If I Could Fly

Meileen kept a straight face at the lady in front of her, though she definitely has the urge to roll her eyes at the lady. “I don’t understand how people can jump from an emotion to another.” She shrugged. “The hell I care anyway. Oh, got a name?” She asked, nodding once at the lady’s direction.

“Yeah, I love photography, that feeling of capturing things at their best moments.” Katie eye’s brightened up as she continues to talk. “Write about anything basically, mostly editorials for magazines but I write songs and blogs too.”  the shorter girl smiles and glanced up at the other, “We can hang out sometime, I would love to see you remember your lines and all.”

“I guess so, how about you? Close to all 5 of them?”

A big grin spread across Terrence’s face as she heard Katie continue to talk. “ You’re really passionate about what you do, and I like that. You write songs? Do you sing too? Are you like one of those diamonds in the rough, you are just perfect at everything?” The brunette nodded fiercely in excitement, “I would love that, maybe you could show me one of your songs?”

Oh! Well, as long as they were okay, then I guess it probably was kind of funny. I know how it can get sometimes, when the giggles completely overcome you. There’s nothing you can do to stop them! -laughs-

“Yes, of course. If they had hurt themselves I probably wouldn’t have laughed so hard. Yes! That is exactly it! Sometimes you start and you just can’t stop. You get me.”

-shrugs- Happens all the time. I’m fine.

“Well I am glad you didn’t get hurt.” She smiled slightly trying not to laugh more.

I’m sorry, you were saying?

“Oh, it wasn’t important. I’m sorry for bothering you with my presence.”

“ well, OBVIOUSLY it was. “

“Where did you go?”

“Yeah, as if I need help. Does it look like I need help? But yeah, thanks.” Meileen forced a smile. “I don’t know. Depends on my mood. I mean, I’m not capable of jumping from one mood to another in a matter of seconds.”

“That sounds really fun!” Katie giggles. “Of course! I can take pictures of you. I am a photographer and writer myself.” She said, raising up her camera.

“Yeah we do! I’m pretty close to my family.” She smiled.

Terrence simply nodded, she was sure that anyone else would have thought it was fun but she could mostly remember being alone in her room. “A photographer? That’s pretty sick, It would be cool to do a photo shoot. Writer? What do you write?”

“Whoa, that’s really intense.” Katie covered her agape mouth.  “That is so awesome! Hand on my heart, i’ll support you, I love anything related to the arts.” 

“I have a younger brother, not much younger to the extent that i get frustrated at him.” Aria smiled recalling, “he’s such a dork.”

“It did get pretty intense at times, but there was always something going on so no one was ever really bored. “ A big smile crept onto Terrence’s face, “Really? That would be amazing. That’s really sweet of you.”

If you’re actually trying to make me feel better, uh, well, thanks, I guess? How can a person’s carelessness be worth laughing at, as you term it?

“Oh gosh, how many?” Katie asked, “run lines? Lines as in performance directions?” She tilted her head to one side as she hear the brunette out. “I love your optimism.”

“There was five of us growing up, but my mother always welcomed so many kids into our house so there was always more. Yeah, I am an aspiring actor. I used to run lines for the plays I would participate in, in elementary school.” The brunette chuckled slightly, “thank you. It’s always good to try and see the bright side of everything.”

“So as it turns out, I’m the only person who lacks empathy here. Okay, I get it. But fuck, I wouldn’t laugh at my own carelessness.” 

“Believe it or not, some kids at the cafeteria were complaining how much they miss Christmas break.” Katie sighs softly, “I have no idea why I’m annoyed by this.”

“I swear that’s all people know how to do these days, complain.” Terrence chuckled slightly, “It’s alright to be annoyed, I find the best way to deal with that is to just leave the stupidity. That’s what I always did back home.”

“I’d be fine laughing at you if you were that person; I wouldn’t care if I was that person. Would you?”

“Well no, I may be a little embarrassed if I were that person but I wouldn’t care if someone was laughing because i would do the same.”