Jorah glanced over from the other swing, “It’s no big deal. “Mh.” Nathan gritted his teeth and made a noncommittal noise. Which of course, Dmitri had taken advantage of. And of course, per usual, when Nathan had gone to defend him, Jorah had politely asked him not to bother. Dmitri had tripped Jorah in front of everyone, and then proceeded to use a choice of curse words, insults, and slurs. Nathan bristled at the reminder of the scene at lunch. “I mean, Dmitri made it pretty clear to everyone today where I stand on the metaphorical food chain, so I doubt it will be easy.” That I could… meet new people and make some more friends.” I was hoping this year might be different. Uh…” Jorah frowned slightly, “it’s… not important.” His best friend was looking at his shoes. Jorah trailed off and Nathan glanced over. Especially for the younger kids…” Jorah said, “And it’s nice that there’s more than 10 people in our class….” “It’s good that there’s more people here. ![]() Jorah and Ulyssa had been the far superior option to Dmitri or trying to hang out with Roman and Abe. It had been half the reason he and Lucy had ended up being so close to the Durants in the first place. ![]() He was well aware of when they were younger and there had been no one to get out of his house with. It’s nice to have more people at school.” Jorah said nonchalantly, “honestly, you remember when we were little and it was just like, us and Dmitri and like three other people?” “Don’t get me wrong I’m glad that more people live in town in those apartments and stuff. Every day was like a sleepover that he didn’t have to worry about his parents ruining with either arguments or overly zealous good intentions. At school things were quiet and ordered and all of his friends lived there with him. It was enough to make Theo come home from school only two weekends a month, instead of every weekend like he used to. Words like “postpartum” and “mid life crisis” and “cheater” were usually shouted when they thought the children were asleep, but Theo and his sisters heard every word. Things hadn’t been the same between them since “The Incident” they never spoke of or the conveniently timed birth of his little brother, Abe III. He could tell that his parents were going out of their way to make things perfect for his special day which was even more unnerving. Either way, it was nice to have her support. Theo could never be certain if the cat truly understood what he was saying or if she had simply learned to meow when he paused speaking to look at her. Too mewed again sympathetically at the thought. God knows it was the only good thing from last year.” I’ll probably have to wear the dumb birthday hat and everything. I’m so glad this party is family only I’d die if the kids at school could see me. Whatever they’re planning, I just know that it’s going to be embarrassing. When Too responded with a quick mew, Theo sighed. “How badly do you think they’re going to embarrass me, Too?” he asked his faithful companion. He was officially a teenager now with all the rights and responsibilities that came with it. It certainly wasn’t everyday that you turned thirteen. The obvious difference is the mouth corners which have been turned up slightly.Theo Bellamy sat on the stairs with his trusted familiar, Too by his side.
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