SMILE | KURAPIKA ❀

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i stuff my mouth with a piece of toast before turning my attention over to the book laying on my table.

that was the book i checked out with kurapika about a week ago. for some reason, i still haven't picked up the book and read it.

i poured myself some (favorite drink) into a glass and looked out the window of my house dramatically.

i went back over to the table and decided that i would read a bit from the book because i still had plenty of time before school.

Me and Pearl thought it was time that the two of us sit down and catch up with one another.

There was nothing interesting going on with me, so I decided that I should tell her about work. Because work wasn't a very interesting topic, she eventually found out about the troublesome co-workers.

"That's insane!" Petal shouts. "How could you let them do things like that to you? You need to stand up for yourself, Quinn."

"I know." I sigh, "But I feel like it will all just be pointless. They'll only figure out how much I hate it so it'll give them more of a reason to pick on me."

"I guess that makes sense." Pearl says, sitting down once again. "But I still don't like hearing that people are treating you this way."

Pearl always looked out for me the way I imagined an older sister would. I don't have any siblings, but I like to pretend that Pearl is my protective sister.

"If you ever find a way that I can help, I'd be more than happy to." Pearl smiles.

"Thanks. I know I can always rely on you." I say, sipping my coffee.

"Why don't you go home and get some rest." Pearl suggests. "Sounds to me like you've had a hard day at work. I hate seeing you like this."

"You've only just now seen me." I laugh.

"Yeah, but I can just tell that your tired."

"I am pretty tired." I admit.

Pearl helps me out of my seat, leading me out of the cafe.

"Please take care of yourself, Quinn. I love you, alright? Stay safe!"

I give her one last nod before turning over to walk back home.

Chapter 2

"Hey, Quinn," Jenna says, rolling up to me in her chair.

"What's up, Jenna?" I ask.

"I heard there's a new cafe in town. Wanna check it out?"

"Sure, what's it called?"

"I think it was something like 'Janet's Cafe' or something." Jenna says, scratching her head.

"Do you mean 'Jamie's Cafe'? Because if you do then just know that I've already stopped by there." I say, organizing my stacks of papers.

"Yeah that's what I mean. So, would you like to tag along with me?" Jenna asks.

"I wouldn't mind that." I smile. I'm looking forward to seeing Pearl again. It's been about a week since I've last stopped by.

"Oh, and Quinn," Jenna starts. "Did you hear about Savannah?"

I looked around the office, trying to pick out Savannah's face in the small crowd.