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- Anna's Apartment ˢᵃᵐᵉ ⁿⁱᵍʰᵗ
Cool wind blows through the curtains as Anna lies on her bed. It had been an hour since Eli dropped her off, saying his last goodbye before leaving. As soon as Anna got home she collapsed on her bed, doing nothing but staring at the ceiling. A recollection of their talk flowing back to her.
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"Anna, we both know that the band wasn't gonna stay in New York forever. We're actually going on tour..."
"oh..."
"Oh?..." Eli looks at Anna confused, however, Anna doesn't move an inch. She stays zoned out with her eyes focused on the ground.
"well...I mean we can always Facetime right?" Anna finally looks at Eli, seeing a saddened look on his face. "Yea, and who knows? maybe you could find some time to visit me..."
Without saying a word Anna pulls him in for another hug, not knowing the next time she'll get to feel his warm embrace. During their walk back to Anna's they said nothing, hands interlocked and swaying back and forth.
As they approached Anna's front door they both knew this would be the last time they see each other face to face for a while. Anna has a job of her own that she needs to tend to, and after the tour, the band would be heading straight to Dublin. The closets they would get for the next couple of months would be FaceTime and iMessage.
"Well..." Anna rocks on her feet, trying to break the sad tension that has formed. "I'm really gonna miss you Anna, I've been missing you since that day-" Eli blurts out, his greenish-colored eyes looking straight at Anna's. "Aww Eli...I'm gonna miss you too." Anna gives him a peck on the cheek before making her way inside before she could cry.
As Anna closed the door Eli stood there, contemplating whether he should just ask her to come with him. He knew he couldn't though, Anna has a very serious career, it's not one she can just drop at any second.
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Before she can start crying Anna decides to call Beth.
"Anna?" Her best friend picks up confused considering it was so early in the morning in Dublin. "Beth! OMG did I wake you, I wasn't even thinking- I'm sorry."
"Anna, you're fine, are you alright?" Beth asks her, concern coming through the phone speaker. "Yes but also no...Eli and the boys are going on tour..." Anna says, twirling her hair as she speaks
"Oh, Anna! I'm so sorry, I know you really enjoyed having him there."
"I'm just feeling confused about where our relationship is at. He took me on a date, but does that mean we are dating?" Anna asks her best friend confused. Why did her relationships have to be so complicated?
"Anna, why don't you just ask him? I'm sure he still likes you if he was spending all this time with you and even planned that whole date."
Anna laid back, staring at the ceiling once again. after twenty minutes of Beth giving her advice on what to do they eventually hung up. Mittens jumped onto her bed and crawled right into her lap like she knew Anna could use a little extra comfort right now. All Anna could think about while going to sleep was what Eli was doing. Was he packing all his stuff up? Was he already on the plane to Texas?
While Anna was dozing off to sleep, Eli was wide awake on the plane. He couldn't stop himself from thinking about Anna. He wished he didn't have to leave her, that he could just stay by her side forever. Eli was the only bandmate awake on the 3-hour flight. Bobby (who was sitting to his right) had fallen asleep to twelve hours of bird sounds. The tall boy was hunched over his seat with his head almost falling in Eli's lap a few times. On the other side of the plane sat Josh and Ryan. They had spent their time talking about the cities they were most looking forward to before each dozing off.
Eli tried to distract himself from Anna by watching a movie, however, the first option that came up was When Harry Met Sally, her favorite rom-com. Everything reminded him of her. Eventually, Eli was able to go to sleep but it felt like he was woken up immediately by Bobby.
As soon as the band got off the plane they were met with fans, all excited to see their favorite band and meet the boys. Eli did his best fake smile, trying to look decently happy and awake.
"Lad, that's so crazy- having fans waiting for us like that-"Bobby says as they enter a black van that will take them to their hotel. Eli couldn't help but watch their fans as they drove by, thinking back to a time when their only fans were their parents. Eli was pulled out of his thoughts by his phone buzzing.
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Irish rockstar 🎸 - eli my therapist 😁 - anna
my therapist 😁 you're gonna do great :)
"you're going to do great! :) - Anna" causing him to smile. Just before he's able to respond his phone buzzes again.
