People Watching (Open)

[daybreaker]

Taffy Riddle had survived another Reaping, clinging to her father’s arm. She’d felt guiltily relieved not to have been selected. Her life had gone back to its regular routine and once she’d finished cleaning up the house Taffy had snuck out of the house. She made her way back to the college, hat seemed to be the best place to do her people watching. The air was still crisp and cold so in place of her short shorts tank top, Taffy wore tattered jeans and boots with a orange ruffled sweater. It was an ugly sweater but Taffy felt she pulled it off fairly well. She smiled at those she passed by on her way to the college, her freshly washed curls bouncing on top her head. Some smiled back, others were in a darker mood it seemed which was understandable seeing as the reaping had just taken place a few days ago.

Taffy picked her way through the crowded areas and found an empty bench facing the college. She took a seat and stared across at the building wondering what the people inside were learning. Taffy had mentioned attending the college to her parents one night over a meal but they didn’t seem to think it was a good idea. Her brothers had laughed at her for suggesting it. She watched as people went in and out of the college carrying books and pencils and such. The books were huge and Taffy grimaced. She wasn’t exactly the best reader. She decided her parents were probably right about not attending the college.

There was a breeze that chilled Taffy’s exposed skin and made her shiver. She pulled her long legs up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them, resting her chin on her knees. Her eyes searched around for something more interesting than books to watch, like boys. Boys were always fun to watch, especially if they caught Taffy staring at them. She would smile back at them and see how they reacted. Sometimes they would come and speak to her and that was always fun. She liked to talk to girls too, but she was taller than most girls and it made her feel a little awkward. She’d find someone interesting soon enough and then the fun would really start! She smiled to herself, her eyes still searching as the breeze ruffled her hair…

[Mylies43]

Pam was walking out of one of her class and was going to be late for the next because she wasn't paying attention and being annoying. Like it was her fault she had adhd. Really people, she thought, do you have nothing better to doin slocding me, even though you know that I have ADHD?

She was walking across the court yard when she saw someone walk to a bench and sit down. By the looks of it she was much older then her but she would be a intersting person to skecth. She knew she would be late for the next class i she drew her, but in the end she sat down, pulled out her notebook and started skecthing her.

[daybreaker]

Taffy’s eyes continued to wander lazily from face to face until they landed on a small girl some distance away sitting in the grass. Her eyes were looking back at Taffy with intent and the blonde cocked her head to the side. Taffy guessed the girl was young, like maybe twelve. She wondered if the little thing attended the college here or was just an observer like herself. She sort of reminded Taffy of a doll she used to have before her brothers accidentally set it on fire. She had cried for weeks after that but of course she forgave her brothers.

Taffy was almost envious of the petite girl. She always wondered what it would be like to be small and birdlike rather than tall and Amazonian. Taffy had trouble finding boys much taller than her and that was bothersome. She sighed and did a finger wave in the smaller girl’s direction, resting her chin back on her knees. She watched as the small girl’s hand armed with some sort of writing utensil fluttered around her book. Taffy wondered what the girl could be doing and debated walking over to her to see, but she was distracted as a group of boys walked past her. They looked older than her but not much. She watched them joke around and shove at one another as they made their way to the college. So many interesting people to watch…

[Mylies43]

Pam soon finshed her skecthed and looked at it. It wasn't her best work but it was pretty nice. She looked over to her again and noticed that she noticed her. She waved her finger in her dircection and then rested her chin on her knees.

She was bout to get up when she noticed some of the boys in her grade walking over to her. They weren't the ones you'd like to meet on the street either. She loathed them, she started backing up to run away when she bumped into a another boy, soon she was sourended by the boys."Wathca you have there?" The biggest of the boys ask before snacthing her notebook away."Some more drawings? Well they'll have the same fate as the rest."

Pam knew better then to argur with the boys but sh just got that notebook for her birthday."Give it back!" She shouted angrily. She tried to snacth it back but the boy held it higher then she could reach."If you want it come and get it!" The boy said laughing. No matter how Pam tried she couldn't get her notebook back but she couldn't jump that high. So she was stuck jumping up and down like a deranged kangaroo.Finally she couldn't stand it anymore.

"Give it back NOW!" This caused the boys to laugh harder so she did the only thing she could. She kicked him in the shin, he then dropped the notebook and fell to the ground. Pam grabbed her notebook before notceing that the other boys were clsoing in on her with angry expressions.Soon she was in a even smaller circle then before and thew boy she had kicked was up and he was even angryer then the rest.-

[daybreaker]

Taffy cocked a curious brow as the boys she had been watching started playing a game of keep away with the smaller girl. Taffy recognized the game because Thomas and Jacob liked to play it with her all the time. Although she loved her brothers, that game wasn’t all that fun. It looked even less fun for the little girl. Taffy had always been as tall as her brothers at least, but these boys were much bigger than the girl. Taffy decided that perhaps she could help even the teams up. She quickly stood and sprinted her way to the group who seemed to have closed their circle around the girl.

“Hey there! Can I play your game too?” Taffy asked, tapping one boy on the back. He turned to face her and had to look up to meet here eyes. Taffy wore a bright smile as her eyes drifted from face to face, trying to show that she was friendly. They were all young faces, twelve or thirteen Taffy guessed. They seemed to be surprised by her, lots of people were. People weren’t usually as friendly and cheery as Taffy and it took many by surprise.

“I think we should play a new game,” Taffy suggested, stepping past the boy to stand beside the little girl.

“But I want to be on her team,” Taffy winked down at the smaller girl, noticing the notebook she was clutching. It looked like she had drawn something on it and it distracted Taffy from her game idea.

“Oh did you draw that!? Can I see it?” Excited, curious light shined in Taffy’s eyes as she spoke, forgetting about the boys who seemed to be looking around at each other in confusion…

[Mylies43]

Pam similed weakly as the boys tighted the circle but then the tall girl she was drawing came and saved her from what ws probaly going to be a nasty beating.“Hey there! Can I play your game too?” She said to one of the boys on the back. They looked surprised to see her.
“I think we should play a new game,” She suggested steping past the oy and by Pam.“But I want to be on her team,” She then winked at me and I relaxed instantly. Then she spied my notebook.“Oh did you draw that!? Can I see it?”

I didn't see any other way out so I said in my usually simile."Sure, heres the one I drew of you." She similed as the older girl took the notebook and flipped through it. "My names Pam, nice to meet you."