Bada Lee One shots

Rekindling Bonds

In a small town where your lives had unfolded, your friendship with Bada began at a young age. You had been inseparable friends, sharing your secrets, dreams, and lives. The relationship between you was more than just a friendship; it was a connection of similar spirits.

You decided in sixth grade to make a special present to celebrate your amazing friendship. You delicately created a bracelet from colourful beads as a mark of your affection and a monument to your unshakable friendship. Bada had treasured the bracelet, promising to keep it forever as a reminder of your enduring friendship.

The years passed, yet your relationship stayed.  However, high school brought about change, which led you both down different roads. Bada's passion for basketball and your interest in the arts drove you to separate social circles and hobbies.  Your differences, which were initially barely noticeable gradually drove a wedge between you, leading the valued bond to fall apart.

It was a tough and lengthy transition from inseparable buddies to distant acquaintances. Conversations became rare, and shared moments became much rarer. High school had changed you both into different individuals, and it appeared that the friendship you previously shared was gone for good.

The turning point occurred when your paths permanently diverged. Bada joined the basketball team and dedicated herself to the sport with passion.  You, on the other hand, were engaged in your artistic pursuits, spending hours alone drawing and painting. The once-unstoppable duo had become two separate entities, drifting further apart each day.

Bada proudly wore her basketball jersey in high school, a clear statement of her new identity as an athlete. You also chose to check out the locker area as a means of escape during a sports class, which you despised. The normally packed locker room was unusually quiet, providing an escape from the physical exercises you hated.

The sight of Bada's locker, slightly ajar, piqued your interest. You couldn't resist the temptation to look through her possessions with a wicked grin. Through her everyday possessions, your eyes fixated on the bracelet you'd created in the sixth grade. It sat among her belongings, a quiet witness to the past.

The sight of the bracelet, which had once been a symbol of your unwavering friendship, touched a deep chord within you. It was a sad reminder of the relationship that had been severed by time and various paths. You were overcome by a great sense of loss in that silent moment, the weight of the years that had drove you apart.

Bada's words interrupted your thoughts at that very moment. "Um can I help you?"

You turned around, your gaze meeting hers, the unspoken emotions of the past obvious. With the bracelet clasped tightly in your fingers, you couldn't force yourself to meet her gaze.

"You don't remember?" She began, her voice wavering as you remembered the times you shared. "In sixth grade, I told you, I'd keep it forever."

You felt a number of emotions surge within you as Bada slowly approached towards you, her stare never leaving your face. "You should get rid of it." "We're no longer friends," you managed to say, despite your discomfort.

Bada's smile, tinted with sadness, remained as she approached. "Baby, we don't have to be friends, but I'll never forget the moments we shared."

You were pressed up against the lockers, the physical space between you echoing the emotional chasm that had formed over time. The unpleasant reality of no longer being the friends you once were weighed heavily on you.

"Good," you mumbled, your voice strained by the contradictory feelings swirling inside of you. "Because I hate you."

Bada's eyes stayed locked with yours while your remarks hung in the air, her smile giving way to a more solemn expression. "I hate you even more," she said, the weight of the shared history ringing in her voice.

You two were locked in a moment when the past and present intersected, a tangled web of emotions that was impossible to separate. The tension between you was evident in that fragile moment, a nonverbal acknowledgement of the love and friendship that had thrived but had faded away.

Your hearts hurt with longing for what had been lost. The bracelet, a mute witness to the passage of time, had within it the memories of an unbroken friendship. The agony of that loss had been engraved on your soul, a vivid memory of the friend you had loved and lost.

Your gazes remained locked in the midst of the chaos, the unspoken words of years gone by reverberating in the silence. You both want to close a gap that had formed between you, and to rekindle  the friendship you had both treasured and lost.

The unspoken words that had weighed heavy in the air between you appeared to evaporate as Bada approached closer, her gaze locked with yours. Your and her defences began to shatter, and the emotions you'd repressed over the years returned with a startling, unexpected intensity.

Years of separation and stillness seemed to vanish in an instant. The past had no hold on you, and the only thing that mattered was the connection you still had. The weight of years seemed to dissolve in the uninterrupted look between you, leaving only the raw, unspoken emotions that had bonded you since the beginning.

"You know seeing you here,I'm so angry that I could kiss you," Bada said quietly, her voice shaking with a mix of emotions similar to yours.

You found yourself reaching out in that delicate moment, your fingers shaking as they brushed across Bada's cheek. She drew in closer, her lips meeting yours in a kiss that included all the unspoken words and emotions that had accumulated over the years.

The kiss was a bridge that connected your past to your present, and it appeared to dissolve the years of stillness in its wake. You found the friendship and affection that had been lost but was never completely lost in the warmth of that shared time.

Your hearts had been reconnected, and the shattered bond had been reforged in the crucible of that long-overdue kiss. The past could no longer hold you back, and the future held the possibility of a restored friendship that was stronger and more durable than ever before.