When Hannah woke, the pain in her leg had receded dramatically. It still hurt, of course, and the burn was still there, but the fiery red had gone down to a bright pink.
She looked around her, the sun shone through the window and onto her light blue walls, she hadn't remembered getting home; but here she was, in her bedroom. Hannah looked around, the room looked like it always had, and the walls were covered with band posters, theatre fliers, and pictures of her and her friends. The room was nice, and neat.
Everything was the same, the way it had always been. But Hannah didn't feel the same. She stretched out on the bed and flung her legs over the side. She set her feet on the floor and stood up, slowly, testing how her leg would hold her. It still hurt, of course, but not to the drastic amount it did yesterday. She found that she still needed the crutches that had been brought home.
She hopped over to the crutches and finished getting ready; when she was ready she carefully made her way down the stairs to eat her breakfast. Her mother came in a few minutes later and sat down beside her.
"Did you sleep well?" she asked
"I don't even remember getting home, so yeah." Hannah said, through mouthfuls of eggs
Her mother smiled and Hannah continued to shovel eggs into her mouth.
"You in a hurry?" her mother asked
"Yeah, I want to get out to the bake shop before all the good cakes are gone, I haven't gone in a while and Bailey's always adding new things to the menu." Hannah finished her breakfast and set her plate in the sink
"Well I'll see you later." her mother said, bringing her fork to her mouth "
Hannah nodded, grabbed her crutches, and walked out the door. She limped down the sidewalk and into the front seat of the car; she turned the key and started the engine. She backed out of the driveway and down the streets of Ninjago, past the neighborhoods. She pulled into the cake shop five minutes later, turned off the car, and limped inside.
She limped forward into line, where the cashier, Mandy, was filling out the order of the woman in front of her. Once the woman was finished, Mandy looked up and saw Hannah.
"Ah! Long time no see! What are you doing here Hannah… and what happened?" Mandy asked, eyeing Hannah's crutches
"I don't know…" Hannah answered, honestly "But I'm hoping to find out more."
Mandy gave her a weird look and then continued with her order; a beautiful chocolate cake with delicate roses and strawberries on it. Hannah grabbed the cake and tried to walk over to one of the tables, but with her hands full she couldn't.
She was about to set down her crutches and hop over to a table when someone tapped her on the shoulder. It was a boy, around seventeen years old. He had pale blonde hair and deep green eyes. Hannah was mesmerized by his eyes, which were staring into hers.
"I can help with that." he said, taking her plate of cake
"Thanks…" she managed
They walked over to a table and the boy set her cake down. He smiled as she sat down. He was definitely attractive, and he was making Hannah very nervous.
"Umm, thanks…." she trailed off, realizing she hadn't gotten the boy's name
"Lloyd," he said "My name's Lloyd."
"Hannah," she said, smiling
She liked Lloyd, there was something about him and she didn't know what it was. But she wanted to find out more about him, get to know him a bit better. But before she could offer him the seat across from her another boy walked up. He was tall, had dark hair, and chocolate brown eyes.
"Lloyd, you getting something or not? I need my cake." He said
"In a second Cole," He said, dismissing him "I was talking to Hannah for a second."
Cole rolled his eyes and went back in line, where three other boys were waiting for him.
"You know him?" Hannah asked
"He's my brother," Lloyd said, looking back at the four boys, now laughing at something that had been said "Him and the three guys with him."
Hannah nodded; she had always wondered what it would be like to have siblings, since she was an only child.
"You have any brothers or-?" He started, but was interrupted, by Cole again
"Lloyd!" he urged, already ordering
"Oh, I'll see you around." Lloyd said to Hannah as he got up
Hannah noticed a limp as he walked towards his brothers, and smiled to herself. She watched them order and sit down at a larger table; Lloyd occasionally stole glances over towards Hannah, if she saw she would look down at her cake, blushing furiously.
After Hannah had finished, she got up and walked out the door, looking at Lloyd before she left. He looked back, smiled, and waved. Hannah smiled and walked out the door, hoping she would see Lloyd again somewhere.