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Riley Daniella Dean

”I really hope you’re not a waste of time…”

Surprisingly enough, Dani felt relieved when Mrs. Smith left to tend to her granddaughter. Or at least, that is what she assumed by the term ‘granny’. Dani watched as the older woman disappeared into the house and allowed herself to take a deep breath as silence, not just silence but awkward silence hung above where she stood. She swallowed down her pride and looked to the boy she had collapsed into and her eyes finally settled on his own. She wanted to explode, but she was too tired of insulting people, in fact, she was too tired of everything at that moment.

He had mentioned the hospital and she took no time in shaking her head. “No.” She said simply, clearing her throat quietly. “Doctors and I do not mesh well.” Dani lifted her hand in front of her and carefully bent it back, craning her hand slightly. She grimaced and released an uneven breath of air. It must have been just a sprang, since she was able to move it and the bruising was a bit alarming but it wasn’t anything compared to her burns.

Dani, as a rebel, should have yelled at him for following her, but a part of her was intrigued. Why didn’t he just brush her off like most guys would? Compared to other girls, she seemed to just be a waste of space.

“I’d say did it hurt when you fell, but it’d seem like some cheesy bologna pick up line.” Was that humor? Certainly. If it was funny, she didn’t know, it had escaped her lips without her thinking twice about it. “Are you okay?”

Dani fixed her face on his finally, her eyes no longer looking pained, but somewhat intrigued. The rebel would have allowed her eyes to trail over the entirety of his form, but she wouldn’t allow herself to go that far. Though his eyes had caught her attention quite a few times.

         

David Alexander James
Dale


As Dale stood waiting at the front door, the sound of another taxi arriving made his turn around to face the other direction to glance at who it was, at first he was undecided about whether she was another member to the house or not but seeing that she took out two large suitcases from the back of the cab he received his answer. He assumed she was a bit emo by the way she was dressed which meant that she was probably going to have an attitude or be a loner, he hoped she would be a loner, at least she wouldn't bug him as much.

He turned back to face the door as the sound of the hinges clicking caught his attention, finally some-one was answering the door. From behind him was the sound of the girl dropping some-thing, he ignored it because he simply didn't care, he was more interested in getting into his new accommodation. As she joined him on the doorstep he glanced over at her and made a smile in greeting before looking back towards the door with nothing more than that.

He watched as the door opened to reveal a small child standing in front of him. He stayed quiet, he had never really known how to talk to children. He nodded his head as the child spoke before she walked away. Dale pulled up the black handle of his suitcase and was about to proceed into the house when a very excited person arrived.

David seemed a bit taken back by how excited she was, he knew straight away she was going to really bug him because she seemed very foreword. Many often called Dale antisocial because he wasn't a fan of making too much convosation and he wasn't easy to get along with. He shook her hand, although he didn't really feel as if he had a choice whether he did or not then quickly retreated into the house without speaking.