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Seeing the defeat and betrayal in Emily’s green eyes nearly broke Reya’s heart. [color=8c546f]"Em, I’m sor- AHH!"[/color] With zero warning, Reya was bulldozed over and sent flying face first towards the street. Luckily, in the nick of time, Reya was able to save her face by putting her arms out when she came in contact with the ground. Unluckily, her knees and hands did not come out unscathed. She winced in pain, feeling the burning sensation of her skin ripping against rock. Staying on the ground for a moment, Reya looked through her hands and stared at the black asphalt that dug into her palms and knees. [color=8c546f]"What the fuck?"[/color] She mumbled to herself, afraid to look up at the crowd who had just witnessed her tumble to the ground. [color=8c546f][i]'I could just… roll… all the way home…'[/i][/color] She pictured herself rolling up into a ball and leaving the fairgrounds like an armadillo. If only… 

Sighing, she looked up and found Talie picking her up off the ground, asking her if she was okay. [color=8c546f]“I’m stellar."[/color] She said sarcastically with a laugh, standing up and dusting off her shorts. Looking at the makeup that Tallie offered to her, Reya raised a brow. This clearly wasn’t hers. Reya met eyes with Talie, realizing at that moment that Talie thought she was helping. [color=8c546f][i]'She thinks Zack is a creep..'[/i][/color] She thought, amused at the idea that Talie was trying to follow “girl code” and get her out of a situation with a weirdo. She chuckled a bit, [color=8c546f]"Some rescue effort there."[/color] She whispered to Talie and put the makeup into her pocket for safe keeping. 

Her eyes then found someone that Reya had met more often than she would have liked due to her fathers habits; Thomas Fischer. Her heart sank at the sight of him. Thomas was nice enough, but seeing him brought visions of the past that Reya didn’t want to remember. [color=8c546f]"Hey Sheriff.”[/color] She greeted, taking a step back from Tommy and Talie. [color=8c546f]“Oh, don’t mind me.”[/color] Reya said, noticing the teddy bear that Tommy was offering to her and not wanting to interrupt any romantic moment that was supposed to be happening. 

Examining her palms and picking out small rocks that were jammed into her skin, Reya listened to a speech that was taking place on the large platform stage near the center of the festival grounds. [color=8c546f][i]‘Did she say… date auction?’[/i][/color] Reya shook her head at the idea and looked further down to her knees which were still seering in pain. She clicked her tongue as she saw her right knee now adorned with scratches and a small amount of blood building. Hopefully that wouldn’t scar. As she continued listening she began examining her clothes to see if anything had ripped or stained. Reya tensed as she heard Em yelling behind her about Madonna, forcing her to turn to see Zack had made his way over to the group. Lovely. Her cheeks still held the embarrassment from the last ten minutes and this was the cherry on top of the entire situation. [color=8c546f]"Uh… thanks?"[/color] She said in response to Zack complimenting her investigative “skills.” Today was going [i]terribly.[/i]

Looking past the two siblings, Reya noticed a large semi-truck sitting in the middle of the fairgrounds just as Talie mentioned not wanting to miss out on the funnel cake. [color=8c546f][i]‘So that was the horn I heard…’[/i][/color] She thought, having heard a horn blare through the crowd noise when she had been trying to leave Zack’s grip on her hips. Reading the “Reaves” name on the side of the truck, Reya rolled her eyes. Figures. That family would think they could just park anywhere they felt and make a grand entrance on top of it.

[color=8c546f]"Martha’s is here!"[/color] She exclaimed, noticing that the food truck was sitting on top of the trailer that the Reaves truck had pulled in. Nevermind the Reaves infuriating entitlement! They could do anything they wanted if it meant getting the funnel cake into the fairgrounds. Reya turned to Talie and grabbed her hand, [color=8c546f]"Let’s go!"[/color] She began pulling Talie in the direction of the food truck. Suddenly all Reya’s problems melted away. Who cared about her bloody knee, scratched up hands, the fact that Talie knocked her over into the ground or that Zack probably thought she was an idiot! She came for funnel cake today and she was going to get it!

As they reached the front of the truck, Reya took note of Taryn Reaves having a chat with Jewel Navarro. Both notorious figures around town. Nonetheless, Reya couldn’t deny how impressive the two of them were. Reya had always admired Taryn’s grit and skill with a truck the size of this behemoth. She didn’t know Jewel very well, but the festival she had put on wasn’t half bad. 

Turning her attention back to the food truck, Reya pulled Talie into line with her and noted the handwritten sign taped onto the side of the truck. [color=8c546f]"Free?!"[/color] She grinned with excitement, glancing over at Talie. Maybe today was turning around after all. Her knee still hurt, but the funnel cake would surely fix it. 


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