Closed Falling PV Ben

Ben loved to be clumsy. He always loved to be clumsy. Even if the audience was alarmed at the start, they laugh. The smiles on their faces were always good. So, yes. There were always opportunities for clumsy moves. If you’re walking you can trip and fall. You can slide off your chair while laughing and you can cause more laughter. So, Ben knew a lot about being clumsy. Many were afraid that Ben would get himself in fatal trouble. His childhood friend would sometimes scold him about being too clumsy. Some people don’t appreciate it, but it is a skill. A skill that came from a lot of experience. Ben learned how to climb trees and walls, run fast, hop on one leg, and crawl under tables without a sound, all by himself. With some trouble on the way. He can’t count how many bruises he had and broken his limbs approximately 20 times. Currently, he was on a tree, searching for apples. He doesn’t particularly like apples, but that was a perfect excuse for climbing a tree. The tree was a bit huge, so he had a lot of space. What would happen if he would fall? Maybe he would fall unconscious. Of course, his elder brother found a solution for that. Ben always needs a light slap when he is unconscious, his brother would say. That's when he realized he didn’t have something to store the apples in, so he kept them on a branch that was a bit flat. Of course, an apple rolled away and fell. Did it hit someone? His question was answered by a feeble grunt. "What the- Woah!" Ben turned to look down, and the branch he was sitting on did not like his movement, so it snapped. Ben and the Apples fell and hit the ground. He was lucky that there were leaves beneath him, otherwise, he would have broken his spine. One apple fell on his head. The last thing he heard was somebody saying, "Hey, Sleepyhead. Are. You. Okay?". The last thing he heard was, that voice sounded familiar. Very familiar. That's when everything blanked out.

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01/02/23, 07:00PM As a minute or two flew by watching the boy, Kayla started to get worried. She was no doctor, or healer for that matter, so she didn't know if he had a concussion or if- oh, gods, what if he had fallen into a coma? No, impossible, he probably just fainted. But she was still worried. Another minute went by and Kayla got impatient, he would've woken up by now, it wasn't that bad of a fall...right? Kayla got on her knees and looked at the boys face, for some reason it looked a little familiar. But it was probably a trick in the darkness, so she brushed the thought away. He looked like he was sleeping, so peaceful laying there unconscious. Kayla snorted. He was there being peaceful while Kayla was supposed to be at dinner. Oh, yes, how convient. To try and see if he was okay, Kayla put a hand on his forehead first. It was, normal, or atleast it didn't feel cold or hot. Then she checked his pulse. Still running at normal. So, if he was okay, then he wasn't severely injured. But he was still laying there and Kayla needed to get inside, it was getting cold and she wasn't even wearing a jacket. She wasn't even exhausted from her run anymore. Kayla figured there was only one way to get him to wake up. "Forgive me for this," she muttered, raising a hand. She slapped him across the face. Kayla hoped hadn't hurt him, but he started to stir, so she took that as a good sign. His eyes fluttered open and now they were staring at eachother. Now Kayla was sure she had seen him somewhere. She waved awkwardly and moved back. "Uh, hey, your awake now," she said, "you fell from the tree. What were you doing up there anyway?" Kayla added. There were many reasons people were up trees. Kayla had met a boy who was studying in a tree, she had dubbed him 'mysterious tree boy'. But that situation was different; it was during the day and he had been studying. This boy, Kayla was not so sure.

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Ben woke up. Did somebody just slap him? He opened his eyes and looked straight into a girl's eyes. He can't tell the colour, because it was dark, but he could tell that her hair was dark red and her forehead was gleaming with sweat. "Uh, hey, your awake now, you fell from the tree. What were you doing up there anyway?" She asked. Ben was too started to answer her. That is when his senses returned. "First, I was plucking apples from this tree, if you weren't able to tell by looking at them." He pointed at an apple. Then he pointed at his cheek. "And did you just slap me?" His was hurting a tiny bit, but that helped him come out of unconsciousness. "Sorry, I just got an overload of emotions. I just wanted to taste an apple, and then the branch broke. My butt hurts a bit, but I am fine. It was cold, and the leaves are just warm and I wanted to climb a tree as I used to do in my home. Okay, I know I am blabbering, But I can't help but blabber when I am dazed and I am always dazed when I always do something clumsy. Oh, I want to sleep now. Ahh! Why am I saying my deepest secrets and desires? That always happens when I am dazed. My family and my childhood friend knew that. What was her name? No, I forgot! I don't even- Oh..." He pulled himself and sat so his back was resting against the trunk of the tree. "Sorry if you were taken aback. I always blabber when I fall. Nobody knows that over here. Everybody knew that at home. Oh, I miss my friends in London and Canterbury!" He covered his face with his hands because he was embarrassed. His voice contained misery, sadness, pain, frustration, and homesickness. He was pretty sure that tomorrow everybody would say, "Benjamin Detmerr, the weirdo!" He made a fool out of himself.

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01/02/23, 07:00PM The boy pointed at the apples and said that he was picking the apples. "Dude," Kayla started, "it's seven in the evening. You were picking apples at seven in the evening?" she put emphasis on these last few words and raised her eyebrow for good measure, even if he couldn't see. But on his last words, Kayla lost her sas. She rubbed the back of her neck. "Did I just slap you?" she repeated absent mindly, wishing she'd worn a necklace or rings or something she could fiddle with something. "yeah, I did. It's a trick I learnt when I was a kid. Sorry," she added to him, hoping he wouldn't get angry. Yes, a child, she learnt that slapping someone across the face would wake them up. That was what happened when you had an accident-prone friend, who happened to faint a lot. As soon as Kayla said this, the boy started rambling. As he talked, Kayla learnt a bit about him. One, he mentioned his childhood friend a lot, but he didn't seem to remember her name. Hmm. He also talked a lot. Not like Kayla was one to speak, but it was something, "I get that. I fall a great deal more than I should," she laughed. The boy buried his head in his hand Kayla scooted closer to him and layed a gentle hand on his shoulder. "Hey," she said, "if it makes you feel any better, an old friend once told me clumsy people have high pain tolerance." she smiled a bit, thinking of her old friend. "we clumsy people have to stick together I suppose. We have been in so many accidents we are almost incapable lf feeling any pain."

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"I am trying to be healthy! Also, for your information, I am vegetarian, and half of the food in the hall is meat. Thousands of edible plants around us and people want to eat 3 dead animals only." Ben said, a little defensively. He was vegetarian, and he was very particular about it. It was weird how he was a wizard-born, but knew a lot about muggles. He often used muggle words and he was very comfortable with it. Of course, that was because of his surroundings in London. There were a lot of Half-Bloods around him in London. His head was still stuck to his hands and his elbows were stuck to his lap. The girl came closer and lay a hand on his shoulder. And she said something that was supposed to be comforting. "Yeah, that makes sense. That's what I always say." Then he suddenly sat upright. "That is what I say. Always" He repeated, confusion very clear in his voice. Ben's mind finally started working normally. And then it accelerated. How does she know that? Who told her? Who is that old friend? Was that the most important question? Did he ever meet this girl? She does look familiar... Did he meet her before? Each millisecond was occupied by a question. He moved on to the next question before even completing saying the previous one. This was how he sounded. "How do y- Who told y- Did I- Who is-You look-" He sounded like he was interrupting himself. That was when everything clicked together. That childhood friend of his. She was a girl. The girl in from of him was a girl. Not that that was significant. But she had blue eyes. And this girl has blue eyes. What if? And every first year has a nametag. And he always says "clumsy people have high pain tolerance." And the only one who remembers it? Kayla Realma. This all happened in 1 second. Ben tensed himself. He was a fast speaker and needed to say this very fast. "You used to live in London but then moved to Wales. You had a childhood friend and you two always stuck together. He was the one who told you that, right? Am I right, Kayla Realma? And his name was Benjamin Detmerr, right? He panted. That. Was. Fast. He must look like a maniac. He was feeling very giddy. But he felt tired and hungry. But could he walk? No, he was getting distracted. Ben lay back and stared intensely. Right back into the eyes of his childhood friend, Kayla Realma.

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01/02/23, 07:30PM Kayla snorted as Ben said he was trying to be healthy. "They have plenty of apples in the great hall! Not to mention we have kitchen," she protested, but she brushed it of. She wasn't in the mood to argue about meat and plants with this guy. Maybe, yes, Kayla was quite a carnivore, but she ate plenty plants! As Kayla tried to comfort him when he felt embaresed, she mentioned something someone had always told her. Suddenly the boy sat upright and Kayla jumped a bit. "That is what I say. Always," he said. Something was bothering him, something Kayla had said. "It might be, er, a very common quote-" she stammered but he hardly listened to what she had said. He tried to say something, but Kayla couldn't make out the words. She tried to speak, but he started talking. "You used to live in London but then moved to Wales." He said. Kayla knitted her eyebrows. How would he know that? "Yes, I moved to Wales. So-?" When he continued, Kayla scooted away from him. How did he know this? Yes, she moved to Wales as a child. Yes, she used to live in London. Yes, she had a friend by the name of- "Ben," she half whispered. Suddenly it all made sense. Her heart was pounding in her throat. It was him. The guy Kayla spent her childhood running around with, was in front of him. Kayla squinted at him, refusing to belive the boy who she had thought normal boy was a damn wizard. "Its really you, isn't it? It's you." Kayla laughed, which was definitely a surprise. "Oh, gods. You absolute idiot. You were a wizard all this time? All this- oh my gods, I'm no longer friends you." Kayla was just joking obviously, and she acting a great deal more calm than how she felt. She was shocked, relieved and maybe a bit scared? Thsi mightve been a figment of her imagination. Maybe she was dreaming. Maybe she had passed out when that apple had fallen her head. Or maybe this was real. Kayla poked his stomach to make sure he was actually there. "I think I need to stand up." Kayla lifted herself off the ground and walked in a circle around the tree. Then she ran a hand through her hair, then she lookeed down at him. "You don't even have a phone, do you?" Kayla asked him suspiciously.

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"Course it's me!" said Ben, in the middle of a laughing fit. He wanted to stop, but he just couldn't. That look on Kayla's face was priceless and funny. "You should have seen the look on your face!" She started laughing too. I am a wizard. I am actually surprised you don't know that. You should have guessed it when you came to my house numerous times. And I don't have a phone. My dad does, but he uses it rarely. But even if I do have one, it won't work here." That's when she poked him in the stomach. Wow, Ben thought, she must think she is dreaming. "Ouch! Stop harassing me! You already slapped me and now you're poking me?" Ben lay on the ground and started rolling, groaning in mock agony. "Kayla Realma has slain me..Please, have pity! I am a poor boy from a poor family..." He got up when another apple fell on his head. "Now, that is sad, though. You're Hufflepuff and I'm Ravenclaw. If we both were in the same house, I would be always bothering you. Meh, so what? I'll still bother you." He dusted himself off. "So, shall we go and eat something? I think they have some that has cheese..."

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01/02/23, 07:40PM "Oh, shut up," Kayla told him as he told her she 'should've seen the look on her face'. When Kayla asked if he had a phone, he said no. It actually seemed weird that he didn't have a phone but his dad did- then again, he was a wizard. But true. Kayla had always this feeling that Ben's parents were magicians, and that all the weirdness in there house was just a show. Of course it wasn't. "I just thought your parents were magicians or something," she shrugged. Then she poked him, just in case. And Ben, being the overdramatic boy Kayla remembered, lay on the floor and complained that Kayla was harassing him. That's when Kayla started laughing and she was launched into memory of her childhood- laughing with one of her best friends. "Pfft- you call that harassing? Take this!" Kayla playfully punched his arm gently, not intending to hurt him. Just like the old days. "Now, that is sad, though. You're Hufflepuff and I'm Ravenclaw. If we both were in the same house, I would be always bothering you. Meh, so what? I'll still bother you." "You think you can bother me? I'll be bothering you!" Kayla said proudly. Ben asked if they should go eat, and Kayla nodded. "Mhm. I'm hungry, race you to the Great Hall!" Kayla started running before he could even process what she had said.

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