9. Friends, Lovers or Nothing
"Serena why so down in the dumps?" Andrew asked.
"It's Molly…she's hasn't been to school and I'm worried about her." Serena said, turning the straw in her milkshake instead of drinking it.
"What happened to her? Did it have to do with that guy you were talking about yesterday?" Andrew asked recalling her stressing over her friends new love interest.
"Yea, he…he died and she's taking it hard." She said, feeling guilty ever questioning Molly's feelings towards Nephrite.
"Didn't you say he wasn't any good for her? If he put her in danger he'd be better off leaving her alone? So it's probably better this way…" Darien said finally speaking up.
"How can you say that? She loved him! People can change!" Serena stood up, almost in tears and yelled at Darien.
For the first time Darien realized how grown up Serena could be. He didn't think people could change, but he also didn't see the scouts battle Nephrite last night. She actually yelled at him! She was strong; strong in the sense that she would stand up for her friends. Her respect for her just grew a ton.
"Wooh, Serena I'm sure Darien really didn't mean it. He was just stating his opinion." Andrew said trying to calm the blonde down.
She couldn't just sit here, she felt guilt wrench in her stomach. "I have to go." She said and just as quickly left the arcade.
Andrew stood there, and looked over to Darien. One look to Darien, and he was off trying to track down the emotional blonde.
"Serena!" He said finally caught up with her, and grabbed her hand to stop her, as she ran towards the park.
"What?" She said as she turned, clearly still crying.
"Why do you blame yourself for Molly's misfortune?"
"It was my fault. If I could have stopped it."
"You couldn't have done anything."
"If I was just a little sooner." She sobbed.
He looked at her. Sooner for what? "You can't blame yourself. Maybe people can change Serena, but if Molly is really taking it as bad as you say you should be there for her. I'm sure if she lost someone, she doesn't want to loose having a friend to depend on."
Serena mhm-ed, as she wiped her eyes with her hand. She looked up at him, as he put his sunglasses on. Maybe
Darien wasn't as shallow and hard minded as she thought? This put a smile to her face.
"Thanks Darien!" She said and gave him a small hug that took him by surprise.
"See you later Meatball head." He said as she ran off to Molly's house.
"Stop calling me Meatball head!" She yelled back, without looking.
He felt a small smile come to his face. There was Serena he knew.
