Closure || crb

five

"Hey, Ren." He told me softly. He sat down across from me. I took a sip from my coffee.

He looks a lot older from what I remember. His eyes are still very blue, but they look very different.

"It's been awhile. How've you been?" I ask him. It was a genuine question.

He sighed while he thought about it. It was like he was thinking about the past two years.

"I've been good. Sam and I started doing paranormal and ghost hunting videos." He answered me.

He looked happy that he was doing ghost hunting videos. "I saw that! Congratulations on your account growing." He smiled a little bit.

I could tell it was his fake smile. It's crazy how I haven't talked to him in years, but I still know everything.

"Thanks, same to you. That cover you did was amazing. I'm happy you're actually posting covers." He was always encouraging to post covers.

I softened up when he said that. "I appreciate that, I really do." I tell him honestly.

I took another drink of my coffee. He looked at me softly, and I have a feeling of what he's going to say.

"I'm sorry about everything. For shutting you out when you needed me most." He apologized.

My heart skipped a beat while thinking of my mom. There's not one day where I don't think of her.

"I wanted to be there for you too, but when you told me you needed space, it did hurt." I tell him.

He looked at me sadly. "I understand, but it did hurt. My mom passed away two days later." I'm not trying to make him feel bad.

I just want him to know that his actions hurt. "I know, I'm stupid. I just thought that's what I needed." He told me.

I bite my lip while thinking about it. "I understand. I shut people out for a while too." I tell him honestly.

"It's been a rough few years for us, hasn't it?" He asked laughing a little bit.

I nod my head, agreeing with him. "I hope you know I don't hate you for shutting me out, I understand." I tell him.

"You should hate me though." I shake my head while drinking my coffee.

"Life's too short for me to hold grudges. If I was holding a grudge on you, and something happened, I would kick myself." I tell him.

I learned that with my mom. One day, she was doing just okay, the next she was in bed with a brain tumor.

That's the lesson I learned with my mom, to live life to the fullest and not hold grudges.

"I would kick myself too." He whispered to himself. I sigh while I look at him.

"So, where does this lead us?" I question a little bit nervously. I could see the end of his mouth curve up a little bit.

I didn't expect to forgive him so easily. I thought I would be more angry with him.

I thought I was going to be telling him off for shutting me out when I needed him the most.

The more I thought about it, I wasn't the only one who was hurting either.

We should've been there for each other, but instead we dealt with our problems on our own.

"Fresh start?" He asked hopeful. I smiled at him and stuck my hand out. He looked at it confused and then looked over at me.

"Hi, I'm Ren." I reintroduced myself to him. He softened up and put his hand in mine, shaking it.