Asami
"Honestly, she's always around people. Then again, being around people who love you, is the biggest gift anyone can receive. She retired for a reason. Maybe the press conferences and various public appearances contributed to that? I don't know…what should I do? Surprise party or not?"
I look at my friend anxious for her answer, but she just stirs her broccoli soup, as if I didn't just ask her the question of the year.
"Kuvira! What should I do?"
"I DON'T FUCKIN KNOW!"
A couple of Panera Bread employees look over at us, and I mouth a sorry.
"Listen, Asami. You're overthinking this way too much,It's Korra we're talking about. Honestly, I never met a more laid back person in my life. She's the type of person who wouldn't shed a tear over a parking ticket. Heck! I think she would track the cop down, and give them her vocal apology. Are you sure she's even American? Canada could be her home!"
I roll my eyes at my friend's exaggeration.
"Your girlfriend wouldn't care about having a party or not. You should know her better than I do. Why are you even asking for my advice?"
"Because. I know her so well, that I can go overboard when it comes to showing her how much I care. That's why I need a heartless person like yourself, to bring me back down to Earth! I'm not asking you if she'll like it, I'm asking you if you think it's a good idea."
I want to do the right thing for her.
Every day, Korra and I learn something new about each other. Take the other day for example. I found out Korra doesn't drink the milk from her cereal. I was running alittle late for work and fixed her a bowl and I guess I poured way too much milk. Becuase when I came from out the shower, she asked "Do you want the rest?"
I simply stared at my girlfriend and the bowl full of liquid as if this was a joke, but she was serious.
Despite my lateness, I harassed her about this action. Her argument as expected was, 'I poured too much'. At first I was upset she attacked my milk pouring skills, but she had a valid point.
This was a new discovery and I look forward into exploring more,but I need to decide what to do for her birthday first!
Vira finishes up the remainder of her soup, and I dwell on this internal debate further.
"I think you should throw the party?"
I look up and eye my friend suspiciously.
I trust her judgement because she's my best friend, then again, her being my best friend proves even more why I shouldn't trust her. She would love to see a negative outcome, that's just her humor. Now thinking about it...what kind of friend do I have?
"I'm serious! I think it will be fun. It's been awhile since all of us had a party together. The last events I can think about that were similar, was the Christmas Party and Korra's last fight. And those two events didn't quite end on good terms. It's a new year and life, let's celebrate her birth with this new positivity."
I nearly choke on my raspberry lemonade hearing her words.
This can't be the Kuvira I know. She's actually speaking practical truth. It's like…she has a heart!
I guess she's getting freaked out by my grin of love, because she scrunches up her face in disgust.
"You better chill out or I'm going to tell your girlfriend you're falling in love with me."
"Pfft. She's laid back remember? She wouldn't care." I tease.
"You're right, she would probably give me a diaper bag and a list on how to care for you. Knowing you…it's probably a mile long. "
My friend and I both laugh, despite such a lie.
Korra's a fighter. Retired or not, I know she wouldn't let me go that easy.
With the party now in full spring, I have to find the venue, catering service, and make the guest list. Aw man. My girlfriend is practically a celebrity, I can't make this list by myself. I want it to be huge, but I still want to keep the party intimate. I don't want to overwhelm the birthday girl. Maybe some insight from Tenzin, could help?
I have only two weeks to plan this out, and realistically, that's not enough time. But once I get the main stuff taken care of, such as the location, I know it's going to be smooth sailing from there.
"Are you going to invite her mother?"
I hear her question, but I don't answer it . Only because I don't have an answer.
Ever since Mrs. Waters' disapproval of our relationship, Korra hasn't spoke to her mother. What went from a few days turned into a month. It's hurtful knowing that her mother isn't accepting of us, but also hurtful that my girlfriend doesn't want her in her life.
She does talk to her father, but she keeps it short.
I can tell from her tone when she's speaking with him, she's curious about what her mother's up to, but she never asks.
The whole conversation about their relationship is very sensitive, and my trust in Korra allows me to know she's handling everything just fine. But sometimes I wonder if ignoring her mother is the best option. I understand the whole space thing, but what if this month turns into a year?
I'm not a big fan of Senna, but I don't enjoy knowing that she's in pain regarding her own daughter. I was fortunate enough to get to know my girlfriend and see the side others might not have seen.
So, in a way, that has to be similar to their mother/daughter relationship. I know there are things I don't know about Korra, that only Senna knows. To have that bond/understanding striped away? That's tough. Such connection is important, keeping it alive, is just as much.
I don't know what I would do, if Korra wasn't in my life. Therefore, I can put myself in her mother's shoes. I know she may be set in her ways, but that doesn't mean she isn't suffering from such a loss. I want them to make up, but am I in the appropriate position to make such a call?
"I don't know. It's really not my call." I finally answer, finishing the last bite of my sandwich.
"What do you mean? You're in charge of the guest list, it's totally your call!" She defends.
"I know that. I just don't want any drama on her birthday." I answer back, calmer than my friend.
"Girl, honestly. There is always drama at parties. At least you'll know before hand what it's going to be. Besides, her mother gave birth to her. She has just as any right to be present, than all of us."
I told Kuvira the whole story about her mother attacking Korra! How can she sit here and make me look like the bad guy? I get where she's coming from, but who's side is she on?
"I'm grateful she brought Korra into this world, but that same entitlement fuels her to try and control her daughter's life. The things that woman said, still gets me fired up. But if Korra wants me to let it go, I'm going to do just that. But I refuse to give her an invitation, just because that's her mother. And truthfully, from my standing point, she doesn't sound like a good mother to me."
"Damn, Asami. All you had to say was no"
My glare is mixed with disbelief, as this troublemaker laughs.
"Relax. You know I like to instigate."
" Yes, and you get me every time. Can we not talk about this though? I want to enjoy my day happily." I reply, after a sigh.
"Of course, Boo. Baatar and I are going to the movies later tonight, do you want to make it a double date?"
"I can't today. I have a couple of recommendation letters to write for my students and Korra's going to be most likely tired from practice today. Can we take a rain check?"
My friend rolls her eyes.
"I guess. You two both have the easiest job known to man. Yet, you act like you're the boss of a Fortune 500 company. You're a fucking art teacher and your girlfriend is a karate coach."
I gasp as such an insult.
I'm so much more than an art teacher….I'm a graphic designer who happens to teach other artists. And Korra's not just any coach, she's a champion coach! She's not just some guy who teaches martial arts from a garage, she has the experience and knowledge to make others into champions too! Kuvira needs to put some respect on our names! But I understand, they miss seeing us together.
"Sorry. I'm stopping by the studio after this, do you want to tag along? The sparring matches can be quite entertaining." I ask, as a compromise.
My friend snorts, unimpressed.
" Entertaining for you! It's fine. I can use such time to take a nap. Besides, I can spend time with the both of you at this wicked birthday party. Do I need to bring a gift, because I feel that my friendship is enough."
Why is she my friend?
I decide to stop at Whole Foods to pick up Korra a Gatorade.
Whenever I visit her, I never like to come empty handed. Sports drinks and food, are the flowers of romance to me. The look of surprise on her face when I do bring her something, always makes me feel appreciated.
Am I selfish for only doing these kind acts, just to see her smile?
As I enter the familiar aisle, I debate on what flavor to purchase.
I like to switch it up from time to time. Sometimes I'm in a rush and grab the brightest color, or in times like these, really analyze the choices.
I can no longer pick the blue ones because it matches my lover's eyes, I need to step my game up!
As I debate over fruit punch and orange, I see a little girl around 3 or 4, race into my aisle. With both beverages in my hand, I look around clueless on the whereabouts of the girl's guardian and what I should do.
Um? Who's kid is this?
The little girl has a giant smile on her face and before I can think, I hear a "Where's my little monster?"
The question causes the little girl to squeal.
Before she can turn and hobble out of the aisle, a man catches her and lifts her up, making the child laugh even louder.
"There you are!" He says, tickling her.
The sight and action is so adorable, I don't even recognize who the man is until I see the signature hazel eyes.
He looks so different now.
Shaved head and a 5:00 shadow? He looks like one of those lead singers who left his boy band and went solo!
I guess I was staring for too long, because he stops his own laughter and our eyes finally lock.
Shit! I should have just chose fruit punch and left. The word 'punch' is inside the name, that's more than enough of a reason to buy it. No one even likes the orange kind!
"Asami? Is that you?" Mako asks, walking towards me holding the child.
It's so weird hearing my first name, I'm used to hearing him say Miss. Sato. I'm also used to him having hair and scaring employees and children. But hey! It's been months since I last seen him.
"Yep. It's me." I reply, with probably an overselling smile.
Despite all this, his smile actually looks genuine.
"You look great! How are you? " He asks.
"I'm well. Just trying to decide which Gatorade to bring Korra."
Shoot! Did I just bring up his ex? What am I talking about? He clearly knows we're together. I stole his girlfri... No. I did not. Why am I thinking like this? Why can't I stop smiling like an idiot? This is so awkward!
My old boss doesn't even seem fazed by my response as he looks between the objects in my hand.
"You're actually right on it with the choices, because if I remember correctly. Korra's all time favorite flavor is fruit punch. She always said…
"You can't beat the classics." We unintentionally say in unison.
It wasn't even in a competitive way, we both just happened to be amused by the amazing girl's words.
I'm sort of glad we shared such a moment, because it really broke the ice that I probably only had.
"How are you? You look more than great, I'm really digging the new look." I say.
The new and improved Mako takes a bow making the child in his arm laugh even more.
"Why thank you. I call it the ending of my midlife crisis. Originally, I was growing out a beard, but decided to put it to rest. Wait. Please excuse me, let me introduce you to this monster. 'Say hello, Jane.' He says.
The little girl shyly waves before burying her head into her knight's neck.
"She's not a monster, she looks like a queen." I playfully defend, rubbing her back.
"Is Jane your niece?" I ask.
Mako's face suddenly turns red, but his smile shows me he's not offended by my personal question.
"No. She's Jin's, my girlfriend's daughter. She's somewhere around here. Most likely in the makeup department. You know how self absorbed women are."
I guess he can catch my offense, because he starts laughing.
"I'm just kidding. Relax. Even with a kid, you still think I'm as hard as a rock."
His argument makes me smile again, because he's right, I do need to lighten up.
I wonder if Korra knows he has a girlfriend? What am I talking about? Why would Korra know? And even if she did, I doubt she would care. I bet she would be thrilled to know this. Maybe she already does? If she did, why didn't she tell me? Why would she tell me, it's none of my business? This isn't even my business. Ugh? Why won't my mind stop thinking?
"How's Korra doing?"
His question takes me off guard, but I'm sure he was debating himself whether to ask it or not .
I mean, if I was in his position I would most likely ask too. Out of either curiosity or genuine care for her.
" She's doing well! Really embracing the coach life. Korra's doing as well as she can, given how…"
I have to stop myself, because I almost invaded her privacy by bringing up her mother. It's not like I intended to do so, I was just being honest. Korra's doing great, she's living her best life. However, her family is the only problem she seems to have.
"Given how her mother and her are having complications?" He fills in,and the moment those words exit out of his mouth, he instantly regrets it.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to say that." He defends.
I shake my head, letting him know it's okay.
"I'm serious, Asami. It wasn't my intentions nor business, to say anything about that."
"No. It's okay. I was moments away from telling you myself. How did you know if you mind me asking?"
If it was the old Mako, I wouldn't even get as far as a hello, but this is a changed man.
Mako uses his unoccupied hand, and scratches the back of his neck.
"Um. Senna still contacts me. She knows about my girlfriend and everything, but she still sees me as her son. You know? At first, I wanted nothing to do with it. But I would be lying to you, if I didn't say I didn't still care about Korra. But hearing how hurt Senna was…And knowing how hurt Korra had to be..."
I quickly cut him off.
"Yes! She's hurting. She does a great job of not showing it, but I know she is."
"You were there when it happened, huh?" He asks.
I nod.
"Yes. It was rough, but I knew it would be. But it was harder on Korra because..."
"She sees the best in people, especially with her mother. Trust me, I know how Senna is. She always pushed her views on Korra even when we were still together. In the beginning I appreciated it, it made our relationship easier. But now that we had a different outcome, I wonder if it did more damage than good. I just want Korra to be happy, I always did. That's why it hurts me hearing her disapproval of you two's relationship."
"Really?" I ask in shock.
He nods.
"Yes. Like I said earlier, I still care about Korra. Even though we're on different terms now, she's still my best friend. I do wish we spoke more to each other, but I think that's because we don't want to be disrespectful to both our partners."
I quickly frown.
"Mako, I wouldn't be offended if you talked to Korra. " I reassure.
But the smile on his face resembles him calling me out on my bullshit.
"Okay. Maybe not middle of the night conversations, but I wouldn't mind casual text messages. Like? Holidays"
We both laugh at my joke and I can actually say I'm enjoying his company.
"Seriously, Mako. Now seeing how happy you are and your growth, I think Korra hearing from you would be quite beneficial. I know for a fact she misses your friendship too, because she makes superhero references sometimes and I don't know what the hell she's talking about. I need your help, Man! The new Avengers movie is coming out, and I can't sit through anymore like that."
"Haha. I will admit, Jin isn't really a nerd either. Could have really used some help watching Black Panther." He stresses.
"Who's a nerd?" A new voice adds.
When we look in the direction, Jane yells out in joy.
"Mommy!"
Mako sets the child down, and she runs to her mother who pulls her into a bear hug.
From the embroidered beige maxi dress to the fish tailed braids in her hair,the woman has an earthy appearance to her. Not just that, she's beautiful. Mako truly struck gold with this one.
"Jin. This is Asami. Asami, Jin." Mako introduces.
This time I make my way to the woman, eager to meet her.
"Your daughter is beautiful." I state first.
"Aw. You're a sweetheart, Love. You're beautiful yourself. I never saw such green eyes before, they remind me of tiny sea turtles."
I laugh and look over at Mako, who shrugs just as amused.
"Asami and I used to work together." He tells his girlfriend, and the look of remorse on her face makes me like her even more.
"I'm so sorry for you, he had to be a pain to work with. You're a survivor." She teases.
I'm waiting for my emotional damage check as we speak.
"Noo. He wasn't that bad, I learned a lot from him." I reply.
"No need to lie, you aren't in prison anymore." Jin teases again. And just as I would like to agree with her and continue this joke I have to be honest, I did learn a lot from him.
I learned how to bite my tongue, appreciate my talents, and let things happen. But most importantly, I learned how to forgive myself. Without doing so, I doubt I would be happy. Not just with Korra, but with my life in general. That talk we had after saving Jinora from that house party, was the reality check I needed. It was the first time I saw my boss as a person.
A person with emotions, who reacted like anyone might have had given the situation. He made mistakes just like I did, and seeing him now. Someone who took his own advice and grew from it, is truly inspiring.
The power of forgiveness goes along way.
" Your boyfriend used to make me redo countless of projects for his site! It was as if nothing was right. I didn't understand why, because I thought they were perfect."
Mako drops his head clearly remorseful about his old leading days.
"But. It wasn't until I had to analyze what was wrong, that I understood why I had to start over. My old boss taught me how to learn from my mistakes and not let it define me. I could have easily gave up, when he turned my pieces away. But that was the motivation I needed, to look pass my perfect and find my acceptable. No matter how hard you try, nothing in life is perfect. Whatever's right for the moment, is the closest you can ever get and you have to accept that. And I'm grateful for that life lesson."
Jin puts her hand over her heart and smiles at her boyfriend as if he was the greatest in the world.
"You're too sweet. It's always nice to hear how inspiring Mako is, and I know by his cute blushing face and smile that he's would love to have you over for dinner one day. I make this amazing spinach lasagna. Tell her, Mako!" She stresses.
He smiles and nods.
"Yes. It's lovely. You two should definitely come over, I'm serious. It would be really nice." He says, trying to look nonchalantly, but he's happy and so am I.
"Korra and I would love to, but before then, I have another event we all can enjoy together. It's sort of like a surprise party…." I start to explain.
Korra
"Do you need a break, Coach?"
I stare at the girl I turned into a beast, and try to catch my breath.
"Smack talking doesn't help in the ring, Suki." I stress,putting my guard back up.
"I know. I just like seeing how my opponents get worked up when I do." She replies, raising her guard up as well.
We have been training for 3 hours straight, and she's not even tired!
On the performance side of things, that's great. It means her endurance is phenomenal and I never have to doubt her going through all 5 rounds. I try to push for a KO before the third round, but fights are unpredictable.
We touch gloves again, and I send out combinations left and right.
Suki catches some of them, but doesn't fail to counter which I like.
I want her to fight me as if she was fighting seriously. I don't mind the intensity or force, because we aren't in the same weight class. But that doesn't mean her hits don't hurt. She doesn't know this, but I probably take three ice baths a week trying to heal myself.
Again, all of these factors aren't a bad thing when you're a coach.I want my student to be better than me.
Suki's left cross catches me off guard, and before I could counter, I'm knocked down onto my back, by her side sweep.
" You gotta keep you head in the game. You're making this too easy, Coach."
"What did I tell you about smack talk!" I reply, bringing my grappling into play.
Despite my efforts, Suki still has me in a rear mount position. I use my right elbow as I try to loosen up her grip, but I don't want to raise my head up too much.
I really need to increase my strength training at the gym, because this is ridiculous. I shouldn't have to put this much effort into getting out of the hold.
With my chin still tucked in, I continue to try and fight my way out.
"Oh look, your girlfriend is here. It's about time she see's who's boss."
Her comment causes me to hook my right leg under her left arm, pushing her elbow down so I can maneuver my body to the side, pulling her into an armbar.
The sound of the taps on the floor, are music to my ears.
"Okay! I'm out!"
I let go of her arm and get up.
"Do you want me to fight with two working arms or not?" Suki whines, while rubbing her shoulder.
"I don't want you to smack talk, that was a lesson." I reply, wiping the sweat off my face.
I nonchalantly turn around and see Asami look at me clearly impressed by my performance.
"Hey, Babe. When did you get here?" I ask, climbing out of the ring.
" Why are you hurting your student?" She asks, playfully avoiding a kiss from me.
"What? Nooo. I wasn't hurting her. Suki tell her you're fine." I stress.
My student dramatically tries to get up.
"I'm fine, Sami. It's my fault really. I egged your girlfriend on by saying you would be more impressed by me, and not her. "
Asami returns her glaze back on to me.
"Is that true? Were you trying to prove your worth to me?"
"Pfft. Not at all. I just wanted to teach her about smack talking, and how it can make you blind in a fight. " I reply innocently
"I think that's unfair, because I do a lot of smack talking and I don't get the same treatment. You're so big and bad. Why don't you fight someone your own size?" She replies, pushing me.
I laugh as I stumble back.
"I'm not your coach, that's Tenzin remember?" I reply, trying to take her seriously, but I can't.
"So, you have to be my coach just so you can fight me? That's dumb. You're just afraid of me." She replies, pushing me back again.
Me? Afraid of her? I'm the champion last time I checked.
"Haha. Calm down. You do this almost every week. And when we get into the ring, we don't even fight."
"Because. I like seeing how fueled up you get when I say you can't fight. And you can't, because Suki had you down longer than you could defend. "
Not even the sound of Suki's cheer of agreement, could cover the sound of Asami's gasp, when I lift her off the ground and onto my shoulder.
"I can do a take down right now! I promise you I can!" I stress, as she laughs.
I don't know why she does this? No. I know why. She admitted it. She knows it gets to me!
"That's so unfair. She gets an arm bar and I get threatened with a take down? We aren't even in the ring!" She says, between laughter.
"Do you prefer it inside the ring, because I can easily climb back under these ropes?" I defend, walking towards it.
"I actually have another location in mind, but it's not here." She teases.
Her comment makes me roll my eyes as I set her back down onto her feet.
"I brought you Gatorade." She says, running over to the plastic bag on the bench.
A smile appears on my face seeing that she brought me something. I always appreciate it when she does stuff like this, because she doesn't have to. She knows we have a vending machine, but the fact she makes such an action means a lot.
"Fruit punch." She says, while sending a fake jab to my face.
"Ew. Love. I'm going to the locker room." Suki calls out, before exiting.
"Thank you very much!" I say, before taking a sip.
As I drink to half the bottle, she pouts.
"What?" I ask, curious.
"It's just…I got you something and you didn't get me anything."
I stretch my arm out, empathizing my surroundings.
"I give you the world!" I defend.
"It's still not enough."
I roll my eyes and pull her into deep kiss. As I allow my hands to travel up her side, the coolness of her sweater up against my bare skin, was much needed after a long workout.
"Was that enough?" I ask, as she looks up at me in disbelif.
"You don't want me to answer that."
"Haha. You need to settle down."
"How can I? Now that I know fruit punch makes you kiss like that, I might have to buy it in bulks. No wonder it's your favorite flavor. "
I smile.
"It's not my favorite flavor." I reply, playing with her fingers.
"Really? Is it Cool Blue, because I been getting that most of the time."
"Close. It's acutally you." I answer.
"You're a mess." She replies, while taking my hand and leading us to the bench.
I can't wait to take a shower, I'm exhausted.
There is no way I can do anything other than sleep tonight.
"Can we talk?"
The sound of Asami's voice and the uneasiness with it confuses me.
"Sure! Is something wrong?" I ask concerned.
Does she really think I'm too hard on Suki? Do I work too much? Is me staying over her apartment all the time a problem? Am I the problem? Does she want to break up?
The feeling of her hand on top of my knee, causes me to look into her eyes, but my internal debate still continues.
"We're fine, Korra. So any thoughts that I want to leave should be thrown out of your head." The playful, yet sympathetic smile of hers, takes the big doubt off my mind.
Still. I want to know what she wants to talk about.
"I saw Mako at the grocery store today."
Okay... That definitely didn't make the cut of my worst case scenarios.
"Oh. Did he say something hurtful to you? Because I'll talk to him. Sami. You know I will. We're too old to be acting so childish."
I'm serious! it's been almost three months since I last spoke with him. I thought we were on good terms, if he still has ill feelings towards Asami that's hurtful to know. It's not her fault we fell out, that was on me. No. On us. I can understand where he's coming from, but we're adults!
The puzzled look on her face takes me off guard.
"No! Mako was great! I actually want to see him more." She replies.
Now I'm puzzled.
"He's doing well too. He shaved his head, almost grew a beard, and has a girlfriend who's just as sweet as her daughter. Mako seems really happy, Korra."
I'm more in shock about Mako's new appearance, than the relationship. The child is another shocker, but I knew he had a girlfriend. Bolin told me. I guess it slipped out, but once it did he basically spilled the beans. Her name is Jin, and from what Bo told me, she's really nice.
When I found out the news, I was happy for him. As I should be. I love Mako, he's my best friend. But that doesn't mean, I wasn't skeptical. We don't talk like we used to, so I don't know where his head's at. I wasn't sure if he hopped into a relationship seriously or just rushed it.I know It's none of my business, but I always been curious.
Hearing that his girlfriend has a daughter makes me happy a little too. Mako always wanted a family, and if he was as happy as Asami explained. I'm happy for his new life. Maybe one day, I'll get to meet all of them.
"Is this what you wanted to talk to me about? If he's doing great, why did you seem so serious about us talking? Were you afraid I'll be jealous? This is great news!"
My girlfriend's smile changes back to it's original frown.
"It's just..When Mako and I spoke he mentioned how your mom has been contacting him."
Just as I try to get up, she pulls me back down.
"Korra. Please."
"I told you I'm fine. Why are you bringing this up?" I ask, trying to understand.
I thought I only had to deal with 'speaking with my mother' with just my father, not Asami too! It's not like I'm depressed or anything. I'm just trying not to focus on the negative. I understand if I was spiraling out of control and happened to put myself or others at risk, but I'm not. Why does my relationship with my mother matter?
"I'm not forcing you to talk to her. I understand how much pain she put you through. Trust me, I'm on your side. I just want to know if you ever see yourself trying to fix..."
"Fix? I'm the child and she's the adult, she should be the one trying to reach out to me. Instead. She's asking for a middleman. Such as Mako and my father. Soon it might be you too." I stress.
"If she reached out to me, wouldn't that be a win for us?" She says, trying to get me to smile.
I ignore her valid point and focus on how I'm not ready to speak with the woman who I thought loved me.
"Korra. You know you aren't the type to hold a grudge."
"I have no grudge. I'm just trying to keep my circle small and be around people like you, that love me and accept me. I'm trying to protect our relationship, what's wrong with that?"
" There is nothing wrong about it. I appreciate how considerate you're being about us, but I also think you're trying to protect yourself mainly."
"From what? My mother? I can leave here right now and meet her face to face and not utter one word. I'm not afraid. I'm well aware she's my mother and I respect that aspect. But I don't respect her opinions, and she's full of them. I was fooled before by believing she looked in my best interest. I'm not going to be fooled again by trying to fix what she broke."
"So that's a no. You don't see yourself finding common grounds in the future?"
"No. I don't want to see her or forgive her." I reply sternly.
My girlfriend sighs, then nods.
"Okay. I respect it. I just want to say one thing then I'll drop it. You forgave me, Mako, and yourself. What makes your mother any different? Middleman or not, she's still making more of an effort than you are. That has to mean something to you, I know it does."
I think about her words and I really disapprove on how correct she is.
I thought my mother would want nothing to do with me, but it seems as though she still does care.
I want to know what she asked Mako, but I don't want our first interaction to be about something negative.
Before I can even determine a possible reconnection with my mother, I need to know what she said to him.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have brought this up. You were right, you're fine. It's none of my business and I'm sorry for putting all of this on you. I know this is a sensitive topic."
I put my hand on top of her's and give her a small smile.
"No. I'm glad you brought this up, I been ignoring this for too long. I do need to figure out if I want to continue not speaking with her or not. It's a big step and I need to decide now. Because down the line, it might be too late to fix anything."
I help us both up and put my duffel bag over my shoulder.
I need to figure out what route I want to take, because I want to celebrate my upcoming new age with everything in the past. I don't want my birthday to have any drama.
Author's Note
I don't know what it is, I just love writing party themed chapters. Correction, I just love parties in general. That being said, we aren't going to have filler chapters about explaining the whole planning of it. We're just going to hop into the party and I'll do my thing of slipping in the details of how it all came to be.
You can totally trust me. There will be no problems or drama at the party...
If you don't already know, I made a new story. It's a love and war themed fic called 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain'.I have a lot planned for it, so you can check it out if you want.
Thoughts are appreciated.