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A half lazy grin crawled its way to Christopher’s thin lips.
Weak. Pale. That’s the first words that came to his mind when he saw Cadis scrawny form
“You must’ve heard of me. I’m Christopher Ross. Your therapist from now on”
The boy nod in awe at the man. Christopher leaned on his desk and eventually smoothly slid on top of it crossing one slim leg over the other
“So how’s school?”
He asked. He always started with common chit chat. Some would burst into tears and start flooding out their emotions. Others were cautious about it.
He wanted to see how’d the boy react
“Good…” he said in a small voice. Monotone and indifferent
“Friends?” Asked Christopher
“Made a few” answered the blue haired boy
“Good for you” offered the therapist
Talon simply nod. He wasn’t sure how to go at this. With Dax, it was just him talking. And Dax clarifying things with questions.
Christopher however took authority and started the questions to which talon followed
“There is the loud boy…he is full of energy. Too much of it”
The therapist nod in relief. Not relief from talon having friends but from talon actually attempting to speak
“There is the one who has a bright smile”
We are here about you ,not your friends was what Christopher wanted to say. But that would be rude and unprofessional. After all everyone had their own pace
“Then,there’s him”
“Him?”
Talon nod. He didn’t talk any further than that
“I see. And how’s your family?”
Talon flinched and Chris smirked.
“They said they are fine. I don’t believe they are fine”
“Why not?”
“Because I am gone. Because fin is gone too. And now they are alone”
“Who is fin ?”
“My older brother”
Christopher remained silent making a note to himself to mention that brother of his later. Fin
Finnian then ?
“How come you are gone? You are still in high school”
“I live alone now. It’s been a few months only”
Ross restrained himself from showing any sort of amused expression. Or any expression for that matter.
“Are you scared of living alone?”
“Sometimes, when it gets too dark, and I can’t see the moon,it is scary. To know I am alone”
Christopher nod
“But I have a friend. Even during those times”
Said Talon and Christopher cocked a brow
“Friend?”
“Yes. Even during the darkest nights, he will come for me and tell me that it’s alright”
Christopher smiled. A fake smile
“It’s good to know you have such a reliable friend”
Talon smiled. A fake smile
“It is indeed”
He wanted Dax as more than a friend.
He knew he couldn’t
Christopher resembled Dax in an odd way. Dax had a serene face, all Sharp framed lines and the softest of features.
Christopher didn’t have anything soft.
He was sharp. He looked sharp. He looked like he was going to be Talons next mistake.
Talons next twisted crush
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Max wore a bright red leather jacket and her yellow underwear with graffiti lettering all over them.
That’s how she walked around in her room. Cadis wanted to tell her to wear a shirt underneath the jacket. Imagining how leather felt against naked skin made him feel uncomfortable
“Hey did you know? We have a new kid in our art class?”
“We do? Who the jock who was speaking of picking up art club to avoid studying?”
“No”
She said suddenly sounding very British. She was. But she didn’t always sound like that. Now she did
“It’s a new kid. Some sort f Talon Veniamin. Know him?”
Cadis suddenly felt that the white clouds and lilac sky were more interesting then Max
Because the sky was blue at one end. Blue like Talons hair. Cadis felt the urge to wrap his arms around something. To hold something
To hold Talon
“I do. He is a good kid”
He mentally punched himself.
“Also Cadis”
He turned his head slowly and looked at Max. He shivered
“Where’s your form?”
“I gave it to the headmaster”
“Cool”
Said Max and went back to working. Good thing was, Max never cared. Bad thing about Max was, she never cared.
“So I saw that girl Persephone and her friend the other day”
“The princesses ?”
“Yeah. They were all high class dressed, I think Persephone even carried a Givenchy black bag at art class”
“Seriously?”
“Yeah. You know. The girl likes to play it pro and elite”
Cadis nod. He knew Persephone. The girl who was in love with herself. She adored,worshiped herself and made no effort in hiding that.
She didn’t need to. Her innocent doll like face features were enough to hide her arrogance.
And one thing to notice beside her always rolled back shoulders and straight back,was how her chin was tilted upwards as if no one else existed around her.
As if no one else was worth her attention
“Hey how about we play it pro one day?to diss Percy ?”
“Pro?”
Asked Cadis and Max dipped a brush in the dirty water and then mixed the acrylics with it
“Yeah. You know we can go all about been professional artists and go to art class. I’ll wear a dress and you a suit”
“A suit? With this weather? And in art class? Spare me”
Max stared at her friend.
“Fine. You can wear the dress. I’ll wear the suit”
Cadis was done with her
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Kevin was sprawled out on his bed watching a movie with Eddie sitting on the floor and a blonde girl, Cassidy who insisted on rubbing Eddies freshly shaved head
Kevin rolled his eyes at how obviously she flirted with his friend. Cassidy was a good girl. All girls were good. Unless girls had to talk with other girls.
Jealousy and hate got in the way of their good hearted nature.
Kevin never understood why. Never wanted to. He didn’t like girls. Girls didn’t have to know that . Neither did Eddie
Cassidy rolled off the bed getting up on her feet “hey Kev. That new guy you brought to our company. Terence ?”
“Talon. The fuck ?”
“How’d you get Terrence from Talon?”
Asked Eddie with a chuckle and Cassidy simply shrugged brushing off some loose strands of her face
“That kid. Is he some friend of Etrama?”
Kevin frowned. Cadis Etrama picked his friends. He only choose Max. Max never choose anyone. So they became the inseparable duo.
“Etrama doesn’t need friends”
He spat angry. And Talon was no different.
No
Talon was different. He was everything and nothing. He was a raging fire trapped in a box of glass.
Talon was mysterious and unique. Someone Cadis would pick. But Cadis wouldn’t pick Talon.
And if he will. I’ll make sure it will never happen
Thought Kevin.
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