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meganelizabeth 
"Come on! You haven't improved? Not at all? Not even a little?" He teased, grinning. "Oh, don't be embarassed, I'm sure there are plenty of people at school who aren't good skaters. Enough where it's at least somewhat normal, anyway." He said, reassuring her. He chuckled, turning a little pink. "Thanks, but I'm not that good." He would've liked to be very good though. Skating was indeed a fun activity that he enjoyed. "Touche!" He chuckled. Getting chocolates in the Hospital Wing was pretty lame.
Christopher's face fell. "Oh, don't be. They aren't suffering anymore." That was all he could've hoped for. He shook his head at the next question. "Curiousity is a natural feeling. I lost my father yesterday." His face was hard, his eyes far away. "Thanks. Talking about it is supposed to help, but it's a little too soon. I don't want to bring down the conversation anyway." He said with a weak smile.
"Uh no, not really." Viola could feel the colour spreading across her cheeks.
"Yeah. I know." There were tons of people who were really bad. But, that didn't make her feel any better.
"Anyway, I'm not going to skate anymore. That will probably save me the embarrassment." What was the point, really? Since, she was never going to be good at it. She laughed.
"Of course, you are! You manage to stay on your skates for more than a couple of minutes, right? That IS good." Viola smiled.
"Yeah. I guess I am."
OH. Lost his father?
"Chris, I'm really sorry to hear about your loss." Viola reached forward to hold his hand but that would be a bit..weird. So, she pulled her arm back and continued,
"You must be going through hell." She wasn't even sure if she was saying the right things..
"Well, you are not bringing down the conversation but I definitely understand you not wanting to talk about it." Viola seriously couldn't even begin to imagine how terrible it must be to lose a parent.