Don't Leave Me Alone

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~Norman's POV~

A ray of sunlight that shined through the curtains and directly onto my face caused me to wake up. I sighed quietly before sitting up and rubbing my eyes. I looked at the clock on the wall, which read 5:29 a.m., and then to Ray's bed, which was empty. As quietly as I could, I slipped out of bed and got ready for the day. After, I went to the dining hall to prepare breakfast. Ray was sitting at one of the tables with a book in front of him.

"How come you're up so early?" I spoke softly as I sat down in the seat next to Ray.

"Couldn't sleep." Ray's eyes never left his book. He then whispered quietly, as if he was talking to himself. "Conny's getting adopted today..."

I found myself smiling nodding. "I'm sure she'll go to a great family, Ray."

"Yeah, I guess you're right. I'm probably just stressing too much." Ray closed his book and set it on the table. "We should probably start breakfast. Mom's not gonna be too happy if she finds out there's nothing to eat when she wakes up."

(Time skip to when all the kids wake up cuz it's the last day of school and I'm so done)

~Ray's POV~

Norman and I had just finished making breakfast when Emma ran into the dining hall with Phil on her back. "Morning everyone!"

"Good morning, Emma." Norman smiled softly at her.

I felt a pang of jealousy. That was the smile Norman used when he talked to me. Not anyone else. I've always hated when Norman used that smile when addressing someone else. But I would rather die than tell anyone that, especially him.

"Morning." I smirked. I was in a bitter mood, so I felt like provoking Emma. "What are you, five?"

Emma puts Phil down. "Ray! I'm eleven, just like you!"

"Yeah, yeah."

Norman and I served food after all the kids sat down. I sat down and clasped my hands together, just like everyone else.

"Thank you for the food!" 

After breakfast, we took our daily tests. Emma, Norman, and I usually all get perfect scores. Mom started to praise us, which just worsened my mood.

What a load of shit. This is just to get us all shipped out.

Once the tests were finished, Mom let everyone outside for free time.

"Ray! Aren't you gonna play with us?" Emma called to me, waving her arms. Sometimes, she reminded me of a windmill.

"Nope." I was sitting in my usual spot, which was under the shade of a tree. I opened my book and flipped through the pages.

Emma grumbled something about me being no fun, and I could hear Don, who complaining about Norman being it. Emma waved her arms at me again, and I started counting to ten. The children ran off into the woods, and Norman was left behind, waiting for the ten seconds to be over. He looked over to me, and after I nodded to him, he took off as well, running into the woods.

Kids were slowly emerging from the woods. Some were in groups, and some were by themselves. Eventually, Emma and Norman came into view. The two of them walked over to where I was sitting, and Emma flopped down, face first.

Emma started to roll on the ground. "It's not fair! Norman is too good at tag!"

"That's because he's strategic." I rolled his eyes at her.

"You're even more strategic than me, Ray." Norman smiled at him.

My face started to heat up at the praise, but I quickly brushed it off. "I highly doubt that."

Norman sighed. "Whatever you say."

Emma was ranting on and on about random things, but I wasn't really listening. I often found myself staring at Norman. He was really pretty, and the sunlight highlighted his features. His white hair and blue eyes were practically glowing, you could tell how long his eyelashes were, and his lips-

But maybe that's just the crush feature.

Norman glanced at me, and he moved closer. "How come your bangs are always over your left eye?" He reached over and brushed my bangs away from my face, tucking them behind my left ear.

My face felt even hotter now, and I just grumbled something about liking how they looked. Norman just smiled and nodded.

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