forum “How Could You?” “No. How Could 𝘠𝘰𝘶.” | REBOOT, CLOSED.

Started August 22, 2024 by @Satoris

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Having the weight of his hand on her shoulder brought a stinging sensation in her eyes and Mavis blinked rapidly and looked away. Clenching her hand into a fist in her coat pocket, she nodded at Mingzhi's words and wrapped an arm around him in an almost side-hug before dropping it. A strong sense of déjà vu hit her as she recalled a similar scenario occurring 13 or so years ago. With that memory, the stinging in her eyes turned to wetness and she swallowed the lump in her throat.

"It-ah…it's nice to see you again, both of you." She said thickly, raising her eyes to look at Franklyn. "I hope you both are as well as you look."

Taking a deep breath, she felt some of her nerves melting away and relaxed the fist in her pocket. Mavis bit her lip then gestured to a bag she was now holding. "I brought dessert?" she asked rather than stated and mentally groaned at the tone of voice. She was really glad when she felt the temperature drop a few degrees all of a sudden and turned around, seeing exactly who she expected.

Mavis took a step back, standing parallel to Franklyn and Mingzhi, then set the bag on the ground. "Hey." She said softly, waving at the male joining them.

Dinner at my place? Ella found it difficult to hold back a smile, especially when she first left her apartment and when she pulled up to the house in her small, old lady of a truck. She hadn’t realized how much she truly missed her old friend, how they watched over the others and kept them together. It was hard not to reminisce, sentimental as she was. Before she set off she had found old photos she’d managed to keep all this time, a bit dark and grainy but still perfectly capturing how she remembered those years in her mind. At least, before things went wrong.
She focused her gaze ahead, and almost wondered if she was at the right place. Really? Here? It was nice to see that he was doing well. It seemed like she could expect a delicious meal waiting. She parked the little truck off to the side, took her purse, and got out. She was pretty focused on getting to the house until she spotted the group that had congregated a few yards away.
She stopped. It had been so long. Ella tried to connect the people she was seeing ahead of her with the kids she remembered from a lifetime ago. Of course, it wasn’t so hard with Jess, she had seen him rather recently. She took a breath and headed over, hesitating slightly when she felt tears fill her eyes.

Justin waved back, his anxiety causing any words to get caught in his throat. He missed his friends, he missed being able to be himself around them. But as years had passed, he felt like he had been sent back to the start. The air around him was always cold, but with his rising internal panic, the temperature kept dropping. 'What if they are different, what if they dont like me anymore, what if they are mad at me for knowing and not telling them'. He shoved his hands into his pockets as his mind continued to race. His face stayed stoic, not showing any signs of his panic, aside from him staring straight into a void.