January 31st, 2025, 1st year.

Everything was weird, and it had been weird since the 20th of December.

The first thing to say about what happened on the 20th of December was unknown to other people, well, only close friends. But at the Christmas disco, you and Oisin had shifted eachother.

But the two of you went to the same school, were both in 1st year and most certainly didn't want to get mocked, seeing as Oisin was known by the 80 people in your year, he was a friendly and quiet boy.

So, to spare each other a brutal mocking from half the boys in their year, they kept the ongoing relationship silent. It was barely even a relationship. It was only calling each other on snap chat, texting constantly, and the stolen glances in whatever class you had with him but sadly there were no meet ups seeing as Oisin lived int he village over, Feena, and asking parents for a lift to one another's house would be an immediate no, seeing at it was the opposite gender. So they settled for the small things.

It was a boring Friday, but Oisin couldn't find his day much better. The technical graphics class was sat in the hallway outside the graphics room since Mr. Made was gone to a camogie match so they had a free class, Oisin was sat on the bench across from Lucy in the narrow hall with his group of friends, the small group popular amongst their base class.

Anyway. Oisin was laughing along with them as everyone was to their own along the corridor, all just mainly speaking to friends.

But you were beside your best friend, you had your foot up on her lapas she tied your laces, he two of you wearing the formal girls uniform since neither of you had PE. The uniform consisted of a white, black, and red picnic patterned skirt to your knees with navy dubarry shoes, a white collared shirt with a silver, black and white tie and a black v neck jumper with the hazelwood crest on the breast. The boys were the same with black fancy shoes and black slacks.

But he kept watching you, sometimes unknowingly.