Friday, October 10, 2025

OC RP - Fiona



 Fiona crawled under the stall to get into the OUT OF ORDER handicap restroom. She hid in the corner and kept her eyes on her phone. She was practically shaking. Matty wasn't being the Matty she wanted. What had she done to deserve this?

His eyes were growing restless on the drive. If only she hadn't gotten into the car with him? She was so angry with herself. How could she be so oblivious to the fact that maybe there was something OFF about her kind of boyfriend? 

They weren't really going out. Nothing was set in stone, she reminded herself. But the fact remained: how was she going to get out of this one?

For the first ten minutes, she watched cat videos on YouTube, but then she was afraid she might run down her battery, then what?

She sighed, trying to take comfort that Dakota had taken her message to heart. Yes, Dakota was a true friend. She knew she'd pushed Ezra away. It was the fact that he thought more of her than he should have. She hadn't meant to be cruel, but she felt as if she'd used him from time to time. Yes, she was a free loader, and maybe she'd been that way with Matty, too.

At the moment, she didn't like herself very much, but then again, she did easily hate herself from time to time. It was as if she wanted bad things to happen to her. Maybe she didn't deserve anything good. It wasn't easy to be a good person. Nice wasn't exactly her middle name.

She tried to breathe to relax, but she had a coughing fit instead. It wasn't the cleanest place in the world. She wrinkled her nose. When would Dakota get here?

"Fiona, are you in here?" It was Matty's voice.  Fiona remained silent. She heard his heavy footsteps. He pushed in the stall doors, but not the one at the back that was blocked off and locked. She heard his sigh. Finally, he left.

Fiona nursed her bottom lip and squinted. She felt as if she might be here forever. Her stomach grumbled. She looked up at the ceiling. There wasn't even a window in sight. She sighed as she sat hugging her knees. She thought of texting Dakota again, but knew she'd wait. It would have to be an emergency. She put her head down and did her best to stay calm. After a while, her eyes closed. Her body was so tired.

"Fiona," a whisper awoke her. "I'm here."

Fiona's eyes were wide open. She took a peek from under the stall. It was Dakota. She crawled out from under the stall and brushed down her messy clothes.

"Is he still out there?" Fiona hoped Matty had left, but Dakota nodded. 

"Nav is talking to him."

"Nav?" Fiona squinted as if she wasn't expecting that.

"Are you OK?" Dakota grabbed her shoulders. She hugged her. "You had me so worried. Don't ever do this again."

Fiona pulled away and looked at Dakota. Her stomach grumbled before she could say anything else. Dakota looped her arm around hers. She was buying her dinner.

"But, but what about Matty?"

"Nav will take care of that. Don't you worry." Dakota assured her.



Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Random OC (Original Character) Renee




 They like to get around. Good thing for friends in high places because Renee is always broke, but you would never know it. Every day is a birthday! Renee has a following. An influencer who wasn't aware they were even influencing.

Sunday, September 28, 2025

OC - Dakota



 Dakota felt her chest tighten when she got Fiona's text. She thought she might keel over. Here she was just off work, walking to her trailer, when to heard Fiona was hiding in a bathroom at a roadside stop.

"Call 911." Dakota shot back, but of course, Fiona said she couldn't. Before Dakota could think, she ran out into the little roadway leading to other campers and trailers. She winced, thinking she didn't know how to help.

"What's wrong?" It was Nav who stopped the golf cart near her driveway.

"It's Fiona," Dakota said she'd gone off with Matty. "She's scared. Why didn't she listen to me?"

"Where?" Nav was his calm self. 

Dakota said she mentioned something about going down the coast. A drive near the ocean.

Nav nodded. He said there was a truck he could borrow. They got in the golf cart, and he was in full throttle to make it around the bend where a construction truck sat at an old trailer that was newly gutted.

"We can use this."

Of course, it was a little rusty and crusty on the inside, smelling of gasoline and old men. Not exactly a leisure vehicle for a getaway ride.

Dakota didn't complain. She hoped Fiona didn't decide to chance it with Matty, again. Dakota did have to talk about Fiona to Nav, who rolled out of the trailer park quickly. Thankfully, he knew a shortcut. 

Dakota felt numb with all the excitement. She didn't even know if she locked her trailer. Soon, she texted Ezra to check on her place, and he wanted to know why. She texted that she was with Nav on her way to get Fiona.

"Why Nav?" His text made her wonder if he was jealous. Dakota only sighed.

"What's wrong?" Nav looked over at her as he kept weaving in and out of traffic. 

"Oh, Ezra." 

She nursed her bottom lip.

"You two have gotten close." He seemed indifferent.

"I know. I shouldn't. I really shouldn't have," she shook her head, no. 

"Never been kissed, has he?" Nav let a smile slip.

"Yeah, something like that." She looked a bit sad about it, as if she couldn't undo this with him now.

"Well, you know, it's OK to break up. He needs to know that feeling too." 

Nav was making good time. They were approaching the place where one could fill up with gas, use the bathroom, and, of course, enjoy a nine-course meal, complete with hot dogs rolling in the heat for the taking, along with an assortment of house wines in cans and twisted lemonades.

Dakota tried to nod, but she wasn't sure she was actually ready for that. 

"You know, he needs his first romance. You're just helping him get over Fiona, aren't you?" He pulled into the half-full parking lot then.

Dakoat sighed.

"Are you mad at me?" She wanted to know.

"I think you don't really know who it is you want the most," Nav told her. 

Dakota looked at him, puzzled, maybe even afraid to know.