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#2013-06-11 16:03:40, as written by Anino

“I’d like to order two DChicken burgers, three DCheezys, a Poke soda, and two bottled waters.”

Lyn is ordering for us when a sudden spike of pain slashes through my head. All at once, the air inside the shop is too thick, too heavy, and I can't breathe. The room is starting to spin. In seconds, I go from completely normal to feeling like complete shit.

I need to get out. The thought fills my mind like repeating lines on a chalkboard, and before I know it, I'm pushing the door and breathing in the cool outside air. I walk a little, head for the sidewalk and sit down. Gradually, the pain subsides to a dull throb as I inhale and exhale slowly. What the hell was that? After that and last night's bizarre headache, I'm not sure if I should start worrying. I don't have a history of migraines or anything so maybe I'm just coming down with something. Or I just hit my head a little harder than I thought when Cat fell on me. Ah well, I'm fine now, more or less. I'll live. Probably.

The hedges hide me from view from the burger place. Lyn and Cat are probably wondering where I am. I don't feel a hundred percent, but I gotta go back. As I stand up, my head throbs a little, as if to remind me of my earlier headache. Out of a blue, a face flashes into my mind.

That girl from yesterday. In the clearing. I wonder if she's there right now? I didn't even catch her name. I should go see her... I start walking away from the burger place. Hey! I mentally yell at myself. I don't feel like myself all of a sudden. I'm--I feel--I don't know. Tired? Intensely curious? I want to see if she's there. No, I need to know. I've gotta go!

Huh? What is this? I've got to snap out of it. Lyn and Cat are waiting for me. I was even treating them. Why was I leaving? To see some random girl I’ve barely spoken ten words to? But somehow, I know I need to go. It’s probably just my curiosity again. Although I haven’t been this persistent with anything for a long time. It’s a little strange.

But I really can’t ditch Lyn again. So I make a deal. With myself. Go ahead and laugh now.

Fine, go see her, if it’s so important, but after you finish paying for Lyn and Cat’s stuff. Yeah. Compromise. That’s good. Even though this means I’ll probably have an empty wallet afterwards. I should get a job or something. Though that’s not so easy in such a small town. There are just a few shops, and small businesses are mostly family-owned so they don’t usually bother hiring someone whose nobody’s relative, like me.

Ah, well. That’s a thought for another day. I head on back to the burger place, my head throbbing just enough for me to ignore. I can handle this much. For a good burger.

As I pass by the door, I notice a piece of paper stuck to it. I don’t read it though. I go straight in and scan the place for the girls. They’re at a table near a corner. They look pretty chill with each other. Talking and all that. I know Lyn doesn’t trust girls and awful lot—with the “witch” trauma and stuff—so I guess that’s good. And they’ve already started eating. I hope they saved me something.

As I walk up to the table, both of them look up from their conversation. I await the coming questions/exclamations/possible cursing with my hand on the back of my neck.

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