Writing an Article || Brianna/Liam
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Just as she was considering leaving a boy with blonde hair sat down in the chair next to her. He was wearing sports clothes and she suspected he smelled like body odor, though she wasn’t close enough to him to tell. She stuck out her hand to shake his. “Ah, It’s nice of you to meet me today. It’s Liam right?” At his remark about “getting this over with” Brianna was a little discouraged. Interviews with people who didn’t really want to be doing them generally didn’t turn out too well. But, here they were. She smiled at the boy. There were a few things she had to get out of the way first. She asked him a list of personal questions about his name, age, major, and things of that nature. She often used this information in the article to give the quotes the person gave more credibility. People generally liked to know who they were listening to, not just some faceless nobody. Once those questions were out of the way Brianna would be able to get to the questions that really mattered for her article.
Liam answered her questions with little enthusiasm. She figured he was wondering why she was asking these seemingly unrelated questions. Finally after about ten minutes of what felt like pulling teeth, Brianna had finished the preliminary questions. “Alright, we can move on to the important questions now!” Brianna said excitedly. Liam didn’t seem to reciprocate these feelings, but Brianna ignored that fact. She was determined to get through this interview with a smile on her face. She’d get the information she needed and get out of there. She was hoping to interview one more person that day, so it was crucial that she didn’t spend any unnecessary time on this interview. That, and she didn’t really want to spend much time with Liam. He was sort of… Unpleasant.
She rifled through her briefcase for the paper with her questions about the celebrities. Usually she was very organized, but for some reason she’d lost this one paper. “I’m sorry. I’m having a little trouble finding the questions.” Brianna said with her head buried in the briefcase. Finding the paper she nearly let out a celebratory “Yes!” but resisted. Embarassed she looked back to Liam who looking at her like she was crazy. “I’m truly very sorry about that.” She said blushing and hoping the interview wasn’t ruined.
“Yeah, Liam” Liam replied in his low unexcited tone. Sitting back on his chair, he crossed his left arm, placing his right elbow on his other arm, griping his chin with his right hand. “Right, just start with the questions. I have better things to do at home” Liam stated before Brianna could even start on her first question. Slowly looking away from Brianna, Liam exhaled deeply and leaned forward having his elbows resting on the table. Might as well get it over it, the faster the interview the less time he can afford to waste.
As Brianna began to ask her first batch of questions, Liam’s actions consist of him rolling his eyes, exhaling deeply to keep him calm and his sarcastic, witty answers. It was nearly impossible for Brianna to continue with her interview since most answers were either too rude, too honest or just plain sarcastic. As minutes passed by, Liam began to enjoy the interview, oddly enough. Entertaining himself with his own sarcastic, witty comments, he felt amused and thought it was fun to watch Brianna tolerate his rebellious attitude.
“YAY!” Liam sarcastically yelled, once Brianna mention there were more questions to be asked. Leaning back into his chair once again, he crossed his arms as he grinned at Brianna who was now looking for a piece of paper in her briefcase. Liam wasn’t someone who was paitent or understanding, which caused him to clear his throat, hinting Brianna not to take her time. “Feel free to take your time. I have all day.” Liam commented, raising both his eyebrows as he continued to watch Brianna.
Waiting for Brianna, Liam began to fiddle with his hands not paying much attention if Brianna had found her notes at all. Hearing a loud “Yes” within minutes, Liam sharply lift his head up, cocking his head as his eyebrows raised. “Wow, you sure get excited easily” Liam started again, leaning back onto the table, ready for her next batch of questions and hoping her facial expressions will amuse him once he start again with his witty answers.
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