𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐄 , 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐑 . 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘵 .
𝗎𝗇𝖿𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗂𝖺𝗋 𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 / 𝗐𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝗀𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌 ; 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐲 . worrisome gaze peered ‘bout cafeteria’s jungle , inhaling sharply as she debated : hide away in the girl’s bathroom’s until seventh period . . . perhaps conceal herself within the forbidden stall in the locker room that clogs daily ( thanks for the heads up , she had mumbled to a fellow peer . ) 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚎 to make a decision —— to return 𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓮 ( to dallas . )
𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 . slender digits tousled chaotic locks , yanking at the roots ever so slightly . ( ground yourself . deep breaths . ) tray of unknown substance —— meatloaf , it was categorized as , though no resemblance sustained . the cheapest of options . . . a consequence for misplacing her wallet amidst trunks & suitcases ; lucy only aspired the coins scrounged from her juvenile bank shall endure .
❛❛ $4.50 , honey , ❜❜ the lunch lady announced . with a 𝚠𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚢 glance , lucy dug amid hollowed pockets , plunking change atop the table . ❛❛ one dollar . . . a nickel . . . dime . . . uh —— ❜❜ nose crinkled . darkened crimson tinted flushed cheeks . ❛❛ okay . . . there’s three - twenty . . . shit . . . ❜❜ pocket emptied ; 𝖺 𝖽𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗋𝗍𝗒 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗋𝗍 . ❛❛ can . . . i do an I - O - U ? i - i misplaced my wallet . ❜❜ but the woman merely shook her head , muttering about policy .
𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 , 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 : 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘵 . 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝖾𝗂𝗀𝗇 𝖿𝖺𝖼𝖾𝗌 / 𝖺𝗋𝖻𝗂𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗋𝗒 𝖺𝗌𝗌𝗂𝖽𝗎𝗂𝗍𝗒 . flesh & bone raw , awaiting jungle’s 𝖒𝖊𝖗𝖈𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖘 𝖓𝖆𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 . hide away . conceal & fear the unknown . foolish for 𝕙𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕒 over such , but plight admonished doubts . lucy should have fought —— begged to remain in the custody of her father . yet , here she stood , 𝖿𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗁 𝗉𝗋𝖾𝗒 𝖺𝗆𝗂𝖽𝗌𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝖾𝗍𝗂𝗍𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝖻𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗍 : high school .