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 en

owhere, 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