Cath 

Ellie leaves the house. well, runs out the house. she and Julien have a friendship nearly as good as mine and Alex's. we always used to do games as pairs like piggy back racing or capture the flag or water fights. me and Alex vs Julien and Ellie. Pirate never really joined in. she kinda just stared at me. she still does that.  whenever she goes to Julien's, nowadays, its to tell him something she can't tell me. I don't blame her ; I do the same with Alex. that's where i'm going now. I grab a beanie, and unlike Ellie, I actually close the door of the house. 

pirate 

I've only just watched Cath enter her house , and now , from the window I'm watching from, I can see her leaving again. wow that beanie looks good on her. for a second I think she's coming to my house, but that dream is crushed when she turns to Alex's house . of course. those two have always been friends , just like my bro and Ellie. if it were the other way round, maybe I'd be able to talk to her more...but that's not gonna happen. nor is Cath and me. insert sad face.

Alex

I'm in the middle of sipping on a bloody Mary and pretending not to notice Julien staring at me in awe through the window when Cath comes up my drive. honestly, Julien is sweet, but he can't hide his emotions. that's...kinda cute though...

"hey Alex!" Cath calls. "what's in the glass today?"

"oh, the usual," I reply. I don't know about everyone else, but I think my voice is as smooth as this cute one piece silk gown thing I'm wearing. 

"which is?"

" you don't know me well at all do you darling? its a bloody mary, of course." 

"why? every single day without fail I see you in your front lawn sipping on the same thing. variety is the spice of life, ya know"

"that's why im a different gender every day. to spice it up. " I drink in her face . " the cocktail is to annoy Mary over there. geddit? bloody Mary? do ya think she gets it ? " I raise my glass to the old hag watching us from her window. I swear, everyone watches everyone around here. 

" I admit, that's a pretty genius way to wind up a homophobe." she says, laughing. I set out a deck chair for her and get her some apple juice. the poor thing, not being allowed to drink yet. 

out on the lawn, Cath gets talking. Julien's view is blocked by a bush, so he can see me but not cath. yes, he's still looking out the window. oh, wait, he's gone now. wait...why do I care...?

"so there's this really cute girl called Esmeree and she's only in one class with me which is English and I don't even sit next to her and its miss gayzarebad's lesson, so I have no chance of flirting then, but she does live in that house there" ( she points)

"...and I need help. I haven't even told Ellie I'm bi yet, you're the only person who knows, but someone's gonna figure it out , and there are loads of homophobes at school, not to mention most of the teachers, and maybe even ellies parents which is why I haven't told her,and-"

"wait, what makes you think ellie's homophobic? "

" her parents and miss gayzarebad are good friends and she often babysat us when we were younger, so.. I don't know. I don't know how they feel about the lgbt community, I don't know how ellie feels, I don't know how to bring it up in conversation...I need relationship advice. and not just my relationship with esmeree. I mean, she's probably straight, right ?"

" I know how you feel. trust me, I know how it feels to like someone who won't date you. my advice is get to know this Esmeree chic, and if she gives off gay vibes, make a move. I recommend getting her drunk first. oh wait, no alcohol. you poor kids. how did I ever survive without this sweet stuff ?" I sip the cocktail. 

" well, Haribo's have the additivity level of crack, but I also suspect you were drinking before 18 somehow."

" maybe you do know me well..."

after that, we go through some pick up lines for a bit , and then she leaves, clearly feeling much better. I hope she has a shot with that gal. she is clearly head over heels. maybe if she ends up talking to her, she should try to be more subtle. like that's gonna happen though. the subtle bit I mean. I hope she has the courage to talk to her. maybe some day Julien will have the courage to come out here and talk to me...