"Oh come on Emile. It's not that bad and if you actually applied yourself you could learn something.
"Well this is my stop. Seeya at school tomorrow."
"Yeah seeya." A hand waved halfheartedly as the short brunette walked down the street.
"Oh," she turned, looking back at the tousled, slouching figure. "We've got a History test on Wednesday. Don't forget to study!"
"Yeah, yeah." the boy swatted the air in front of him, attempting to bat away the call to be responsible. "Whatever." He turned and continued down the street, disappearing behind the fence.
"I swear he's never going to learn," the girl muttered to herself as she continued on her way.
Emile was a good kid, but he'd been slower to talk and read than most and, as such had placed in the lower tiers of classes. He'd accepted the labels of id'jit, fool, and slow, becoming that which people regarded him as for no reason other than laziness. Well no other reasons that she could ascertain.
Finally, with college applications imminent, a teacher had recognized the potential that Emile possessed and approached her about tutoring the boy. There really wasn't that much to do after school with sports slowly being weeded out in favor of more and more academic support so she accepted, mainly out of boredom. The tutorign sessions had become longer and longer at the teacher's request and a purple-red sunset greeted the remainder of her walk home. He really just did not want to work, if only--
"Ms. Richards?" An urbane voice shook her form her thoughts. Standing in the middle of the sidewalk a young man beckoned her over. "Do hurry, you're late."
"What? Did I forget an appointment for Father's work?" Something rose in her mind 'flee.' The shadow the man cast was no darker than hers and a genuine smile played on his lips yet the rabbit within her stirred.
A hand was on her shoulder, its firm weight encouraging her not to worry, to trust. Long orange hair cascaded over the woman's shoulders and her green eyes burned with uncomfortable intensity as she steered the girl towards the suit.
"That's not a natural color," the girl remarked, eying the woman's hair. 'Flee! Flee!' "What sort of dye did you use?"
"Aww Hawke she's such a cutie" the woman cooed, "I like her."
"Ambrosia you haven't met her yet," the man sternly replied. "Now miss I must inform you that you are quite late. My associate and I rarely have this much trouble finding someone with a spark as great as yours."
'Flee. The rabbit senses the hawk above. It feels the talons cutting the air above it. It is not time to run, not yet. The hawk sees it, but it cannot strike, not yet. Wait just a bit longer'
"Unfortunately m'am I must inform you that your time is up. Events must continue on the ordained path and a spark such as yourself represents to great of a potential. Please understand and accept my apologies." He swept forward in an ornate bow, knowing eyes touching hers. Pitch black on bright blue.
'FLEE! The rabbbit bolts, knowing that the talons already possess its ;ife. A desperate, futile gesture of life attempting to break through the ties that bind. Sudden, crushing jolt. Pain, ice cold floods the prey.....and then it is gone.'
"the brightest sparks always taste the nicest, but the world is so much darker after they leave. It's very sad isn't it Hawke."
"Yes my dear, but then again, the world must turn."
Woot! First dialogue of the blog! And the first terrible rhyme. Thsi is my new envisioning of a story I wrote back in high school and dthe only one I finished in those four years that wasn't for a grade. If memory serves, it originated from an odd dream, but now I'm blathering. As always apologies for the poor grammar.
Until the next time you donate me your free time,
losingthebattletoMorpheus