Us
by Phantasy Star
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Chapter Four
"How was today?"
"Great!" Serena said enthusiastically, forgetting for the first time her
situation with Darien, "The children are wonderful. I feel so sad for them
though..."
"Yeah..." Ryan said with a nod, "But you'll get used to it..."
"Well, I'm going to go," Serena said with a smile, "Thanks for showing me
around."
She turned to leave.
"Hey, wait."
Serena turned around.
"Uh, you want to go have a drink or something?" he asked.
Serena thought about it for a second.
No, she wasn't ready yet.
"No, I'm sorry," Serena said apologetically, "I... I'm a little busy."
"No problem," Ryan said quickly, "Er, see you next week."
* * *
"Serena, how are you doing?"
Serena sighed and looked at her friend, "Not too good, Mina..."
"Serena, do you think you made the wrong decision breaking up with Darien?"
"No... It's for the best..."
"Well, then..." Mina said hesitantly, "Maybe you should do something to let
Darien know that it's really over."
Serena looked at her, "What do you mean?"
"Darien... he hasn't gotten over you, obviously. Maybe you should do something
definitive to help him move on, by letting yourself move on."
"Hmm..." Serena said thoughtfully.
Was she ready for something else?
"I'd better go home..." Serena said, "I can't believe we spent a whole hour on
this project."
Mina yawned, "At least you get to go home. I have to stay for volleyball
practice."
"Well, see ya!" Serena waved to her friend.
Leaving the school, she sighed... It was another cloudy day.
She was walking down the street when she was interrupted by a somewhat
familiar voice.
"Serena?"
She looked up, surprised, "Hey Ryan."
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I'm just on my way home."
"I was just going to Crown Parlor to get a cup of coffee. You, uh, you want
to come with me?"
Serena hesitated.
Maybe Mina was right. It was time for both her and Darien to move on.
"Sure," she said, offering a smile, "Come on."
* * *
Darien waited impatiently on the sidewalk.
He looked down at the bouquet of roses he had bought.
Serena didn't think there was a romantic side to him. He would prove her wrong
by waiting for her on her way home and interrupting her with roses, sweet and
meaningful.
And expensive. But he didn't care.
As long as he could have another chance...
Where was she anyway? He had been standing here for over an hour.
He sighed. Maybe she had already gone home.
Deciding to visit Andrew before he went back to his own apartment, he headed
down the street to the little cafe/arcade his best friend owned.
He was about to walk in when he saw a couple through the shop window.
He froze and stared in horror at his girlfriend sitting with a stranger.
Serena...
Serena and a tall guy who looked at her affectionately, both of them laughing
over something he had just said.
Pain gripped him.
Had their relationship meant nothing to her?
He knew that they had never officially gone out, but he always felt that she was
at least attracted to him.
Maybe it was just his ego telling him that. Arrogance and a jerk. Just some of
the many qualities that probably made Serena dump him.
What about... Rini? Or the past? Or the future?
She'd give up all that only because she didn't care for him anymore?
His fist tightened around the roses, choking a couple of them to the point where
they fell off the bouquet.
He couldn't watch anymore. Couldn't watch the only girl he had ever cared about
with another guy.
Dropping the bouquet on the muddy floor, he walked away slowly, not feeling the
rain fall on him.
He felt like all hope with Serena had been lost.
Was it time to give up?
by Phantasy Star
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Chapter Four
"How was today?"
"Great!" Serena said enthusiastically, forgetting for the first time her
situation with Darien, "The children are wonderful. I feel so sad for them
though..."
"Yeah..." Ryan said with a nod, "But you'll get used to it..."
"Well, I'm going to go," Serena said with a smile, "Thanks for showing me
around."
She turned to leave.
"Hey, wait."
Serena turned around.
"Uh, you want to go have a drink or something?" he asked.
Serena thought about it for a second.
No, she wasn't ready yet.
"No, I'm sorry," Serena said apologetically, "I... I'm a little busy."
"No problem," Ryan said quickly, "Er, see you next week."
* * *
"Serena, how are you doing?"
Serena sighed and looked at her friend, "Not too good, Mina..."
"Serena, do you think you made the wrong decision breaking up with Darien?"
"No... It's for the best..."
"Well, then..." Mina said hesitantly, "Maybe you should do something to let
Darien know that it's really over."
Serena looked at her, "What do you mean?"
"Darien... he hasn't gotten over you, obviously. Maybe you should do something
definitive to help him move on, by letting yourself move on."
"Hmm..." Serena said thoughtfully.
Was she ready for something else?
"I'd better go home..." Serena said, "I can't believe we spent a whole hour on
this project."
Mina yawned, "At least you get to go home. I have to stay for volleyball
practice."
"Well, see ya!" Serena waved to her friend.
Leaving the school, she sighed... It was another cloudy day.
She was walking down the street when she was interrupted by a somewhat
familiar voice.
"Serena?"
She looked up, surprised, "Hey Ryan."
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I'm just on my way home."
"I was just going to Crown Parlor to get a cup of coffee. You, uh, you want
to come with me?"
Serena hesitated.
Maybe Mina was right. It was time for both her and Darien to move on.
"Sure," she said, offering a smile, "Come on."
* * *
Darien waited impatiently on the sidewalk.
He looked down at the bouquet of roses he had bought.
Serena didn't think there was a romantic side to him. He would prove her wrong
by waiting for her on her way home and interrupting her with roses, sweet and
meaningful.
And expensive. But he didn't care.
As long as he could have another chance...
Where was she anyway? He had been standing here for over an hour.
He sighed. Maybe she had already gone home.
Deciding to visit Andrew before he went back to his own apartment, he headed
down the street to the little cafe/arcade his best friend owned.
He was about to walk in when he saw a couple through the shop window.
He froze and stared in horror at his girlfriend sitting with a stranger.
Serena...
Serena and a tall guy who looked at her affectionately, both of them laughing
over something he had just said.
Pain gripped him.
Had their relationship meant nothing to her?
He knew that they had never officially gone out, but he always felt that she was
at least attracted to him.
Maybe it was just his ego telling him that. Arrogance and a jerk. Just some of
the many qualities that probably made Serena dump him.
What about... Rini? Or the past? Or the future?
She'd give up all that only because she didn't care for him anymore?
His fist tightened around the roses, choking a couple of them to the point where
they fell off the bouquet.
He couldn't watch anymore. Couldn't watch the only girl he had ever cared about
with another guy.
Dropping the bouquet on the muddy floor, he walked away slowly, not feeling the
rain fall on him.
He felt like all hope with Serena had been lost.
Was it time to give up?
