little wanderer

❝ -- but someone’s gotta be the lighthouse, and that someone’s gotta be me ❞

[okaykaylacarpenter]

Kayla was nearly surprised by Anna’s words, but she wasn’t as surprised as she almost was grateful. This would make things easier, yet more complicated all at the same time. For a few moments she was quiet, biting down on the inside of her cheek. “Yeah,” she nodded her head, “sounds like a good plan to me.” Her hands nervously flitted at the bottom of her shirt, adjusting the hem. Kayla was not often nervous, and she couldn’t detect why for this, she was.

[annavander]

Anna’s lips curved into a soft smile, she didn’t fight it. It was no secret that she was pleased, happy about the results. “Awesome,” she mumbled, taking a step backwards, just enough to place her change for her apple on the counter. “I live right around the corner, not a very far walk.” She couldn’t help but notice Kayla’s worrisome toying of her clothes, the little things she had been trained to catch. She didn’t say anything, didn’t even want to say anything. For now she was simply grateful about having a pretty girl come to her house.

[okaykaylacarpenter]

Kayla cleared her throat, also trying to clear the awkwardness from her mind. She did enjoy Anna’s company, that wasn’t the problem, she was just extremely unsure of herself in this situation. “Well, I was just gonna head home, but I’ve got some time to spare. So no real destination other than wherever you’re headed.” She lifted her shoulders in a shrug, allowing a small smile to reside on her face.

[annavander]

“Oh!” Anna replied, unable to stop the few butterflies in her stomach. “I’m just going home to make some lunch.” She knew what she wanted to say next, but she forced herself to pause and really think about it. Would inviting her over be too much? She didn’t know anything about the girl, really, besides how she looked up to her in certain ways. She was almost afraid of what would happen if she went ahead and just said it. But she’d rather take the chance, after all, the only way to get close to her is to literally get close to her. “Do you want to come over? I make a mean ham sandwich.”

[okaykaylacarpenter]

Kayla’s eyes momentarily scanned the girl in front of her, curiosity in her eyes. She’d hardly seen anyone from school just yet, not having had any reason, but it had been rather boring spending the summer by herself. “That’s good to hear,” Kayla nodded, her smile growing. Even while school was out, she knew what she had to do, regardless of what she wanted to do. “It’s been okay, keeping myself busy.” A small laugh followed her words. “I was actually just finishing up, so maybe when you’re done, we could head out together.” The words felt awkward coming out of Kayla’s mouth, but she did her best to ignore it.

[annavander]

Needless to say, Anna was quite surprised at how forward Kayla was being. She licked her lips in thought, her eyes remaining locked on the dark haired girl in front of her. Kayla didn’t seem the type to ask something like she did. Anna wasn’t sure why, but she kind of liked how she appeared to want to spend time with her. “Sure!” she decided with a smile. “Where are you headed?” 

[annavander]

I’ve been busy working and going to classes for these past two weeks but I can come on tonight and reply to any old threads or any new ones if there are some waiting! I’ll be gone at my brothers tomorrow and Saturday but I figure while I’m here I can get active again

[okaykaylacarpenter]

Kayla walked aimlessly through the store with a bag resting on her forearm, her phone in hand as well. Summer was her favorite season, and she had been planning on at least trying to enjoy her time away from the school a little bit. She noticed as something fell to the ground, leaning to pick it up for the person before coming face to face with someone familiar. “Oh, hey,” she smiled lightly, “How’s your summer been so far?”

[okaykaylacarpenter]

[annavander]

Anna had been doing laps in the pool all morning and by the time noon rolled around, she could feel her stomach grumbling. On her walk back to her house, she stopped at some convenience store, wanting to pick up an apple or yogurt to hold her over until she can get home and make herself a proper lunch. As she made her way to the front register, she bumped into a shelf, dropping her apple onto the ground. When she bent over to pick it back up, she heard Kayla’s voice asking an oddly friendly question. “Pretty good, I’d say!” she responded with a grin. “Yours?”

[annavander]

its 4 am ive been playing uke for 2 hours now probably way too loudly ill do replies whenever im awake ok night 

[5throbin]

Bottle in between her fingers, Paige has sat herself down on a bench outside, the evening hair a lot cooler than during the day. It was hard to believe it was her last days at the school, but Paige wasn’t about to question it, only embrace it because the idea of leaving made her so, so happy. Bringing the bottle to her lips, her ears perk up at the sound of somebody approaching and she only places another unopened bottle to the side of her for said person. “Care to join me? I’m pretty selective with my company but it’s almost summer and I don’t care now right now.”

[5throbin]

[annavander]

Anna was just finishing her evening jog, rounding the corner where outdoor seating was located. She slowed down by one of the benches, about to use the back of it to stretch out her legs when a voice stopped her. “Join you?” she asked, unable to not notice what she was drinking. She couldn’t help but wonder why the girl was getting drunk by herself on a bench. “Not unless you’ve got a bottle of water hidden somewhere on you. But if you have anything bothering you, I can stick around.” 

[annavander]

giorgio-clarke:

Giorgio fell into the motions of the conversation; when he talked, he leaned a bit forward, as if every word was spoken in confidentially, “I’ve been thinking of taking Art classes in Paris,” How cool would that be? He’d paint street scenes from his bedroom window, and ride along the Seine on a rickety Peugeot bike. “But instead I’ll probably go on a trip with my family, they’ve been thinking of going on a cruise around the Italian Mediterranean, and if that plan doesn’t go through then I’ll probably stay home spend lots of time golfing. Nothing exciting really.”

“Wow,” Anna breathed. “That sounds amazing, actually. I love to travel.” She always dreamed of traveling, not just to sightsee, but to do more with her knowledge as well. She wished she could do what he spoke of doing, it seemed like a dream. “Have you gone many places outside of England?” She figured she might as well ask, considering he’d said his plans were ‘nothing exciting.’ If Anna had the chance to take art classes in Paris or go on a Mediterranean cruise, she would have packed her bags a month ago.

[hammondsrose]

Sighing for a moment, she lost where her question was. “Oh this one here, question five,” she said, pointing towards the sentence. “I don’t remember covering this in the topic at all,” she groaned, running her fingers through her sticky hair before leaning back in her chair. “Holidays could not come any sooner.”

[annavander]

Anna looked over the problem she pointed at, understanding where she was stuck. “I couldn’t agree more,” she commented, grabbing her pencil from where it sat on her notebook. “Okay, so this is just imparfait, the endings are the only tough thing to remember because there are so many vowels and repeated letters. It’s all about the past: what used to happen but doesn’t anymore and states of being. I’d say nous étudiions longtemps would work, and is fairly ironic.”  She glanced up at Rose to see if she was understanding at all. “If you don’t like that one, try out quand j’etais jeune, je parlais beaucoup.”

[miss-millie-hastings]

“They were alright. Some went better than others,” Millie shrugged, briefly recalling her history exam and resisting the urge to physically wince. It was the one subject that she could never quite master, most likely because she was horrible with dates. “How did yours go? It looks as if you take rather thorough notes, so hopefully they weren’t too difficult.”

[annavander]

Anna understood what she meant, exams were hard to study for and even harder to sit down and actually do. She smiled and responded, “I feel pretty good about them, but I can’t be too sure, even with this monster of a notebook.” She held the just about full notebook up, not denying that her notes were thorough — she liked to be precise, she’d hate to miss something just because she couldn’t be bothered to just write it down. “What’re you reading? Looked like you were getting sleepy, is it that bad?” 

[annavander]

jonahcricks:

As Jonah turned the page of the latest National Geographic, he saw the girl beside him open her notebook. He was intrigued to see that she used the same brand as him, knowing that many students didn’t care much about the quality stationary they used. He turned with surprise written on his features as the girl accused him of staring at her notes. She wasn’t all wrong, just not for the reason she thought. “Oh, my apologies i was just admiring the stationary,” he said, pausing for a moment as he leaned closer, taking a look at her written material. “also, the penmanship is quite extraordinary.”

Anna was pleasantly surprised by his explanation. She took a moment to inspect her handwriting, never really noticing or caring about the quality of it before. “Thank you,” she said finally, a small smile on her face. “I’ve never been complimented on my handwriting.” Compliments weren’t foreign to her, though she wasn’t all that familiar with them either. They could range from ‘nice braid’ to ‘you’re very punctual,’ but she took all of them the same way. As she watched the boy, she couldn’t help but wonder what kind of person notices penmanship of all things. 

[annavander]

“Well my apologies, from now on you don’t have to worry about me talking to you.”

o k bye jonah is my son this is motherly pain

[annavander]

i started my new job tonight and they make you dinner at the end of your shift for free I'm so !!!!!!!!!!

[miss-millie-hastings]

Back resting gently on the bookshelf filled with  atlases, Millie was doing her best to study. Glancing up from her book in an attempt to think of the answer to the question, she exchanged glances with Anna and smiled slightly at the girl’s whispered comment. “You know, that would definitely be less problematic than the staring route you probably thought I was going for,” Millie laughed quietly.

[annavander]

Anna nodded in response, her fingers playing with the corners of her notebook pages. “How were your first few exams?” she asked casually, noticing the book she’d been trying to read. Apparently it wasn’t that interesting if she couldn’t keep her eyes on the pages for more than a minute at best. 

[hammondsrose]

Staring closer at the next question, her brows furrowed in confusion, she shook her head in dismay. Whether it be the heat or the stress of all the shit that had been going on, her lack of focus was getting on her nerves. As the girl across from her opened her notes her eyes wandered, looking anxiously for question 5. She jumped slightly at her words, feeling embarrassed and ashamed. “Sorry, this isn’t a normal thing for me, i just think my brain has melted in this heat.”

[annavander]

“Don’t worry about it,” Anna responded, dragging her chair closer to the girl. She brushed her hair off of her sticky neck, trying her hardest to ignore the blazing heat as she leaned in to see her worksheet. “Where are you stuck? Maybe I can help you.” Offering Rose help didn’t seem so bad, it could give her a chance to get to know someone fairly new, or at least get her a better final grade. 

[giorgioclarke-deactivated201701]

Gio leaned forward a little and half smiled before giving her a single nod, “The only thing that keeps me going is knowing that we’re closer to the summer break.” He knew he should probably be quiet and get back to studying, but he just wanted to converse with the girl. It seemed like he had spent more time alone in recent times than ever before in his life and maybe for once he was a little desperate for some human interaction outside of Ollie or Jess. “If you don’t mind me asking, do you have any summer plans?”

[annavander]

With a chuckle, Anna quietly agreed. There wasn’t anything particularly special about her summers, besides having more time to train and work on things her parents request. But even just those few months to be home and impressing her parents with how well she’s maintained was enough for her to long for school to be over. “Summer plans?” she repeated. “Not really, hoping just to go home and get a head start on the break assignments. What about you?” 

[summaiden]

“Uh huh? That’s all I get?” Frowning when she pulled her notebook away, he let out an over dramatic sigh, leaning back in his seat. “Fine. But if I fail, it’s on you,” Aiden mumbled, knowing that it wouldn’t be her fault at all, and honestly, he wasn’t planning on using someone else’s work anyway. If he couldn’t pass on his own, he’d rather not pass at all. It wasn’t like it made much of a difference to him either way. “Why are you looking at me like that?” He asked, eyebrows scrunched slightly. “I won’t cheat because cheating is wrong. Is that what you want me to say? Does that ease your mind?”

[annavander]

“Yes, Aiden, you read my mind, and all is right with the world,” she deadpanned. She hadn’t meant to cause a rift between them or anything, she just felt strongly about the cause. It was in her blood to stick up for what she believed in, even if what she believed in was student honesty. “Cheating isn’t a joke, okay? A strong work ethic versus an obviously weak one is so hilarious, right? Can you possibly be proud of yourself if the good grade doesn’t belong to you? Whether you were serious or not...” she trailed off with a conclusive shrug.