+ A Fleeting Gaze +

1.4K 39 12
                                    

【LoadingChapter...】
█▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 10% ███▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 30% █████▒▒▒▒▒ 50% ███████▒▒▒ 70%
██████████100%

After lunch, Suitcase and I had parted ways to go to our separate classes. It was now the end of the day, the last bell having rung roughly 30 seconds ago. About half of the student collective, including me, travelled along the hallway towards the bus lineup. Upon opening the door, the bright natural sunlight hurt my eyes, and a gust of air whipped at my cheeks. It was warm, but it had a crisp autumn breeze undertone that smelled of wet leaves and mud. It must have rained while we were all inside, as I then noticed the puddles on the sidewalk.

Before I could realize, I was standing in front of the bus I take home. I climb on, sitting near the front and putting my earbuds in, playing Linger Longer by Cosmo Shelldrake. It was a powerfully tranquil song, as I'd describe it, but the artist isn't well known, other than a different song of his being used in a Meeple commercial. I stare out the window as the other students file into their buses, and I see Suitcase chatting with Baseball and Nickel. Bitterness rose in the back of my throat, but I choked it down, seeing her get onto a nearby bus, and the other two walking away to whatever bus they ride.

I sigh, looking down at my phone for another moment until I hear tapping on a window. My gaze catches the eye of Suitcase in the bus next to me at the traffic stop. She waves at me with a bright smile, and I hesitantly wave back as her bus takes a right turn. I look out to it for a moment, and then I catch a glimpse of my reflection in the window. My face is oddly red, and I hadn't stopped smiling until I noticed. I put a hand over my mouth, trailing off in thought..

ᐯOTE ᗩᑎᗪ ᑕOᗰᗰEᑎT :)
+Word Count:322+
【Shutting down...】

+BURST+ (Inanimate Insanity) (REWRITE)Where stories live. Discover now