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Marlene wasn't sure what to do. "How old are you guys?" She broke the awkward silence.
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"Im Nine!" the tiny boy says with a huge smile on his face. His inoccent smile is so full of joy that you can almost look past all the blood. Almost
Fox just stared at her, blinking, and not speaking. He glanced back at the girl who had originally spoken to him.
The kid doesn't speak and instead appears under more stress. He turns to the little boy and then back to me. I give him a smile and wave softly.
"I'm Exila, what's your name?"
I attempt at something simple for him. Maybe he could tell me his name. It would make it easier for him to express his troubles if we at least knew each others' names.
Fox smiles shyly at being spoken to, waving back. He draws an F in the air with his finger, then an O, and finally an X. He isn't going to talk, but he doesn't know much sign language so this is how he will communicate today. The stress in his eyes doesn't completely fade but at least now he appears calmer.
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A nine-year old murderer… Mar shivers, heading to the pantry. She turns back to the boy. "What's your name? You should probably wipe that blood up."
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"Im Asher!" he says gleefully, popping some sweets into hi mouth
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"Asher. Okay." You're the oldest one here. Act like it. Mar wets a cloth and brings it to Asher's hand. "Why do you have blood on your hands?"
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"I killed a squirrel!"
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Belle looks up. "He isn't going to clean up until the threats come." she said quietly.
Fox swallows anxiously at the mention of the threats, his eyes glancing at the others in the room before returning to Exila. It isn't hard to see that they make him uneasy, especially Asher.
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"Did the squirrel do anything to you?" Mar asks, gently wiping off his hands. If she can only keep Asher talking, maybe he won't notice the blood is gone.
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is just a 9 year old murderer, othing to be afriad of//
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lol//
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"I don't remember!" He says, then giggles fr no reason.
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"Hm. Did you kill it just because?"
You're going to be this kid's babysitter. Nice one, Angel. Marlene thinks to herself.
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"I would like to advise you to be quieter about it, for the sake of living…" belle whispered to them.
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"Okay Belle! The teachers like me, i kill the vermin!"
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I shall be back in about an hour!?/
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k//
Mar shoots Belle a look as if to say, Thanks, but I have adopted this murderer child now.
-Should I be new to this house or something bc idk when to join in….-
Fox flashed her ten fingers before holding up three. He looked at her curiously, as if to ask her how old she was. This was the first real conversation he'd had in a while.
you can just walk in if you want; they're in the kitchen rn//
"Thirteen, then? That's cool! I'm fourteen, but I'll be fifteen soon."
I look to the ground, searching my mind for another question.
"Could I sit on the counter next to you?"
I ask, drying my hands on the nearby towel that already seemed pretty dirty.
Fox thought a moment before nodding. He scooted over a bit to make room next to him.
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"So, Asher, what are you going to do today?" Marlene asked, looking around at everyone. Exila seems to be taking care of Fox, Belle is good on her own, it seems…but Asher needs help. Her help.
Fox scrunched up his face in concentration, thinking. He hadn't been here for too long, just a few months, maybe six? Wow, he hadn't realized how much time had passed. His birthday would come and go soon enough and nothing would change. He cleared his mind and held up seven fingers. That seemed right. Almost seven months he had been here. He hadn't spoken to another human in about nine months.
( Can I join?)