Blue Royalty | Official Thread

[Caticorn]

— Zion Pestana

Zion walked into the store, unable to stop themself from exclaiming “Woah.” as they saw the amount of pink in the store. They walked around, looking at the different items in the store, think about what they should get for Safiya.

“Don’t these look fire! I mean I wouldn’t wear them but they look great.”

“Those are so cute. I’m sure she’ll love them!” They told him, looking through the jewellery themself. Having briefly seen a charm bracelet on Safiya’s wrist at the party, they picked out a charm that they thought she might like. “You can keep a secret, right?” They asked Brandon before taking the charm out of it’s packing and slipping it into their pocket, leaving the now empty packaging on the wall.

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@Kbail - Brandon

[benitz786]

ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕖 ℂ𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖:

“Wasn’t it your idea to come here?”

“And your point is?” Candice questioned - a large smile on her lips as she continued to wobble onto the ice. She appreciated the help up from the floor moments later, however, Candice still couldn’t stand upright by herself - and if she wasn’t holding onto Dominic’s hands, she was positive she’d fall over.

As she held his hands, Candice attempted to focus on her skates - trying to make sure she didn’t twist an ankle or fall over for the second time. “So I’m guessing the hockey lessons paid off as a child?” Candice asked after a few moments of concentration at her feet - finally looking back up to face him, only to realize they had now reached the middle of the rink. “Well Dom, Now you’re really screwed - you’re just going to have to skate me around this entire rink until we get back on solid ground,” the girl laughed. However, it seemed in her loss of focus to her skates caused the girl’s blade to get caught in a groove in the ice which, incidentally, propelled her back onto the floor. This time, however, she did bring Domonic down with her - her body landing on top of his.

Candice laughed ever so slightly as she looked at the man - a slight glimmer in her eyes as she hadn’t had this much fun in a long time. “How’s the weather looking down there?” Candice asked the man in a joking manner. Though, after a few seconds, she realized she had been in that position too long and pulled herself off after clearing her throat. “Sorry,” she whispered. “Okay… so how do I get up by myself?”

@Caticorn

[Caticorn]

— Dominic Lucier

“And your point is?”

He rolled his eyes, shaking his head and biting his lip as he smiled. Keeping his hold on her hands, he slowly skated backwards. “Yeah, I guess some good came out of them.” He said regarding her question about the hockey lessons he took when he was younger. He guided her across the ice, eventually coming to a stop in the middle of the rink.

“Well Dom, now you’re really screwed…”

“Or I could let go and let you skate your way back.” He teased, laughing with her as she fell and pulled him onto the ice with her. “The weather is beautiful, thank you.” He responded before an awkward tension fell over the two of them as they realized what position they were in.

“…so how do I get up by myself?”

“Like this.” He said before sitting with his legs to the side and using his arms to push himself off the ice. He skated a few inches away from her so that he wasn’t right on top of her. as she tried to get up. Then he remembered what she had asked him as they pulled into the rink. “To answer your question from earlier, the last time I went skating was the winter before Clara died.” He told her, putting his hands in his pockets.

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@benitz786 - Candice

[benitz786]

ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕖 ℂ𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖:

“Or I could let go and let you skate your way back,”

“Oh You wouldn’t dare,” Candice whispered - narrowing her eyes as she looked at him. “Do that - and the next spot you’ll be following me to will be a Victoria Secret - that is if I don’t leave you stranded here in the middle of nowhere,” she countered, winking at the man. She loved this - the feeling of finally being free from all of the responsibilities she had back home. Being with her.. friend - someone she knew wouldn’t judge her.

“The weather is beautiful, thank you”

This was likely the first time in a long time that Candice laughed - really laughed - this much. As she stayed there on top of him, Candice patted some ice away from his hair. Perhaps there was a time where she would have wished she could be stuck there forever - however, Candice had experienced far too much reality to know that could never be the case. Especially not with the man in front of her.

Watching as the man pulled himself up, Candice mimicked the steps and smiled at her ability to do the same. “WOO” Candice screamed at the small victory. “Call me Candice Clarke - future international ice skater for the stars,” CC laughed, though, even as she said it - she had to catch herself from falling a third time, though she saved herself at the last second. “See I’m getting better… ish,”

Though, the mood soon changed when Domonic answered her previous question - mentioning that it was before Clara died. “Hey… I know the one year anniversary is coming up… how are you… how are you feeling?” Candice whispered. “I know that… we’re not together. But I do want you to know that I’ll always be here for you Dom…” Candice stated - skating towards him and pulling the man in for a hug.

"I… we don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to.. Here… how about we talk about… um… how has it been with that girl you started dating a few weeks ago… oh I guess you wouldn’t want to talk to me about that either… " Well.. now Candice was just rambling. Perhaps it was the mention of Clara, but all of CC’s confidence faded away within an instance. “Um… so it’s been getting cold huh?” Yep.. Candice did it. She talked about the weather. What an idiot…

@Caticorn With the time skip - feel free to just say they spent the rest of the day together. Candice would probably just keep driving all over the city until like 1 AM after the ice skating. I could also see them spending the night together. Not necessarily sleeping together, but falling asleep next to each other after watching the sunset or something. Idk. I could also see Candice just dropping Dom off. Up to you!

[novella]

Friday 8:00 am, 18th December, Cerulean High

The long-awaited day where gifts were received had finally arrived, and they will be found in everyone’s lockers. For some, this was harmless, fun even. But for some, if not most, people will find that this will bring up the buried past, or expose darkest secrets. Luckily, it’s the day before Winter Break, so at least you won’t have to face each other for a while… but it’s certainly not long enough to forget.

@BlueRoyalty

[novella]

Calen James Hunter

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Calen wasn’t too bothered or worried at all about Secret Santa. His task seemed pretty easy, and so whatever someone had been told to give him couldn’t be bad, right? Even if it was, it was nothing he couldn’t handle. So he thought. That’s why waking up this morning, his mind wasn’t on the event taking place, and instead on the Winter Break that was ahead, and how he was going to spend it in California, where Hunter’s second home was and perfect for Instagram photos.

Arriving at school, he tried to hide the anxiousness he felt when walking past the lockers. Calen could see that a few were already at their lockers, and there was an extremely wide range of emotions that caught his attention. As much as he wanted to delay opening his own, his curiosity also got the better of him, and he cracked open his locker to be faced with a sheet of paper that had not been there before.

Looking at it, it was clearly text receipts, he knew that much. But what they were, and what they meant took a little longer to comprehend. It was a slow process, and then all at once his face of confusion changed to one of realisation… and then an angry one. When looking around, he saw someone walking past him. Conveniently, it was someone of the same family as one of the participants in the messages. He had never spoken to her before, he had seen her only on social media, but on this occasion, he didn’t take any time for introductions.

“Could you explain to me why your father has been sending not so appropriate messages to my sister?” He demanded to Elodie DeLoughrey, hitting the locker beside him before he spoke to get her attention. Before she could respond in any way, he threw the paper, which had recently been scrunched into a ball by Calen, at her.

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@astxrism — Elodie May DeLoughrey

[novella]

Delilah Rose Hawthorne

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Though Delilah had her dark and dirty secrets that weren’t necessarily hidden away to well, she continued to feel immune to Blue Royalty and it’s exposing-secrets nature. She was at this time naive enough to think that her secrets were impossible to get out and she could not be affected, yet she knew that so many people would want to know the ins and outs of the Delilah Hawthorne. But no one will ever find out too much, though, right?

As usual, she strutted down the hallway, everyone’s eyes being pulled to her like magnets, debuting her last day before Winter Break look, letting out a small laugh at her classmates freaking out over what was going to be in their lockers. Part of her doubts to the fact that she could be affected was to do with the fact that she thought that people are too scared of her to cross, expose or threaten her. And she never bothered to stop and think that it may not be the case with whoever was behind Blue Royalty.

She finally reached her locker, without a nervous bone in her body. As she cracked open the doors to her locker, she couldn’t help but take a moment to look at herself in the full-length mirror, inspecting her appearance, before finally looking at the unfamiliar item that had been placed amid her belongings. Her eyes rolled while she went to open the gift, despite the label instructing her to open it in a private place. But before she could see what it was, she stopped and sighed. For some reason, Delilah felt the urge to follow the instructions, taking it into the janitors closet that was conveniently behind her.

As soon as the item was finally in her view, she held it up to get a better look at it in disbelief at what it actually was, where she could see another note from the sender. The gift didn’t mean anything to her, and it was unlikely to mean anything to her if she used it. Delilah didn’t dwell on it any longer than she deemed necessary, leaving the closet while putting it in her bag. When she looked up from her bag, Delilah saw the sender of the gift standing opposite her.

“That’s ridiculous, right?” She said to Daniel through a laugh, assuming that he would also think it was a joke.

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@benitz786 — Daniel Parker

[astxrism]

Elodie DeLoughrey

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Knowing what she had to do for this day didn’t make her excited about going to school, which wasn’t like her at all. If she had to do something so awful she could only imagine what kind of gift she may receive. It only made her already bad mood even worse.
With her arms crossed over her chest she slowly made her way towards the lockers, nervously bitting her lip. Hopefully she was just overthinking and nothing bad is waiting for her in her locker because she definitely didn’t have energy to deal with it now. Opening it carefully, she was relieved to see a pink hamper, well, only for a second before a postcard drew her attention. “What the…” whispering to herself, she picked it up now leaning against the locker. It was a picture of not so happy looking twin girls and she didn’t know what to think about it. She had absolutely no idea what it meant. Why would someone give her a picture of twins? At least there are some cute things in the hamper, she thought as she put the picture back and closed her locker, in case there was a meaning behind it and she wanted to figure it out.

As she was walking away to find her friends, a loud bang and an angry sounding person made her turn around immediately, slightly startled. But before she could react in any way or understand what was happening he threw something directly at her. “What’s wrong with you?” Almost yelling at him she furrowed her brows looking down at the scrunched up paper, annoyed by the fact he threw that at her, and not because of what he said. She still didn’t fully understand his question, it didn’t make any sense, he must’ve mistaken her for someone. She did know about him because he was new and her brother mentioned him a few times but this was the first time they interacted with each other. And she was disappointed. “What are you talking about?” Confused and still slightly mad, she picked up the paper keeping her eyes on him as she did so, studying his reactions. It seemed like he knew what he was talking about which only made her even more confused. He was talking about her father. Her happily married father with three kids.

Opening it and reading it, it took her a few seconds to realise what was happening but she couldn’t believe in it. There was no way her father would do something like that, it looked like a really bad joke she didn’t want to deal with now. Or ever. “Why would you photoshop something like this? This is disgusting.” Shaking her head in disappointment, she quickly walked over to the nearest bin throwing away that paper.

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@novella

[Kbail]

Kara Melbourne

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Kara and Valerie went shopping after school that day, and Kara couldn’t help but pick something out for herself. The next day, she put the gift and the documents into Tala’s locker. She was happy about the gift, but not so much about the task that she did. It wasn’t that bad but it was definitely going to sting later. Now it was time to open her locker. She was kind of excited since it was secret santa. How bad could it be. She happily skipped to her locker with a slight smile on her face.
*I have to get at least a purse, like at least that. * She thought. She opened her locker and a red mass came tumbling out.

“What?” She bent down and looked at it. It smelled disgusting. She put it back in her locker because she couldn’t handle the smell being so close to her. She dug through the rest of her locker and saw a note that said “drop out.”
“What..What!” Nothing else resembled a gift.
Kara then picked the red mass back up that had veins in it.
"What the actual F-" She was so invested into what this thing was in her hand that she stepped back and bumped into someone behind her. Her body whipped around in a frantic state.

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@Littlefeets Maverick

@CerealKiller Valerie Mentioned

@Nil Tala Mentioned

[Littlefeets]

Reina Katherine Monroe

Switching who she was getting a gift for with Secret Santa had made things easier for Reina. Luckily for her, she wasn’t concerned about the task that she had been given for the Blue Royalty. She wasn’t looking to have all eyes on her, whether it was due to being the weirdo or being popular. She just wanted to fit in with the average student at school, so Blue Royalty, and the task she had been given, was of little concern to her. Switching with Safiya meant she could get something for her sister, a nice jacket that she had seen Sadie look at before. It was something practical, but it was nice looking and it was something she knew Sadie would like. Reina had no idea what her secret Santa could have gotten for her, or who it may have been, but she felt good about the gift she had given. A part of her was a little worried however, knowing that whoever had her was probably someone she didn’t know and that they could have gotten her anything. When Reina got to school she went right to her locker to find the gift she had been given. She was honestly surprised by the invitation waiting for her. Why would someone invite her out, and who could it be. She had a lot of questions, but she probably wouldn’t get any answers any time soon.

Approachable

[Caticorn]

— Dominic Lucier
Dominic woke up, startled when he realized that he was on the ground. When he turned over, he saw Candice sleeping beside him and then remembered falling asleep while stargazing after watching the sunset. He sat up and checked the time on his phone. Sh-t, we’re gonna be late. He lightly tapped Candice’s shoulder, not wanting to wake her up too abruptly.

“CC” He whispered, trying to get her attention. “Candice, we’re going to be late for class. I can drive if you want to get some more sleep.” He offered, standing up and straightening out his clothing. He ran a hand through his hair in an attempt to tame it. He leaned against the car, answering the 57 text messages sent by his parents as he waited for her to wake up.

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@benitz786 - Candice I hope this is okay!

[Littlefeets]

Maverick Weston

Maverick was probably the most clear headed he had been in a while. He was tired, sore, and had a killer headache, but he had the Christmas present his sisters were helping him with done. As much as Maverick wasn’t the biggest fan of asking his sisters for help, he knew they would be more creative, plus they would be happy to help with a present for Candice. Maverick was still bothered by what his task for Blue Royalty was though. There was a chance it didn’t have anything to do with him, but he knew that it could have been more. He managed to come up with the least painful option, which actually made sense for the gift, barely. He was just concerned by the reason behind the task. Either way, he still had to head to school, at least to see what he was given for secret Santa. Once he got to school, took a couple painkillers and opened his locker to find a chocolate bar, which confused him. Of all things, why dark chocolate. He stepped away from his locker confused, but that caused someone to back into him. “Woah, what’s going on?”

@Kbail - Kara

[raviola]

Ｓ𝔸ƒ𝐈𝐲ᵃ

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Safiya had been listening to music all morning while doing her makeup, she was ready for the day and certainly dressed for the occasion.

Today she would be giving her secret santa gift to Sadie, well “her” because of her trade with Reina. She had gotten Dorian a fake sword thing. She saw it when she was christmas shopping at the mall, she was in Bed Bath and Beyond. What could she say, little porcelain gnome men were her favorite. And she just loved walking in her winter wonderland that smelled of patriotic winter scents where the racks they kept their products on crawled under her nails with their subtle metal feel. She would’ve gone there with someone but she liked the tradition of keeping her gift a secret. Even though GOLLY GEE it was difficult for her to pick something. And after ravaging all of the shelves that existed someplace in the store, it all came down to that very gift. She’s still having a panic attack about how she’s convinced he’s gonna hate it though. She had stayed in the group price range, just a little bit above the medium. And she thought Dorian was the type of guy to enjoy it. And it qualified as a “threatening gift”. Oh gosh.

At her locker, Safiya found a charm bracelet in her locker. It was silver and shined flawlessly under the light, you could tell it was brand new, and so were alot of things in the school lockers on this very day. It was a heartwarming feeling to receive gifts, and for those who believe, to start a new chapter. Safiya expected pure joy today, the last day before winter break started. Although that was certainly not what was coming. She lowered her jaw, admiring her bracelet and immediately secured it around her wrist frictionlessly, smirking to herself. She adored it, especially since it was a collectable thing, she could buy so many little charms, and the jingle of it when she tested it out was so cute and feminine. It made Safiya grin cheekily. Soon her smile faded away when she turned around to look out into the hallway.

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[benitz786]

ℂ𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕖 ℂ𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕖:

It had been a long day, to say the very least. From ice skating, to impromptu shopping, to, even, some breaking and entering at one point - though that was a story for another time. It all ended, however, at Candice’s favorite getaway - the rooftop of an abandoned building with the absolute best view of the city. Candice had found it years earlier with her father - who immediately bought the building after seeing the spectacular views. Though, wanting to protect the building’s integrity, her father had never made any attempts to renovate it - simply keeping it the way it was. Hence, Candice already had a hidden pile of blankets and snacks on the rooftop.

So - when Candice found herself waking up in one of her favorite hideaways in the city - she wasn’t surprised. That was until she heard Dominic whispering her name - making her immediately recall the events of the day before.

“We’re gonna be late”

It was with those words that Candice’s eyes widened and she shot up from her spot on the ground. “F*ck me” she mumbled, running to a suitcase she kept at her hideaway for emergencies such as this one. “Do you mind… um… turning around?” Candice asked - waiting until he did so before stripping herself of her clothes that she had worn the day before and trading it in with a shirt and jeans. Upsettingly, she only kept her summer wardrobe up here - meaning she’d likely be cold for the rest of the day - however her jacket from yesterday should be enough to warm her up.

Brushing her hair - CC locked the trunk where she kept the items and threw Domonic the keys to her car - parked downstairs. “I’ll take you up on that,” she replied - though, she’d be spending the car ride fixing her make up, replying to texts, perhaps if she finished close her eyes for a few extra seconds. After all, once Dom had fallen asleep - Candice had snuck back to her house to get her gifts for her friends and place her gift for secret Santa.

@Caticorn

[benitz786]

ᴅᴀɴɪᴇʟ ᴘᴀʀᴋᴇʀ:

“HO HO HO MERRY CHRISTMAS,” Daniel screamed at the top of his lungs as he picked Jezebel up - as per usual. However, this time around, Daniel had a little gag gift for the girl waiting out front - a brand new, red - because… well Christmas - moped, with a “JS” engraved into the side. The little item was situated next to Daniel’s car as he held up the keys - “Hope you like your present,” he stated - throwing it at the girl to catch.

Although a true present, both of them knew that it was, in part, a joke. Hell, her real present was the trip that Daniel was going to take her on to Aspen/Hawaii - yep, he still hadn’t decided exactly what he was feeling yet. “So - test drive to school?”

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He laughed as he dropped his best friend off at school in his car once again - the poor moped being left on her driveway. “You know, most people would appreciate a brand new drivable gift - maybe I should have opted for a bike?” he questioned before parting ways as they did most mornings. However, instead of going straight to his locker for his ‘Secret Santa’ gift - instead, Daniel headed towards his office - needing to get a last job done before dealing with whatever thing he received. However, he was caught in his tracks when someone caught his attention - though, ironically, it was someone he needed to talk to anyways. Especially after being forced to give her a gift that made absolutely no sense to him… well… it made sense, Daniel was simply hoping it was a joke.

“That’s ridiculous, right?”

It seemed as if Delilah Hawthrone had opened his gift, though her laughter brought slight relief within the man - it was the opposite of how he was currently feeling. After a few seconds, a slight frown encompassed his features as Daniel crossed his arms over his chest. “I don’t know, Delilah, is it? Did you…” he started, looking around the two of them, “use it? I’m sure there’s no validity in it… but if Blue Royalty wanted me to get it for you… I… I just don’t know.” Daniel stated, brushing his hands through his hair in slight worry.

@novella - Delilah Hawthorne

Mentioned: @Littlefeets - Jezebel Sloane

[Littlefeets]

[color= #049fe0]Jezebel Mallory Sloane[/color]

Jezebel tossed and turned in her sleep the entire night. She didn’t really care what she had been given or whoever it was from for secret Santa. She was already feeling the guilt about what she had to give. It was the one thing she never told Daniel. Only Jezebel and her mother knew, and her mother asked her not to tell anyone. Why, that was something Jezebel did not know. She just knew the truth, and what it meant. Jezebel stumbled across it herself, but she kept it hidden from everyone, especially those who would be most impacted. She looked at her phone, typed a text message, then deleted it without hitting send. She typed it again, and once again backed out of the text. Over and over she wrote the text and stared at her phone screen. She couldn’t find the words to say. She needed to talk to Daniel about it, but she couldn’t make herself bring it up on the way to school. How could she find the words to tell her best friend that she had been hiding something from him.

It wasn’t long before Daniel was there to pick Jezebel up, of course having brought her a gift for Christmas. Jezebel caught the moped keys that Daniel tossed towards her, sticking her tongue out at him. He would never give up. Truthfully, she would be more likely to drive a moped, but Jezebel couldn’t give Daniel that satisfaction, so like always he drove them to school in his car. “You know I’m not most people.” She kept up a smile, trying to keep from thinking about secret Santa while she was around Daniel. Even around him she couldn’t figure out what to say. Jezebel paused as they walked inside the school, waiting to see if Daniel was going towards his locker. A small part of Jezebel was relieved that he wasn’t going directly to find the gift. It gave her just a little more time to find a way to explain.

@benitz786 - Daniel mentioned

Approachable

[Caticorn]

— Dominic Lucier

“Do you mind…um…turning around?”

“Uh, yeah, of course.” Dom said, turning around and keeping his attention on his phone to give Candice some privacy. He answered some more texts from his uncharacteristically worried mother, going so far as to scoff at some of them. He contemplated changing into his soccer jersey but decided that it wasn’t worth it. When Candice had finished changing, he turned back around, just in time to catch the keys that she threw at him.

Collecting his backpack, he walked towards the door to the stairs. Not wanting to leave without Candice, he turned around to face her. “Ready?” He asked, putting his hand on the door handle. “You know, it’s the last day before the winter break. Do you have any plans for the break?”

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@benitz786 - Candice

[Kbail]

Kara Melbourne

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“Ow.” Kara said after bumping into him. She turned around with a stressed face.

“Woah, what’s going on?” The guy said.

“I don’t think I can hold this any longer. Look at this.” She stuck the red mass with veins in his hand.

“What the heck is this? It looks like..raw meat or…a animal heart.” Kara was starting to get sick just saying that. “Please don’t tell me that’s what it is.”

@Littlefeets Maverick

[Caticorn]

— Zion Pestana
Zion woke up and got ready for school, tying their back in a half-up-half-down bun hairstyle. They got dressed, selecting a somewhat festive outfit to wear to school. They stopped to admire themself in the mirror before exiting their room and walking downstairs to find that their mom had already made breakfast. Once they’d finished eating, they put their shoes on and took their backpack into their car, driving to school. They knew that the Secret Santa exchange was today and that, combined with the fact that it was almost winter break, fuelled their excitement as they drove.

They parked their car in the school lot and got out, retrieving their backpack from the trunk. Locking the car, they walked into the school and found their locker. Upon opening it, they found a card, inside of which was $20. They read the note with a small chuckle, putting the cash in their wallet. They closed their locker, walking down the hallway until they spotted Safiya. “Hey!” They said, waving at her and smiling. “Did you get your gift from your Secret Santa?” They asked, hoping that she had received it and liked it.

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@raviola - Safiya

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(ignore the hairstyle and jewellery)

[Kbail]

Brandon gasped when he saw Zion put the jewelry in their pocket. “But you can’t-” Convincing was the best option but Zion didn’t listen. He shrugged his shoulders and laughed because A. He was not going to tell on them and B. He never seen anyone steal or did it himself. All Brandon could do was just hope that he wouldn’t go through it again - even though he felt mischeivous for once.

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Brandon came to school feeling better than he did yesterday. His dad convinced him that no one would know that it was him who did the task or why, so it made his mood brighter. Before class, Brandon put the gift and the other thing inside of Candice’s locker. He was still kind of nervous but he tried to push it inside. The first class was over, and now it was time to check what the locker had. He wasn’t really expecting much, but upon opening the locker, he was greeted with packets that had painkillers written on them.
“Huh?” He said aloud.

@benitz786 Candice Mentioned

@Caticorn Zion Mentioned

@anon78671027 Selena

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