From the text log of Cerise Hood
Cerise Hood
Ramona?
Ramona, are you there?
Can you hear me?
No. I suppose not.
Hey, Ramona
If I spoke, would you listen to me?
The truth is
I wouldn't even know where to begin
Even if you were to say yes, I wouldn't even know where to start.
It's…it's all just so surreal
It's hard to imagine that it has been a month already.
I can't even tell what is real.
I have memories with you as well as memories without you.
I have moments where I can't tell which is my imagination and which isn't.
It's hard. You know?
I know it shouldn't, but there feels like there is a hole here. Like something is missing since you left.
I miss you, Ramona. I really do.
Ramona:
Wow. You are all big and bad now and yet here you are still hidin' under that hood of yours.
Cerise Hood:
Ramona?
Ramona:
Hey Hood.
Cerise Hood:
I don't understand.
Ramona:
What do you mean you don't understand? You're the one that started texting me.
You asked me to listen and now I want to talk.
Cerise Hood:
What's going on? I'm confused.
Ramona:
Of course you are. That's why you started talking to me in the first place. Remember?
Cerise Hood:
I suppose so.
Ramona:
So what's up Hood? Why did you feel the need to contact me?
Cerise Hood:
I don't know
I wouldn't even know where to start.
Ramona:
How about starting with Justine?
Cerise Hood:
Right. I guess you would know, wouldn't you?
The other day I just caught her staring.
And I don't mean like she does it out of spike. But she does it as if she was familiar, yet she does it out of confusion.
It's like she is looking at me but is trying instead to see you.
Ramona:
I guess that makes sense
I mean I was her roommate after all.
Cerise Hood:
Justine says she remembers her parents getting he one of the single rooms here at school.
But she also says she clearly remembers sharing a room with you.
You had quite the effect on people.
Ramona:
Cerise.
You and I both know you didn't contact me just because of someone else.
Now talk.
Cerise Hood:
Why did you have to go?
Why did you have to leave?
Ramona:
Because.
Cerise Hood:
Because why?
Ramona:
Because you grew up.
I was only around because you didn't want to accept the truth.
That you didn't want to accept the real you.
And once you accepted the beast within
You no longer needed me to protect you
Cerise Hood:
So why did you stay?
Ramona:
Because you rejected yourself.
Cerise Hood:
That isn't what I'm talking about
Why did you stay?
Ramona:
The truth?
Cerise Hood:
Yes.
Ramona:
It's because I was scared.
The truth is I loved being my own person.
I loved being alive
I loved having mom and dad
I loved going to school
I loved having friends.
More importantly, I loved being your sister.
It was like my own little fairy tale story.
And I was the main character.
I didn't want to go.
Cerise Hood:
Ramona
Ramona:
I wanted to stay for as long as I could
I wanted to continue playing make believe
So I tried really hard to keep you away from your destiny.
I even went as far as stealing your precious locket.
Cerise Hood:
Yeah. I'm still mad about that.
Ramona:
Hey, it isn't my fault that you didn't even question your own sister.
Lol.
Cerise Hood:
Yeah.
I miss you, Ramona.
Ramona:
Yeah. I know.
You have grown up a lot Cerise.
You aren't the same little girl that hid underneath her hood.
Cerise Hood:
It's just, it's hard.
Ramona:
I know. Growing up always will be hard.
And do you know what else "always will be?"
Cerise Hood:
What?
Ramona:
I always will be there for you!
It may have been for a short while.
But I loved every moment being your sister.
Cerise Hood:
That's, Ramona. I really needed to hear that.
Ramona:
Yeah, I know.
Cerise Hood:
I love you, Ramona.
Ramona:
Love you too.