25 January
Dream. -n. 1. a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep 2. the sleeping state in which this occurs3. an object seen in a dream 4. an involuntary vision occurring to a person when awake 5. a vision voluntarily indulged in while awake; daydream; reverie 6. an aspiration; goal; aim 7. a wild or vain fancy 8. something of an unreal beauty, charm, or excellence -v. 9. to have a dream 10. to indulge in daydreams or reveries 11. to think or conceive of something in a very remote way 12. to see or imagine in sleep or in a vision 13. to imagine as if in a dream; fancy; suppose 14. to pass or spend (time) in dreaming -adj. 15. most desirable; ideal
Veronica placed her hand over top Rogue's book, obstructing her view of the words and impeding her ability to continue her look. Rogue stared at her hand for a moment before tracing her eyes up Veronica's arm and to her face. "What?"
"Are you alright?" Veronica whispered. Her eyes darted to the side to make sure the teacher overlooking the class didn't have a problem with their conversation.
"Ah'm fine," Rogue answered promptly, though just as quietly as Veronica. The conversation they were having was private, and no one else needed to hear the words between the two of them. Veronica didn't need to hear the words that threatened to burst out of Rogue's mouth.
"Really? You've been quieter than normal and you won't talk to me. You didn't even explain what happened Monday."
Rogue tried to pull her book away from Veronica to avoid the topic, but the girl took the book and transferred it to her own desk, out of Rogue's reach. "It was a prank, Ah said," Rogue told her crossly. "Ah didn't find it that amusin'."
Veronica tried to catch Rogue's eyes, but eventually gave up. "If it was only a prank, do you think it would affect you so much? Rogue, you're not yourself."
"Ah thought Ah could trust him," Rogue explained. She could barely hear her own voice.
"What?" Veronica said, lowering her voice a little more than before. "What are you talking about?"
"Remy," Rogue sighed. "He grabbed me, an' Ah thought Ah was a goner. Ah thought, maybe, Ah could trust him. But then he disappears for a couple days, an' when he comes back he attacks me like some predator. Ah don't get it."
Veronica didn't say anything right away, letting the silence between them stretch on. "Did you talk to him about it?"
"No. Ah've been avoidin' him. Ah don't want t' talk to him."
"When you're ready, I think you should. Ignoring him isn't going to make the problem better. You two are still friends, and he's probably just as confused as you are right now."
"He does a lousy job showin' it," Rogue muttered bitterly. "He went out t' the club with Ally yesterday, all smiles."
"Rogue, that doesn't necessarily mean anything..." Veronica leaned forward a little closer. "Look, when Josh and I have a fight, it only hurts more when we don't talk about it. I usually make the situation out worse than it is until we talk about it. When we talk, we're on the same page again. I know you like this guy. Give him another chance, maybe?"
"Yeah, an' how many chances is he gonna get? I get the feelin' he's not goin' t' change."
"People can surprise you sometimes, Rogue," Veronica told her cryptically. "He went out of his way to help you plenty of times, right?" Rogue startled for a second. "Just talk to him, okay? Promise me?"
"What's gonna come outta it?" Rogue asked. She had to keep up her charade now; she couldn't show Veronica that just a couple words could change her whole outlook. People weren't something Rogue had to deal with much before coming to Xavier's school.
"Friendship." Veronica said it like it was so simple. Maybe it was, but Rogue could still play skeptical.
Veronica handed Rogue her book back, flipping it open to the page she had it at. Without saying another word, she turned back around in her seat and stared off into space, ignoring the backpack beside her feet full of homework she could be doing. Rogue tried working on her homework again, but the words Veronica had told her had gotten a little deeper than she first thought. What if Rogue did give Remy another chance? Would things work out better than before? It wasn't like they had known each other for very long yet. Maybe there was still a lot to Remy that she had to learn, and maybe she would like that Remy even more.