STRONG TW FOR THIS CHAPTER ILL TELL YOU ONCE IT STARTS AND ONCE IT ENDS!
"I'm not staying here if you're gonna control me like i'm still a kid!" I yell
"Fine then get out! I never wanted you here anyways! You're just a waste of my time" My brother yells.
I huff and slam the door behind me, bolting through the woods, tears running down my slightly pink cheeks from the cold winter air. I run till my legs give out and collapse on the ground, soft sobs escape my throat. I sit there for a few minutes, sobbing softly when I hear footsteps approaching.
"Hey...are you ok?" A voice asks, I look up at them to be met with a pair of worried brown eyes looking straight into mine. The man approaches me slowly "Hey I'm not gonna hurt you" He says softly as he kneels down next to me "I'm Wilbur, and that loser behind me is Tommy" A younger boy standing there waves, smiling awkwardly.
"I'm..." I start- my voice sounding like I'm dying "oh...I'm sorry...I'm Astrid"
"what are you doing out here in the cold Astrid?" Wilbur asks
"and just sitting here crying?" tommy adds
"my brother dream...he- kicked me out..." I explain, wiping my tears off my face with my sleeve
"Dream?!" Wilbur and tommy exclaim in sync "You mean the big man of the server?" Tommy asks
"...I didn't know he was famous around here" I joke
"How did you not? he's basically a god!" Tommy says
"I've never really been allowed out of the house...at least without Sapnap's close eye on me so i don't know much about the world outside of my house" I explain
"And Dream just threw you out here after years of being trapped?" Wilbur asks
"What a dick head." Tommy says
"Tommyinnit. Don't you say that" Wilbur demands sternly
"did I lie though?" tommy asks, Wilbur changes the subject
"Astrid how about we get you back to L'manburg and get you warmed up...you must be cold"
i nod and take his hand as he helps me up. He slips his jacket over my shoulders "You need it much more than me" He says
"Oh no you don't have to-" I start
"Oh no! You've been out here in the cold for god knows how long you need it more than me right now, I'll be fine" Wilbur gives me a reassuring smile, i nod and wrap it around me tightly.
"So Astrid...Why did Ol' Dreamy Boy kick you out?" Tommy asks
"cause he's a dickhead." I scoff and roll my eyes, Tommy snickers "Now she does have a point there." The walk back to L'manburg was short, it mostly consisted of small talk between Tommy and I and Wilbur scolding tommy for saying bad things. Wilbur leads me into a Café and sits me down next to the fire
"Hey Niki! Can you get me a....what do you like?" Wilbur asks me
"uhm...hot cocoa with peppermint please" I say
"Hot cocoa with peppermint!" Wilbur exclaims
"Mhm! Coming right up!" A girl exclaims back.
"So Astrid, Tell me a bit about yourself won't
ya?" Wilbur asks
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"My mom was a druggie my dad killed himself. That left my brother who was just 8 to try and take care of me, he was just as bad at it as our parents were but at least he was there. After we turned 18 he swore to protect me at all costs and i guess his idea of that was trapping me in a house for 4 consecutive years...He didn't want me to get hurt like our mother used to hurt us" I explain
