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Dan frowned at the paper that clearly did not read his name, sticking out his bottom lip in a pout. This wasn’t fair! They couldn’t do this!
He sighed, feeling his lip tremble, and ran his pink nails through his hair. He felt like crying, but he didn’t want to at school. He buried his face in his sleeves, pulling the soft baby blue fabric over his hands.
“Oh Dan, baby, what’s wrong love?” He felt two arms wrap around him gently, and he let himself be enveloped into the girls arms, burying his face in her chest.
“T-they didn’t accept me.” He sniffed, curling his fists in her blouse.
“Oh, Dan.” She sighed, running her fingers through his hair. “I’m so sorry. You did so good!”
“N-no I didn’t.” He squeezed his eyes shut. “Cause if I did good they would let me join.”
“Hey.” She pulled back, grabbing Dan’s shoulders and looking him in the eyes. “Look at me. You did great, I saw. Better than most of them. It’s bullshit that they didn’t let you on, and you know it.”
Dan let his gaze fall to the floor, a strand of curly hair falling in his eyes. He played with the hem of his tennis skirt, biting his lip.
“I really wanted to get on, Lou.” He pressed his lips together. She pulled him back into her arms.
“I know, Danny.” She sighed. “I’ll talk to Cat, but you know she won’t budge.”
“I know.” Dan felt a tear stream down his face, and she wiped it with her sleeve.
“Hey.” She offered him a small smile, trying to get one out of him as well. “Don’t cry, pretty. You’ll ruin your makeup.”
Dan nodded, smiling back weakly. Louise pulled back, unzipping Dan’s white backpack and digging inside it for something.
“Here.” She handed him a small brown teddy bear, and his eyes lit up. She smiled, and he snatched it from her, holding it to his chest.
“Thank you, Lou!” He went up on his toes, kissing her cheek gently. “I love you.”
She grinned, patting his head.
“I love you too, Danny. Try not to cry about stuff like this, alright? They’re dumb.” She gave him a quick hug. “They just don’t understand.”
“Okay, Lou.” He flashed her a huge smile. “I’ll get to be a cheerleader next year, right?”
“Right.” She nodded. “We’ll work really hard.”
Louise left to go to her next class, leaving Dan alone in the hallway. He straightened his large baby blue jumper, and tugged down his skirt so that it covered his bum and his lace panties nicely. He smiled, holding his teddy closely to his chest like it would protect him.
Dan was rounding the corner when he bumped into someone, stumbling backwards and dropping his teddy bear.
“Oh, I’m sorry, I-” he bit his lip, his voice trailing off as his eyes ran up the boy he had run into, from his sneakers and tight jeans to his black t-shirt and football jacket that clearly read Lester on the collar.
The boy brushed black hair out of his eyes, looking Dan over carefully and grinning with one side of his mouth.
“Don’t apologize, baby,” he said finally, breaking the silence and leaning over to pick up Dan’s teddy. Dan felt his face heat up. “It was my fault.”
The boy handed Dan his bear, and Dan took it cautiously, not breaking eye contact.
The boy smiled and winked. Then he was gone around the corner, leaving Dan breathless.
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