Michael grinned at the greeting he received from Abi and he immediately responded with a, "Hey, Abi." But, just like that, she was down the hallway at her own locker and he sighed, trying to ignore how much he wanted to follow after her. By then, his friends were there and he looked at them with a roll of his eyes. "You don't understand, mates. It's not that simple," he said with a sigh before he shook his head slightly. Part of him knew that Abi didn't return his feelings, but he couldn't help but to hope that, at some point, she would. He wasn't sure if that 'some point' would ever become real, though. "Mate, we all understand," Ash assured with a pat on Mikey's shoulder, "I'm sure we've all faced a bit of unrequited love."
Mia blinked when she heard Luke's voice calling her name and she lifted her gaze to look over at him. Offering what she could manage of a smile, she made her way over. "Hey, guys," she greeted lightly, toying with the strap of her bag for a moment in an attempt to keep herself distracted. "Hey, Mia," Calum and Ashton greeted with grins before Ashton said, "You should help us talk some sense into Mikey here." Mia didn't quite understand what Ash was talking about, likely due to her mind being distracted, and she stared up at him. "Um, what?" she asked before shaking her head a bit.