SM owns.
Not beta'd.
The party goes off without a hitch and I can't take my eyes off of her.
Every so often, her eyes will find mine and we'll share a silent conversation.
I know she wants to talk to me, and believe me I want to talk to her. It's been way too long. I know it's my fault.
Things have been hectic for me. Starting med school chewed me up and spit me out.
I'm up for the challenge, don't get me wrong. I graduated top of my undergraduate class. But med school is a big change.
By the time the last few peripheral acquaintances and friends say their goodbyes, I find her sitting on the fire escape finishing off her beer. Her eyes are far away.
But like always, she senses me and smiles.
"Thank you for coming."
I sit next to her and soak in her warmth. I take her bottle and take a swig.
"I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
"You missed it last year." She sounds shy and cautious.
It's not like us to tiptoe around.
"Bella, you know why," I whisper, looking out onto the street.
"Yeah. I know why." Her eyes look sad. I can't have that. Time to change the subject.
"So, twenty-one. How's it feel?" I tease, bumping into her shoulder.
"Not that different, actually," she smiles.
"How's school?"
"Busy," I reply. "You?"
"Same."
There's an awkwardness I can't stand. It used to be so easy with us. Being with her was so easy.
What happened to us?
The silence stretches for a few moments before she asks.
A/N: FFN is behaving badly. Alerts are not going out. I apologize for their doucheness on their behalf. From here on out, I will be using the daily witfit prompts in my updates. Next one's this evening at some point. As always, let me know how you feel ;) Heart u all.