[ She grabs that hand that circles around her shoulders so Jeff can't let go. She wants the comfort of having him close by. ]
Yeah? [ Something like worry eases away, like he might have been mad that she talked like that to who he used to be. ] What'd....
[ Athena bites her lip, drawing in a slow, deep breath. Bracing herself. ]
What'd he mean--
[ Laughter cuts her off. She stops short, staring at the trio blocking their path, still indistinct, but more real than they've looked until now. Michael, tall and thin with those stupid lenseless glasses he wore because he thought they looked cool. Nicky, short and skinny and probably like fourteen even though she always said sixteen when someone asked. Bev, round-faced and pretty with long, sharp red hair.
They stand in a circle, facing each other, whispering to each other and laughing every time one of them looks her way. ]
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Yeah? [ Something like worry eases away, like he might have been mad that she talked like that to who he used to be. ] What'd....
[ Athena bites her lip, drawing in a slow, deep breath. Bracing herself. ]
What'd he mean--
[ Laughter cuts her off. She stops short, staring at the trio blocking their path, still indistinct, but more real than they've looked until now. Michael, tall and thin with those stupid lenseless glasses he wore because he thought they looked cool. Nicky, short and skinny and probably like fourteen even though she always said sixteen when someone asked. Bev, round-faced and pretty with long, sharp red hair.
They stand in a circle, facing each other, whispering to each other and laughing every time one of them looks her way. ]