naomi [✔️]

trettini | seatbelt

week 5, day 4 | after rehearsal

"kieran?"

"hello?"

"great...the one time i'm actually looking for him, and he's nowhere in sight."

"..."

"..."

"wait...there he is."

"kieran!"

"kieran!"

"oh, hey naomi. thought you would've left already-"

"what'd you mean 'is she?'?"

"..."

"well?"

"i don't know..."

"you don't know? what's that supposed to mean?"

"is your mom picking you up?"

"it's not raining, so i'm walking."

"i'll drive you."

"thanks..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"opening the door for me?"

"i'm a gentleman like that."

"impressive."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"put on your seatbelt."

"we're not going that far."

"put it on. death can come when you least expect it."

"..."

"good."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"so about the talentshow-dance. i know tatia came with the idea on going backwards after the first chorus, but i think i've got a better idea. i was going to tell violet, but she seemed in a rush since she disappeared so quickly after rehearsal. so i guess i can tell you, right? so anyway. instead of going backwards, we should stay where we are, and do that crowd-split."

"..."

"what do you think?"

"it's a great idea."

"see, that's what i thought. and i don't want to seem like i'm trying to run the whole show, and i feel kind of bad for tatia...but you know, if it makes the dance better, it gives us a better chance in the talentshow, and-"

"i like you."

"..."

"..."

"what?"

"i...like you."

"..."

"..."

"oh."

"..."

"well... what? what do you mean?"

"i like you. not as acquaintances or friends...naomi, i...really, really like you."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"say something."

"you don't like me."

"yeah, i do."

"no."

"naomi-"

"you like the idea of me."

"naomi."

"oh, look, we're here."
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