Why did they take my Sunshine away?

Reconciliation

Aubrey didn't cry when Sunny's news was revealed, she didn't cry when Mari and everyone else did, she only cried when she was alone, and today she was crying in front of the last people she wanted to see her like this. 

She found herself being wrapped around in a giant group hug by Mari, Hero and Basil, but not Kel… he was keeping his distance. 

Maybe he was intimidated by their last confrontation. No... He wasn't afraid of making her mad, Nothing she would do would hurt more, he was scared of hurting her. Not physically but emotionally, Kel now knew Aubrey was no hot-headed bully, and he didn't need to treat her as such. 

He was scared of ruining everything with his toxic positivity. Kel didn't say anything but kept his distance, Aubrey didn't waste a second when She realised what he was doing. She pulled Kel into the group hug as well… 

A lot has happened. 

Hero and Mari are no longer a couple, from what she was able to tell, Hero and Mari both weren't good with handling their emotions at all. Neither had taken too well to the situation at hand. 

Somehow they had developed a sort of co-dependency relationship. They were inseparable, they were stable But it wasn't healthy… 

College kept increasing pressure on them, apparently on one night when Mari had tried to get intimate with Hero for the first time, She thought Forcing both of them into a deeper relationship would make her feel better. She had an ugly cry and a mental breakdown in the middle of their bedtime. They had separated shortly thereafter. 

Now after a few years of therapy, They are functioning adults. They are seeing each other again, and Hero has decided to become a doctor for Sunny's sake. 

Mari... She doesn't smile as much as Aubrey remembers, she kind of looks a bit more like Sunny now... She definitely took it the hardest out of everyone. 

To think that the last thing they talked about together before his hospitalisation was an argument with Mari just berating sunny. Mari wasn't able to handle that… It took her 4 years to get rid of that feeling. 

Sunny… she didn't know if she could even face the boy ever since she abandoned him 2 years ago, Would he be angry? No… it's more like he would be sad… 

Most importantly, is she ready to face him again? No… not yet... 

Mari didn't know what she was about to be told, But right there, Aubrey unloaded everything onto Her, her crush on Sunny, and how she had done a terrible thing before she ultimately abandoned him. 

Mari wasn't prepared to think that Aubrey had essentially taken advantage of a defenceless boy… to think that that boy was sunny… 

Mari didn't say anything, She hugged Aubrey… 

" Everything will be okay… "