Loss

The small Tv played a certain scene over and over again. A scene that makes Nessa scratch her hair out. Her Drednaw flew across the gym floor, she swore she saw some pieces of his blue skin leave his body. Milo´s Eldegoss was stronger than she suspected. Being a grass type, Drednaw did not stand a chance against any of the grass-moves Eldegoss knew. But she did not expect Drednaw to take the hit that hard. She remembers blood pooling out of her Pokémon; she recalls Milo eyes being wide as a dinner plate. Her Drednaw had to be taken out of the. They wouldn't allow her to go with him, leaving Nessa confused and agitated.

She heard footsteps coming towards the locker room. Nessa´s heart started to beat furiously, hoping and praying Drednaw was okay. The door opened revealing a heartbroken Milo. Nessa looked at him, she didn't know what to say;she tried to keep herself from becoming angry but nothing was working. She crushed the cup that was in her hand and faced the other way. The silence felt like it lasted for hours.

¨Nessa I-¨

¨No¨Nessa didn't want to hear it. Any apology isn't gonna make Drednaw be okay. It might even kill him.

¨Please Nessa, I´m so-¨

¨Milo, stop it. I´m tired, I´m tired of everything, everything about this and you.¨

She could see Milo´s face of heartbreak. He opened his mouth but closed it. It was no use.

¨Today is the worst day of my life, all because of you and your Eldegoss.¨ Nessa´s face was cold and her voice was stern. ¨You couldn't control that Eldegoss of yours? Well guess what, Drednaw is probably dead, all because of you¨

Milo walked out of the room and slammed the door. Nessa could hear sobbing from a mile away. She sat on the bench, angry and tensed. It only took her a minute to realize what she had done. She wanted to apologize, but at what use? Milo may as well never speak to her again. Nessa always considered Milo her rival, but that doesn't mean she has the right to push him around and treat him like Trubbish. Sitting down, she went deeper into her thoughts. Letting the sounds of the crowd and the voices overtake her mind.

¨You really said all of that?¨ Sonia said in surprise and in shock. ¨That sounds worse than what my lab partner did to me with those two weirdos! Well, not that bad really.

Nessa didn´t know what to say at this point. She scratched her hair a bit, almost getting it into her tea. After a couple of deep breaths and a few sips of her tea, she was able to talk again.

¨I just lost myself that day, I was pretty pissed about Drednaw getting seriously hurt that day. It surprises me Eldegoss was able to do that.¨

¨I didn't expect that either, a ball of cotton and seeds being able to cause so much damage. Milo must have really trained it harder than we thought¨. Sonia twisted her hair a bit.

¨It's been a week since the last time I talked to him though, I'm pretty sure he doesn't want to even want to see me.¨

Sonia twisted a piece of her hair into a knot before untangling it. ¨C´mon Nessa, I'm sure everything will be fine. Even if things do not go well, you can always come to me. I just hope Milo is doing alright¨.

¨Thanks Sonia, best I take my leave. You have a nice day¨ Nessa drank the last of her tea and got up from the table.

¨That's what you think, I´ll be busy with this research I got!¨ Sonia smiled.

The Flying Taxi landed on the soft green grass in Turfield. Nessa stepped out and looked around. It was quiet, only Wooloos were seen grazing and eating the grass. She could hear Yamper barking his lungs out. Walking towards the house, she could see Milo tending to the excited Yamper.

Milo turned around and saw Nessa coming towards him. He didn't seem as happy to meet her, but there was a hint of welcoming in his face. Nessa tried to keep a serious yet calming face on;it was becoming hard to look him in the eyes. There was always a saying where if you couldn't look into someone's eyes, you were a liar. It took awhile for her to fix herself before finally being able to stand and look at Milo´s face.

Kabu ¨walked¨ out and faced Nessa. ¨Ah Nessa, what brings you here.¨ Kabu eyes were filled with a tint of fire.

¨I´m here to see Milo¨ Nessa looked at him with straight eyes

Kabu moved out her way. Nessa made her way towards Milo, who looked as healthy as usual.

He smiled a bit, but it all went down into a frown. Nessa could see that her avoidance of him seemed to have put quite some weight on his shoulders.

¨Look Milo, I know we have avoided each other for a while, but I just really came to say I´m sorry¨

¨I don't think an apology will do us any good¨ Milo looked away and continued petting Yamper.

Nessa eyes were wide. What did she do to Milo? She never seen Milo be this way, never in her lifetime with him. She tried to comfort him but her words failed again.

¨Nessa, I really don't want to talk to you. I'm just not in the mood really. Will sometime later do?

IT'S BEEN A WEEK, Nessa wanted to say real badly but kept her mouth shut. Kabu was there and she was pretty sure he would use his fire to burn her insides. The only thing she could think of was walking away and leaving them alone. She called the flying Taxi and texted Sonia. The whole conversation with Milo left a bitter taste in her mouth. It only felt worse when she realized how it lasted. She stepped into the passenger car and waited for a reply from Sonia.

¨Everything alright back there, Nessa? Ya ain´t said anything.¨ The driver said.

Nessa didn't say anything back. A reply came back from her friend. She wanted to talk tomorrow since she was incredibly busy. Nessa closed her eyes and drifted into a nap.