Thursday nights were usually spent at the dance studio, but with no competition that weekend, and the Thursday being one of the girls’ birthdays, Mrs Valdez had allowed them the night of freedom. Plans had been made excitedly, and the group of teenage girls had decided to go to the cinema and watch a movie after spending several hours at a bowling alley that did birthday specials. Lyric had thoroughly enjoyed herself. She hadn’t won at bowling, but that was fine, she’d had a heap of fun, ate too much cake, and then they’d gone to the cinema where she’d proceeded to stuff herself on soda and popcorn while they watched the latest Disney release.
Lyric and the girls stood around for a few minutes, excitedly going over the movie and how much they’d enjoyed it, before the other girls began to get picked up by their parents. Lyric knew that Nocturne would be nearby, had received a text saying he would meet her at the Starbucks around the corner. Lyric had smiled at that, knowing how much her brother hated being around her fawning friends and their girlish fantasies of dating him. Or other things. Lyric tended to shut down those conversations when they got too much for her to handle. There were just some thoughts you didn’t let grow about siblings!
Waving goodbye, and making sure her phone was back in her back pocket and her little handbag was on her shoulder, and the rest of her popcorn was safely in hand, Lyric spun around to start walking towards the Starbucks – not watching where she was going, she only saw the other person a second before they touched, with him dodging to the side and Lyric trying to spin away as well. They still clipped shoulders, and Lyric finished spinning to face the other person, a teenage boy not much older than her. She blushed, brushing some hair behind her ear as he apologised. “I’m sorry!” She added in her own when he finished talking. “I wasn’t looking either. I’m okay. Are you?” He looked overwhelmed, but Lyric didn’t want to say anything in case that was his everyday look and she insulted him.
Lyric and the girls stood around for a few minutes, excitedly going over the movie and how much they’d enjoyed it, before the other girls began to get picked up by their parents. Lyric knew that Nocturne would be nearby, had received a text saying he would meet her at the Starbucks around the corner. Lyric had smiled at that, knowing how much her brother hated being around her fawning friends and their girlish fantasies of dating him. Or other things. Lyric tended to shut down those conversations when they got too much for her to handle. There were just some thoughts you didn’t let grow about siblings!
Waving goodbye, and making sure her phone was back in her back pocket and her little handbag was on her shoulder, and the rest of her popcorn was safely in hand, Lyric spun around to start walking towards the Starbucks – not watching where she was going, she only saw the other person a second before they touched, with him dodging to the side and Lyric trying to spin away as well. They still clipped shoulders, and Lyric finished spinning to face the other person, a teenage boy not much older than her. She blushed, brushing some hair behind her ear as he apologised. “I’m sorry!” She added in her own when he finished talking. “I wasn’t looking either. I’m okay. Are you?” He looked overwhelmed, but Lyric didn’t want to say anything in case that was his everyday look and she insulted him.
