𝕳𝖊𝖒𝖔 𝕳𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖙

𝔄 𝔊𝔢𝔱 𝔗𝔬𝔤𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯

It'd been a week now and life went on. You were finally feeling comfortable with Epiphany being alone with Alex. You couldn't help but feel worried for your younger friend back then; you kind of felt like her immature mother. As you hung out with Alex and Epiphany more you started to loosen up.
"Couples really do look like siblings." You had said with a laugh.
Why is that? You thought to yourself. School went on as normal, except now you were getting into more complicated topics and the workload was getting harder. You found yourself at home spending less time on things you like and more and more on homework. Reading books and catching up on extra worksheets. It really got you down. This early morning at your locker Epiphany stood beside you in her patient way waiting for you to be done.
"Hey Scarlett, you look beat. How 'bout you take a break and come out with me?" She suggested. You looked at her finally and noticed her expression: worried and caring. It made you feel happier that someone cared for you.
A) "Well uh, what day?" You ask.
B) "I'm not beat, don't worry about me..." You remark on what she said.

A) "We we're thinking Friday." She says.
B) "Come on I can see your exhaustion from a mile away. We're planing on Friday." She said.
"We?" You question.
"Yeah, Alex originally asked his friend to come hang out with us, then she asked her friend, and now I'm asking you. Wanna come?" She explained.
"I guess I can spare... one day to hang out." You gave in. A huge smile widened on her face.
"Really? That's great!" She held your shoulder and jumped up and down. You couldn't help but laugh a little.
During biology class you noticed that Rosetta looked down in the dumps. She sat there looking at her sheet with a frown.
"Hey..." You softly said and nudged her arm lightly. She looked up to you quickly.
"You good? What's the matter?" You ask quietly so that others couldn't hear.
"Hmm..." she sighed. You watched her quietly, wondering if you should say something or give her her time. Maybe she doesn't want to talk about it.
"This is going to sound dumb, like I'm overreacting, but I'm having a difficult time with Serenity..." She said quietly. You mouthed the words 'oh'. The lights were off because the class was watching a documentary.
"What happened, if you don't mind me asking?..." You trailed off.
"Well, she yelled at me. This morning. I thought we were fine, but she yelled at me unleashing all her feelings and situations..." She stopped herself from talking when the documentary got really quiet. She looked at you then broke a piece of loose leaf, scribbling down on it then she passed it to you to see her nice writing:
I guess I noticed that we had problems and that we were distancing but I didn't want to acknowledge it. She's ignoring me now so I have to.
It said. Serenity was her close friend. You...
A) Wrap her into your embrace.
B) Write back to her, I understand that... If she's a good friend you guys can hear each other out and fix things. Don't worry about it.

A) She pauses for a moment then you see her smile, and she closes her eyes as she holds your arms tightly. "Thanks for being here for me, Scarlett..." She says lightly.
B) She takes the paper and reads it, her eyes flickering from one side of the page to the next. Then a small smile appears on her lips and she whispers, "Thanks for being here for me, Scarlett..."

You nod with a small smile when an idea pops in your head. You pull out your phone, hiding it from the professors view and start texting Epiphany. You say, hey, can my friend Rosetta come? The one you met the other day.
You put down your phone and start to pay attention to the documentary. If you didn't, who knows what your marks would be on the worksheet.
Near the end of class you feel your phone vibrate so you quickly pull it out and check. It was Epiphany with her reply, Yeah of course she can come! The more the merrier. She sent with a smile face. When you two left biology you brought it up to Rosetta.
"Hey, do you want to hang out with me and a few others Friday?" You ask. She looks at you excitedly and quickly nods.
"Yes! Thank you for inviting me!" She says cheerfully. You laugh lightly.