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Daniel scowled when he heard Mam being rational. Did the man really just say no to him? Danny couldn’t help but roll his eyes at the subsequent question - the expectation of Mam that he would actually explain himself. Rationality was no longer in Daniel’s vocabulary… not with what happened with Delilah and especially not with what he had learned about Jezebel. If anything, Daniel only had himself to blame… for both problems. He had a rule: one; he wouldn’t look into his friends’ past. Did he have files on them? Sure - he had files on everyone - it was copied directly from the school database and his own computer program found the rest. However, Daniel had never touched the files. Not to mention, he trusted them… he trusted Jezebel… big mistake. Two; he wouldn’t protect himself. And today; he had failed on both fronts. He trusted when he shouldn’t have and he made a mistake… one that he’d need to take to Delilah about sooner or later - but for now, he chose later.
Daniel turned to Mam for a second, "Your choice buddy. Live a little - come on. Who cares, it’s the last day before break - what big important tests do you have? All teachers are doing is trying to get through the day. Who cares if we start our vacation a little early?
Daniel’s attention diverged once he saw Elodie being stopped by her twin. Yep - he didn’t even deserve recognition in Daniel’s mind - he would forever be called ‘the twin.’ The man watched with intrigue as the twin attempted to stop Elodie, however, she soon joined Daniel in the heli - and by that, he meant that Elodie practically ran to the chopper. See, he wasn’t the only person who needed an escape.
Handing the girl a pair of noise-canceling headphones - connected to a mic so they could hear each other over the noise of the rotating blades on top of them, Daniel smiled at the girl, “Since we’re not stopping to grab luggage; I’ll give you the honor of a shopping spree when we land in Aspen. My parent’s assistant arranged some warm clothes in the private jet - so we should be good for the first day,” he muttered. However, the moment she asked about Jezebel, Daniel went limp for a second. Though, he soon replaced it with a feigned nonchalance; “She can’t come anymore. It’s fine; we’ll still have a grand time.”
The moment those words left his lips, Daniel turned his head towards the door once again - seeing an annoyed Mam, and, finally, Mikel exiting the building. Though, his sight rather drifted towards the window - seeing a familiar face looking back at him; washing a layer of guilt over his body before he forced himself to look away and turn back towards Mikel nearing the heli. “2 Minutes everyone”
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@novella (Delilah)
@Littlefeets (Jezebel)