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“Hersh!” Randall’s voice calls loudly from the top of the loft in her room. She stands on the very edge of the platform, looking down at Hershel, who was sitting criss cross on her bed, he was studying for an exam, Randall was supposed to be doing that as well; yet here she was standing upon her loft.
“Randall! What on earth are you doing up there?” Hershel asks, though he wasn’t sure if he truly wanted to know. He looks up at Randall taking his eyes off his papers for once.
“I’m going to jump off my loft and land on my bed that’s what!” Randall says enthusiastically.
“you are going to what!?!? Randall you are insane you will get hurt!” Hershel shouts at her, he’s both surprised and not at the same time. It was like Randall to do something as ridiculous as jump off her loft.
“I’m going to jump. Off my loft!” She shouts louder.
“I heard you Randall!” Hershel says, “you’re insane, don’t break something.”
“Don’t worry Hersh, I wouldn’t do something if I knew I was going to get hurt.” Randall says. “No risk no glory after all!”
Hershel rolls his eyes, he knows Randall. This isn’t the first time she’s tried something stupid.
“You better watch out or move out of the way.” Randall warns.
“Randall you really shouldn’t be doing thi—“ before Hershel could even begin to reason with Randall she was flying at him full speed ahead. She had jumped off the platform,
“*RAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!*” she shouts leaping off.
but instead of landing on her bed like she had planed, she crashed onto the floor. A loud thud rattled the light fixture below.
“Ough…ouch…” Randall muttered from the floor.
“Randall! Randall you idi—are you alright?” Hershel asked looking over her bed looking down at Randall.
“I feel…I feel EXHILARATED!” Randall shouts while standing up to dust herself off. Wincing in pain as she does so.
Hershel about jumps 2 feet as she shouts. “Randall you’re wincing in pain, you’re probably hurt.” Hershel gives her a judgemental look.
“Pfft.” Randall shakes it off. Don’t be ridiculous dear Hershel, I’m totally fine.” She winces in pain as she moves.
“You can’t hide your pain from me Randy.” Hershel points out.
“No risk…no Glory Hershel..” Randall huffs. “Oh Fine. I hurt a little or maybe a lot. But it was totally worth it!”
Hershel raises an eyebrow. “You never fail to impress me Randall. When I think I know you…you do something like this. It’s worrisome.”
“You don’t have to worry about me Hersh. I’ve not broken any bones.” Randall says.
Hershel laughs softly, “by some miracle I suppose, but it doesn’t take away how irrationally stupid doing that was.”
“Potato, Tomato Hersh.” Randall says shrugging it off.
“You’re ridiculous.” Hershel can’t help but allow a smile to creep across his face.
“I prefer enthusiastic.” Randall corrects him.
“Right. Your enthusiasm is ridiculous.” Hershel corrects.
“I accept the compromise for now.” Randall says.
“I wasn’t giving you a choice to Randy.”
“I know.” Randall plants a kiss upon Hershel’s cheek as if to appease him for what she had just done.
“Now you’re being sweet so I’ll forget you just did something stupid.” Hershel says.
“No risk, no glory dear Hershel.”