23 Nov 2023, 20:18
A Night Run
Never be so kind, you forget to be clever.
Madi went on runs once every week. Normally, she started at six and ended around seven, if not a little bit before. She always went to the left of her apartment, because it was where most of her friends lived and where she was used to running. She knew the fastest way to get back home, the slowest way, the quickest way, and she knew how to get back no matter where she was. But today, she'd decided to go to the right.
She stopped in front of a house and stood there trying to catch her breath. She decided that after she caught her breath, she would turn around and head back home.
She was out about 30 minutes later than she usually was. It wasn't completely dark yet, and the lights helped her see where she was going, so she'd assumed it was earlier than it actually was. When she finally stopped and looked at her phone, the time was 7:36.
listening to: All Too Well by Taylor Swift
Date: 7:36 P.M, July 17, 2022.
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25 Nov 2023, 20:26
A Night Run
Being out and about outside of their home was not an out of the ordinary sight for the Diaz household. When they weren't in school, the Diaz children could be seen running or riding their bikes up and down the streets. Their home was a light colored beige faded from years of weathering and overtooken by beautiful ivy. They sometimes would stay out from when the sunrises to when it fell beyond the horizon.
Today was one of those days, the sun was getting ready to call it a day and most of the Diaz children had begun to go inside. All that were left were four of the 11 children, Chiara, Casey, Luna, and Kyle. Luna sat on the porch of their home reading a book whilst Chiara rode her bike, and Kyle and Casey played kickball. Kyle and Casey were having a conversation about what the worse flavored bean when Luna finally went inside, and Chiara decided to play ball with the two boys. But there was a problem it would be 2 v 1 no matter how they split it....
Kyle noticed a girl on her phone not too far from them, it was perfect! Hopefully she would play though. Kyle saw the opportunity and took it, he walked up to her, she had headphones in so Kyle waved to get her attention.
"Mi scusi Signora! Excuse me Miss! Do you want to play kickball with us? We're short one player."
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Today was one of those days, the sun was getting ready to call it a day and most of the Diaz children had begun to go inside. All that were left were four of the 11 children, Chiara, Casey, Luna, and Kyle. Luna sat on the porch of their home reading a book whilst Chiara rode her bike, and Kyle and Casey played kickball. Kyle and Casey were having a conversation about what the worse flavored bean when Luna finally went inside, and Chiara decided to play ball with the two boys. But there was a problem it would be 2 v 1 no matter how they split it....
Kyle noticed a girl on her phone not too far from them, it was perfect! Hopefully she would play though. Kyle saw the opportunity and took it, he walked up to her, she had headphones in so Kyle waved to get her attention.
"Mi scusi Signora! Excuse me Miss! Do you want to play kickball with us? We're short one player."
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17 Dec 2023, 21:31
A Night Run
Never be so kind, you forget to be clever.
Madi thought fast. She didn't know these kids. It was late. She had been planning to head home. But also, she didn't want to go home quite yet. It would be boring, because her sister would undoubtedly
be asleep and her parents would be trying to keep it that way, which meant Madi would have to go to bed early and be really quiet. She wanted to stay outside. She also thought it could be cool to make friends with some of her neighbors. And, she loved kickball. It was one of her favorite games. She weighed the pros and cons, and found the pros to outweigh the cons.
Madi shoved her phone and earbuds in her pocket. "Sure!' she said. "Whose team am I on?" she asked.
listening to: All Too Well by Taylor Swift
Date: 7:36 P.M, July 17, 2022.
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30 Dec 2023, 16:22
A Night Run
The older girl put her phone and earbuds in her pocket.
"Sure!" The girl said. "Whose team am I on?"
Kyle grew very excited because she said yes before stopping to think who's team she should go on.
"You can be on my team," Casey said awkwardly raising his hand, Casey and her look around the same age and Chiara was the oldest here so it seemed fair and all. "By the way I'm Casey, that's Chiara and the little one is Kyle?"
"The little one?" Kyle asked angrily crossing his arms.
"Sì, sei un bambino molto piccolo. Yes, you are a very small child." Casey said patting his head.
"Okay then what's our team names?" Chiara asked picking up the brown ball with a large yellow H printed on the front.
"We can be the Italian Frogs," Kyle suggested to Chiara, looking at her for approval.
Chiara thought for a second before answering her brother. "Okay cool we can do that, and what about you two?"
Casey looked immediately to the brunette girl for an idea, with an almost pleading look. Casey wasn't the best with names, Kyle can distinctly remember how Casey had named his pet lizard "Membrane" and his teddy bear "Detergent." So it made sense that he didn't want to come up with a name since of the endless teasings.
"What do you think our name should be?"
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"Sure!" The girl said. "Whose team am I on?"
Kyle grew very excited because she said yes before stopping to think who's team she should go on.
"You can be on my team," Casey said awkwardly raising his hand, Casey and her look around the same age and Chiara was the oldest here so it seemed fair and all. "By the way I'm Casey, that's Chiara and the little one is Kyle?"
"The little one?" Kyle asked angrily crossing his arms.
"Sì, sei un bambino molto piccolo. Yes, you are a very small child." Casey said patting his head.
"Okay then what's our team names?" Chiara asked picking up the brown ball with a large yellow H printed on the front.
"We can be the Italian Frogs," Kyle suggested to Chiara, looking at her for approval.
Chiara thought for a second before answering her brother. "Okay cool we can do that, and what about you two?"
Casey looked immediately to the brunette girl for an idea, with an almost pleading look. Casey wasn't the best with names, Kyle can distinctly remember how Casey had named his pet lizard "Membrane" and his teddy bear "Detergent." So it made sense that he didn't want to come up with a name since of the endless teasings.
"What do you think our name should be?"
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6 Mar 2024, 03:47
A Night Run
Never be so kind, you forget to be clever.
"The little one?" Kyle protested, and Madi laughed. Casey said something to him in Italian, which she couldn't understand, but she could guess what it was generally about, as he walked to pat the smaller boy on the head.
Chiara asked what their team names were, and she and Kyle brainstormed before Kyle suggested the Italian Frogs. Chiara agreed, and then it was Casey and Madi's turn.
Casey turned to Madi, and she recognized the look he was giving her all too well. It was the look she gave someone when she didn't want to do something and silently asked them to do it instead. Madi wasn't great at thinking up names, but she'd try.
"How about... The Olders?" she said nervously. She didn't know Chiara's age, although she looked older than them. but Kyle was shorter than they were, so it was an easy name to come up with off the top of her head.
"Are we offense or defense first?" Madi asked.
Date: 7:36 P.M, July 17, 2022.
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9 Mar 2024, 17:54
A Night Run
Kyle watched as his brother Casey looked helplessly at the brunette girl, who they learned goes by the name Madi. Madi took a small moment before opening her mouth to speak.
"How about... The Olders?" Madi said nervously as she looked at the Diaz siblings for approval.
Kyle knew full well that Chiara was the oldest out of the siblings, [the one's outside anyways] being the age of 14 years old while Casey was the same age as Madi and was soon going to his first year of Hogwarts. But despite the fact of them not being the eldest of the four of them it didn't exactly matter it was a name, wasn't it?
"Sounds good!" Casey piped up.
"Siyes," Chiara chimed.
"The Italian Crabs versus The Olders!" The little 9/10 year old boy exclaimed.
There was a small pause exchanged before Chiara looked at Kyle with a questioning look.
"Wasn't it the Italian frogs?"
Kyle just gave a nonchalant shrug as he spoke. "I know it just sounds better."
Chiara just shook her head in response to her Kyle.
"Are we offense or defense first?" Madi asked as the others began getting ready to play.
"The fro-I mean crabs will play defense first, Bene? Good?" Chiara stated stretching her arms, her Italian accent was quite apparent as were all the sibling's.
"Bene good!" Kyle said fixing the goals on the street.
Casey shrugged looking to Madi again for a response....
Kyle focused his attention on Luna who reappeared again to the front porch to retrieve her book she had left by mistake previously, the new visitor immediately caught her eye.
"Who is she?" Luna asked. "She's very pretty."
"Her name is Madi, she's our neighbor," Chiara said to the small girl around Kyle's age. Luna nodded in response.
"Can you keep the score count since you're here?" Casey called out. Luna nodded opening her book pulling out a pen from the binding, she looked expectantly at the 4.
"The Olders versus the Italian Squids!" Kyle stated, making Chiara face palm.
"Okay! Is everyone ready?" Luna said, waiting for everyone to agree before counting down. "Okay then! 3.... 2.... 1.... GO!!!"
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"How about... The Olders?" Madi said nervously as she looked at the Diaz siblings for approval.
Kyle knew full well that Chiara was the oldest out of the siblings, [the one's outside anyways] being the age of 14 years old while Casey was the same age as Madi and was soon going to his first year of Hogwarts. But despite the fact of them not being the eldest of the four of them it didn't exactly matter it was a name, wasn't it?
"Sounds good!" Casey piped up.
"Siyes," Chiara chimed.
"The Italian Crabs versus The Olders!" The little 9/10 year old boy exclaimed.
There was a small pause exchanged before Chiara looked at Kyle with a questioning look.
"Wasn't it the Italian frogs?"
Kyle just gave a nonchalant shrug as he spoke. "I know it just sounds better."
Chiara just shook her head in response to her Kyle.
"Are we offense or defense first?" Madi asked as the others began getting ready to play.
"The fro-I mean crabs will play defense first, Bene? Good?" Chiara stated stretching her arms, her Italian accent was quite apparent as were all the sibling's.
"Bene good!" Kyle said fixing the goals on the street.
Casey shrugged looking to Madi again for a response....
Kyle focused his attention on Luna who reappeared again to the front porch to retrieve her book she had left by mistake previously, the new visitor immediately caught her eye.
"Who is she?" Luna asked. "She's very pretty."
"Her name is Madi, she's our neighbor," Chiara said to the small girl around Kyle's age. Luna nodded in response.
"Can you keep the score count since you're here?" Casey called out. Luna nodded opening her book pulling out a pen from the binding, she looked expectantly at the 4.
"The Olders versus the Italian Squids!" Kyle stated, making Chiara face palm.
"Okay! Is everyone ready?" Luna said, waiting for everyone to agree before counting down. "Okay then! 3.... 2.... 1.... GO!!!"
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