Louise was in a daze. Staring off into the distance, and not creating a single sound.
Julie: Hey! I’m still here.
Louise whips her head around with an extremely annoyed look.
Louise: Seriously! Why are you still hanging around me?!
Julie: …
This is the first time Louise had actually looked Julie in the eyes. Louise was angry, but Julie’s eyes looked so frightened, so her mood softened a bit.
Louise: I’m sorry.. I’ve just got a lot on my mind.
Julie: Ya wanna talk about it?
Julie: You should tell me about why you moved here? What’s your hometown like? You move here with your family?
Louise: You ask a lot of questions.
Julie: Well I don’t know anything about you.
Louise: Trust me, you wanna keep it that way.
Julie furrows her eyebrows together in confusion, and continues to ask questions. Louise is surprised with herself for not leaving yet.
It started to rain a bit too hard. They had to move the awkward conversation to the gazebo.
Julie: Why are we sitting so far apart?
Louise: Why do you care?
Julie: …
Julie: Why are you so silent?
Louise: Why are you still here??
Julie takes a seat next to Louise on the damp grass. Louise notices how sad she looks, which kind of makes her feel bad.
Louise: What’s got you so down in the dumps?
Julie peeks up at Louise, but then turns back to stare straight forward.
Julie: I was just trying to be friendly. I can tell you’re new in town.
Louise feels a little sting in her chest. Primrose would be upset with her for making the pretty girl sad. Then she’d take her cigarette and scream, “DIE YOU CANCER STICK!”
Louise: I-I’m sorry, I’m just not very good with people.
Julie: It’s fine.
Louise exhales softly and hangs her head low. There’s silence between them for a couple minutes.
Louise: So-uh, why are you out here so late?
Julie: I like to roam the city whenever I get the chance. I can’t afford to live here, so..
“My name is Julie. Yours?”
Louise: *sigh* I’m Louise.
Julie gradually gets closer and closer to where Louise is sitting, making Louise more and more tense by the second.
Julie: Well, Miss Louise, tell me about yourself.
Louise: Mmmm, I’d rather not.
Julie: Humph. Why not?
Louise: I was taught not to talk to strangers.
Julie: Hmmm, but I’m not a stranger. You know my name.
Louise rolls her eyes, and Julie smiles in triumph.
Louise looks up and sees a gorgeous blonde with a bright smile. She quickly looks back down, hoping the girl doesn’t notice she acknowledged her.
“What are you doing out here all alone??”
Louise: Trying to relax without anything bothering me, but here you are.
The girl gives a small frown, but her smile reappears.
Louise walked all the way from her apartment to the park in San Myshuno. She needed to feel the cold drops of rain sting her face. She breathed in the fresh air one last time before she sat down against a gazebo and lit a cigarette.
She’s staring at the ground, so it doesn’t take her long to notice the pair of burgundy converse travelling her way.
There was no way Louise was going to leave without something to eat first. Her choice for breakfast was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
*GASP*
Louise jumps up from her slumber and gasps for air. She had a terrible dream, and she couldn’t get it out of her head.
Of course it was about Primrose, who else?
Prim was crying, begging Louise to come back and get her. Louise felt so guilty.
She walked to her kitchen and brewed up a cup of coffee. As she waited on the coffee, she tugged on the sleeves of her sweater, she needed something to distract her.
When her coffee was ready, she headed back to her room where she tried her hardest to relax. She thought the caffeine would help, but unfortunately, it did not. It was three in the morning and she needed to calm herself down. Louise decided she was going to throw on some clothes, braid her hair, and head out into the rain.
Louise needed a job, desperately. She had little funds left, and needed money to buy groceries. The only job available was in the arts.
And boy she was terrible at painting, but she had no other choice.
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