niamh eriksen

and with a final round of applause and cheer, the ceremony was over. The air, which had up until then been fairly calm or with just the turbulence of applause, suddenly became agitated with the sounds of chairs moving along the floor and people and the voices of a hall full of people overlapping...

Nolan was somewhat glad to be back at school. He had spent his break at his friend's place to be away from his mother. Which meant that he rarely saw the rest of his family members while he was spending time with his friend. He needed some space from his mother and he couldn't handle seeing his...