Chapter 12: SHE – Loose String
She mends the loose string.
She follows through with her vow. She summons her courage to message Jacob on Facebook a few days before the HOSA conference. Nerves rattle through her entire body as she continued the conversation, albeit an awkward one, during the conference. And that night, during the conference, she sends him one final message detailing everything she longs to tell him for the last two years.
Her feelings. Her regret. Her wish to be his friend again.
That night, the moment the message is sent, all her worries about him fade away. That's it. It's his choice to decide the fate of their friendship.
His decision is to keep it.
Several hours later, he responds to her message. He has no idea he made a huge impact in her life. He's sorry for what he did, but he has a girlfriend. Despite his relationship status, he doesn't want to let her go. He wants to be her friend. He loves her, but he's no longer in love with her. His love for her doesn't transcend beyond friendship.
That, she can accept.
It'll take some time to move on. She won't cease to love him in a day, or even a week. But it's done. No more worries. No more prolonged hurt. She can move forward.
She can learn to love again.
And bam! B & J will stay as friends. Now their story is still a little vague, but hey, it's a drabble fic. This story is more about E & B.
I was gonna originally call this chapter "Red String," based by the concept of the Red String of Fate. But the concept will be for something entirely different, something that I'll explain when I finish EG.
