Poetic Justice.

Toby Harrison | 18 | Freshman All my life people have seen me as a freak, but I'm here to prove I'm not the stereotypical little sick girl everyone thinks I am.

[tobyharrison]

ellistotheblake‌:

“Well, I’m dumb but I’m not an idiot.” Not even aware that the statement contradicted itself, Ellis kept moving towards the elevator as she took a look around. “My parents and I don’t get along very well so I have no issues in spending their money. They’re actually kind of dicks, to be honest. They think I’m going to screw up everything they do for me and…well I guess that’s been true most of my life but they don’t help with their judgments and shit.” Holding the elevator open for the girl, he shrugged softly. “Me? On Jeopardy? Nah, those questions are hard. Besides, I have to be here in case the crazy lady living in my apartment goes into labor with what she calls my demon spawn.”

Toby laughed softly at his comment, before she took a place in the elevator next to him, oxygen tank and all, “I’m sorry your parents feel the way they do. My mom’s like super overprotective. My dad tries to get her to lighten up some, but it doesn’t really work. My brothers are just as bad though. They think I’m super fragile, like china or something, and that I’m going to break. I don’t break. I just cough...a lot.” She sighed at the thought of what they would say if she came home high, and honestly, she was looking forward to it, “Jeopardy’s not that hard if you just study and have a good strategy.” She winked at him, Toby liked trivia, but even she had to admit, Jeopardy could be hard at times. It was his statement that had changed the subject though, “Demon...spawn?”

[tobyharrison]

dominic--ford‌:

There wasn’t much Dominic could do in this situation as she continued to cough violently, her chest seeming to rattle with each breath she tried to take. Dom patiently sat as her grip got tighter on his hand and waited until she was okay enough to make her request. He was up in a split second after her question though and soon returned with a glass of cool water for her to enjoy, the boy setting it on the table before sitting back in his own chair. “Let me know if you need anything else. I’m no expert but I could always find one.” He was trying to make a small joke so that she might at least smile but Dom knew he couldn’t relate to this situation at all so he wasn’t sure how she would react.

Closing her eyes, the teenager continued to breathe slowly. She had hated when this happened, especially when she was away from home. But the scariest moments were when she was alone. A coughing fit when no one was around usually left Toby wondering if it would be her last. Would her parents come home and find her lifeless, cold body? At least with Dominic there, she felt safer. Opening her eyes to the water was a relief. With a slow shaky hand, she reached out for the glass, before taking small sips. The cool liquid had felt good on her raw throat as it slipped down into her empty stomach. The joke had slipped past her as she was trying to calm her nerves, and when she was steady enough, she spoke, “Would you mind walking me home? I just get nervous after this happens, and it scares me to be alone...”

[tobyharrison]

dominic--ford‌:

“That’s the beauty of it though. People who are already proven intelligent would be immune from the lottery or whatever it was called. We’d be in the Capitol…but a far less corrupt one.” He was about to say something else when Toby started to cough, Dom leaning forward in his seat and taking her hand in his. “Do I need to get you something? Or just wait it out?”

Toby’s eyes were watering from the coughing fit, and she was gasping for air. Feeling his hand in her’s helped to calm her down somewhat so she could think. Closing her mouth, she started to breathe in through her nose and the nasal cannula sending oxygen into her body. Looking down at the tank, she turned up the valve to release more air in. After about a minute or so, Toby was finally able to breathe somewhat normally, but refused to turn down the tank until she was comfortable. Letting go of the tight grip, she had ended up with on his hand, Toby spoke in a hoarse whisper, “Water...can you get me some water?” She continued to take deep slow breaths.

[tobyharrison]

ellistotheblake‌:

“I mean, it can be a gateway drug but that choice is up to the person taking it. I’m stupid but I’m not stupid enough to touch anything more than weed. I like feeling good, not being so out of my mind that I can’t control what I’m doing.” He notices her gesture towards the apartments and laughs, shaking head. “I told you, I don’t deal. I only help out. My parents pay for the place as long as I stay in school and get my Bachelor’s degree. Did you know you could postpone graduating by taking random classes that have nothing to do with your major?” Ellis looks as if he;s in disbelief of this comment as he pushed open the entrance door to the condos he’s been staying at. “I never knew taking intro to 3D sculpture could be a good way to keep an apartment.”

“I think that’s the smartest thing I’ve ever heard a stoner say.” She looked the apartment complex over as she listened to him explain how he kept his place to live, “I just...I don’t think I could do that. Lie to my parents like that, but I guess more power to you. Plus, I guess they’re really getting their money’s worth with you taking random classes. Ever think about going on Jeopardy?” She smiled at him before walking inside pulling her oxygen behind her. The cool air felt good and breathing seemed to come a little easier without all the heat and pollen surrounding her. Ellis didn’t seem so bad now that she was getting to know him a little better. Her nerves had eased a little, and she could feel her heart working towards a normal pace.

[tobyharrison]

dominic--ford:

“If we did that Trump would die a lonely old man trying to poorly talk his way back in the city by insulting the guards and calling them foreign.But honestly, I don’t think I’d mind condemning him to that life.” He flashes the girl an amused smile before leaning back in his seat. “How do we make this happen? Where’s a President Snow when you need one?” 

Toby thought it over while she nibbled on the fish, “I can’t fault this plan. Okay, maybe the President Snow part, because we both know I would never survive the hunger games, unless all the contestants took pity on me, which is like wishing a celebrity would propose to me and take me off into the sunset, meaning it’s never going to happen.” She looked the half eaten fish over, before shoving it into her mouth. However, a small piece went down the wrong way and tickled her throat causing her to start coughing.

[tobyharrison]

ellistotheblake:

Ellis looked the girl over for a moment before nodding his head and moving towards a pretty expensive looking apartment building just down the road from campus. “I’m  Ellis, by the way. And don’t look so unsure of yourself. I’m serious, people condemn this stuff before they even think about the effects. It doesn’t cause addiction, it’s pretty tame when it comes to effects on the body, and drinking alcohol is way worse but that’s still legal. All it does is relaxes you and makes you a little hungry.”

Toby was almost hesitant to follow him, until she noticed where he was headed. This was one of the nicer places in the area, and she was actually quite impressed. “Toby. My mom says its a gateway drug, but my mom comes from a hardcore Christian family that thinks saying up past 10 o’clock is a sin.” She let out a small laugh, “You must do pretty well, you know...dealing...” She nodded to the apartments up ahead.

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[tobyharrison]

dominic--ford:

“You shouldn’t have to wear a sign, people should check their ignorance and then maybe we could let them out of the house every now and then.” Chewing slowly, he sighs before holding the bag out to her again. “Sometimes I feel like those utopic but actually dystopic societies in all of those young adult books out there might have a point. Maybe we should try to start bettering society by locking the population up and actually teaching them shit. You know like in those Insurgent movies where they divide society into the sections that they’re good at and toss out the ones that don’t fit….is that awful to say?”

Toby laughed at Dominic’s comment while she accepted another gummy, “I think you’re onto something. I don’t think it’s awful to say, because if the world gets any more ignorant, there won’t be a world to live in. I mean have you seen the people who run this country? I think they should be included in your little plan to lock up the ignorant, until common sense and kindness takes hold and possesses their bodies.” She bit the head off of the gummy fish.

[tobyharrison]

ellistotheblake:

“Not exactly, no. I deal sometimes but mostly I just send people my dealers way and he gives me a cut if they mention my name. I just share with her…she doesn’t exactly know where the hell to get this stuff.” Eyeing the girl, he took a moment to answer before pushing the baggie back into his pocket. “First time’s free. I’ll roll a joint, see if you actually like it first, and then we’ll go from there. Besides, how could I charge you when you’re going to have to deal with me being high?”

Toby felt somewhat ashamed. She didn’t want to resort to smoking pot, but if it had helped clear the gunk from her lungs just long enough to give her some relief, then what other choice did she have. Besides...what was one little joint? She had always heard pot was a gateway drug, but most of the people who did hardcore drugs, didn’t produce nearly triple the amount of mucus she did, “Okay...” It was all she could say. She would judge her choices later, after she had experienced what the pot would do for her.

[tobyharrison]

ellistotheblake:

“Potato….definitely a new insult to add to the mix. Not sure if it’s clever or child’s play but points for originality.” Rolling his eyes at the question, Ellis reached into his pocket and grabbed the baggie of Zensation in his pocket to show her. “24 percent THC and it’s made for medicinal purposes. Plus, it’s Berry flavored. I only buy it because my friend’s mom has ALS and it helps her a lot. Plus it’s fucking relaxing as hell.”

Toby was somewhat surprised when Ellis pulled out a small baggie of pot. It made since why he had that permanent sort of high look on his face, “So...what? You’re like her dealer?” She was tempted. A few nights prior, she had faced a pretty bad coughing spell and was close to having to take a trip to the hospital. She eyed the baggie, “How much?”

[tobyharrison]

dominic--ford:

“I take that as a great compliment. It’s always a good thing to stand out from the crowd.” He grins until her comment, smile fading softly as he leans back in his seat again. “I wasn’t thinking that at all. Are people really rude enough to ask you if you’re contagious? A breathing tube doesn’t automatically mean infectious….plus, I think if you were contagious you’d probably be locked away in a hospital room all of the time as opposed to however long you’re in there now.” He takes another candy from the bag and pops it into his mouth. “Dominic. It’s nice to meet you, Toby.”

“Well you certainly do, and I appreciate it.” Toby noticed the smile on his face fading, “Uh, yeah. All the time. And please don’t remind me. Usually, when I’m locked away in the hospital, it’s in a well kept and contained area, so I don’t catch what other people have. Your germs are more harmful to me, then my germs are to you. Sometimes I think I should just wear a sign that says that.” She sighed grabbing another fish, “And hey, don’t get me started on this vaccines at birth are dangerous bullshit...”

[tobyharrison]

dominic--ford:

“I think he deserved whatever it is you called him and probably a lot more at that. And no worries about being hostile, I think you deserve to let off some steam after that.” Shaking his head, Dominic leaned forward and offered her some of the swedish fish he was eating. “I formally apologize on behalf of the human race for being idiots. Please accept this amazing candy as repayment.”

“You know...you’re the exception to the rule. You apologize on behalf of idiots you don’t even know, AND you offer me Swedish Fish...I guess the universe finally thought it was time I meet somebody nice.” Toby reached out and grabbed a few pieces of the gummy candy, “By the way, I’m not contagious. That’s another question I get asked all the time. That or people just like to avoid me like the plague...or baby me. Anyways, I’m Toby.” She stuffed one of the gummy fish into her mouth.

[tobyharrison]

dominic--ford:

“Tell me you actually called him a dingus to his face because he deserves it…or she. I feel like you have to deal with people like that all the time, right?”

“No, I actually called him an asshole. Dingus would have been a little nicer I guess, but after a while you just can’t help, but wonder how people got so...ignorant. If that doesn’t answer your question, yes, I do have to deal with people like him all the time.” She growled in frustration. “Sorry, I’m not usually this hostile.”

[tobyharrison]

ellistotheblake:

“I’m not an idiot I just didn’t know if maybe you added a little somethin’ somethin’ to the air in there….okay maybe I’m a bit of an idiot but it’s a good idea. I would do it if I were you. Especially if I had to lug around that stupid looking thing all day.”

Toby rolled her eyes, “Okay, you Ignorant Potato. Where am I gonna get this somethin’ somethin’, because my parents sure as hell aren’t going to score weed for me...” She had actually researched the affects of pot on CF patients and had almost mentioned it to her parents, but had been too afraid to. Her brothers had been an option, but she had remembered how bad the outcome for one of her brothers had been after their dad had caught him in the act.

[tobyharrison]

“Some idiot just asked me if my oxygen was being used for a constant high...Uh, no you Dingus. It’s the thing that’s actually keeping me alive.”

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