Speak up
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Thread Topic: Speak up
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(I don’t want to agree… but it does sound weird😂)
“We have 30 minutes before school starts.” Nikolai said, getting up. “We can ride the bus to school. Do you need breakfast?” -
Natsuki did her best to straighten her hair before swinging her leg off the edge of Nik's bed and pulling on her shoes. She always carried money with her, so she could get something from the cafeteria for her and Nik for breakfast.
She shook her head and pulled on her jumper, then set the hoodie Nik had let her use on the bed. -
Nikolai grabbed the hoodie and put it on. “I’ll pack my lunch and we can go to the bus stop or something.” He stopped. “Do you need to pack your lunch?”
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Natsuki though about that for a moment. She unzipped her pocket and counted her money - $20. She shook her head and put it back in her jumper pocket, zipped it and looked back at Nikolai.
Her books would be in her locker at school, as well as her bag and a few other stuff. -
“Alright then.” He opened the door and went to the kitchen, where his mom was, and he grabbed an apple and a granola bar, looking to see if there was anything else he could grab for lunch. There wasn’t anything.
“Mom, we’re running out of food.” He said, putting the apple and granola bar into a brown paper bag. His mom glared at him. -
Natsuki noticed Nik's mother and stayed in the room, unsure of how she would react to the sight of her. She fiddled with the end of her sleeve as she waited, shifting her weight from foot to foot.
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Nikolai stared at the ground, grabbing his lunch and putting in his bag, and going in his room.
“Wait until she goes back into her room.” Nikolai said, holding Nats hand.“It should only be a minute or two.”
Sure enough after a little bit, he heard his mom go back into her room. -
Natsuki squeezed Nik's hand gently and stepped out of his room, creeping towards the front door as quietly as she could.
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They went outside, and Nikolai led the two of them to the bus stop, where one other kid was standing.
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Natsuki sat down at the bus stop, on the other side of the seat to the other kid. She fiddled with the end of her sleeve, tapping her feet against the ground in an almost-rhythm.
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Nikolai sat down with her, fidgeting with his hands, waiting for the bus to come.
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Natsuki shuffled a little closer to him. She felt safer when close to her friends or family.
Sure enough, the bus came around the corner, towards them. -
“Come on.” He said, grabbing her hand and taking her to the bus, pushing through the sea of people crowded in the seats, trying to find an empty spot for the two of them.
“Here.” He said finally finding an empty seat in the middle of the bus. -
Natsuki sat down, shuffling to the window seat so Nik didn't have to squeeze past her. She glanced around her, feeling slightly uncomfortable in such a squishy crowd.
She rested her head on Nik's shoulder, trying to enhance that feeling if safety. -
Nikolai looked over at Nat when she rested her head in his shoulder, then leaned into her slightly, squeezing her hand gently.
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