“Hey, Kourt-” A smile appears on the boy’s face as he tugs at the straps of his backpack slung over his shoulders. Winter break come and gone, now they’re back in school again. As stupid as it might sound, Ricky thinks he’s one of the few that’s actually excited to return. Despite the elation that the show’s conclusion had left him with, the holidays weren’t...the easiest-- the first Christmas without his mom, and maybe a part of him didn’t even want to see her right now. He doesn’t know, it’s complicated-- and now he gets to be with all his friends again. Well, he saw Big Red, and Nini a lot ( he resists the urge to smile at the thought of her-- geez that’s cheesy ). “How-- uh, how was your break?”