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12:35 AM-
The cafeteria is less packed today since the weather wasn’t as warm today. It was actually quite cold, and everyone was eating inside the heated classrooms and hallways. Yet there was still some commotion inside the cafeteria, Poppy and Boxten walked down to sit down and place their lunch on the long table, Poppy adjusted her skirt and bow and turned to Boxten.
“Boxten! How do I look? I’m trying a new look…. A new pattern!” Poppy smiled enthusiastically and swung her legs back and forth waiting for Boxten's response, hoping it wasn’t too bad…. Although Boxten never really gave out any criticisms when it came to his best friend.
“I think it looks nice… the polkadots suit you well with your bubbly personality… no pun intended.”
Boxten and Poppy snickered at the same time and Poppy told Boxten to go ahead. “And I think the shade of red makes it stand out more…. Like more bold, you get me right?” Boxten smiled reassuringly and adjusted the square prescription glasses he has on, his winding key spinning a little. Before Poppy could even speak, the sound of heels clicking echoed and grew closer and closer… then stopped as the last click was heard behind them. When Poppy and Boxten looked up, they stopped…. They both tensed up as a new person was behind them. It was someone they’ve seen all throughout the school due to his adoring outfits and how much he’ll get dress coded.
“Hello you two… mind if I just sit with you? It’s too hot in the hallways and I don’t want to ruin my gorgeous hair.”
His name was Glisten, Poppy and Boxten glanced at each other in confusion, fear, excitement…. Mostly fear. Was Glisten mean? nice? He did look nice on the outside but his true self- “Y-Yeah sure! No worries!” Boxten said it so quickly that he himself thought to take back his words, but Glisten already sat himself down…. In between where Boxten and Poppy were sitting. Poppy and Boxten fell silent and ate their lunch to pass the time. Glisten also ate his lunch but took a pause to adjust his high heels. “I thought we weren’t allowed to wear high heels to school, wasn’t it a dress code violati-“ Poppy was cut off by Glisten when he looked at her with a sarcastic smile.
“They tried to dress code me, but I told them that there was no description about heels in the pamphlet.”
Boxten and Poppy looked at each other in disbelief, They were both surprised at how sassy and confident Glisten was. Glisten looked over and turned his head to Boxten, his mouth turned into a smirk and looked almost flirty. Boxten noticed it and tried his best to keep eye contact…. Though he kept glancing away and keeping eye contact. “Where did you get that cardigan of yours? And what’s with all those tacky music notes patches on it?” Boxten was caught off guard and a little offended by that, he didn’t think the patches on his jacket were tacky, Poppy placed them herself after all. “Um. I got the cardigan thrifted… and my best friend Poppy put the patches on me.” Glisten nodded and ate his lunch, Boxten and Poppy looked at the time and started to pack their lunch boxes away.
The bell rang and Poppy and Boxten waked down the hallway and said bye to each other as Poppy waked away to her next class, When Boxten took two steps backwards…. “Oof!” He rubbed the back of his head and turned around to Glisten, seems like he accidentally bumped the back of his head into Glistens chest.
“Gah! I-I’m sorry Glisten! I didn’t mean to hit my head there!” Glisten looked down at Boxten and chuckled. “Now now…. Don’t get too flustered! What you should be getting flustered over is my dashing appearance today!” Boxten blinked and nodded at Glisten, then Glisten asked something to Boxten. “Say Boxten, what class do you have next?” “I have… 202 next..” Glisten smiled and adjusted his purse, then took off the sunglasses he had on and put them away in his purse. “Me too! How about we walk together, I insist it!” “Oh…. S-sure….?” Boxten adjusts his glasses and started walking down the hallway…. But then suddenly Glisten held Boxten's hand surprisingly tightly. “W….What… uh…..” “Hm? Were you saying something?” “….” Boxten stayed silent and shook his head no, He never really had someone hold his hand. His winding key spinning from nervousness… Glisten glanced over at it and mumbled “cute..” to himself.
1:56 PM-
“March 19… Today school wasn’t as horrible today. Though gym period was horrendous… I got hit in the face today by a volleyball by some other toon, and got laughed at. I felt so embarrassed that I wanted to just hide away and lock away myself for a minute… Poppy helped me off the floor as I had to hold myself up, but someone else helped me too…. A new toon named Glisten, I’ve only met him today at school today and he seemed intimidating. But he helped me get my glasses off the floor and walked me to the nurses office. I went home early and now my glasses are getting repaired, but nothing like some music to distract me! The song today that I listened to today was a song I was making, it’s a work in progress…”
Boxten tapped his pencils eraser against the paper to think if he wanted to write something else…
“… I’m sure it’ll turn out decent.”
Boxten put his journal away and pencil away, he got comfortable in his bed and winded up his white noise machine and soon took a nap. 2:00 PM- Suddenly, Boxten's cellphone started ringing. He looked over at the contact name. “Glisten” Oh right, he got Glistens number recently for a project in class… But he groggily grabbed the cellphone and clicked accept. ——— Glistens heard the phone beep, which signaled that Boxten picked up. Glisten was currently testing out some new lipstick shades that he picked up today, Glisten held the flip phone up to say his greetings.
“Hello? Glisten speaking…”
Boxten yawned and cleared his throat, even though he cleared his throat Boxtens voice was soft and groggy.
“Glisten….. Hello?”
“Boxten! Hello! Just wanted to call you….. because oh dear me I’m so bored!”
Boxten stretched and sat up in his bed, he was curious on why Glisten was calling him when he probably has better people to call.
“But…. Why me? Why not uh…. Vee? You guys talk right?”
“Oh of course we do! But I wanted to call you specifically because….. oh how I miss you~.”
. . .
Boxtens heart suddenly fluttered at Glistens words, suddenly it felt like a tense moment on what to say next. Did Glistens really…. mean it?
“M-Miss me?…”
“Mhm…. I love the conversation we had at class today, at first I didn’t know what to think of you honestly… But, after your info dump on your passion for music I think you’re a person I can get along with well.”
… Boxtens mind suddenly panicked, he shouldn’t be feeling such strong emotions about this. Glisten is just being nice… he doesn’t have a crush on Boxten….. no one would even have a crush on him.
“….I-I… well thank you, Glisten.”
“No problem! Being the amazing toon that I am I’m glad someone sees my gratitude!”
Boxten repositioned the cell phone in his hands and said a simple “Mhm..”
“I have to go now Glisten…. I have some homework I need to do… I’ll talk to you later okay?”
“Hanging up so soon?… Fine, bye Boxy….” … Glisten smiled and whispered into the mic…
“I’ll miss you.”
The call hung up…. Boxten put his cell phone away and sat down on his carpet floor… went into the fetal position and started to sob. Why did he feel like sobbing… … This was too much for him… It’s all a misunderstanding.
Glisten was just being nice.