Serena remained quiet as the other girls talked. All hope of not
thinking about Darien was dashed when she saw him, now all she wanted
was another chance to see him. Seeing him was worth all he pain it
brought; even being in the same building as him made her feel better.
"Serena?" Andrew's voice startled her, "What would you like?"
Serena thought for a moment, she wanted the same thing as she always
wanted, nothing. "I'll have a coffee, no cream or sugar." She used her
best fake smile, it seemed to satisfy Andrew.
"Alright, is that all?" Before when Andrew asked Serena what she wanted
he'd end up with list of stuff, but now if she ordered something it
would only be a coffee just like Darien. The both had excuse as to why
they weren't eating. They had something earlier, their going out for
dinner with a friend and the didn't want to spoil their appetite, very
rarely did they actually admit to not being hungry.
"That's all," Serena looked out the window, the occasional drop of rain
fell from the sky.
Lita also looked outside and groaned, "why does it have to be raining?
It looked like is was going to be a beautiful day out."
Serena was just thankful for her waterproof makeup and was almost glad
that it was raining again.
Andrew returned with Serena's coffee then sat down with girls. "So
what's new and exciting with you guys?" He asked, "Serena anything
interesting happening in your life?"
"Huh?" Serena looked at Andrew blankly, then forced another smile when
she realized that she had been asked a question. "Nope, nothing
interesting," she took a small sip of her coffee. She hated the taste
of coffee, but she found it easier to choke down than stuff she
actually liked. She looked at her watch and set down her cup. "I'm
sorry, but I have to go. I'll catch up with you guys later ok?" She
quickly got up and rushed out the door, as if she was late for
something.
Andrew sighed she was just as evasive as Darien was.
"She looks like she's doing better," Ami commented.
Ya, Andrew thought to himself, but appearances can be deceiving. I can
only hope she's doing as well as she looks, but something tells me
she's not.
Have you seen Darien lately?" Mina asked, "how's he doing?"
Andrew sighed again, "he keeps to himself now, I'm one of the few
people he talks to, but he doesn't say a lot."
"I wonder what happened," Raye said to herself, but loud enough for
the others to hear.
"What do you mean?" Lita asked.
"The cause of their break up, I mean one day there all happy and in
love, and the next day, they've broken up. It just doesn't make
sense."
"I have to get back to work," Andrew said as he got up, "if you girls
find out anything please let me know."
Darien had finally stopped running, now he just wandered around
aimlessly, not really knowing where he was or where he was going. The
rain poured down soaking his clothes, but he didn't notice, he was too
busy hating himself for what he had done to Serena.
Serena shivered in the cold rain. She was almost cold enough to forget
about Darien, almost. Though she didn't that she could ever be
'anything' enough to make her forget about Darien. She kept her eyes
on the ground as walked, using whatever strength she had left in her
to keep from crying. She nearly fell over when she walked into
something, or rather someone. She didn't have to look up to see who it
was, she recognised the scent and that green jacket.
"Why don't you watch where you're going," Darien shouted angrily.
Serena winced and backed away from Darien, "I'm sorry," she quietly
apologized.
Darien looked down to who had run into him, to his surprise he found a
small blond girl. He could tell that she was trying very hard not to
cry. That just made him angrier and he began to yell at Serena. "What
a surprise, the world's biggest klutz ran into someone. Do you think
it's possible that you could go five minutes without having a klutz
attack?"
Serena moved even farther away from Darien as he continued to yell.
Tears ran down her face until she couldn't take it anymore. She began
to run, run away from Darien, run as fast as her weak body could take
her and she didn't stop until she got home and flung herself onto her
bed. There she continued to cry into a pillow. When she was done, her
head hurt and she felt sick, but se had decided what she had to do.
She couldn't stay here anymore, she couldn't risk seeing him again.
She had to leave.
thinking about Darien was dashed when she saw him, now all she wanted
was another chance to see him. Seeing him was worth all he pain it
brought; even being in the same building as him made her feel better.
"Serena?" Andrew's voice startled her, "What would you like?"
Serena thought for a moment, she wanted the same thing as she always
wanted, nothing. "I'll have a coffee, no cream or sugar." She used her
best fake smile, it seemed to satisfy Andrew.
"Alright, is that all?" Before when Andrew asked Serena what she wanted
he'd end up with list of stuff, but now if she ordered something it
would only be a coffee just like Darien. The both had excuse as to why
they weren't eating. They had something earlier, their going out for
dinner with a friend and the didn't want to spoil their appetite, very
rarely did they actually admit to not being hungry.
"That's all," Serena looked out the window, the occasional drop of rain
fell from the sky.
Lita also looked outside and groaned, "why does it have to be raining?
It looked like is was going to be a beautiful day out."
Serena was just thankful for her waterproof makeup and was almost glad
that it was raining again.
Andrew returned with Serena's coffee then sat down with girls. "So
what's new and exciting with you guys?" He asked, "Serena anything
interesting happening in your life?"
"Huh?" Serena looked at Andrew blankly, then forced another smile when
she realized that she had been asked a question. "Nope, nothing
interesting," she took a small sip of her coffee. She hated the taste
of coffee, but she found it easier to choke down than stuff she
actually liked. She looked at her watch and set down her cup. "I'm
sorry, but I have to go. I'll catch up with you guys later ok?" She
quickly got up and rushed out the door, as if she was late for
something.
Andrew sighed she was just as evasive as Darien was.
"She looks like she's doing better," Ami commented.
Ya, Andrew thought to himself, but appearances can be deceiving. I can
only hope she's doing as well as she looks, but something tells me
she's not.
Have you seen Darien lately?" Mina asked, "how's he doing?"
Andrew sighed again, "he keeps to himself now, I'm one of the few
people he talks to, but he doesn't say a lot."
"I wonder what happened," Raye said to herself, but loud enough for
the others to hear.
"What do you mean?" Lita asked.
"The cause of their break up, I mean one day there all happy and in
love, and the next day, they've broken up. It just doesn't make
sense."
"I have to get back to work," Andrew said as he got up, "if you girls
find out anything please let me know."
Darien had finally stopped running, now he just wandered around
aimlessly, not really knowing where he was or where he was going. The
rain poured down soaking his clothes, but he didn't notice, he was too
busy hating himself for what he had done to Serena.
Serena shivered in the cold rain. She was almost cold enough to forget
about Darien, almost. Though she didn't that she could ever be
'anything' enough to make her forget about Darien. She kept her eyes
on the ground as walked, using whatever strength she had left in her
to keep from crying. She nearly fell over when she walked into
something, or rather someone. She didn't have to look up to see who it
was, she recognised the scent and that green jacket.
"Why don't you watch where you're going," Darien shouted angrily.
Serena winced and backed away from Darien, "I'm sorry," she quietly
apologized.
Darien looked down to who had run into him, to his surprise he found a
small blond girl. He could tell that she was trying very hard not to
cry. That just made him angrier and he began to yell at Serena. "What
a surprise, the world's biggest klutz ran into someone. Do you think
it's possible that you could go five minutes without having a klutz
attack?"
Serena moved even farther away from Darien as he continued to yell.
Tears ran down her face until she couldn't take it anymore. She began
to run, run away from Darien, run as fast as her weak body could take
her and she didn't stop until she got home and flung herself onto her
bed. There she continued to cry into a pillow. When she was done, her
head hurt and she felt sick, but se had decided what she had to do.
She couldn't stay here anymore, she couldn't risk seeing him again.
She had to leave.
