I have a finalized update schedule! Updates will be posted every Monday between 7 PM and 10 PM EST! I will follow this pretty closely unless I get called in for work, at which point, the update will be posted on the following day at 5 PM EST.

**College**

Rey dragged himself into the rehearsal hall. This is not where he wanted to be. He wondered why Swayam hadn't mentioned Taani's departure before today. He had to have known. So why-?

Speaking of, he saw his best friend going through his stretches for the day's practice, but he seemed distracted. He kept looking down at his watch every few seconds. "Hey, Swayam. Gotta talk to you." Rey gestured him over.

"Hey, what's up dude? You're late today. What happened?" Swayam enquired, a puzzled look on his face. Rey was never late, especially for rehearsal.

"Swayam how can you be this okay with what's going on? Why are you even here? Shouldn't you be at home, spending time with your sister?" Rey enquired of the man in front of him, unable to quite grasp the situation completely.

"Rey- what are you talking about? What's wrong with Taani? I saw her before I left. She was fine! When did you see her?" the rising panic that he could hear in Swayam's voice set bells ringing in his head.

"Swayam, that doesn't matter right now. Did Taani tell you? Did she tell you Swayam?" His hands were now gripping Swayam's shoulders, shaking him.

"What Rey? What was she supposed to tell me? You're not making any sense dude. What's going on?" Swayam was frantic now, thinking something was wrong with his sister. What was it that only Rey knew? That she told her ex-boyfriend before she told her brother?

Rey dropped to his knees. "She's leaving Swayam. She's leaving your house, this town, everyone. She's leaving me." His voice tapered off into a whisper as his head hung loose.

"WHAT?" Swayam's shout attracted the attention of the team, who rushed towards them.

"What's wrong Swayam?" "Yeah, what happened?" "Why's Rey on the floor dude?" came the rapid questions.

His hand swiped down his face, trying to comprehend the words that Rey had just uttered. 'Taani, leaving? But why wouldn't she tell him? He was her brother? Why the hell would she just leave? So close to graduation? Did his dad know? Where was she going to go? And why the hell did Rey know before him? Were they so estranged that she told her ex-boyfriend before she told her own brother?' Questions ran through his mind as his mouth re-formed the words to tell the team of the news that Rey had just let out.

"Taani's- Taani's l-leaving? Taani's leaving. Oh god. Taani's leaving. I've gotta go." Before he could make a move towards the door, several hands gripped him and pulled him back in their midst, questions firing at him.

"LEAVING? What do you mean she's leaving? And where to? What about college? And her classes? And her responsibilities as student body president? What about graduation? What did she say, Rey? Swayam? Why aren't you guys speaking?" he was bombarded with questions

Swayam exploded, "I DON'T KNOW OKAY? I don't know. I don't know why she didn't tell us. I don't know what her plan is. I don't know what she's gonna do for graduation. Or about her responsibilities as president. I don't know where she's going. I just…don't know." His voice had gotten lower and trailed off into a soft whisper at the end. "I don't know anything anymore."

"We have to stop her Swayam. We have to stop her. Please. You have to do something. Please, you have that right. You're her brother. She'll listen to you. Please Swayam. Do something. Anything. Stop her. Swayam I'm nothing without her." Rey pleaded with his best friend, hands clutching the collar of his shirt, hazel pools leaking.

"Rey-Rey, listen to me. Listen to me. She won't go anywhere, okay? Pull yourself together. Listen, she's Taani. She won't just leave without telling me anything, right? I'm her brother. And even if she is, I'm sure you, me, all of us can do something to stop her. She loves you, Rey, you have to believe that. Now, get up. We're going to my place to see what all this is about and clear up whatever confusion this is." There was a glimmer of hope in his eyes. Swayam hated to give the man any kind of false hope, but hope was all that was left for Rey. That's all he could hold onto, hope that Taani would one day forgive him and return. These two had a long, twisted path ahead of them.