The Pendant

"Well then don't eat a ton, or you'll end up hurting yourself."

She nodded, reaching for the box with trembling fingers and pouring herself a decent amount before passing it to October. "Thanks," she whispered.

She shrugged and put the box back. She walked around and sat next to her on the counter.

Lin: She slowly began eating, having to force herself to stop from devouring the bowl and its contents all together. Looking at her, she put the spoon down and said, "I'm sorry if I seem...out of place..."

"What do you mean?" October questioned with a smile.

Lin: She didn't exactly know how to put it. Biting down softly on her lower lip, she fiddled with the spoon. "Not...smart, 'filled-in' on things like others would be."

"I'm sure your smart, just not with common knowledge," October said. "Sort of like....street smarts."

Lin: She tilted her head, staring at her strangely, "You mean...like a....gangster?"

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"Not necessarily. More like..." I paused to think. "More like, well, a girl on her own. Takes a lot of courage, and a lot of knowledge on how to take care of yourself."

Lin: "I see." She nodded, that made sense...at least...it seemed like it did. She looked at October. "So, that would mean you have street smarts too? But you're smart like others also."

I smile. "I suppose..." Jeez, flattering myself definitely wasn't what i normally did but then i hadn't had a normal conversation in so long...

She swallowed back her own smile, nodding. "W-what should we do now?" she asked, looking around. This place was enormous...

October glanced around the kitchen. "Well....i hear there's a game room. The courtyard is nice too..."

Lin: She perked up at the mention of a courtyard. "The courtyard...can we go?"

october nodded with a smile, taking her hand again and leading her to the sunny space. She let go and stepped up onto the wall of the large fountain, looking down at the koi. "This is my favorite."

Lin: She stepped up beside her and looked down, her eyes growing wide with awe. She kneeled down carefully, peering in at them, her wavering reflection mirroring back at her on the surface of the clear water as she did so. "Beautiful..." she whispered.