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"Aw shit." Nicolette sighed, immediately getting off the plush couch and shuffling to her bedroom. The duo could already feel the heat seeping into the room, the pressure just uncomfortable enough to feel when they walked around. "Where are you going?" Remington called, feeling uneasy when he heard nothing in response. Not the hum of and A/C, or the light high picked buzzing of a fluorescent light. So this is what the world would be like if there was an apocalypse... i hate it.
Luckily, Remington didn't have to sit in the uncomfortable stillness for long as Nicolette was already re-emerging from her bedroom with a packed suitcase in tow. "This happens a lot, the wonderful benefits of a cheap building, I guess." She sighed, pulling her hair down and redoing her ponytail. Remington stood up and went to take her suitcase, but Nicolettes hand snapped out and caught the handle before he could. "Do you want me to drop you off where you're staying? Because I'm definitely not staying here in this heat with no A/C."
"Oh um, sure. Whatever's easiest." Remington shrugged, wondering why he had the sudden urge to just cling to her side. He didn't want to leave just yet. "Cool!" Nicolette shrugged with a smile before pursing her lips and releasing a loud, high pitched whistle. Remington looked at the woman weirdly, covering his left ear that was facing her while wincing, but his unspoken question was answered when he heard the fluttering if wings. A little blue parakeet nestled on Nicolettes head, it's claws digging into her thick hair.
"This is Blueberry!"
SO SO SORRY for the super short chapter. I've been sitting on these very very few words for a while, so rather than stress about having them here and not knowing what to do, I'm just gonna publish them now.
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