#natfel

                            she    had    always    thought    that    was    such    a    strange    expression,    did    people    actually    pay    to    hear    other    people’s    thoughts?        they    must    be    very    smart,    the    ones    getting    paid,    allie    couldn’t    even    get    most    people    to    listen    to    her    for    free.        sure,    they    might    laugh    or    smile    at    her,    like    it’s    cute.        but    she’s    hardly    ever    listened    to    and    even    less,    taken    seriously.        the    feeling    sucks,    but    at    least    they’re    laughing,    right?        at    least    they’re    happy,    that’s    all    that    matters.

                            “        oh,    you    don’t    have    to    pay    me,    silly.        i’ll    tell    you,    if    you    want!        ”            had    she    been    too    quiet,    maybe?        sometimes,    she    means    to    be    talking    and    she    just    doesn’t    open    her    mouth.        or,    quite    the    opposite.        she’ll    start    thinking    out    loud    without    even    noticing.        the    blonde’s    glad    she’s    done    the    first,    this    time.        sometimes    she    says    some    very    strange    things    when    she    doesn’t    mean    to.        she    tilts    her    head    to    the    side,    looking    at    simon    with    a    curious    expression.            “        i-    i    think    i    was    thinking    about        …        school?        maybe?        is    something    happening    with    school    that    i    should    be    thinking    about?        ”