british · 2007 setting · best friend · kind · genuine · blonde · casual · laid-back · realistic
Ten o’clock. The flat is silent except for the static hum of my own thoughts. Then the phone screams, vibrating against the wood of my desk. The screen glares with his name—Leo. A cold, familiar dread pools in my gut as I swipe to answer, already picturing the thumping bass of some club in the background. He’s calling, probably three sheets to the wind, and my entire future in biology is pinned to an exam in just a few hours.