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|| Dear Winter || AJR ||
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|| Dear Winter || AJR ||
Winter nodded, Ezra was shooing them all out. "You should probably get some rest," Winter conceided, rising. "I'm sure Julian probably wants to talk to you too." She grabbed her crutches, Carter following behind her as she hobbled out of the room. "I'll see you later, alright?" Claude probably wanted time with his sister, no doubt. Did they know about their parents? Winter wasn't sure. Did she have a right to mourn them? Winter didn't think so. She wasn't their child, after all. "Hey, do you want to grab lunch in the dining room together?" Carter asked, Serenity giggling behind him. "Carter, just give up already." She teased, touching his shoulder. "I'm tired," Winter went to her room, closing the door behind her.
It was only a minute before it opened, everyone gathering in her room now that they had been kicked out of Elise's. Winter draped an arm across her eyes, but she had a small smile. "Lunch is on!" Mercedes announced, carrying Winter's tray inside from the hallway. Winter sat up as the others arranged themselves around her room. Carter and Oliver were already bickering about something. Serenity sat on the bed beside Winter, taking off the exoskeleton so that she could cross her legs. "What should we do now that Elise is awake?" She asked, "Maybe another movie night to celebrate?" Winter nodded, "Yeah, I'm sure Elise would like that." She stirred her food around on her plate. "You kow, Julian is gonna check." Mercedes reminded her, making Winter groan. Ever since she had awoken from having her leg sewn up, she hadn't exactly been hungry. It was an on going battle.
"Oliver?" Someone poked their head into the room, the boys stopping their fighting momentarily. "Yes?" He asked, straightening. "We need you," he nodded, following after the person. Winter watched him go, "later." He would be back, she knew. "Hey, why don't we all go for a walk?" Carter suggested. "We can go to the atrium," it was clear he was eager to stretch his legs. "Sure," Winter agreed, grabbing her crutches. Serenity put her exoskeleton on, the four of them heading out of the room. "Where do you think you're going?" The nurse asked at the door. "Just on a walk," Winter replied, "to the atrium," she added quickly. The nurse checked her chart and scanned her bracelet, the doors opening to let Winter out.
"Hey, you know what we should do once all of this is over?" Serenity started talking, bubbling with excitement. "We should go to the beach!" She was clearly happy, wanting the war to be over already. "Yeah, that would be fun. A beach episode," Mercedes agreed. "What do you want to do when this is over Winter?" Carter asked, curious. "What do you mean?" She asked, blinking dumbly. "I guess... go back to school?" They laughed at her, "No, we mean, something fun!" Serenity said gently. "I-I don't know... I don't have fun really." She thought back to her childhood. "There has to be something," Carter nudged her. "Hiking," Winter said suddenly, blushing. "I used to go hiking when I lived in the countryside," they all looked at her as though she had two heads. "You lived in the countryside?"
"Yeah, with my Grandparents. On a farm," had she never told them? Well, it didn't exactly matter. "Wait, didn't your Grandparents own Good Smile Produce?" Serenity vaguely recalled something like that. Winter nodded, "Yeah, the Chrysanthemum was keeping it from me," she had only been a child when she had been taken in by them, after all. "Well, since you're rich and all, you can probably buy as many pianos as you want." Mercedes teased, earning a punch in the shoulder.