[color=LightSeaGreen][CENTER][h1][b] Elle Miller [/b][/h1][/CENTER][/color]
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[indent]It was only a few minutes until the bell, but the students of Mr. Franklin’s last U.S. History class of the day were already packing their bags. Elle was among them, but she still listened as he half-heartedly announced that they’d have the weekend to do the worksheet he provided not ten minutes prior. Most of the class hadn’t even given the worksheet a second thought, but Elle was now sticking the already completed assignment into a folder for safe keeping. This class was nothing short of boring to her. Mr. Franklin was the type to cover the entire syllabus, but with as little enthusiasm as possible. The most energy she’d seen come from the man was when he went into tangents about what [i] “really”[/i] happened in history instead of the sugar-coated, American loving version of events. At this point Elle showed to the class for the grade and not for the teacher himself.

As the announcement began Elle chose to sit back in her seat and stare out of the window. The three day weekend wasn’t that thrilling after only one week of school, but she was looking forward to the quiet at the house. Pete, her step-dad, and her mother were going on a weekend trip out of town for the holiday. This meant that Elle could come and go from the house as much as she pleased without any judgement or harassment. She was excited to have the house to herself, even if she wasn’t going to spend much time there. She just had to hope that Pete left some money for food on the table and forgot to lock up her mom’s stash of liquor. That’s all she needed from them, really. She wasn’t even going to bother with seeing them before they left today. In fact, she was pretty sure that Pete mentioned he was leaving work early today to get started on their drive. They were most likely out of town by now. Elle felt like a weight had lifted from her shoulders at that thought. A weekend without Pete, and a weekend without her mother’s inebriated behavior.

This thought was already out of her mind as she stepped into the hallway. Elle slipped through the bustling hall without much notice. The perks of being a small fry, she assumed. As she approached her locker she heard some girls talking about Rad-Chad’s birthday party on Sunday night. Elle reached for her skateboard as she listened. It didn’t sound like the company at the party would be worth anything, but all Elle really heard about it was that there would be free food and drinks. Which meant that it would be a perfect way to spend her Sunday night. She knew little about Chad himself, but she did know that there was always something going on at his parties that made them worthwhile. With that decision made, Elle tucked her board under her arm and made her way out of the front doors.

As she stepped outside Elle took a moment to observe the chaos in the parking lot. She took a deep breath of the crisp autumn air and had a moment of peace within the gentle breeze of the day. Her shoulders went slack and she closed her eyes briefly. She could feel the warmth of the sun against her cheeks. Something about the day just seemed… oddly too perfect. Elle opened her eyes again and turned towards the source of the breeze. She then glimpsed none other than Evelyn Noblezada walking past. [i]Of course.[/i] Elle thought with a small smirk. While Evelyn’s aura made her feel like a new person, giddy and excited to be alive, Elle knew better than to act on those impulses with Evelyn around. She wasn’t as susceptible to Evelyn’s charm as the rest of the student body, despite the girl’s alluring power. Evelyn was a charming snake and Elle knew to take her seriously. Before she could be consumed by Evelyn’s energy, Elle turned and left the zone of surrealness to head towards home. She knew she was out of Evelyn’s range as soon as sobriety hit her like a breath of fresh September air.

Elle took advantage of the lingering energy from Evelyn’s passing and decided to take the long way home on her skateboard. Not before sticking her headphones in her ears and hitting shuffle on her shitty little black iPod nano. The [url=https://youtu.be/wETo3tufqmA]music[/url] began to play, and Elle took to her board down the streets of Leesburgh.


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