To Our Pinky Promises
th the smell of cigarette smoke and I had to fight the urge to cough,
remember how he could've gotten a hold of it but
e get it here since h
laughing at something his friend said while dra
after what had happened with Alex, I realized that everyone was allowed to liv
group of boys and tap
cusing solely on the reason why I'm here. I upturned my hand, palm sid
further inside the booth and patting the new
name for me and stressed my
ave a sit first and say hi t
ark, then I'll si
shrugging and digging his po
to a chain with a glass ball filled with small red petals hanging on the other enowhere, I felt a hand grab my arm and started tugging me away from the table. I yelped
me out of the café. Ty and his friends were booing from the table but
y arm. I shook it and rubbed at the spot whe
can't you be more civilized?' I
we weren't in speaking terms but we weren't exactly in bad terms either.
on for him to be
uys.' Alex said, deflec
taken aback by hi
you know what's good for you,
the area and behind me at the café we were in. What I
for guys like Alex. The place had large windows that were open to allow the ventilation of air, which, I pe
that were sitting in there, from what I could tell when I was briefly inside before I got unceremoniously
re he hangs out too
usy trying to figure out who I was talking to. I mean h
thought that he sounded like he
case, right? Not wit
the type of guy to stick his nose into other people's busin
favor.' He said coldly as he rega
closer. Maybe it was because I had nothing more to
that with him?' I found myself thinking silently. He had avoided talking about the past with anyone that I had begun to suspect that he had memory loss but his earlier remark obviously proved my s
ground check on him to make sure he's not a fuckboy,' he had
just searched his eyes wordless
I'll take my leave.
was going to regret this when I think back to this moment but I
s jacket and stopped him
but I heard from Kimmy that you supposedly saved my a
ingers that was clinging onto his jacket. When I fail
all?' H
uh
t was still pinching the clot
n realization, l
k away, my hand shot ou
led under his breath
ity and raised a finger.
tone made me gulp. I've never
imidated. I'm Emily Waterhouse. I can't believe I'm lett
ind as I gathered up the courage to
pped being friends?' I t
me, I guess the question threw him o
ut air through his mouth as if he was tryin
top living in the past, Em.' H
ng. If you let yourself get stuck in the pas
at he said my name caused a bunch o
eard him say my name in 4 years. It sound
Millie. I decided I liked how 'Em' sounded more and told eve
can't get rid of the habit of calling me Millie but e
s to register what he actually said. When it finally sunk in, though,
t know why it kind of hurt me
ng that our memories we
ars, the memories I have desperately clung onto to remem
at how he was reacting. Was it really that much of a drag for him to talk
't click anymore? I don't know
stranger that was st
to hang arou
friend I loved so much to get spoil
him without another word, feeling