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all” said Sophie. “You two have been on-again off-again since the
first year, you’ve never done more than kiss and neither of you is getting the
chance to date anyone else.”
    “That’s true.” Rose thought back to
her first year. It was Alex who had befriended Ben, they were in the same
biology class and had introduced him to her.
    Ben was considered very attractive,
though not traditionally handsome. He stood at over six feet, his large frame
was reassuringly solid but his gentle personality made you feel you would be
safe with him He had brown hair with a tendency to curl, big brown eyes and a
friendly wide smile. There was something very appealing about his open
countenance. So it was all the more confusing that he blew hot and cold with
their relationship.
    “The thing is” Rose continued,
“there isn’t really anyone else I want to date anyway.”
    “No. The talent has totally dropped
off now that Jack’s gone.” Sophie pouted. Rose laughed, as Sophie’s crush on
Jack had been extreme and unrequited for several years.
    “But I don’t want to date Jack.”
Rose joked “That would be gross as he’s my cousin.”
    Sophie kicked Rose’s foot off the
table to show how little she thought of the joke.
    “Sorry Soph.” Her face softened at
her friend’s down-turned mouth. “One day Jack will notice how lovely you are.”
    Sophie glanced at Grace. They both
knew that Jack had already noticed Sophie, but had decided not to tell Rose as
she would only rail at Jack about it. Grace saw the look and nodded
imperceptibly to show she still knew not to say anything.
    Sophie and Jack had gotten together
at the end of year dance for the Upper School at the beginning of the summer.
More than gotten together. The trouble was that they had both gone home the
next day and although Sophie had given Jack her phone number, he had never
called. She was too embarrassed to tell Rose. Rose had spent some of the summer
holidays with Jack’s family and she would have forced him to call Sophie. After
discussing it with Grace, Sophie had decided this would be worse than Jack just
not calling. Unfortunately Jack had now left Compass Court for University and
Sophie was despairing of when she might get another chance to speak to him without
looking obvious.
    “Anyway,” said Rose “Didn’t you have
a bit of a thing going this term with Danny Barnett in Year 5?”
    “Barely.” Sophie snorted. “At first
I thought he was so cute, with his boy band looks and that fab hair.”
    “His hair is only like that because
he puts so much gel in it.” Grace said.
    “Totally. Anyway, cute or not, he
turned out to be really vain and immature. It lasted what? Only two or three
weeks before he got on my nerves. I think he thought because I was in Year six
I would be easy or something. I’m not going to date anyone younger than me
again.” Sophie stated.
    “We were in Year 5 only a few months
ago.” Grace reminded her with humor.
    “Yes but we’re girls, we mature a
lot faster. Danny was not decent boyfriend material. He actually seemed to
think I would be impressed if he could guess my bra size correctly.” She rolled
her eyes and then rounded on Grace. “Lets not forget about you. What’s your
tally been this term? Even worse than us, the only action you’ve seen is that
you spent the North Tower Christmas Party in a corner with Jerry! What were you
thinking? He’s hardly brain of the year.”
    “I wasn’t interested in his brain”
Grace smirked. “I just like my men big.”
    “I’ll bet you do. And just how big
is Jerry?” Sophie waggled her eyebrows suggestively.
    “Not like that!” Grace laughed and
threw a cushion at her. “You know what I mean. I like a bit of muscle on a man.
I can’t stand skinny bony boys.”
    “Maybe you should date Ben
then instead of me.” Rose joked.
    “Yes because that’s what friends do
to each other.” Grace said sarcastically.
    “Tell me again what your doing