Post by Christian Anderson on Mar 19, 2010 16:21:11 GMT -5
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and so it begins
Open-mouthed, the dumbfounded boy gazed up. He had never seen something like this one before, much less thought that he would set foot inside as anything other than a passing tourist. Perhaps he would be a passing figure.
He wondered dismally just how long he would last. He gave himself until the end of the week. And even that was generous.
Shrugging his bag higher on his shoulder - his teddy bear, Tidbit, now securely inside - he glanced back at the street he was leaving behind. It was official. He was abandoned.
Abandon all hope.
No, that was dramatic. He had abandoned it long ago. Well, a few minutes ago, at least. Since he had gotten off the plane. How long ago was that? Time had become distorted in the face of Christian's growing sense of fear.
Chrissy had been left on the side of the road with a purple plaid oversize suitcase, a black bag over his shoulder, and a map of the campus in one hand. Worst of all, Tidbit was inaccessible, tucked neatly into his bags. This was his new life. The sun blinded him, a precursor to the torments he was sure he would be forced to face in the future.
Ordinarily, the mutterings in Spanish of the passersby would have gone ignored. If it hadn't been for the two teenagers that had deliberately parted from the sea of faces and made their way to him. Again, more mutterings in Spanish. The blond furrowed his brows over his eyes and tilted his head to the side in confusion.
They switched to broken English, apparently used to the international population near the school. "Are you alone? Need help? Cute girl?" No, that last one wasn't really a question.
The expression of confusion faded into a frown. Chrissy's lips pouted and his cheeks puffed slightly. Cute girl.... Was that really what his life amounted to?
PLAYERS: Christian, OPEN
SETTING: On the side of the road, in front of the entrance to a campus that could not logically belong to a high school. Darn logic.
WORD COUNT: 396
NOTES: Sorry it's such fail. I couldn't think of anything interesting....
LISTENING TO: "Untouched" - The Veronicas[/size][/color][/ul][/blockquote]