Monday morning rolls around. C wakes up bright and early to get prepared for the day ahead. C showers, brushes her teeth, puts product in her hair because she is too lazy to straighten it today, then dresses in the outfit she and Micah picked out together for the presentation. Once she feels ready, she grabs her bag, grabs something from the kitchen, and heads out the door to see if she beat Foster and whether she will be picking him up or if he is already out there waiting for her.
Outside the last couple of birds are cheeping and the leaves rustle in the morning breeze. C shivers. It's starting to get nippy in the mornings. After another scan of the area, she is surprised to see that she did in fact get ready first, so she heads over to the café to chat with Dawn and wait for Foster.
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I sit up in bed and check my clock to see how much time I have to get ready. Crap, I overslept. Just as I hop out of bed, I hear knocking at my door.
"Hey Foster, are you ready to go?" It's just C. I open the door.
"Not yet dude, I literally just woke up. I had a hard time getting to sleep last night." I say with a tired smile. She comes in and sits on my bed to wait for me. I go shower and brush my teeth and then walk back into my room. I start putting on the clothes that we picked out a few days ago and while I'm doing this, C packs my backpack for me. Once I am dressed and my backpack is packed, we head downstairs to leave. My mom waves us on and we head to school. Halfway through the walk, I see that C is shivering. I stop her and wrap my arms around her to warm up.
"Can't have you freezing to death now, can we?" I can feel her smile against my chest. We stand like that for a few more minutes before I feel her start to pull away. I squeeze tighter. I'm not ready just yet.
"Just a little longer," I rest my chin on the top of her head and take a breath. It feels nice to hug her like this. I can feel her nails raking up and down my back. With that, I let go. It's too early for me to deal with her shenanigans. She sticks her tongue out at me and walks a few steps ahead of me. Typically, I would want to catch up to prevent her from 'winning.' I let it go. My eyes drift down from her beautiful hair, down her back towards-I shake those thoughts from my head and decide to catch up to her. When I am near enough, she grabs my hand. We reach the school ten minutes later than usual, but we still have plenty of time to put our things away and get to first period.
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Foster and Claudia make it through the day like they usually do, getting their work done quickly so they have time to goof off at the end of each period. In the hallways, they walk with their hands interlaced, earning a few questioning glances from peers but no one says anything.They make it to fifth period. Strangely enough, Foster's partner is nowhere to be found. He shrugs and decides to go on with his presentation anyway. His presentation is a hit, earning some cheers from C and others. Then it's C's turn to present. She and Micah stand up and head to the front of the class.
"Ready Jones?" Micah says. Mr. Rennet waves his hands at them, signaling them to start. They begin.
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The day ends as it typically would, the two of them in the library doing whatever homework they have and then reading until Barb throws them out. She can barely handle these two. They are so nosey.
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Romance[18+] Two teens, two tragedies. A young girl and her mother start a new life in a new city, searching for refuge from their past. A young boy is just trying to get through high school without leaving too much of himself. They meet and friendship blo...
