Lila Jace/16/Female/Location: Lake/ Tags:open
Feeling a soft nudge on her hand, Lila opened her eyes. She was in the woods near the lake, under her favorite tree. A large willow that she often draw under. Her faded blue eyes, almost a grey, moved to her hand where she'd felt the nudge. Wick, a small fox, was looking at her happily. He moved towards her lap, realizing she'd acknowledged his existence. Lila laughed softly, petting the orange fur of her loyal pet. She wondered if things would still be this way when school started.
It would be her first year at this one. The first three years she lived with her grandparents, she'd gone to another school. She'd made friends there, and had opened up more. But now the wall she let down was back up. She would have to start all over with new people. People she didn't want to get to know. People that she knew wouldn't accept her.
But no. This was just her negative thinking taking over her brain. She was shy, yes, but friendly. Was she a bit anti-social, definitely, but only until she knew she could trust a person. Once she knew them well enough, Lila would open up to them.
Wick moved out of lap, signaling he wanted to play. He ran towards the lake and growled. He stood at the edge of the bank, waiting for his owner.
"Honestly, Wick...why do you like it here so much?" She laughed, moving to the lake, looking into the waters. It was hot out, and the water looked extremely refreshing. She took off her plaid button up, tossing it aside. Her boots came off her feet, as well as her socks. She removed her blue jeans, leaving her in a tank top and undergarments. Without any thought, Lila dove into the water, feeling the coldness of it surround her. She was right. It was certainly refreshing.
Wick moved around the water frantically until he could see Lila's head poke out of the water. "Silly boy. I'm allowed to swim if I want." She laughed. Wick tilted his head towards her. "Oh no...I'm not leaving until I want to." Lila stated. She could often carry out conversations with the fox as though he was speaking to her. This was only because she knew what certain looks meant from being with him for so long.
((So I just started reading back, and noticed some people are already at the lake...so Lila is way on the other side, and hasn't noticed any of the others yet, in case anyone's wondering.))