Chapter 23: A New Life

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Nova stood on top of a cliff, looking at the sun as it began to rise slowly.....she sat down and let out a little sigh, hearing footsteps approach her from behind. Nova turned around and saw....herself....well...her old self.....

Echo: you're really willing to leave this all behind....huh?

Nova:.....yeah....

Echo sat down next to Nova....hugging her knees up to her chest and looking out at the sunrise as well.

Echo: remember all of the cool memories though?....

Nova:.....

Echo: *Snickers* remember when you made Miles laugh so hard that he shot milk out of his nose?

Nova:...*nods* Mhm...

Echo: or that time when Lola hit him right in the crotch when we were playing baseball?

Nova:.....yeah.....

Echo:........

Echo reached over to Nova, grabbing her shoulder and giving her a tiny smile.

Echo: even though times are tough for you right now....I can tell.....that deep deep down....you still care for that idiot..

Nova:......

Echo:.....you have to apologize eventually....

Nova:...who says I have to?

Echo:....Nova.....at Bluefin depot.......what you said to Miles that day.....really broke his heart.....

Nova:.....

Echo: he may not love you in a romantic way....but he loves you as his closest and dearest friend.....his best friend.

Nova: why do I have to listen to you, huh? You don't even exist!

Nova looked away and clenched her fists while gritting her teeth, trying to hold in tears.

Nova: it's always Friend this, Friend that!......what am I missing?......I've love him for all of these years......and I did everything for him.....and he never did anything back in return.

Echo:.....c'mon....you know Miles is oblivious to shit like this. He's a very nice guy...he would never hurt anyone unless they hurt him or his friends first...so you know Miles didn't intentionally ignore your feelings.

Nova:.....just go away.....

Echo:.....

Nova:.....I'm done talking.....

Echo stood up and gave Nova a tiny smile as she slowly started to fade away.

Echo: as you wish....I hope you enjoy your new life.......but please.........if you ever see him again.......apologize....

Echo faded away completely and left Nova all by herself. She let out a tiny sigh and watched as everything around her began to turn white.

Nova:....there's no going back now......

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Guppy: Nova...Nova!

Nova felt taps on her cheek from a very pointy finger, causing her to groan and open her eyes to see Guppy standing over her and smiling.

Guppy: good morning!

Nova: mmmmm....

Guppy: you feel asleep on the train, so I decided to pick you up and take you to my apartment. Also you are a very heavy sleeper.

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