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GrumpyXSunshine
"let kindness spread like a wildfire."
Opal Clemens is a bubbly outgoing girl with a big heart. She loves to make people happy and has a positive outlook on life. Her constant goals are to make the people around he...
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O P A L
I watch Koa unwrap his earbuds from around his neck, pushing them into his ears, lifting his hood to his head. He lays his head against the cold brick wall, closing his eyes and tuning out the world around him.
I dust my dress off before sitting next to him, my arm against his, causing his eyes to flutter open and stare back at me. "Hi Koa!" I chirp, waving at him.
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He rolls his eyes before closing them, completely ignoring me. "Here's more sunflower seeds!" I push them into his chest, dropping them into his lap. "Are you feeling better?" I wait for a response which doesn't come. "Well I hope you are, it stinks to not feel well."
I chip off the paint on my nails, watching a squirrel take another squirrels food. "OH!" I exclaim, causing Koa to jump. "Did you know Cap'n Crunch's full name is Horatio Magellan Crunch?"
He stares at me blankly before taking his attention away from me, once again ignoring me. I pop open my book and gaze down at the page, but the light gusts of wind keep flapping it to different pages. I huff and close my book.
"What happened to your hand?" Koa inquires, gesturing towards my scratched up bruised hand.
"I just smashed it, I'm clumsy. It happens more than you'd think."
He nods silently, his eyes glued to the back of my hand.
"So," I tuck my hair behind my ear, "Are you going on the field trip tomorrow?"
"My fathers paying for it, so yeah, I kinda have too."
"He's paying for the trip? Well that's awfully kind."
He spits, letting out an exasperated laugh, "Henry is the opposite of kind."
