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⠀⠀ ⠀⠀expression shifts in thought ,
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀a faint sniffle following . shoe
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀taps against the floor as she
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀shrugs her shoulders .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀“ just a blanket , please . it’s
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀freezing in here . ”
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He briefly nodded .
“ I do try to be nice . . The world needs more of it and less of . . Jerks . “
His posture changed as he stretched out a bit .
“ . . Don’t be afraid to ask for stuff . Or if you need to go to bathroom or something . You may be cooped up here for a bit -
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⠀⠀ ⠀⠀“ oh .. that’s nice . ”
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀she murmured faintly , in
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀realisation , nodding slowly .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀but , well , she didn’t like to
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ask for things — too often
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀she was ignored or even
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀scolded for it .
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This was a rather cute response from her . . . But also it was a good question .
“ . . Because it’s the right thing to do , and my main work is working with kids in situations like this or . . Other reasons . . Paying back to the community as i don’t hold a grudge -
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⠀⠀ ⠀⠀she could feel eyes on her ,
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀head turning slowly until she
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀caught sight of the culprit .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀brows narrow ; a mix of
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀confusion and irritation .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀“ … what ? ”
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⠀⠀ ⠀⠀fingers tap against the
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀table , brows furrowing .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀“ … why ? ”
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀she asks in a murmur ,
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀head turning to the
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀other with a quizzical
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀stare .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀“ why do you want to
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀help me ? ”
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“ . . Do you need anything . . Food requests or clothes . . Books . Whatever . . Sorry , I haven’t been a kid in a while so I don’t know what kids like anymore . “
He sighed .
He just wants her comfortable .
He’s staring for a moment .
“ you are to young for a lot of crap . . Yeah . . Honestly we all are kid . . You didn’t deserve any of the stuff that has happened to you , number one . . Don’t let it eat at you . That’s All you can do in this moment . “
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⠀⠀ ⠀⠀“ i’m too young for a lot of
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀crap , but it still happens . ”
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀murmuring faintly , a scowl
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀on her face . placing the
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀cup down ; it was pretty
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀much all gone anyway .
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“ . . Jeez you are some kid . “
He chuckled softly and sighed .
“ your brain will thank you if you sleep or try to , and quit the coffee . Your to young for that crap . It’s terrible . “
His arms crossed against his chest .
“ . . Wanna know something ? “
His head tilts over .
“ what your drinking isn’t gonna help you sleep either way . . . That will make it rather worse . “
He would like for her to sleep but . . He can’t exactly control that .
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⠀⠀ ⠀⠀“ uh - huh . ”
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀faint mumble , head
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀resting in her hand .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀coffee kept in a tight
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀grasp in her spare
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀hand .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀“ so i’m staying up
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀until tomorrow . ”
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