Kipp

Indigo

The elderly Mrs. Warner seemed to think both visitors were out of their minds. "Absolutely not. In no way shape or form am I letting either of them take something on the water," she tutted while shaking her head. Just then, Mr. Warner appeared from his office where he had supposedly been busy. "I think we can manage something for these two, don't you, Maggie?" Mrs. Warner whipped her head around to stare at her husband. His voice warbled just a tad as he bustled around, whistling under his breath before picking up a stack of papers and tapping them on the laminated counter. Indigo turned to stare at Kaia, who was looking at her proudly. It wasn't often that Indi felt this elated at something as simple as a boat ride, but this was a different occasion. When she turned back to the other people in the room, Mrs. Warner was just leaving. "Well then, if you feel that this is right, I suppose I have no power to stop you." she sniffed, obviously peeved at her husband's choice. She then pushed her glasses up her nose with one spindle-like and bony finger and strutted off. Mr. Warner watched her departure from the group quietly, not daring to say a word until he was sure she was out of earshot.

The sun shone brightly over their little port, and Indigo had to squint when she stepped out of the building. She blinked a couple of times, and when she was satisfied, she resumed her walk. Kaia of course was right there beside her, hands behind her back. She smiled to herself, thinking of how she'd tell Miles about the little excursion. She knew that if anything happened, Kaia would be right there, scolding her. It was starting to happen a bit too frequently. Lately, she'd forget where she placed something such as her bag, or she'd accidentally leave something on like last week when she'd forgotten to put out the lamp and almost burnt down her house. Kaia had come running from wherever she had been and had shaken her so hard she thought she'd meet her ancestors, all the while berating her for it. In the end she hadn't been mad, just worried and as usual, sent her on her way while reminding her to not do it again.

When Indi spotted her friend, she made her way over with her head held high and a smile etched onto her features. The boy turned, looking bewildered at the sudden appearance of the other teenager in front of him.

"It's a done deal. We're going." She said and beamed at him.

"What? What are you talking about, Indigo," he stared at her in confusion.

She met his gaze, perplexed herself. "I thought that you wanted to go on the boat ride, Miles. Right? I just went and made it happen for us." She explained to him.

Indigo watched her friend curiously, wondering why he was confused. He looked around for a few moments, frowning. When he looked up again, there was a look of apology and understanding in his eyes. "Thank you, Indi. I appreciate it." His voice was small.

Miles bowed his head just a tiny bit before he cleared his throat and stood up straight.

"Right, well, I need to get back to work. Thank you again, Indi I'll see what time I get off, and if I can, I'll let you know." Indigo watched the young man leave down to one of the ships before she turned to Kaia whose eyes were as wide as dinner plates.