naomi [✔️]

trettien | i don't cry

week 5, day 1 | after rehearsal

"naomi."

"..."

"naomi, wait."

"..."

"..."

"ah!"

"what is it now?"

"let go of me."

"sorry..."

"goodbye, kieran."

"naomi, i can see that something is bothering you. and you didn't show up this morning."

"so? it's not like we have an agreement."

"no, i know, but... we always dance. every morning."

"..."

"what happened?"

"we were out of my favourite cereal this morning."

"..."

"..."

"no, naomi, not today. violet won't tell me. something happened last year before i tranferred to this school."

"..."

"won't you-"

"that is none of your fucking business."

"i want to know so that i can help you. i don't like seeing you like this."

"i don't want to talk about it."

"yes, you do."

"what the hell? no!"

"talking to someone can help more than you know. having somebody understand really-"

"but you don't understand!"

"..."

"kieran, you just...don't...understand."

"then help me understand. naomi. what broke you?"

"..."

"hey. hey, don't cry."

"i am not crying! i don't cry."

"it's okay."

"no, it's not! don't...don't look at me."

"naomi, it's okay."

"please, just let me leave now."

"not like this. come on."

"..."

"..."

"what...are you doing?"

"dance with me."
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