#!mgn

“We should go somewhere,” Violet said. “It’s getting dark now.”

“I don’t know if I can.”

“I want to show you where I like to sit. It’s just down the street.” She opened her bedroom window and took a deep breath. The stuffy heat of the day had been replaced by a cool breeze. Summer evenings are her favorite.

Skip wasn’t really in form to go outside. She felt like a moose. She didn’t feel as weird as usual, though, and Violet was already pulling a clean shirt over her head. Maybe her head could allow her to go outside, just this once. It was dark, after all, and she was going back to Junior’s tomorrow—time with Violet is the most important time.

“I guess it’ll be okay.”

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“Can you jump fences?”

Violet was visibly excited. Skip couldn't remember the last time she had seen Violet like this.

“Yeah, I think so.”

“There’s this shortcut here”—she pointed at a wooden fence past Junior’s parents’ house—“and you have to jump the fence past that backyard. I can help you if you need me to, though.”

Skip took a moment to think. “I should be fine.”

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 “Violet.”

“Hmm?”

“This grass is so tall and awful.” Skip shivered as the weeds tickled her legs.

“I’m sorry. It’s itchy, but I like it a lot anyhow.”

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Once the field cleared and Skip could feel her legs again, she let out a huge sigh. “That’s better.”

COOL NOTES:

Sarah's been added to the blog!!! 

Everyone's been aged down a year!!! We're kind of, like, officially putting a focus on everyone trying to find meaning in their childhood/growing up. They're either in it at the time of the story (Violet, Elijah, Dominic, Beckett, ??even Skip??) or technically "outgrown" it and are unfulfilled (Junior, ??Skip??).  On this note, an example's liiike... Elijah. He's 17 (was 18). He has a car, a job, does well in school etc. and is on the path for college with a solid career plan!!! But he's 17 and started getting into this workflow years ago. He's lost a little bit of his kid self but he also takes a lot of time to be a kid. He's gonna be a more balanced character out of the cast and I'm so excited for him *__* I relate to him the most, I think!!!