"Hey-o honey!" Nan says to me on the phone. "To you too, darlin'." I say.
"I was wondering, would you like to follow me to a fight today after school?" Nan asks casually. I think awhile.
"Where will it be held?" I ask, uninterested. "Mmm, probably just outside school grounds." Nan says. I do not wish to go, so I tell Nan so.
"Please? Please, please Nadine. I don't like going by myself. Now that I'm a little older, I feel kind of self-conscious because I'm the only girl there!"
I feel a little sorry for Nan, but I still do not wish to go. Then I remember what Nan said a few days ago about seeing the Gorgeous Guy at a fight. Maybe the Gorgeous Guy would come by. I might be able to catch a glimpse of him.
"Alright." I say. "Thank you thank you thank you!" Nan squeals. "See you later bye." Nan hangs up and I go and lie on my bed.
"Nadiiiiiiiiiiiiine!" My mother screams. "Go and get ready for school!" I heave myself up and go to change. I wonder what I should wear...
I meet Nan on my porch and we start off for school. "You look nice." she says. I smile. "That's a relief." I breathe.
"What's happening today that you didn't tell me about?" Nan asks. I roll my eyes. Nan is so forgetful. "I only agreed to go to the fight with you because I thought ehem would show up." Nan looks at me, sort of dazed.
"Who?" she asks. I nudge her and then she goes "Ohhh..."
When we arrive at school, we meet Holly at the gate. She is looking at her phone. I poke her in the side and she looks up, mildly interested. "Oh hello. I didn't see you there."
"Who is tha-at?" Nan asks Holly, peeking over her shoulder at Holly's phone. Holly goes red and quickly stuffs her phone into her pocket. "We have to go for class." she says, grabbing my arm and pulling me towards the school building.
I wave to Nan as I run to catch up with Holly. "Why are you hurrying?" I ask her. "I don't want to be late." Holly says curtly. So I just follow her, my thighs aching.
After school, I meet Nan at the school gate and we walk around the school fence until we reach a little crowd of noisy boys. "AGH! We're missing it!" Nan exclaims, running towards the knot of people.
"Fight fight fight fight fight!" Nan and the boys cheer. I look around for the Gorgeous Guy but to my disappointment fail to see him. I sigh and decide to watch the fight.
"Who are these people?" I ask Nan, pointing to two figures wrestling on the ground. "Oh, that's Teddy Lowe and Teddy Rye. Teddy Rye insulted Teddy Lowe by having his name, so they're fighting it out. Fight! Fight!" Nan pumps her fist.
I am stunned by such idiocy, but the fight seems quite interesting. Teddy Rye is attempting to bite Teddy Lowe's index finger and Teddy Lowe is punching Teddy Rye's calf.
Suddenly, Teddy Lowe's finger is bleeding. "OH!" Nan cries in delight. "Now we're going to sing The Blood Song," Nan tells me gleefully.
"Blood, blood, blood
It has been drawn, drawn, drawn
You are a brave man, man, man
So brave dear friend, friend, friend
So brave for your, your, your
Your blood, blood, blood
Has been drawn."
After they sing the word 'drawn', everyone spits onto the ground with a loud snarl. Then everyone (Teddys included) claps. I am thoroughly traumatised. I don't think I will be going to another fight ever again.
♫ My angel, my girls and my sunshine
"Can you feel my heartbeat? It's beating for you." Barney asked, gazing into Scarlett's eyes. She smiled at him, weakly and sadly. She hated Barney, but what could she do? She wasn't brave enough to tell Mother that she cared for the singing minstrel Donny.
"Our love should go on." Barney said, smiling at Scarlett. Scarlett nodded absent mindedly. Mother and Father wouldn't understand if she told them. Barney was new to town, extremely rich, and everyone in town admired him greatly. Scarlett thought him a most odious creature.
"For you, I love you, only you." Barney said, giving Scarlett a water lily from the lake. Scarlett forced a smile as the leaves dripped brown water onto her white dress. She frowned at the flower and threw it back into the lake when Barney was gazing at the sky.
" 'Cause you are my sun, the moon." Barney murmured. Scarlett winced. Barney was dripping with empty sentiment. She really could not tolerate him. He was such a dull companion.
"I called you butterfly," Barney said seriously. Scarlett wondered where he got all his random lines from. By this time, she had had enough. She didn't know why but she suddenly mustered up the courage to stand up in the boat and frown directly at Barney.
"EX-CUse me" Barney said loudly. "Oh stoppit." Scarlett snapped. "You're a sorry excuse for a person." Barney was taken aback.
"Just tell me why." he said solemnly. "You're so dull and stupid. I wonder how long you're going to keep all your dirty money." Scarlett said. "Also, you keep on saying things that don't make much sense."
"I-I was blind." Barney said sadly. Scarlett rolled her eyes. "I don't care. I'm leaving." She jumped off the boat and swam to the grass. "Goodnight." she called.
"I'll wait for you, (until the end)" Barney sang, off key. Scarlett ignored him. Barney shrugged. Another pretty girl had jilted him, just like in Kriqni, Falein and Garetroude. Ah well, he didn't want to marry anyone too smart.
He rowed his boat to the side of the lake and then climbed out. He pulled a pencil and a list from his pocket and sat down on the muddy grass. He looked at the list by the moonlight. He had already crossed out 3 names. Now it was time for a fourth.
Barney shook his head and put his things back into his pocket. "Next destination, Lompyae." he said, standing up and brushing the seat of his trousers. He climbed onto his waiting horse and rode off into the moonlight, singing,
"One more time!"
"Our love should go on." Barney said, smiling at Scarlett. Scarlett nodded absent mindedly. Mother and Father wouldn't understand if she told them. Barney was new to town, extremely rich, and everyone in town admired him greatly. Scarlett thought him a most odious creature.
"For you, I love you, only you." Barney said, giving Scarlett a water lily from the lake. Scarlett forced a smile as the leaves dripped brown water onto her white dress. She frowned at the flower and threw it back into the lake when Barney was gazing at the sky.
" 'Cause you are my sun, the moon." Barney murmured. Scarlett winced. Barney was dripping with empty sentiment. She really could not tolerate him. He was such a dull companion.
"I called you butterfly," Barney said seriously. Scarlett wondered where he got all his random lines from. By this time, she had had enough. She didn't know why but she suddenly mustered up the courage to stand up in the boat and frown directly at Barney.
"EX-CUse me" Barney said loudly. "Oh stoppit." Scarlett snapped. "You're a sorry excuse for a person." Barney was taken aback.
"Just tell me why." he said solemnly. "You're so dull and stupid. I wonder how long you're going to keep all your dirty money." Scarlett said. "Also, you keep on saying things that don't make much sense."
"I-I was blind." Barney said sadly. Scarlett rolled her eyes. "I don't care. I'm leaving." She jumped off the boat and swam to the grass. "Goodnight." she called.
"I'll wait for you, (until the end)" Barney sang, off key. Scarlett ignored him. Barney shrugged. Another pretty girl had jilted him, just like in Kriqni, Falein and Garetroude. Ah well, he didn't want to marry anyone too smart.
He rowed his boat to the side of the lake and then climbed out. He pulled a pencil and a list from his pocket and sat down on the muddy grass. He looked at the list by the moonlight. He had already crossed out 3 names. Now it was time for a fourth.
Barney shook his head and put his things back into his pocket. "Next destination, Lompyae." he said, standing up and brushing the seat of his trousers. He climbed onto his waiting horse and rode off into the moonlight, singing,
"One more time!"
Ignis fatuus
"I'm seeing a rainbow!" Laura shouted. Her friends looked at her, suspicious. "Are you sure?" Alice asked dubiously.
"Yes yes! I can see it!" Laura said. Christy raised her eyebrows. "That is so odd." she mumbled. "Don't mumble." Alice said absentmindedly.
"Are you sure you can see a rainbow?" Kimmy asked. Laura nodded vigorously. "Yes yes! I can see it! When I sit in this spot, in this angle, I can see a rainbow. The colours are so pretty!"
Laura frowned. "Why don't you believe me?"
Kimmy, Alice and Christy looked at Laura in amazement.
"Because you're colour-blind."
"Yes yes! I can see it!" Laura said. Christy raised her eyebrows. "That is so odd." she mumbled. "Don't mumble." Alice said absentmindedly.
"Are you sure you can see a rainbow?" Kimmy asked. Laura nodded vigorously. "Yes yes! I can see it! When I sit in this spot, in this angle, I can see a rainbow. The colours are so pretty!"
Laura frowned. "Why don't you believe me?"
Kimmy, Alice and Christy looked at Laura in amazement.
"Because you're colour-blind."
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