Too Innocent for Campus Life
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nickey
So you all won't help me.
Lily (fl friend)
We always get stuck by helping you
nicky (fl friend)
how can you say that
Ava (fl friend)
How long did it take me to explain it to him
nicky (fl friend)
But it was better after that
nicky (fl friend)
After that you both became girlfriend and boyfriend
Lily (fl friend)
That was hilarious 😂
nicky (fl friend)
“I just need you to pretend to be my boyfriend for like... five minutes,” Nicky whispered urgently, gripping Ava’s arm like her life depended on it.
Ava (fl friend)
“I’m sorry, what?”
Ava (fl friend)
Nicky peeked around the corner. “He’s coming! Aarav — the guy who thinks we had a moment just because I held the elevator door for him three days ago.”
Ava (fl friend)
“You did smile at him.”
nicky (fl friend)
“I smile at dogs, Ava.”
Before Ava could protest, Nicky shoved her sunglasses on Ava’s face, grabbed her hand, and laced their fingers tightly.
nicky (fl friend)
“Okay, act natural,” Nicky muttered.
Ava (fl friend)
“ Nickey, I’m literally a girl—”
“Love is love,” Nicky hissed.
Aarav walked by just then, eyes locking with them. Ava gave him a stiff nod. Nicky went full dramatic, leaning her head on Ava’s shoulder like they were in a romcom.
Aarav slowed, looked confused, then offered a weak smile and kept walking.
nicky (fl friend)
“See? Crisis averted,”
Nicky Whispered triumphantly.
Ava (fl friend)
“Fantastic,”
Ava (fl friend)
“Now let go before someone —”
Tobias, Ava’s long-time crush, stood a few feet away, holding a cold coffee and blinking like he just saw a UFO.
Ava (fl friend)
“Oh no,” she whispered.
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Tobias
“I... didn’t know you and Nicky were a thing,” he said, voice careful.
Ava (fl friend)
“We’re not a thing!” Ava said Quickly.
Ava (fl friend)
“I mean — not like a thing it’s more of a situation. Temporary. Situational. A fake dating scenario that is not real—”
nicky (fl friend)
“What she means is... we’re only dating on weekdays. Weekends are off.”
Tobias raised his eyebrows.
Ava (fl friend)
“She’s kidding.”
nicky (fl friend)
“Are we?”
nicky (fl friend)
“You are very clingy on Thursdays.”
Tobias
“I should, probably... go.”
“Yup,” Ava said, hiding behind her hair. “Same.”
He walked away. Nicky sighed in relief.
nicky (fl friend)
“Well, that went better than expected.”
Ava (fl friend)
“I’m going to murder you.”
nicky (fl friend)
“With love?”
Ava (fl friend)
“WITH A CHAIR.”
y/n (FL)
How can we forget that
Lily (fl friend)
Whenever I remember that, I start crying because of laughter
nicky (fl friend)
Please help me
Operation “Don’t Help Nicky”
3
A cozy but messy hostel room.
It’s late evening. Everyone’s in pajamas. The vibe is chill — until Nicky walks in with that look.
y/n (FL)
(without looking up from her book):
“No.”
Ava (fl friend)
Ava (painting her nails):
“Hard no.”
Lily (fl friend)
Lily (eating chips):
“Don’t even say a word, Nicky.”
(holding a mysterious shoebox):
nicky (fl friend)
“Wow. No ‘hi’? No ‘how was your day’? Just hostility.”
y/n (FL)
“Last time we helped you, Lily lost her phone, Ava had to run from a dog, and I ended up pretending to be your cousin at that wedding.”
Lily (fl friend)
“They still send me marriage proposals from that family!”
Ava (fl friend)
“And that dog haunts me in my dreams.”
nicky (fl friend)
“That was team bonding! You’re welcome.”
She plops the shoebox on the floor. It rattles. Ominously.
This is how the whole drama started
nicky (fl friend)
“Anyway, I need your help. Just one tiny thing.”
Everyone (in unison):
“NO.”
nicky (fl friend)
“Okay, fine. I’ll do it myself. Alone. If I get arrested, tell my story. Tell the world I only wanted friendship and snacks.”
y/n (FL)
(sighing):
“What’s in the box, Nicky ?”
Nicky slowly opens it… and inside is a terrified, furious hostel cat wearing a pink bow.
Lily (fl friend)
“IS THAT MIGHT? THE WARDEN’S CAT"!!?
nicky (fl friend)
(calmly):
“She looked sad. I gave her a makeover. Now I need to return her. But she keeps trying to bite me.”
Lily (fl friend)
“You. Stole. The. Warden’s. Cat.”
nicky (fl friend)
(shrugging):
“I borrowed her soul. Briefly.”
y/n (FL)
(grabbing a towel):
“Okay, fine. We’ll help. But if we all get expelled, I’m blaming you in my graduation speech.”
The cat has been returned (somehow), Nicky has a scratch on her cheek, Ava is traumatized, Lily stepped in pudding, and y/n is googling “can cats sue.”
Nicky (lying on the floor like a hero):
nicky (fl friend)
“You guys are the best friends a girl could ask for.”
y/n (FL)
“Next time? Ask someone else.”
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