Flashback: Vivian (age 11)

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I happily lick my ice cream cone,kicking my legs in joy.

I'm distracted by a squirrel climbing up a tree and nibbling on an acorn.

And then I hear a plop.

I look down to see my ice cream scoop on the concrete,cone now empty.

I look at uehara,my lips trembling.

He raises his brows.

"Wow. Good job."

"It's not funny!"

"It's totally funny."

I begin to cry and he looks away.

Then slides one of his scoops on my cone.

I blink.

Uehara gestures to it.

"Eat it before it melts."

"Ew!! No, it's got your spit on it!!" I argue.

"Well then give it back! You ungrateful brat!!"

"Look who's talking! Trying to get back what he gave away! Indian giver!!"

His eye twitches with anger and he lunges for me and we're brawling within seconds.

That is,until the teachers pull us apart,angrily setting both of us in the back desks to cause less disruption.

Uehara grunts,next to me.

"Idiot."

"What?!" I snap.

He coughs.

"I didn't say anything."

"Yes you did!!"

"Did not."

I swing at him and he dodges,yanking my hair.

"STUPID!!"

Which ended us separated across the room from eachother. Naoki....was going to kill me.

I peek at uehara.

He notices me.

I imitate a monkey.

He starts giggling until the teacher looks at him,so he attempts to turn it into a cough,casually looking away.

The teacher looks back at the papers she's grading.

We look back at each other.

He tugs his cheeks and makes pig noises.

I burst out laughing and the teacher slams her fist down,causing us to turn back around quickly.

After a minute,I peek back at uehara,to see him looking at me softly.

"Sorry..." He mumbles.

I smile and mouth: "are we weird?"

He smiles and shrugs,nodding.

I smile softly and turn back around.

Uehara was such a goofball under all that mean facade.

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