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"for the nineteenth time, Sana, the answer is A!" Isak whined, rolling his eyes. Sana sighed, though she didn't look like she was willing to give up and let Isak write "the dumbest answer anyone could ever think of" as she would say.
Even though Isak Valtersen and Sana Bakkoush were two people with completely different personalities, they still understood each other super easily, which was the reason Sana had become one of Isak's closest friends.
Isak secretly truly admired her, though he would rather die than admit that. However, whenever he was left alone with his thoughts about how far he had come with his supportive friend, he'd quietly thank Sana in his head for.. everything.
For existing. For accepting him. For being his friend no matter how grumpy he could be at times. and for staying by his side through the thick and thin.
the first time Isak decided to tell Sana about his sexuality, was after a year of their unbreakable friendship. To be honest he had expected everything but Sana calmly accepting him. Sure, the girl was kind and generous, but she also was a Muslim, so it took a lot of energy and preparing in front of the mirror to finally confess. The boy had stuttered out the words he had been meaning to say for the longest time with no confidence whatsoever, but Sana's reaction had been absolutely priceless. Isak had felt so incredibly lucky after hearing the "it's okay, Isak" words, and probably for the very first time, he had gained the courage to open up to someone and spill the beans.
And after everything they went through, there he was, doing the Biology homework like usual.
"oh, Isak. Do you really want me to look up the answer? The truth will destroy you, so you'd better write what i'm telling you. It's B!" Sana insisted, shoving the pencil in his hand.
yeah, they did understand each other. But maybe not in Biology.
Being the stubborn boy he was, Isak opened his mouth to keep complaining, having at least ten arguments about why the answer was A, but the loud buzz of Sana's phone didn't let him.
"wait a sec." shaking her head, Sana unlocked the iphone.
Isak sat there quietly, his brain partly still searching for the answer, and partly focusing on Sana, who looked pretty curious yet kind of excited.
"what is it?" Isak asked. Sana looked up from her phone and the strict girl forcing Isak to study turned into a smiling Sana withing a few seconds.
"whaat?" Isak repeated.
"okay, sooo" Sana wasn't even paying any attention to their worksheets and the books anymore, "there's this party at Bech Naesheim's that i want you to attend. You know Even, right?"
Isak was left silent.
Sana wasn't exactly the person madly in love with parties. She mostly attended the events hosted by their close friends, because that's when she would usually have the most fun and not feel left out. Isak would often invite her while having a good time with the boy squad. Everyone loved her and it was pretty enjoyable having her around. Though other than that, Sana wasn't a fan of returning black-out drunk from a random third year student's wild party. well, unlike the most teens at Nissen.
So obviously the odd invitation made her look a bit suspicious.
Isak had definitely heard of Even before. He didn't know much about him, but since Sana's desire to attend the said party seemed quite strong, he thought it wouldn't hurt to experience being at the Bech Naesheim's party. However Sana's sudden interest was still bothering him, so Isak decided to at least try figuring things out.
detective mode: on
"yeah, i've heard of Even. What about him?"
"you heard it, he's hosting an awesome party on Friday at his place. I don't know a lot of his friends but i do know him and i just got an invitation, although i thought it would be cool if you could come with me to make this whole socializing thing easier, you know?" Sana still had the mysterious smile on her lips.
Hm. Sana against socializing with strangers.
"Sana, we've been friends for what,- two years? I think we both know that you nail "the whole socializing thing" without a grumpy teen Isak helping you. Therefore, clearly, there's another reason of your unexpected offer. I mean there's no way you'd stop screaming at me because of that god damn answer if that party wasn't something important".
Sana chuckled and her dimples popped up. "It's just a nice party i'd like to attend with my friend and maybe find him a decent, cute boyfriend."
"Sana, wha-"
"I'm joking," Sana rolled her eyes, still softly smiling at him, "but trust me Isabel, you should definitely meet Even. There's a huge chance of him ending up with us in the upcoming project from the drama club, so it would be a shame if you had to get to know him on the spot, y'know?" she explained.
"woah, woah. Where is this coming from? First of all, Sana you're being super weird, second of all, the project from the drama club consists of two people working together, we didn't form any groups last class, remember? And third of all, i don't think you have an appropriate intention for going there with me. what is all of this about?" Isak exclaimed, sounding confused.
"Isak, it's just a party. Seriously, you can't sit around doing nothing all day."
"But-"
"and since you never actually listen during the classes, the teacher made an exception for me and you, because Even was left without a partner."
"And is this the reason you're dragging me to that party?"
"I'm not dragging you silly! I'm willing to get you out of the house and meet new people."
"Sana honey, what did you smoke this morning?"
"oh my god! why do you have to be a drama queen! " she said, lightly giggling at the same time.
"Oh okay, okay whatever. I'll bring someone" said Isak.
"awesome. Be there at 7."
"I hope this really is about the damn project and you're not seriously setting me up with someone. to be exact, out future drama club project partner."
"so the answer is B, because distinctly, as our book says, Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation and heredity in living organisms. See? Easy."
"Sana!"
While Isak was skimming through the given questions, he quickly planned to bring Martyn with him on Friday.
Martyn was Isak's good friend, though he didn't have the best relationship with Sana, so Isak was still considering his thoughts and actions. The surely was sweet and truly amiable, but for some unknown reasons, the girl constantly avoided him, stating the dumbest reasons of why she didn't want to hang out while having Martyn around. Isak didn't complain much, he was fine with having Sana and Martyn as two separate friends who didn't seem to spot on love each other.
Though something hit him that minute, and he thought that bringing Martyn this time would be a good idea. At least he wouldn't be left without a companion the whole time. He knew Martyn closely enough to rely on him and be sure that his friend wouldn't do something foolish nor ignorant. yeah, Martyn wasn't like that.
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Yet Martyn himself, was someone who would never miss a good party. So when he saw the message from Isak, he obviously agreed and told the boy that he'd show up on time
Isak However, decided to contemplate this as a casual thing. He wasn't so good at becoming best friends with strangers, but he could try forming a decent conversation, couldn't he? After all, it was just Even. A guy he would probably have to work with for the project. Besides, all Sana did was crack a joke about Isak finding a boyfriend, he knew she was wise enough to make an appearance at that party for an important reason.
Just. Even.
Isak couldn't quite remember how he looked, so when him and Sana finally decided to circle both, A and B, Isak took a break and stalked Even's instagram like a total shameless creep. He didn't have a lot of pictures of himself, but oh boy, something clicked in Isak's head and he fully recognized him.
Even. Oh, that Even.
The hottie sure was loved and appreciated by the girls at Nissen, beautiful and as the rumors aid, incredibly popular, which made him seem like a flawless human being. Popularity was never a thing Isak wanted to experience, so he didn't feel jealous or swaggy for being able to attend the party. Though he couldn't help but declare the fact that Even looked charming in his pictures, which made the reality of girls fainting because of him, less surprising. Was there anything that could've made Isak doubt Even's perfection?
He sat around thinking how weird the universe was. Isak didn't care about this boy's existence a few hours ago at all, but now he was randomly stalking his instagram and agreeing to Sana about going to his party. seeing him.
It shouldn't have been a big deal. Sure, Isak was a little nervous and still unsure about this whole thing, but he was clever enough to trust Sana, the girl who would never suggest something that'd harm Isak or make him uncomfortable in any way. the pain he had already experienced was perfectly enough and Sana knew that.
He's m e n t a l l y i l l.