A meal and some downtime

You were staying in Ypres, Belgium and at an evening meal in a restaurant you and Sam were placed on a table of girls in the other half of your year group (this was a big school so for timetabling reasons half of the year were on one timetable and the other half followed a totally different programme). These girls were on the 2nd coach and you were half sure you went to primary school with one girl but didn't really ever speak. They were quiet but you learned their names were Alex, Daisy, Holly and Lily. Holly was quite sporty and you'd done some PE events with her in the last couple of years, Alex you could have sworn you'd never seen before in your life, Daisy was a tall, rake-thin girl but with the most extraordinary wide-spaced blue eyes you'd ever seen and Lily...

Lily was probably the quietest but her neutral makeup and ash-blonde hair made her oddly captivating. It wasn't Romeo & Juliet tier but there was something in her full lips, tousled dark blonde hair and almost sleepy green eyes that absolutely electrified you. You played it cool and even Sam was pretty sociable- chatting away with Holly about the preferred gaming platforms. Daisy was delightful and Alex seemed really cool although she was certainly the least attractive of the quartet. Lily said little but laughed at your jokes which you took as a good sign. If you were honest, Daisy was too sarcastic and was resistant to any compliments- flirting was utterly pointless.

The meal came and went quickly but you'd met four new friends by the end although their being on a different coach would mean you'd only see them at the hostel and at mealtimes this weekend. You mentally added Daisy Ward and Lily Glover to your list of girls you were keen on knowing better.

After a moving ceremony at the Menin Gate, the gang were able to relax at the hostel for a couple of hours. There was a games room with a fußball table, a couple of pool tables and a huge room full of tables where you could chill and have a coffee. There were three floors upstairs full of dorms and many students opted to shower and chill out in rooms too. The teachers were playing against the kids at pool and Mr Robbo and Mr Benz were on a pretty fearsome winning streak.

You weren't bad at pool and thought it might be a moment to remember if you could find a partner and knock these old guys off their perch...