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Strange Fire: Chapter Seven
Ellie hurred over to Craig's house following Coralie's phone call. As she waited for Ellie, Coralie noticed that it wasn't even noon yet. Not yet noon, and all this drama. Perhaps she should have stayed in the states, of couse, she was happy enough back in Canada.
Ellie showed up and the four of them converged in Craig's room to hear Marco's sad tale.
"He called me this morning, wanted to meet for breakfast. And after we were done eating he told me that we should break up. That we need time apart."
Ellie, ever the pragmatist, said, "You guys were fighting a lot, maybe you do need the time apart."
Marco just sighed. "I know its probably for the best but.."
"But you aren't going to believe that for a while now. Its the way of the world, Marco. No matter what you know-if you know that being single is for the best-you aren't going to believe it. Its just how life is. Trust me, I'm an expert." Coralie was, compared to the others. Not only was she six years older than them, but she had also once been married. Marco just nodded at her, and she went on. "But one day, you'll wake up and realize that it was for the best. That everything happens for the reason."
"Do you honestly believe that?" Ellie had never been one for that particular philosophy, but she could see how Coralie thought that way.
"Yes, I do. I have to, or else I would go crazy." She just shrugged. "Marco, next weekend we'll go out, find you a real man. You are legal now."
The three of them laughed at the memories of the times they would go clubing with COralie two years ago. "Why can't we go this weekend?" Marco protested.
"I'm having dinner with my mom tonight, and tomorrow...I kinda have a date" Coralie knew she was blushing, and she didn't care. It felt very weird to be able to say she had a date.
"Who with?" Ellie said. Both her and Marco had momentarily flashes of what Craig was probably thinking, knowing Coralie had a date.
"Me" Craig seemed proud, and he was. He was very happy Coralie had said yes to the date.
"No way." Marco flashed his first smile of the day, briefly. "What are you going to wear?"
"Clothes." Craig said, rolling his eyes. "I don't know yet."
"A skirt, and a top." That was Coralie's thought, as she only wore skirts, it was obvious she was also being somewhat sarcastic.
"Do you own any pants?" Ellie asked, in all seriousness. Coralie just shook her head no. Everyone kinda shruged at that.
"I don't mind going out sometime, but I'm not ready for a...I don't want to meet anyone, I mean, I just got dumped."
"We aren't talking about setting you up, just the four of us hanging out." Marco nodded at that. "So, Coralie, what time do you meet your mother?"
"Five thirty. I haven't seen her in over a year, I'm so happy." Coralie was smiling now, and it was a huge smile. "I just wish my dad was coming to, but he has to work."
"At least he's in the same country." Ellie half-joked. Her dad had left again a few weeks ago and was going to be gone when Ellie moved away for college.
"True"
The friends decided to put in a movie, and then later everyone left, including Coralie who had to meet her mother.
Strange Fire: Chapter Seven
Ellie hurred over to Craig's house following Coralie's phone call. As she waited for Ellie, Coralie noticed that it wasn't even noon yet. Not yet noon, and all this drama. Perhaps she should have stayed in the states, of couse, she was happy enough back in Canada.
Ellie showed up and the four of them converged in Craig's room to hear Marco's sad tale.
"He called me this morning, wanted to meet for breakfast. And after we were done eating he told me that we should break up. That we need time apart."
Ellie, ever the pragmatist, said, "You guys were fighting a lot, maybe you do need the time apart."
Marco just sighed. "I know its probably for the best but.."
"But you aren't going to believe that for a while now. Its the way of the world, Marco. No matter what you know-if you know that being single is for the best-you aren't going to believe it. Its just how life is. Trust me, I'm an expert." Coralie was, compared to the others. Not only was she six years older than them, but she had also once been married. Marco just nodded at her, and she went on. "But one day, you'll wake up and realize that it was for the best. That everything happens for the reason."
"Do you honestly believe that?" Ellie had never been one for that particular philosophy, but she could see how Coralie thought that way.
"Yes, I do. I have to, or else I would go crazy." She just shrugged. "Marco, next weekend we'll go out, find you a real man. You are legal now."
The three of them laughed at the memories of the times they would go clubing with COralie two years ago. "Why can't we go this weekend?" Marco protested.
"I'm having dinner with my mom tonight, and tomorrow...I kinda have a date" Coralie knew she was blushing, and she didn't care. It felt very weird to be able to say she had a date.
"Who with?" Ellie said. Both her and Marco had momentarily flashes of what Craig was probably thinking, knowing Coralie had a date.
"Me" Craig seemed proud, and he was. He was very happy Coralie had said yes to the date.
"No way." Marco flashed his first smile of the day, briefly. "What are you going to wear?"
"Clothes." Craig said, rolling his eyes. "I don't know yet."
"A skirt, and a top." That was Coralie's thought, as she only wore skirts, it was obvious she was also being somewhat sarcastic.
"Do you own any pants?" Ellie asked, in all seriousness. Coralie just shook her head no. Everyone kinda shruged at that.
"I don't mind going out sometime, but I'm not ready for a...I don't want to meet anyone, I mean, I just got dumped."
"We aren't talking about setting you up, just the four of us hanging out." Marco nodded at that. "So, Coralie, what time do you meet your mother?"
"Five thirty. I haven't seen her in over a year, I'm so happy." Coralie was smiling now, and it was a huge smile. "I just wish my dad was coming to, but he has to work."
"At least he's in the same country." Ellie half-joked. Her dad had left again a few weeks ago and was going to be gone when Ellie moved away for college.
"True"
The friends decided to put in a movie, and then later everyone left, including Coralie who had to meet her mother.