Hello all (anyone who might be out there)! I want you to know that I have not given up on this story, I only took a break. I do want to get through this and make it to the end. With that being said, please enjoy the latest chapter.
Chapter 31: Other Girls
Cagalli heard giggling as she walked through the empty hall towards her locker. She looked up, stopping in her tracks. Two giddy looking red-headed girls stood in front of her locker. Cagalli had recognized only one of them-a girl with hair shorter than her own. She believed the girl was a sophomore. The other one-the one with pigtails-Cagalli had not seen before. Then she noticed Athrun; he was conversing with them, and he held a smile just as they did (albeit not as bright).
And, unlike them, his face was not so pink that she could see it from where she was standing. Pink faces, bright eyes and uncontained smiles. These girls carried a familiar look, and it made Cagalli's stomach turn something awful.
They're pretty, she thought. She licked her lips. Pretty and he seems to be enjoying their company. Pretty and...pink, well, nearly pink. Just like Lacus. Just like his fiancee.
Cagalli didn't know how long she stood there, but they seemed not to notice her. The longer they didn't notice, the tighter her stomach felt.
"I think you should let him know how you feel." Lacus' words ran through her head. "It won't hurt."
Cagalli took a step forward, but paused and, instead, turned on her heel. She would come back for her things later.
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