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"Haha. Sure." Honest? Misleading more than honest. Jimmy knew he was smart, he just preferred people not knowing so they wouldn't heap all those expectations on him. He preferred just scraping by, not having to get high grades, or do well at things because people knew or thought he should or could. That way too, it was a surprise when he could be bothered with things, and then he could just shrug it off and blame it on luck.
"Scared? Aww don't be scared, Callie.I got your back." True. He patted her back for emphasis.
"I dunno how likely that is." He thought about her question. "If it happened to knock a rock back at you, and it just happened to hit you right here," He gently brushed the hair away from her temple, "Then it might kill you. But its REALLY unlikely. Its a tree, not a beater. I bet its aim is crap." He looked over his shoulder at the tree and flipped it off again. Pshhh. The tree was old anyway. Senile tree.
"Really, anyone who is stupid enough to throw rocks at a tree, or stand nearby someone who is throwing rocks is more likely to die than someone who isn't. But again, chances aren't that high, so it depends on if you like a little danger." Why. Would. You. Throw. Rocks. At. A. Tree?
"Nahhh. Had a tutor. And we had a cook and a gardener too. But you know, they just did their jobs and whatever. But pretty much could do what I wanted." He listened as she explained about her parents. "Did you like travelling with them?" Man. He got bored when he traveled with his parents. While they spoiled him and he got away with a lot. There was an awful lot of sitting down and shutting up. Not his bag.
"Haha yeah? You expect I'll land myself a detention at some point?"
She smiled. Still eyeing the tree in all its scarehness. She looked to Jimmy and bit her lip. He looked so...so Calm. There was a tree over there that could possible injury them very servely and he was just..just standing there like it wasn't even there. He was a brave boy, or he was good at putting on a brave face. One of the two, she was sure. She looked back to the tree, sideways glancing to James to see if he secretly freaked out while she wasn't looking.
He didnt.
"Bit late im already scared." She bit her lip.
"Just a little bit though."
She listened, eyeing James closely as he spoke. IF IT HIT A ROCK BACK AT HER ?! eeeeep. She shifted so she was standing behind James, well infront of him seen as he was facing away from the tree. Covering her temples after he brushed her hair away she smiled slightly.
"If it throws a rock at us you have to protect me though, right ?" It could be a beater.
"You bet that but you never know." "Oookay then. I wont throw any rocks at the tree and then you wont throw any rocks at the tree and then we'll both be perfectly safe but just incase someone else does you have to promise to protect me. Hows that sound ?" she thought it was a good plan.
"So..Um, You were like alone in your house with a Tutor, a gardener and a cleaner ? That sounds awesome." Living with James was pretty cool, he was usually at work and when he wasn't he was totally out of her way. She thought about his question.
"Nope. I didn't like it. I hated it. It was boring, and I didnt have any real friends. I made friends we moved, then I made new friends and we moved and the cycle goes on." "Yeah I do. Maybe i'll see you there." So she wasn't trying to not have detention but she was pretty sure she was gonna.