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Another day in Uranium, another boring choir rehearsal, another hour of sitting on the steps. Misha was really starting to regret stealing that wine. He would've missed 5 years of birthday drinks if it meant getting out of choir practice for a few days. Not hearing Ocean's shrill voice for a few days would heal him of all wounds, he would say. Really, choir wouldn't be that bad if she wasn't there. Ricky was... Interesting, to say the least, with his strange obsession with cats and space, but he was nice. Constance, well... Truthfully, he didn't know her that well, except for the fact that she liked making pastries and bracelets, but she seemed nice enough to deal with. Ocean always seemed to put her down, but he could tell she was alright inside. And Noel, well... He was very openly gay, and a lot of people(mainly adults, from what he could tell) didn't like that. He didn't get why people avoided him for that. He was nice, he'd give Misha pointers on his music and help him find rhymes for lines he liked, but he never seemed to believe a word he said about Talia. It didn't matter though.
She's real. I know she is. Who cares what the others think,
He thought.
I'll prove it someday. When I finally get out of this dead-end town and move back to Ukraine, we'll be together. Even if it means... Leaving everyone else behind.
Someone taking a seat next to him interrupted his thoughts.
"Something wrong, Mish?"
Ah, speak of devils.
Now sitting next to him was Noel, flashing him a small smile. Misha rolled his eyes and stuffed his phone in his pocket.
"Nah, not really. Just the usual." Misha shrugged.
"Ocean?" Noel asked, cocking his head to the side slightly.
"Ocean," Misha confirmed.
Noel scoffed a laugh and rolled his eyes. "Always something up with her, huh?"
Misha bit back a smile. "Of course," He said. "Only the most annoying girl in town." Misha's eyes darted to the clock. 4:00 PM.
20 more minutes until I have to go back to the torture that's home, I guess.
Noel's expression shifted as he noticed Misha frown at the clock.
"Uh, hey..." He said hesitantly. "Maybe instead of going home right away, would you wanna hang out? We can go bowling or something."
Misha raised an eyebrow at him. He was surprised, Noel had never wanted to spend time with him before. He covered his surprise with a huff. "That’s lame."
Noel scratched the back of his head. "Uh, well.. Maybe we could just hang out around town? I've noticed you aren't every really ecstatic about going home." He pointed out.
Misha tilted his head slightly, but reluctantly nodded. "Fine, fine. We can chill out in town after practice, I know some good spots."
Noel smiled and nodded. "Great, see you after." He said before standing up and returning to his position in the group, next to Ricky and seemingly as far away from Ocean as he could get.
Maybe today won't be so bad, Misha thought.
4:23 PM
"Done"
"Any better today?"
"I guess, noel asked me to hang out"
"Oh fun!! Hope you guys have a good time"
"Thanks B)"
"Of course mish"
"See u l8r"
"кохаю <3"