One Day at A Time [Shaan]

[RYAN HUGH]

Ryan

It had been a really long time since he'd felt so... empty. That was the only word he could grasp at. The only word that felt like it accurately described his sense of being right now. He'd only been here for a few days. Or maybe it had been a week. He couldn't remember. But did he even really care? Ryan had kept up his tough exterior this whole time and he had no intention of letting his guard down now. The people here were either nuts, disturbed, drug addicts, or doctors. He didn't want to deal with any of those people.

Ryan looked down at his plate of "health" food that they had given him. It looked as bad as it tasted. He pushed it around on his plate with his plastic spork and gazed around the room. He was in the cafeteria with all the other kids his age. Some of them ate alone, as he did, and other's sat in little groups scattered around the mess hall. He saw a couple of girls giggling and chattering like this was highschool. He saw several "couples" holding hands under the table where they thought no one would see. He rolled his eyes at the thought. Why do people do this to themselves?

Ryan went back to picked at his food and focused his blue eyes on his plate. He hated it here and couldn't wait to get out. The fact that he was here at all infuriated him. But, he was sure they would have to let him out eventually. They couldn't keep him locked up in this hell hole forever, now could they? It almost felt like his face was set into a permanent scowl. He probably looked better that way anyway.

-------------------------------------------------------
Word Count: 294
Tags: Shaan
Notes: Hurray!

[SHAAN C VLADISLAV]

She woke from her sleep, a cold chill down her body. She pulled the covers off of her as she stood, removing the baggy torn up shirt she wore, she pulled on her favorite clothing, a black and red striped shirt with flared out sleeves that hung loose around her shoulders and a plaid skirt, long enough to cover her form, but short enough to entice, a respectable length. She looked at herself in the mirror and grimaced, she hated the way she looked. She knew she was pretty, but that wasnt it, It was something more. She simply pulled her combat boots on and walked from her room, moving to the lovely Mess Hall.

She got her plate of food, sighing as she looked at it, her stomach turning over as she spun slowly on her heels and walked to the tables, looking for one that seemed alright. Too many people made her uncomfortable and there were too many people eating alone for her to snag her own table. She overslept , again. She sighed as she moved through the tables before settling on one that seemed alright. She sat down at the table, she kept her eyes on her plate. She had seen the male around before, Ian or maybe Riley was his name, She hadnt took much care to know.

She simply pushed her food around on her plate with her fork, thinking of what to try and stomach first. She let her gaze wander up for only a moment, looking at the boy for a split second, wondering if she should apologize for just sitting down before she decided to stay quiet and gazed back to her plate.