hey everyone! this story's a little bit of a different thing then what i normally do but enjoy
"Hey Mal?" Ben suddenly looked up from his computer. The two were sitting out in the lawn of Auredon Prep, and had finished eating the picnic they had packed for lunch.
"Mhm, yeah?" Mal responded, only half paying attention as she sketched away in her notebook. She shoved the last few strawberries from the container into her mouth.
Ben fidgeted for a moment before taking a breathe and beginning to speak.
"You never really talk about your mom. What was she like on the Isle?" Ben asked, his voice getting quieter with every word as he watched the focus in his girlfriend's eyes drain and turn into this funny, terrified look. This look only lasted for a split second, but to the two, it seemed to last years.
Mal quickly put a fake smile on her face.
"Oh, I don't know… she was just like a regular mom…?" She said quickly as she began to pack up her stuff.
"Woah, woah, woah." Ben puts his hands up to try to calm his girlfriend. She just continued to pack, all while keeping up the intense smile.
"No,no, it's fine. I just remembered I'm late to my… dress fitting with Evie. She loves to use me as her model." Mal laughed and quickly ran away.
Ben sighed and slouched down on the checkered blanket on the lawn. This wasn't the first time him, or any of the VK's friends had tried to question their past, and every time, the question had been dodged.
**vk group chat**
mal: we have a problem.
evie: whats going on now?
jay: cant talk, i'm at tourney
mal: jay, this is way more important then tourney.
carlos: whats up m?
mal: ben's asking questions about the isle. again. it's not even the first time this week.
evie: OMG! doug's been doing the same thing. what should we do? 😣
carlos: i never know how to avoid those with jane.
jay: what if… crazy idea… we just told them.
mal: thats easy for you to say jay.
jay: whats that supposed to mean?
evie: guys! arguing isnt a good solution, but i think jay be right.
jay: told u.
mal: oh shut up.
evie: meet up at ben's, i'll set up a time with him to use his theater.
carlos: see you then, i guess.