HER SISTER (18+) (GXG)

Breakfast & Progress

"You did the right thing."

It was one of the first things that Mya had said to me upon hearing what happened.

Arielle was already in the midst of grabbing tissues and a container of ice cream from the freezer.

Meanwhile, Ryder seemed to excuse himself to go check up on my—

Is she my girlfriend still?

Or does a break mean otherwise?

Honestly, I felt like a total mess—and when I didn't think I could get worse, Damon managed to leave in order to give us space, which allowed me to fully break down even more.

I know it's just a break, but we both didn't know how long it would take.

I wasn't sure how to become more secure with myself which made me feel even worse.

It made me want to throw all the work down the drain and run back into Mili's arms.

I mean, I had barely gotten any sleep and I could barely function without thinking about her.

And while I wondered if it would get better, a part of me didn't want it to.

I wanted to be miserable until I had no choice but to go back.

"At least have some fruit," Arielle said as we remained seated at the quaint restaurant.

Mya had insisted on going to breakfast to help get me out of the apartment.

She wasn't even giving me a day to wallow in my own misery, and I don't blame her after how badly I spiraled the last time Mili and I were forced apart after what happened on Halloween.

She's scared it's all going to happen again.

And I am too.

"We're so young Ana—there's so many other things you could be doing instead of being so torn up over this," Mya said as she cut into her pancakes, "You guys are going to get through this. You just need to push over this little speed bump and work on yourself. Not cry and spiral until my sister comes back to soothe you."

Arielle pursed her lips, "Okay not too much on our girl Ana," she said.

And while I wanted to feel upset or defensive over her words, Mya seemed to be right.

And it's clear that she knew that when she said, "Someone has to be bad cop Ari."

I let out a sigh, "Yeah, I guess you make a good point," I told Mya, even if I didn't want to continue on with this journey.

I'd rather be toxic if it meant being with Mili.

But on the downside of that, it wouldn't be good for her, and that's where I draw the line.

She deserves to be happy.

Arielle grabbed her mimosa glass, "Why don't we plan a list of things to do—especially for the summer," she suggested.

I stiffened slightly, suddenly realizing something.

"What about our trip to Cairo? Do you think I'll be good by then?" I questioned, knowing that summer felt like ages away.

I couldn't go that long without her.

Mya sighed as she chewed her food, "There's no time estimate on healing Ana—just focus on the journey, and the rest will figure itself out," she assured me, and it seemed to work, "Besides, we're still going to Cairo," she added.

I shrugged, "Going to Cairo doesn't really matter to me," I said, knowing that I was only bothered by how far away summer was.

I hope this whole healing thing doesn't take long.