Festival: The Quiet Boy (open)
Vi was woken up by his alarm, the digital beeping tearing him from the dream that filled his mind. He gave a small sigh, the dream one of his beloved memories of walking through a forest with a light snowfall. It mad him happy and the alarm tore it all away from him again. his practically slammed the off button, yawning as he got the willpower to get out of bed, slowly making his way to the shower. the hot water felt nice on his skin as he busied himself with the process of cleaning his body. Soon after he was done he wrapped a towel round his waist and was back in his room, tossing on a school uniform and tying the tie.
Vi didn't feel like going out of his room so once he was dressed he picked up his mp3 player and turned on some music, taking the time to just relax. His mind seemed to be at peace until a load of voices penetrated his walls and into his ears. He took his headphones out to see what all the commotion was about then suddenly it hit him. Oh yea. That festival thing is today....maybe I should go and check it out. Vi wasn't sure what to do, stay inside or go out and try and talk to people.
Eventually he chose the latter, putting up his music and walking out of the dormitories, the volume of the voices getting louder and louder. Sure enough by the time he left the building the volume was at a normal level for a festival, people talking, having fun, and the shrieks of excited children. Vi looked around and saw all the stands that were up, products of the hard work of many students. He slowly walked around the grounds, looking at all the stands as he goes to one, ordering something to eat, having to repeat the order a few times for the student to hear him.
After finishing the food Vi dumped the waste in a trashcan, all the noise starting to get him on edge, needing a break and heading back to the dorms, a small little opening catching his eye. He hadn't seen it before and he casually walked to it, seeing that it led behind the dorms. His instincts told him to find out what was down the path but he resisted, turning to walk back and accidentally bumping into someone.
The person looked down at him, obviously annoyed, "Yea you better be sorry. I mean I was standing right here, are you blind or something?" The man seemed to be more than just annoyed, maybe he was sick of all the children but it didn't warrant this kind of attitude.
"N-no I was just turning around and..."
The man just scoffs and walks away, done straining his ears to hear Vi over the loud crowds behind them. Vi stood there, feeling like he was going to throw up, taking a deep breath and turning around again, going back behind the dorms and seeing another path. This one led into the forest behind the school and Vi wasted no time in following it, ending up in a small clearing as he sat down in the middle of it. The noise of the festival was faint and for that he was glad, his social anxiety wanting to burst him into tears.
