Violet | After 

"What are we doing tonight?" Zeph asks, crunching on a bag of chips that seem to have materialised out of thin air. 

"Prefect stuff," Max answers, shoving a book into his backpack. "I'll be busy till dinner."

"Violin lesson and then dance practice," Kaci adds. "I'm out till dinner too."

"I'm doing this club with the Year Sixes," Carlos says. 

"Please don't say you're booked too, Violet." Zeph turns to me pleadingly, holding out the chip packet. "I'll split these with you."

"Actually, I'm free," I answer, extracting a chip from the packet. 

Zeph grins. "Great!"

"Aw, Zeph's found a new best friend," Max says, nudging him laughingly. 

It's the first time I've seen him smile, really smile. Usually, they're forced and pained. He has a nice smile, warm and friend