Acacia had talked to a couple people who had come by on the beach explaining she was asking for opinions on her swimsuit. A couple were a little weirded out, but the rest knew Acacia since she took her stuff here to test on people often and was always happy for an honest opinion. She finished up figuring that she knew the general consensus and put her sundress back on before packing up.
I'm in a cliche Webcomic?!
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"No. I should get home and get Fuzz back there. I'll walk there after." Will smiled and petted Fuzz.
“See you later,” Ian said. “You still coming, Kaori?” he added, beginning to walk to his car.
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"Yeah," he replied, following Ian. "Alright, see you later WIll."
Ian unlocked his car so everyone could get inside and slid into the driver’s seat. He started the car and some indie music came on the speakers. “If you guys don’t like it, I can change it,” he offered, being unusually considerate.
Cassie let Nagi into the back before sliding into the passenger seat.
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Kaori chose the backseat of all places to sit. He wasn't sure why, but he was sitting there today. The indie music wasn't what he would've personally chosen, but he shrugged it off. It wasn't a big deal, though. Besides, he could always zone out on his own music once they got there if he wanted.
“Okay, I’ll just use GPS,” Ian said aloud, partially to himself as he turned it on. The Urgent Care was only about five minutes away, so the drive would go by fairly quickly.
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Will started walking home with Fuzz quietly.
Once they were, Ian parked and turned off the car. “Okay, we’re here. Let’s go.”
Shit! I forgot my cover-up at the beach! Charlotte got up and pulled her shoes on quickly, running out of her house.
Cassie nodded, leaving the car and helping Nagi out as well. Once inside the building, she quickly went to speak to the woman at the front desk, and the woman waved Nagi inside. Cassie went to go sit down, bringing her legs up to her chest to form a small ball.
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Kaori just quietly got out of the car and followed them inside, pushing up his glasses again. He looked solemn, well okay he always looked serious but today he looked solemn and serious, and more so than usual.
Ian locked his car before going in and sitting next to Cassie. “Hey,” he said softly, a sharp dissonance from his regular loud voice.
Cassie looked down. "Hey," she responded.
“If you need to talk about anything or just distract yourself or whatever, I’m here,” Ian said. “Or we don’t have to talk. Whatever is best for you.”
Cassie nodded silently, not saying anything but subconsciously shifting closer to Ian.
Ian sat there for a few minutes, lost in thought. He would let Cassie speak if she wanted to instead of pressuring her. He looked a lot kinder like this, rather than making sarcastic comments, arguing with Johnny, or posing for pictures. He looked almost unguarded for a few moments.
After a few moments of sitting in silence, Cassie shivered. "It's freezing in here," she muttered.
(I woke up from a nap and missed so much, haha.)
Nagi sat down on the bed and waited for a doctor. She was on the verge of tears. It hurt, it hurt so bad. Isn't the main character supposed to get hurt or something? The doctor walked in and asked a few questions before asking Nagi to follow him. He needed Xrays before saying anything. "Yep, it's broken. You'll need to wear a cast. And you'll need to have your mom come." Oh no. "Can you bring my friend Cassie in?" The doctor nodded and headed out.
Ian glanced at her. “Here, take my jacket,” he said, giving it to her. It was just a normal green jacket, but Ian loved it for some reason.
Cassie smiled slightly and took Ian's jacket, sitting for a moment before the doctor came to notify her. She rushed into the room, visibly quite worried, and hurried over to Nagi. "Are you alright? What happened? Do you need medicine, or should I call your mom?" She figured that no one liked the 'mom-friend,' but at the moment, she didn't care.
A nurse was helping Nagi get a cast on when Cassie can into the room and started asking a bunch of questions. "Well, It's broken, and they won't let me leave till my mom is here." It was a bit upsetting. Nagi tried to see if Cassie's mom was okay to come pick her up, but the doctor said it was impossible. "My mom can't leave work, she's under a lot of stress as is. Cassie, I don't know what to do." Nagi Sighed and looked at Cassie and noticed something was different. "Who's jacket is that?"
Cassie looked at her sleeves. "Ian's. But that's not important. Um… ok. Ok. We can do this. You really need to go home, I'll talk to the doctors. You're 15, surely you don't need your mom to pick you up."
"Sweetie, if she's not eighteen or older, she needs an adult relative to pick her up." The nurse told both girls. She seemed a bit rude, but since her mom is a doctor she understands the stress. Now if she was at the hospital it would be easier but since this is just urgent care her mom isn't here.
"Ok, I'm sorry, her mom cannot pick her up. That's just how it is. And we're not going to stay here until some unholy hours of the night, sitting on some cheap plastic chairs, just because she 'needs an adult relative to pick her up.' Sorry, but what exactly is that rule for? Is she going to run out there and immediately break her other wrist? No. She's going to go home and cry and eat some ice cream because her fucking wrist hurts," Cassie exploded.
Oh damn! Nagi had no idea Cassie could go off like that, but it made her feel happy that Cassie had her back. "I'm staying at her house, is there anyway her mom can come pick us up. We've know each other basically our whole lives." The nurse sighed and gave up. "Fine. Give her a call." Then she left the room. "Well, let's go. We can just say she's here. I honestly don't feel like taking a car, think we can walk. Plus, we need to go pick up my icecream for when I cry." She laughed and nudged her friend. "And the guys are probably worried."
"God, fucking finally," Cassie muttered angrily. Then she looked up. "I - I really don't want to walk back home," she said quietly.
"Well, let's go get something to eat, then we can head out. Our day at the beach didn't go as planned. Which reminds me, are you okay? They didn't do anything to you did they?" Nagi was extremely worried about Cassie, she was grateful that the boys were there to help. Nagi stood and walked out to where the boys were.
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"Nagi!" Kaori greeted her. "You're okay now, yeah? Where's Cassie?"