lola

isn't it lovely ? all alone . heart made of glass..... ...... my mind of stone '

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pops . 

he’s  having  a  hard  time  deciding  between  the  flowers  in  front  of  him  so  he  looks  over  at  the  other  nearby.  “lilies  or  daisies?  i  can’t  choose.”  they’re  both  beautiful  but  he  knows  it’s  his  wife  who  has  a  better  sense  of  this  kind  of  stuff. 

it’s nice outside today, she doesn’t know if the serotonin from the sun is what’s boosting her mood or if she’s just starting to feel like herself again. mickey will question it later. “lilies...daisies are, cute if you’re giving them to your thirteen year old girlfriend at the eighth grade formal.”

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o l i v i a ,

“not  unless  you  copy  them  word  for  word.  they’re  summaries  —  essentially.”  that’s  how  olivia  got  all  through  highschool,  and  some  help  from  her  friends.  "unless  you  want  your  brain  to  melt  by  sunrise,  i  think  it’s  your  best  bet.“

“i  guess  you’ve  got  a  point.”  she  steps  back  to  think  about  it.  “y’know  what?  show  me  this  sparknotes  thing,  i’m  gunna  say  fuck  it.”

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c a t h e r i n e ,

     everyone knew who the penney’s were and she couldn’t have imagined the pressure that came with that responsibility. the girl was putting a lot of pressure on herself and that was never healthy. “putting effort into something is rewarding but not it makes you ill. i’ve heard that you can only concentrate for forty five minutes at a time so best take a 15 minute break as and when.”

mrs.  miller  has  her  full  attention  now.  “wow,  really?”  kenna  doesn’t  know  how  she  hasn’t  heard  of  this  forty  five  minute  rule  before  but  she  makes  a  mental  note  of  it  for  later.  “well  in  that  case,  i  really  do  need  a  pedicure.”

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p o p s ,

it  was,  god,  seven  something  in  the  morning?  it  seemed  like  he  wasn’t  the  only  one  who  couldn’t  sleep  all  that  well  because  when  he  left  for  his  jog  at five  thrity  kenna’s  light  had  still  been  on  and  when  he  came  back  it  was  still  on.  call  him  cheesy  but  he  made  two  cups  of  hot  chocolate  before  heading  upstairs  and  knocking  on  her  door.  he  gave  her  a  minute  before  opening  the  door  and  sticking  his  head  in.  sometimes  he  worried  DID  I  DO  THE  RIGHT  THING?  not  for  america  but  for  his  children.  thrusting  them  into  the  spotlight  left  them  with  different  pressures  than  most.  he  knows  she  wants  greatness  but  at  what  cost?  the  lack  of  sleep  reminded  him  of  a  ghost,  hiding  in  her  features.  “it’s  saturday,  kenna.  you  should’ve  slept.”  because  no  matter  what,  he’d  never  see  education  more  important  than  her  help  even  if  he valued  education  a  great  deal.  he  valued  her  more.

fuck, it was pops. she was expecting her mom to be home today, but her father? he was a tad bit on the protective side. not a tad bit but, who’s measuring? she hangs her head back with a groan. “right, but like, i have an exam coming up pops so sleep is for the weak or whatever that saying is.” she’s smiling, a half joke? totally a half joke.

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ALY !

Aly smiled at the girl already seeing she wasn’t annoyed by her simple question. “Oh perfect! Then I looked at the right girl!” she said laughing. “Sold!” she started putting the bag down from her face, “Thank you, I found in this town it’s hard to ask people anything”

kenna  offers  her  a  warm  smile.  she  enjoys  meeting  friendly  people  when  she’s  out,  some  people  could  be  so  overbearing  that  it  was  refreshing  to  meet  someone  normal.  she  laughs.  “awesome.”  she’s  happy  for  the  girl,  truly.  it’s  a  cute  purse.  she  could  see  it  being  a  piece  of  her  wardrobe  one  day.  “oh,  yikes.  sorry,  but  at  least  you  ran  into  a  normal  person  today.  there  can  be  quite  the  sea  of  crazies  around  here,  especially  during  the  summer  time.  tourists  love  the  summertime.

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OLIVIA !

“so  why  don’t  you  just  sparknote  it?”  many  people  don’t  go  with  it  —  but  hey,  it’s  better  than  getting  less  than  six  hours  of  sleep.  olivia  does  that  and  she’s  a  zombie.  "seems  easier  than  wasting  your  time  reading  all  of  it.“

she  sighs.  she  hates  shortcuts.  isn’t  that  cheating?  “but  like,  wouldn’t  say  that’s  kinda  like  cheating?”  she  pauses,  waiting  for  a  response.

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CATHERINE !

“in that case you should probably stop. you won’t remember anything if you study like this.” catherine hadn’t been the best advocate or example for this in the past being a woman who threw herself into her work, now more than ever, however, she didn’t want anyone else to go through what her family was experiencing. “you need to sleep.”

kenna  stops  to  think.  maybe  the  woman  is  right.  sometimes  a  break  is  needed,  she  knew  that.  it  was  logical.  “maybe...”  she  pauses.  “maybe  you’re  right.”  a  nod  of  her  head.  “sometimes...or  maybe  all  the  time,  i  tend  to  overdo  it.”

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NIKOLAI !

“you do look horrible,” he spoke with no qualms. “it looks like you need me, penney. let me take you to have some fun tonight. it will do you more than a few hours of sleep.”

she  grins.  ignoring  his  first  comment  about  her  unaesthetic  looks.  nikolai  is  attractive  to  kenna,  so  everything  he  says  flows  smooth  as  butter,  melting  her  as  she  bats  her  eyelashes  at  him.  “oh  yeah?  i  think  that  sounds  like  a  great  idea.”  she  winks,  inching  a  little  closer  to  him.”what’d  you  have  in  mind?”

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JAXON !

He examined the book in her hands and couldn’t say he could relate, seeing as science in all it’s forms had always come easy to him, but could understand. “feel horrible, look horrible. seems like a basic fact. how you holding up?” he asked taking the book from her hands gingerly to examine the chapter she was currently on.

she shrugs. “dunno, i haven’t had a mental breakdown, seems like a good sign if ya ask me.” she’s halfway joking. she puts so much pressure on herself to maintain a high gpa. she never wants to fall below her parents standards, she never wants to disappoint them. especially not her dad. she was a daddy’s girl and it was well known. she’d rather die than to disappoint her father so the result was her pushing herself past her limits to be as perfect as she could. it was an unhealthy cycle she need to break. “i should probably eat something, actually.”

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MAX !

Max looks over at Mckenna. i guess they are both gonna stay in but what’s the fun in that. “don’t worry about it and i’m down with some netflix and chill.” she said to her.

she  can  sense  the  disappoint  in  max’s  voice.  uhg.  she’s  such  a  people  pleaser.  “well,  wait.”  a  pause.  does  she  really  wanna  do  this?  no.  but  she’s  going  to  anyways.  “I  guess,  one  drink  at  the  bar  wouldn’t  hurt  but,  i  don’t  wanna  stay  super  long  okay?  i  have  an  important  brunch  in  the  morning  with  the  dean  at  my  school.

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max .

Max would light up a cigarette taking a puff from it looking around thinking about what she wanted to do for the night. “Would you like to go too a bar or club with tonight?” she asked the person next to her with a smile.

mckenna sighs. she used to enjoy going out but now too many people have eyes on her for her to enjoy herself. “eh, not really my scene. but, if you wanna sit in the house and watch netflix and eat pizza then i’m your girl.”

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she’d been studying all night. “if i read one more chapter of this...” she pauses. the advanced biology textbook glaring at her in her hands. “if i look horrible it’s because i got three hours of sleep and feel horrible.” 

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aly .

“Hi!” Alexandria said looking at the person next to her in the large departement store, “I hate to bother you, but is this cute? Or ugly?” she asked holding up the bag. “I don’t know how to feel about it like I slightly love it, but I slightly hate it too” she shrugged.

mckenna was browsing through one of her favorite boutique’s. she had some important dinner later that had it’s ties with her father somehow she was sure, which meant she needed a new dress. something casual but still elegant. hearing a voice suddenly directed towards her, kenna turned to her right, a sigh of relief that the other girl was only asking for simple fashion advice and not a picture or autograph. “oh! fashion is specialty, you’ve come to the right person love.” mckenna analyzed the fabric in front of her, acknowledging it with a nod. “it’s cute. looks good with your skin.”

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“have you like ever, bought clothes and then when they finally get to you through the mail you suddenly hate them and are questioning what the hell you where thinking in ordering them in the first place? or is that just me?”

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LUCA !

“ would it be terrible of me to skip the first day back to school ??” the blonde asked, tilting her head as she considered if the possible consequences would be worth it. “ break went by far too fast and i really just don’t want to go back yet. ”

lola closed her book of crossword puzzles, a genuine look of decision making gracing her features. “you’re a du pont right?” she asked, already knowing the answer. “don’t you guys like...control everything? i’m sure you could just get time off approved or whatever.”