wild child

“Um, I live in the on-site housing, what about you?” Ava asked, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear before bending down to get her purse. “Like, do you wanna meet up, or…”

“Oh, no. I live in a little place just down the road.” Lola said, grateful for that at least. She’d kill herself if she had to stay here 24/7. “We can meet up at the Little Blue Bar on Braid Avenue, you know where that is?”

“Really? Sweet!” Ava held up her hands with an anticipatory smile. She stood up and slipped her phone into her back pocket. “Wait, by the way, I’m totally not from around here, so if you know any good spots, show me the way.”

“Awesome.” Lola laughed as she moved to stand up. “Trust me, I know all the good spots.”

Ava stopped scrolling on her phone, looking up at the other woman with raised eyebrows. “One what? Oh, a night out?” She checked her watch. Technically, she was done for the day, though she’d intended on sitting in on a wrap up group about an hour later. However, she had literally every single day to experience that if she wanted to, so it wasn’t as though she was really missing anything. “Um… I’m actually kind of down for that! What time are you done?”

Technically, Lola still had work to do. She hadn’t done much of anything today and she wasn’t really planning on it. She pretended to check the time on her phone and shrugged. “Right about... now-ish actually.”

“so make some new ones.” logan shrugs. he hasn’t made friends in so long ; not since the incident, not since he met miss m. he didn’t need anyone else. “some who actually will want to not be hard asses.”

Lola tilted her head slightly. It was an awfully easy way of looking at it. Just make some new friends. She was pretty good at going to a club and blending herself into a new group to be honest. “I’ll just go out and see who I can find.” Lola shrugged, wondering briefly how any of these people didn’t kill themselves being locked up in here. She could walk out the front door and she was sometimes on the verge.

Ava looked up from her phone, her gaze travelling to where the redhead was sitting looking at her own phone. She smirked a little bit, laughing to herself, then realized it probably sounded rude. “Damn, yeah, I’m really in the same boat,” she said, sighing as she put her feet up on the coffee table. “I mean, I just started, but– You know, new job, whatever, it’s got me pretty tense.”

Lola looked up at the voice and couldn’t help but smile a little at that. Thank fuck she wasn’t alone. “Dude, I totally get it.” Lola sighed heavily, acting very put out though she really hadn’t done much of anything. “Don’t suppose you’d fancy comin’ on one?” Lola was sure all her friends had fucked off.

“why don’t you go out on one then?” he’s probably not supposed to answer the question she didn’t ask, but logan wasn’t always the best at following directions..particularly, when it came to strangers. “seems better than bein’ stuck here n’ all that.”

“I think I will.” Lola said, shrugging as she looked in the direction of the voice. “But I don’t think any of my fucking friends are going out.” She rolled her eyes.

Elliot perked up slightly at the thought of a ‘night out’. Obviously she wasn’t suggesting he’d be included in that night out, but even so the thought of leaving excited him. Even though he really only just got admitted to Brielle, he already wanted to go back to his old life. “I’m up for a night out too!” The boy said with a cheeky grin. After a couple of seconds, he let out a nervous chuckle and looked down. “…–Kidding.” 

Lola turned to face him when she heard the voice, chuckling. “I bet you are.” She shook her head and sighed heavily. “Can’t imagine being cooped up in here forever, I’d lose my mind.” Real sensitive.

He was almost bouncing up and down now, clearly happy - clearly excited at the idea of playing, “They is both super duper - fun.” He happily follows her, a little laugh bubbling from him, “We can plays pirates today - we gotta get our swords firsts - so we can protects our treasures from bad guys!”

“Tantrum!?” Carrie’s eyes glistened at the challenge. The girl’s shrill laugh making her a little insane. The personality crossed the room quickly, pulling the redhead’s hair hard towards the ground. “Didn’t anyone ever tell you not to mess with fucking crazy people?” she growled, leaning down close to the girl. “I will end you. And it will be beautiful. You’ve made my list, you bitch. Watch your back.” Carrie’s words were seething and dripping with hatred and anger, the blood inside her boiling and an intense need to slit this bitch’s throat. Instead, she let go of the girl’s hair and pushed at her body attempting to get it on the ground. With a shrill giggle, the blonde turned and walked away.

“Hey!” Lola screeched a little, glaring up at the other girl. What a little psycho bitch. “At least you admit you’re crazy.” She spat, her fingers already up in her hair to prevent any more pain from the gesture from the crazy blonde. Lola sat up again quickly once she let go and started heading off. She glared at her retreating back, hand up in her hair still. She’d made her list? Psycho, with a capital P. God, she was going to get that little bitch written up for fucking assault.

Levi was already feeling better, his young mind easily distracted from what he was worried about before. His head nodded quickly, small hand reaching out to grasp onto her own, “I has LOTS of most favourite games - they are real fun too! Do you knows how to play sup’aheroes orrrr pirates?”

Suddenly, a frustrated scream echoed off the walls and she picked up the nearest desk ornament, chucking it across the office and heard it shatter against the wall. “I’m not a fucking KID, you little ginger toothpick bitch!”

“Games is good!” He happily latched onto the idea, although almost anything would have worked - as long as he didn’t have to get his medicines. He still didn’t know WHY he even needed it, he didn’t feel sick no more. “Can it be a fun game?”

“Could you? I don’t wanna be a bother, but I’m supposed to take ‘em daily,” Devin shrugged. Sure he’d started on the meds a week ago, and he supposed a missed day wouldn’t matter too much at this stage, but still. If he was getting treatment best see it through.

Lola nodded and flashed him a smile. She’d just have to do this one thing and then she could go back to nothing. Simple, right? “Sure. Um. Hang out here, I’ll be right back.”