TW - talks of suicide, SH and vomit
when billie next awoke, it was to lyra entering their dorm along with a whiff of cafeteria food that made the black haired girl feel queasy.
"billie?.." she heard her name being called cautiously but she offered no response and decided pretending to be asleep was the better option.
"i know you're awake"
for fuck sake
billie squinted her eyes open and saw lyra standing beside her bed with a tray of food.
"i bought you up some food, you missed dinner", lyra spoke softly placing the tray on billie's bedside table.
billie let out a soft sigh, "thanks.. but i'm not hungry"
"i know but you need to eat something, remember what happened last time", lyra reminded billie of the incident in their woodwork class, the memory almost made her shudder with embarrassment, "you don't have to eat all of it.. i mean it's kinda of gross", billie eyed the misshapen, slightly pale lasagna before raising an eyebrow, "but at least it's.. edible?"
"you're really selling this to me", billie retorted.
"i know it looks disgusting and it probably is but please, you need to eat", lyra almost begged.
billie gave lyra a blank stare in response to her desperation before letting out a small groan as she winced at the lasagna, "fine.."
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"i feel like i don't know you at all.." lyra mumbled as she layed back on her bed.
"that's because you don't", billie muffled a response in the midst of brushing her teeth.
"but i want to know you", lyra responded, sitting up so she could see billie.
"what do you mean, 'want to know me'?", billie questioned before spitting out her toothpaste and rinsing her mouth.
"like get to know you, i want to know things about your life and who you are", lyra looked at billie as she walked back into the room, sitting on the edge of lyra's bed.
"i guess i want to know more about you too", billie murmured, "i mean i haven't really made much of an effort to actually get to know you"
"why don't we ask each other questions, to help us get to know each other?" lyra suggested.
"what.. like 21 questions?" billie asked glancing over at lyra who nodded.
"yeah something like that.. i know it sounds stupid" lyra replied looking down at her nails.
"no it's okay.. uh you start" billie spoke slightly nervously.
"okay.. well where about are you from?" lyra asked.
"los angeles", billie responded plainly making lyra's eyes widen.
"wow.. you've come real far to get here then, i only live a forty minute drive away and i thought that was far.." lyra's mouth hung agape as billie let out a small laugh.
"yeah i suppose.. anyway what are you into? like hobbies i guess" billie questioned.
"i don't know really, im not that great at anything", lyra murmured.
"you don't have to be good at something to enjoy it", billie spoke softly in response.
"i guess.. i mean i used to dance but quit a couple years ago, i enjoyed that, and i love makeup, creating new looks and stuff", lyra spoke a little quietly, almost feeling a little shy speaking about herself.
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Hayran Kurgu"welcome to silver academy for troubled children, or as some might call it.. the devil's house" after being sent away by her mother, lyra felt betrayed and bitter towards the world but was yet to learn that people weren't as bad as she thought. afte...
