rmured, brows furrowing inward,

gaze shot to Anna instantly. The green in

ially, in

that of her. Annabelle of all people knew her well enough, a

coots closer. Her palms extending fo

out to swipe against her lower lip, and

me?" her eyes bore heavily into Gis

adi

on't know

him and making little interactions." she said

you do it yourself? That's the whole point of this absurd va

they could re-familiarise? Giselle couldn't gra

lk to herself, how

a prominent frown ind

She gave one subtle squeeze of Giselle's palms in hers. "I really need my friend's help with

Anna. Her frown still on display. She qu

t doing no such thing again." Giselle declar

e gesture, Anna totally flung herself o

r voice revealing her excitement. "You love me too mu

ve in her head. Her hands struggled to escape the stro

he countered, but the look in her e

of course

e only surviving link tethering

completely going numb. From be

er humanity-of being

t she'd do anything to keep that

led away. All sm

lle said out loud. Her eyes wanderi

meant som

'll be." An

ut the hush quiet of the a

ris with you." seeing that her friend mood had su

glanced at her

k about something?" S

selle de

ponse t

ht jacket, Anna's fingers curle

s." threading on thi

le

ow, her brother had been trying to make Giselle o

it proved

s all

n't kno

thing that went down that tragic night. She

amily got, were

not to speak of it, but grad

ll traces of the earlier excitement, vanished compl

m and Dad made it clear that you d

he coming on, Giselle's

ed a puff of breat

nd you don't want to talk to Mom or Dad. Even Allen."

voice was ba

because she'll be instantly slammed by a wall of regret

le

't bring herself

narrowing downwards. "I tell you everything-" she paused. S

t Giselle felt it like a

to." she mouthed. "I always

through her bod

ce suddenly becoming too cramped. The atmo

forehead in a cold night, despite

s been grateful to Anna for

s because her best friend won'

y, she mis

t time, Izy.

ng her finish. Giselle

then slowly regi

Her mouth hung open in h

shut her mouth. Nodding slowly and th

still remain sh

ounded, did she gradually open those

's not going to let them fall. The white of

her hands, her gaze catching on

e tear drop landed on

't even remember how Anna's smil

nfort

e inevitable visit of