Anything But Average (Open)

[quinntheamazing]

My father has sent me out to go to the market, and use the little money we had on something for us to eat. At this point in my life I would call myself anything but an average girl. I have so much weight on my shoulders that I may just crash and burn under the pressure. I had to take care of my entire family or else we could all die. My father was sick with some very rare sickness that not even the best doctors in Panem could cure. My brother had left a while ago for reasons my father wont even explain to me.

All of a sudden, as I'm walking towards the market I trip over something and land flat on my face. All I feel is pain going through my right leg I look down and see its bend in a strange way. The pain gets to me and tears start to come down my face. I scream out "Can someone please help me!?" My house is a good distance away from the market so I know that almost no one will be able to hear my screams. I try getting up but the pain becomes to much and I keep falling back down. All of a sudden I hear something in the distance.

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[quinntheamazing]

A girl walked up to me. Thank god I thought to myself. The girl who walked up to her looked very familiar to me. She looked stunning to be honest, she had long red hair and amazing blue eyes. I kept trying to think to myself of where I knew her from. She then asked me if I was ok. "Well my leg is kinda bent in a strange way, so you can most likely figure out if I'm ok." Oh my god that was so bitchy of me. I thought to myself. Another tear came down off my face as the pain got worse. I really had no time to think of manors, I was more focused on the pain of my leg

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[quinntheamazing]

"I was heading to the market, sorry for snapping at you like that" I said that kind of awkwardly, I had just noticed her Capitol accent. Then it hit me, her name was Sabrina. She started to help me to stand up. She wasn't as strong as normal kids in the district were, but she could still hold me. "Thanks. Your name is Sabrina right?" I start asking her as we get up at start walking

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[quinntheamazing]

I knew I had seen her before! I have seen this girl in school a couple times before, but I dont think she had ever noticed me. I think I had started paying attention to her when I noticed how pretty I thought she was, I had always been jealous of her looks. One day I asked my friend what her name was. Thats how I learned that. For some reason I felt that Sabrina had started to become shy as we kept on walking. When she finally asked me what my names was I told her "My name is Lindsay Carter." I noticed that Sabrina had been helping me walk for quite some time now and I started to feel really bad. "You know if your tired you can put me down and take a minute." My leg continued to hurt more and more but for some reason I started to care for her more.

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[quinntheamazing]

I laughed and even blushed a little bit when she called me a draft. It sounded funny with her Capitol accent. She kept assisting me all the way down to the market. As we entered the market I could small the fresh fish, shrimp, clams and other sea foods that were freshly caught this morning by the fishermen. I remembered the good old days where I would come down here and fish, but those days were long over after my family started dying off one by one... I tried to not think of the thought. One we got there Sabrina asked me if there was anything else she could do. "Well I need to buy some food for dinner and then I have to get back to my house before sundown or else my father will get worried, but I think ill be able to manage all of that on my own." I slowly let go of Sabrina, but when I put my foot down, all I feel is a large pain "Ah!" I look at her kind of embarrassed. I guess I need more help. I thought to myself, but at least her was super nice about it. "Ok, well I feel bad asking but mind helping more?"

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: 4b8da8; border: white solid 1px; width: 498px; padding: 0 0 0 0px; border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;] Sabrina Laura She didn't immediately leave, as some might, when Lindsey felt able to walk on her own. She stayed and made sure. She didn't want anything bad to happen whilst she could help stop it. "Ah!" She hears. Instinctively, like earlier, she quickly comes back to support her in walking. She feels compelled to continue with her. She has a free schedule today, luckily. Usually she would be out working and catching fish, but that wasn't necessary for today. "Ok, well I feel bad asking but mind helping more?" She hears from Lindsey. She had the answer all worked out in her head. It was a simple answer. "Not at all, lets get going." Sabrina would ... Wait, there is something in the porch of one of the houses we were passing. Is it...? No, that's just awfully great luck. It was a walking stick. It was just a wooden stick, really. Could be anything, but to her it was a walking stick today. "Hold on a sec." She quickly nips over to get it. Hopefully nobody misses it. The porch was all wooden, as was the house. It looked a little run-down. Almost abandoned but not quite. There was a chair outside but it was a little broken, cobwebs would likely be there if it wasn't breezy at night. "Here you go." She holds it out for Lindsey after coming back.

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[quinntheamazing]

I stood there confused for a minute as Sabrina ran to the old wooden house. As she comes back she sees her holding a walking stick. The way she walked with the red hair blowing behind her in the wind made her look even better then she already did. A smile grows across my face as she hands it to me. I think I even blushed a little. "Thanks" I stair at her blue eyes for a second. They looked amazing. I snapped out of it before anything got awkward. "Hey, thanks for everything you've done, most people would just leave me up there to die. Im lucky you heard me. I guess I can shop on my own though, maybe we can hang out sometime if you want."

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=style, background-color: 4b8da8; border: white solid 1px; width: 498px; padding: 0 0 0 0px; border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;] Sabrina Laura Lindsey was beginning to remind her of her little Cousin again. This time it wasn't just the name that sounded like it, she was acting like her too. It was a nice thing, because it makes Sabrina come across as more caring. "...maybe we can hang out sometime if you want." Sabrina nods, brushing her left side piece of hair from her eye so she can see clearer. "No problem at all. It was nice to meet you Lindsey. We'll see each other around, I'm sure." She pauses after looking to the sea which is only just visible through a gap in two buildings. "Looks like the tide is coming in. Best time for me to get some food. I'll see you around though, yeah?"

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[quinntheamazing]

She agreed to hang out with me some other time which made me super happy. I really needed a friend now more then ever, given all the issues happening currently in my family. I smiled at her. She points out the tides to me, it brings grief over me because I cant go fishing like I used to always do. The sea used to always take my troubles away, but now, they only bring sadness. "Yeah, Ill see you around. Thanks again." I would have hugged her or something to show her my thanks but maybe that would have been awkward. I turned around and started to head towards the food stands.