her, trying to start a conversation to ease the tension.
Ethan: "Hey, what's your name?"
Hazel didn't even lift her head. She kept her eyes on her book and said, without looking up, "I'm busy. Don't disturb."
Ethan smiled, amused by her response.
Ethan: "Wow. 'I'm busy.' Nice name."
Hazel tilted her head slowly, glanced up at him briefly, then turned her head back down to her book with a deadpan expression.
She didn't say anything. Just ignored him, completely uninterested. Ethan, on the other hand, couldn't help but smile at her nonchalant attitude. It seemed like she didn't care about anything or anyone, but he didn't mind.
Hazel, however, was in her own world again, pretending that this was just another boring day in class.
As the class dragged on, Hazel stayed buried in her book, doodling random shapes instead of actually taking notes.
Meanwhile, Ethan, sitting next to her, kept sneaking glances at her from the corner of his eye. He couldn't understand why he found her so interesting — maybe it was her "I-don't-care-about-anything" attitude that made her stand out from the rest.
After a few minutes of silence, Ethan leaned a little closer and whispered,
Ethan: "Hey... 'I'm busy,' what are you drawing there? Secret plans to escape school?"
Hazel, without moving her head, gave him a sharp side-eye and said dryly,
Hazel: "I'm planning how to kill the next person who disturbs me."
Ethan grinned wider, totally unbothered.
Ethan: "Oh, perfect. Make sure I'm on page one of your hit list then. It would be an honor."
Hazel rolled her eyes so hard it could have been a workout. She turned a page in her notebook, still ignoring him like he was a fly buzzing around her.
But Ethan wasn't done yet. He leaned back casually in his chair, rested his arms behind his head, and said,
Ethan: "You know, we could be friends... Busy Girl."
Hazel finally lifted her head a little, looked at him with a blank expression, and said,
Hazel: "I already have one friend."
Ethan (teasing): "Oh? Where is this legendary friend? Invisible?"
Hazel narrowed her eyes slightly and said,
Hazel: "In my head. Unlike you, they know when to shut up."
The students around them who overheard chuckled quietly. Ethan laughed, genuinely impressed by her savage replies.
Ethan: "Okay, okay. I get it. You're tough. But warning you now... I'm tougher. You'll talk to me sooner or later."
Hazel shook her head slowly, pretending to be horrified at the thought, and buried her face deeper into her book.
Meanwhile, Ethan just smirked to himself, feeling like he had found his next fun project: breaking Hazel's icy walls.
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In the senior class, Drake and Caleb were sitting at the back, clearly not interested in anything the teacher was saying.
Drake was folding a piece of paper expertly into a tiny ball, and with a sly grin, he threw it across the room, hitting a random student right on the back of the head.
The student turned around suspiciously, but Drake was already pretending to write something seriously in his notebook, acting like the world's most innocent boy.
Meanwhile, Caleb followed Drake's lead, folding his own paper ball and flicking it perfectly onto another student's desk. When the student glared around, Caleb was busy tying his shoelaces, as if he had no idea about anything.
Both of them kept exchanging glances and trying not to laugh.
On the other side, Levi was causing his own trouble.
He was chewing gum loudly, making small balloons pop once in a while.
Then, he rolled a piece of gum with a paper and threw it at the drama queen of the class — a girl who always overreacted to everything.
As soon as the gum landed near her, she screamed like she got hit by a rocket:
Drama Queen: "OH MY GOD! Who DARES to attack me?! I will report this! This is harassment!!"
The whole class bursted into laughter.
Levi was sitting there, chewing casually, looking up at the ceiling like he was thinking about the meaning of life.
Meanwhile, Ben and Zayn sat like model students, books open, pens moving...
Or at least they pretended — because underneath the table, Zayn was secretly drawing cartoons on his notebook while Ben tried hard not to laugh.
Lucas, as always, was in his own world — scrolling through his phone, probably stalking someone's social media or reading memes.
The teacher turned around and shouted,
Teacher: "QUIET!"
Everyone immediately straightened up like obedient kids — but the moment the teacher turned to write on the board, the chaos resumed silently.
It was just another normal day in the gang's world — troublemakers by profession, innocent by appearance.
The teacher, trying to bring some seriousness back into the class, adjusted her glasses and asked,
Teacher:
"Alright, since you seem to have so much energy, Melissa (yes, the drama queen), why don't you answer this question?"
Melissa immediately stood up like she was about to deliver the speech of the century.
She flipped her hair dramatically, cleared her throat, and said,
Melissa:
"The answer is... umm... because... the dinosaurs went extinct because they were bored of living."
SILENCE.
For a second, the whole class froze.
And then — BOOM! — the entire class exploded into laughter.
Even Zayn, who always tried to control himself, clutched his stomach laughing and said loudly,
Zayn:
"Yeah, brooo, imagine a T-Rex just saying 'I'm bored' and dropping dead."
Levi slapped the table, laughing.
Ben almost fell off his chair.
Lucas laughed so hard he dropped his phone.
Even the teacher, who tried to stay serious at first, couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh too!
Teacher (laughing):
"Melissa, dear... I think you just discovered a new theory. Congratulations, you should call NASA!"
Melissa's face turned red like a tomato, but of course, being the drama queen she was, she flipped her hair again and sat down proudly, like she had just given the most brilliant answer.
Meanwhile, Drake leaned to Caleb and whispered with a smirk,
Drake:
"If boredom can kill, we're next."
And they both burst into silent laughter again.
It was the kind of legendary moment that everyone knew would be remembered for the rest of the year.
Break bell rang loudly through the school,
Students rushed out like they were escaping from jail.
Drake, Caleb, Zayn, Levi, Lucas, and Ben casually walked out to the open ground.
Drake was tossing a basketball up and down in his hand, looking bored and cool as usual.
Suddenly — ENTER MARVEL —
heels clicking, perfume cloud floating behind her like she was walking a runway.
She ran towards Drake with full speed and stopped dramatically in front of him,
Marvel (flipping her hair and smiling like she owned him):
"Drakieee! You missed me?"
Drake (expression: blank. Soul: left the body.):
He just stared at her like she was a bug he didn't know how to remove.
Marvel didn't even care, she grabbed his arm and said sweetly,
"Come, let's go have coffee! Just you and me... like always."
Caleb, Levi, and Zayn standing behind Drake trying SO hard not to laugh out loud.
Levi even whispered under his breath,
Levi:
"Bro, help. She's already married to him in her dreams."
Lucas just pulled out his phone secretly and started recording for blackmail material later.
Drake (with his coldest voice, dead serious):
"Marvel, when did I say I missed you?"
Marvel (laughing dramatically):
"Aww, you're just shy!"
Drake (still serious):
"No. I'm just confused why you're still breathing near me."
Everyone standing around:
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!
Marvel's face froze, but she still smiled like nothing happened, thinking "he's just playing hard to get."
She clung onto his arm again.
Drake shook her hand off like shaking water off his fingers and said,
Drake:
"Get a life, Marvel."
Then he turned around and walked towards the cafeteria,
Lucas, Zayn, Ben, Caleb, and Levi following him dying from laughing silently.
Behind them, Marvel stood there dramatically touching her heart like she just got hit by Cupid's arrow.
(Reality: she got hit by rejection.)
[Scene: The cafeteria. Lucas is holding a cup of coffee, casually walking toward his team when—SMACK—he bumps straight into Hazel.]
Coffee spills all over her uniform.
Lucas freezes.
Lucas: "...Oops."
(A beat—then he bursts out laughing.)
Lucas: "Oh man, Hazel! That was—HAHA—priceless!"
Hazel squeezes her eyes shut, takes a deep breath, then opens them to see Lucas still laughing. She gives him a forced, gritted-teeth smile.
Hazel: "Heh...hehe...wow."
(Still smiling like she's threatening him telepathically.)
She walks past him, slow motion-style, maintaining that fake smile while giving him a death stare. She storms into the washroom.)
Cut to Hazel in the washroom, scrubbing her uniform, clearly annoyed.
Hazel (to herself): "I swear to God, one more stunt from him and I'm putting chilli powder in his shampoo."
Here's your next scene — keeping it funny and chaotic just like you wanted:
Meanwhile
Lucas still laughing like a crazy person,
wiped the imaginary tears from his eyes and walked towards his team with his half-empty coffee cup.
Drake (raising an eyebrow, coolly):
"Why are you laughing like an idiot?"
Lucas (giggling like a child):
"Bro, I accidentally spilled coffee all over Hazel's uniform... and her face, man! It was adorable! She looked like she wanted to kill me but was smiling like someone was holding a gun to her head."
Ben (bursting out laughing):
"Hazel? That Junior girl? Brooo— did she cry?"
Lucas (still laughing):
"Nah, she just fake-smiled at me like this—"
(And he made a terrifyingly fake smile, teeth clenched, eyes dead.)
Levi (joining the teasing):
"Maybe she went to call her mom now— 'Mooom! A giant spilled coffee on meee!'"
(He mimicked a fake cry dramatically.)
Caleb (chuckling):
"Man, you committed a crime. You better go apologize before she files a complaint against you. Jail is not fun, Lucas."
Zayn (grinning while eating chips):
"Yeah bro, better marry her now. Accidental coffee spill = destiny in some countries!"
Everyone burst into laughter.
Lucas (laughing but pretending to be serious):
"Shut up, idiots. I'm just gonna check if she's crying in there."
Drake (teasing while sipping his drink coolly):
"Yeah, go. Tell her you'll pay for dry cleaning. Also propose while you're at it."
Ben (clapping his hands like a cheerleader):
"Yaaayyy Lucas! Go save your future wife!"
Levi (pretending to wipe tears):
"A love story born from a coffee accident... beautiful."
Everyone roared with laughter as Lucas, pretending to be all serious, fixed his hair dramatically and walked towards the cafeteria washroom,
while his team behind him kept making kissing noises and teasing like crazy..