𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 - 𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞

thirty-six

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"𝙒𝙀𝙇𝙇, 𝙒𝙊𝙐𝙇𝘿 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙇𝙊𝙊𝙆 𝙒𝙃𝙊
𝙄𝙏 𝙄𝙎?"

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"𝐒𝐎, 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐑?" Missy asked with a smirk, a choc ice clutched tight in her hands as she waited in anticipation for Nas' answer.

It seemed that Mollie wasn't the only one who had made a quick exit from Missy's engagement party, and if Nas' grin was anything to go by, she certainly had a good reason for it.

"Well we did a bit more than kiss." The Paracha girl bit her lip as her two best friends burst into a fit of excited squeals. "We did, like, everything!"

"Nasreen Paracha, you dark horse!" Mollie grinned, sitting up in amazement. "We need details."

"Uh, no we don't." Missy scrunched her face up as she took a bite from her choc ice, before having a change in mind and cracking a smile. "Actually, yes we do. What was it like?"

"Well, it just felt right. It felt like we were the perfect fit, you know?" Nas replied, a wistful smile on her face. "I'm sure you guys understand, though. I mean, you've both got boyfriends."

"I was mainly just glad to get it over with, to be honest." Missy chuckled, earning looks of both confusion and disgust from her two friends. "Not that it weren't great, because it was. Well, it is. But you know what I mean."

Nas modded in understanding before turning to the brunette beside her, who had grown somewhat quiet. "What about you and Riz? Have you guys...?"

As Nas trailed off suggestively, Mollie's eyes went wide as she felt herself almost choke on her choc ice.

"Oh, uh, no we haven't." She admitted truthfully, averting the prying eyes of both of her friends and instead looking down at her lap. "Its not that I don't want to or anything, it's just hard to find the right opportunity, you know? It'll be his first time, and I want it to be perfect."

"I get that, babe. I'm sure the right time will come." Nas nodded understandably, earning a gentle smile of appreciation from Mollie.

As the three girls fell silent for a moment, Nas clapped her hands suddenly and grinned. "Right, who's up for a shopping trip?"

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𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐘 𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐘, it was just Mollie and Nas that ventured into town for a shopping trip. The two girls visited nearly every single shop and tried on everything their hearts desired, despite the fact that their bank accounts couldn't really support their shopping habits.

Nas swung her red shopping bag in the air as the two walked down the street, planning to grab a milkshake from the nearest row of shops. But as they rounded the corner and approached the town square, it was clear to see a protest had been mobilized. Many were dressed in red, white and blue with England flags painted on their faces, and from their mouths came a spew of hateful chants and racist songs.

Nas and Mollie stopped to survey the scene, and it wasn't long before the former spotted a group of Ackley Bridge students clutching egg boxes. And among them was her own sister.

Grabbing Mollie's hand, Nas approached the group of familiar faces. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

Razia looked surprised to see her older sister at first, but gestured towards the racist crowd. "You don't think they deserve it?"