“Gracie! Over here!” Gracie Collins turned her head so quickly her blonde tips of her ponytail whipped her in the eye. She squinted and saw who was shouting. 

Her team mate Cecilia Carter chucked her the smallish red ball with a smooth flick of her lacrosse stick, which neatly landed in Gracie's own. Cradling the ball in the lacrosse stick's pocket just as she'd been taught at school, Gracie ran and scored the final goal for the team.

     “Nice work Cee.” Gracie high fived her flat mate as they ran off the pitch. She waved at her other friends as they walked back along side the pitch to their halls and winked flirtatiously to the guy with dark messy hair and Adidas trackies on. Wren Jones was on the 1st XI hockey team and was also pretty much the hottest guy she knew and after getting together before Easter Break, Gracie wasn't going to let that opportunity pass.
      “We're going for a drink in the Sports Bar later if you two want to come?” Gracie and Cecilia's friend Kaya yelled from the group. Kaya Addison was petite with dark long hair and slightly on the shy side, until she got some alcohol in her. She also shared a flat with Cecilia's boyfriend, Harry Taylor. Harry was, just like Wren and their other good friend Benjy Holliday, very much a public school boy through and through. The sort that go shooting every other weekend and attend posh dinner functions at their families estates. 

Harry had that typical blonde cheeky boy look about him and loved to surf each summer at their families summer house on the coast while Benjy was rather more refined with dark hair and clothes Gracie was sure his mother still picked out for him.

      “Yeah sure we'll be there in a bit.” Gracie called back while grabbing her bag from the side of the pitch.
      “So what's happening between you and Wren? I saw that wink!” Cecilia nudged Gracie's arm as they walked the short distance past the Sports Bar and to their flats.
      “Oh I dont know really. We'll just see what happens.” She laughed as she put her key into the door of C Block, “I'll see you in 20!” She then yelled to Cecilia who was jogging down to her own block.

      Underestimating the time it took her to shower and change, Gracie walked into the Sports Bar forty minutes later and went straight to the bar waving her purse to signify she'll buy the next round of drinks.
      “I cant believe this is our final term here already.” Gracie heard Kaya say as she put down three beers and went back for the three glasses of rose wine.
      “I know it's crazy how fast it's all gone.” Gracie added as she put down the last drinks. She took a gulp of the Ribena tasting wine that went straight to her head after half a glass and crossed her legs absentmindedly towards Wren. “So are we out tonight?” It was a Monday and along with Wednesday and Friday was one of the busiest nights for students to go out. 

        “Yeah we thought we'd hit up Ignite, I haven't actually been since Freshers week...” Benjy replied in his very upper middle class accent, referring to the first week of term before lectures start and everyone just parties. The others nodded in agreement.

       “Hey wasn't that the night you got with like five different girls?” Harry flicked his blonde hair out his eyes and laughed while slapping Benjy on the back in one of those 'nice one mate' moves that guys have.

      “Errr no it was actually three!” Benjy objected, blushing slightly. Gracie noticed him looking up to Cecilia through his overly long lashes for a male. She knew that he'd liked Cecilia since the beginning of term but luckily for him, only because Cecilia could be a complete bitch and would push him around, she was head over heels for bad boy Harry.
Perhaps I could set him up with Kaya... Gracie thought, before realising that if she got with Wren the six of them would all be paired up and it would be slightly weird.

Sensing the tension that may be caused if Harry realised how his friend was looking at his girlfriend Gracie spoke up, “So who wants to get the next round? Then I think we should go get ready, then time for more pre drinks!”
       “I'll get it.” Wren added and stood up, purposely walking so close to Gracie his hand brushed along her arm. Warmth shot through her body as her arm tingled and she smiled to herself. 

She couldn't wait till later for their first night out back at uni...

     Wren Jones rolled over in his bed and looked at the clock on the side, “Oh crap.” He leaped out of bed, before head rush brought him falling back down. 

It was 11am and although not exactly a lie in for a university student after a heavy night out, it was two hours too late for his 9am lecture. Realising by the time he was dressed and into the building it would be pointless for the last hour so he grabbed his laptop off his desk and climbed back into bed, his head pounding. 

While it loaded up he found a rizzler on the side and proceeded to roll himself some tobacco.
 

     Wren's life had not exactly been an easy one despite what most people thought. Although he had been brought up in a very well off part of London along with the country house, he had been shipped off to boarding school at age seven, following his mother's manic depressive episodes. His parents still lived together though were barely on speaking terms. It was one of those cases where money could not buy happiness.

      There was a bang on the heavy wooden fire door and less than a second later Harry barged through the door.
  

      “Mate get up we're all going to go chill in the park, given up on lectures to be honest.” He jumped onto Wren's bed wearing just cut off sweat pants which had obviously been a DIY job as Wren noticed one was a couple of inches shorter than the other. “Oh and did you get with Gracie last night? Seriously dude she's hot!”

Wren stubbed out his roll up and got out of bed, kicking Harry off as he did so.
       “So what if I did?” Truthfully he actually hadn't but he wasn't going to go changing what people already assumed. He had spent most the night dancing with her and then chatting the whole way back to halls about their Easter Breaks. 

      “I'm going to jump in the shower and I'll see you in ten.” Wren said expecting Harry to leave.
      

      “Alright mate I'll be waiting.” Harry flipped his still damp from the shower, blonde hair back, leapt onto the unmade bed and pulled Wren's MacBook onto his lap. Wren rolled his eyes as he grabbed a towel and Dub-step began blasting from his speakers as he stepped into the small en suite.

        Ten minutes later Wren was out and pulling on jeans and a t-shirt with one of those meant to be funny sayings on it. It was a Tuesday lunch time and the halls were pretty quiet, due to Monday's being one of the best student nights out. People wouldn't start emerging from their rooms until at least 3pm unless they got the short straw like Wren and had early lectures.

       “I cant believe how crazy last night was. Ignite was packed.” Harry stood up and stretched, revealing a strip of tanned stomach from under his over worn t-shirt. He was the type of guy who could leap out of bed in the morning wearing last nights clothes and still look good.

      “Tell me about it, I didn't get to bed till about six-ish, Casper from next door came round with some Mary-J.” Wren replied and picked up his wallet and flat keys. They walked out and along the corridor, “Hey I could have done with a smoke last night!” Harry almost complained in his public school voice.

       “Yeah but mate last time I saw you and Cee, you were looking pretty busy to me.” He laughed, “Don't worry we'll get some more this week.” 

   

     They walked past the rest of the flat blocks and across the road into the park where Benjy, Cecilia and Kaya were already sitting on a royal blue rug.
 

       “So like I was saying, Gracie blatantly likes Wren. I've never seen her flirt like that so much before.” Cecilia looked down at her French-manicured nails pretending she hadn't actually seen Wren and Harry. “Oh hello guys!” She looked up in mock surprise and nudged Kaya, “Hopefully he'll have heard and they'll finally get together.” She whispered.

        “Cee stop trying to be match maker around here.” Harry laughed and dropped down next to his girlfriend, wrapping his arms round her skinny frame.
Wren rolled his eyes, despite being Gracie's friend – he didn't care much for Cecilia's obnoxious and bitchy ways.

        “Where is Gracie this morning anyway?” He asked, pulling his shirt off over his head and stretching out on the grass.

      “She actually went to a lecture I think.” Kaya replied, pouring more Pimms into the tumbler they had with them.
        “A lecture? Why?” Wren laughed, snatching the Pimms, pouring more in and taking a gulp.
       “Well despite your ideas about coming to university, we're actually here to learn something.” Kaya grabbed the tumbler back.
       “Yes Mum.” Wren joked and rolled onto his stomach. “I just cant wait to get out of here and summer to finally begin.”

       “Beers, beaches and lots and lots of girls! That's definitely the life!” Harry said, pulling his sun glasses down over his piercing blue eyes and then giving Benjy a hi-five.
       “Oi you, girlfriend here!” Cecilia slapped Harry across his head.
      

        “Sorry love, you know I only have eyes for you.” Harry kissed her on the lips gently and Wren tried to stifle his laugh, knowing full well Harry spent an awful lot of time checking the girls in the gym out. Cecilia turned and glared at Wren and he just rolled his eyes, not knowing how Harry put up with her.

        The tone of a incoming text rang out and after reading Wren suddenly jumped up,           “Guys I think I'm going to hit the gym. Let me know if we're out tonight?” The others nodded and waved Wren off.

He walked away while pulling his mobile out of his pocket. He had no desire to head to the gym and walked in the direction of the river where he liked to be alone, dialling his father's work number with shaking hands as his went.