𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗜 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧. a true story

⁀➷ 48- FRIENDSHIP > RELATIONSHIP

-𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲-

March 3, 2022

I didn't know why I felt like I did. I was so upset and tired, and I kept feeling like I had done something wrong.

It wasn't like I regretted breaking up with Connor- we'd both known on some level that it was coming. But it didn't feel so great to realize that someone I'd treasured and cared about probably didn't care for me at all and had most likely moved on already.

Sighing, I trudged downstairs and grabbed Dawn's leash to take her out for a walk.

I didn't know why I just couldn't get over him myself. Maybe it was because I'd had a deep emotional bond with him... we'd talked about a lot of hard topics together. Connor had always been someone I felt I could rely on, whether we were dating or not.

"Melody!"

I whirled around to the sound of my name.

"Reese?"

"You live in this neighborhood?" he asked.

I nodded. "Yeah... I don't think I've seen you around, though."

"I'm here with my fam- we're taking a few house tours. My parents are thinking of moving to this neighborhood sometime this year."

"Guess I'll be seeing you around more often then. Want to walk Dawn with me?"

Reese took the leash from my hand. "Oh yeah, Dawn! I haven't seen you in forever."

"You sound more happy to see my dog than me."

"Well maybe that's because she doesn't steal all my hoodies like you do," he replied as we began walking.

"Hey, that's old news! I haven't stolen a single one of your clothes since Cali." I paused for a moment. "I've really missed you, Ree."

"So did I, Mel," he mumbled.

"What happened between us?" I asked. "We used to be so close... but I remember we were drifting apart even before the whole... you know."

"Who cares why? I just want to get back to that with you, and put all our shitty history in the past... you think we could do that?" Reese asked earnestly.

I grinned at my childhood friend. "Of course."

Repairing a friendship after destroying a relationship... maybe this was what I needed.

# writersblockisapain ... not writers block exactly ig since i know what happened , but writing is so hard rigjt now and I JUST DONT KNOWWWWWW WHYYYYY