The slip 2/2

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 -"Hey, don't worry about it." said Fred, awkwardly patting George's forearm. The latter continued to bite his nails.

 -"I'm not, I just.... I hate her being, well, I dunno. Sad."

 -"Hey. It's okay. She's just going through some stuff, you know?"

 -"Not really." said George, looking downtrodden.

 -"Yeah, me either."

They walked in silence for a bit, noiseless but for the pitter-patter of each other's feet.

 -"Hey, do you... Can you hear that?" said George.

 -"What?"

 -"Sssssshhhhhh! There! Sobbing, I reckon!"

 -"Sobbing? Should we go investigate?"

George smiled for the first time that evening.

 -"Who knows? It might be a pretty guuuuuuurl?"

Fred sniggered.

 -"My hair look good?"

 -"As always."

 -"How could it not, honestly?"

They put on worried faces and shuffled round the corner to the hospital wing. There, crouched down on herself, was, sure enough, a pretty-looking girl. He winked at Fred, and marched over.

 -"Hey, beautiful, you alright?"

Ivy wrapped her arms around his neck and sobbed quietly. George started.

 -"...Ivy?!"

 -"Oh George... I'm sorry!"

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