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Post by JOSHUA DONOVAN DALE on Jun 16, 2011 4:55:47 GMT -5
He gave a bit of a dry smile at Dannica's words. Oh, the naivete of children these days. For to him she was a child even if she was in her teenage years and probably didn't view herself as such. He was sure he'd thought himself the epitome of knowledge and wisdom at thirteen as well--most kids do. "If only it were that easy," he said. "But nothing at this Academy will ever be that simple." Reputations did get in the way, they would get in the way. His lips twitched as if he was thinking about smiling, but he never did quite finish the gesture. "Thank you, but make your decisions carefully," the sophomore advised. "Look at how they stare. This is my sixth year, I'm used to it. It no longer bothers me. But you may want to be careful." She was the freshman, fresh meat as they called her. No doubt hanging around him would batter her reputation further. He wasn't going to order Dani to leave him alone or anything, he was merely making sure that she knew what she was getting herself into.
She mentioned siblings and he might have smiled again if he'd had the energy. As it was, thoughts of Annabel were exhausting and accompanied by a deep pain that was definitely present even though he showed no signs of it on the surface. He missed his baby sister. For she really had always been the baby to him. He had just turned seven when little Annabel was born. When he was fourteen, she was only seven herself. Half his age. "I have a sibling," he confirmed, then admitted, "Perhaps I did, when I was young. But I mostly focus on school now." He was mature and sombre and solemn and all of those things. Sometimes he did wish he could go out and act like a kid again, but then he stopped himself for being foolish. There was no time for fucking around when he had a 'girlfriend' to appease and rent to pay and a job to secure.
So when Dannica made her offer, he did smile a little, but it was a guarded smile. "Maybe some time," he said non-committally, knowing it wouldn't be a good idea to make a promise he might not keep. Josh didn't do well with maintaining relationships. After this they might never speak again. "Have you never made one before?" It seemed odd that someone of her age and temperament would not have frolicked about in the snow.
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Post by dannica on Jun 17, 2011 15:14:37 GMT -5
She could do nothing else but nod. She didn’t know what else to say. He thought that she cared, or will care, about her reputation, but she really didn’t. Maybe she will when she’s older, but she’ll that up to the future. All she knows now is that she didn’t care. Well, the looks did bother her, but they were just looks: they don’t kill as far as she knew. She didn’t like it, but she’ll have to get used to them. Make her decisions carefully he said. It sounded almost like a warning; was it one? She let out a sigh; now he just plain old confused. She didn’t know what to think right now; it’s as if her brain shut down for the day with so much that’s been going on in this cafeteria.
“Oh…ok.” She took the hint. He didn’t want to talk about it and that was fine by her. She didn’t really want to mention her personal life with him or anyone else either, but she didn’t think that it was that personal. Each person has a right to their private life. [color-bf80ff] “Of course. School’s important.”
[/color]That was foolish of her to say something like that to him. Really Dani? Does he look like someone who would want to go out and frolic in the snow? Well, he didn’t, but who is she to judge on looks? No one. ‘Maybe some time’ was a good enough answer for her. She felt bad for asking him, now that she’s actually asked. She didn’t want to put any pressure on him or anything. She had this feeling that after today, he’d try to avoid her at all costs. She shook her head at his question. “No. We’ve never gotten snow. So…yeah. No snow-angels for me.” Now she felt like crap. She wished for one moment of the day that she didn’t think about her messed up childhood. She didn’t blame the weather for it; no one could control that. She felt like she could have controlled her life for the better, but failed at it, and the result is her negative mindset and thoughts that haunted her all of the time. [/size][/center][/blockquote]
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Post by JOSHUA DONOVAN DALE on Jun 20, 2011 3:38:10 GMT -5
There was a momentary lull in the conversation that didn't bother Joshua very much at all. He wasn't exactly the most talkative guys and considering he was used to eating his lunch alone the silence wasn't irritating or uncomfortable in the least. He never considered the fact that Dani might feel awkward, and he made no further attempt to chat. Instead, he worked on slowly finishing the salad that he'd picked up for himself. It was very good today, he found himself thinking. Perhaps not quite as good as what his mother used to make sometimes, but... Must you always think of home? The family had a personal chef considering Trish was often too busy to cook dinner, but when she did have the time she delighted in serving a delicious meal to her husband and children. Home-cooked was always the best.
The bell rang, causing him to lift his gaze from the food and blink slowly. It seemed that he'd lost track of time when he was reminiscing about how much he missed his parents and the food his mother would prepare for him. "Time for class," he said half to himself, then glanced at Dannica. "Well, I've got to get going or I'll be late, it's all the way on the other side of the castle." He knew that the freshman classes were confined to a much less vast and confusing area of the school so that they had less trouble getting around, but considering he was in college they were expected to already know the layout of the Academy quite well. Which he did. "I guess I'll see you around."
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Post by dannica on Jun 21, 2011 13:10:55 GMT -5
They both apparently had nothing more to say, so she took out her homework and got started on it. Biology for some students might be difficult, but for Dani it came easily towards her. Maybe it’s because she enjoyed learning how something so small, like a cell for instance, can one of the important aspects of life. What she didn’t like was the dissecting. She felt bad for the animals she cut apart. Yeah, she knew they were already dead, but she still had a heart for them. The girl was thankful that it wasn’t cute, adorable animals like bunnies or kittens.
What brought her attention out of the book moments later was the ringing of the bell. This lunch period seemed to go by fast, and then slowed down when they both ran out of things to talk about. She nodded at him and started to pack her stuff. “It was nice meeting you, Josh and thanks again.” She was about to turn to go when she felt the need to do something. This was completely out of character that motive she was about to do, and to keep him from being too embarrassed, she waited until the mess hall was almost empty.
She quickly strode up to him and hugged him. She nearly broke down right then and there, and trying to hold all this in for this long didn’t help at all. “I don’t think you’ve realized what you’ve done for me Josh. It may seem so meager to you, but it was so much for me.” She let go of him and focused her brown eyes on his. “I’ve been through so much this week, and a good deed like that has…” She let her voice trailed off for fearing if she said anything else, she’ll cry right in front him. She smiled weakly at him. “Bye Josh. I hope we meet each other again…under better circumstances.” She picked up her bags and turned to leave, heading to her next class.
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