Wait for You (wlw) (Bitter spin-off)

seven

(a/n: i'm finally done with exams so hopefully i'll be able to write more often, yayy. alsoo i hope y'all are enjoying this story!!)

Vic's pov

mei: i discovered we're gonna have to take a philosophy class next year!
mei: it immediately reminded me of you

Mei and I had been texting every now and then. It had all started when she told me she bought a book I'd recommended that day in New York, which I found very nice of her.

I got what Ellie meant when she said Mei is the kind of person who didn't make it hard to become her friend, because she would talk to me as if we were long time friends. While our relationship wasn't exactly as simple, I'd say.

you: el told me! that's great, i can't wait to know what you think of it

mei: i wonder if i'll ever tell you something ellie hasn't told you yet...

you: sorry hahahaha
you: we kind of talk a lot

mei: i can tell lol
mei: but yeah, i'll let you know for sure

you: you'll probably be extremely enthusiastic or completely hate it. no in between

mei: you think so?

you: that's what i seem to notice with people who aren't actually majoring in philosophy

mei: well, i can't wait to discover then! :)

We'd told a lot about ourselves to each other during those few hours at the coffee shop in New York, so it was quite natural that stuff like our college majors or interests would remind us of each other. Me and Ellie would always send each other stuff that reminded us of each other.

And I also greatly appreciated the fact that Mei would almost always reply to texts immediately, like I often did.

you: one of my friends in college is a skater and told me that one of the biggest skateparks in the usa is in boston???

you: did you know

mei: yes!!
mei: i've been wanting to go there for so longg

you: you should!

mei: i've only been to boston once when i was like 12 so i definitely want to go back someday

you: let me know if you do :))

mei: absolutelyy

In the past month, I'd been spending as much time as possible outside of my room. When I wasn't in class, I went to the library to study or just hung out with the other people from my dorm, with whom I seemed to have formed a pleasant group of friends.

Aside from the fact that being in my room meant I had to be in the same place as Sam, I also just associated it with moments spent with her during the previous year. And I didn't want to be reminded of any of that.

So whenever I had to inevitably be in there, I tended to block everything out through listening to really loud music or basically dissociating by scrolling through my phone or texting Ellie. But having someone else to text too definitely helped even more.

Especially on the day I casually walked out of the library just to see Sam making out with a guy. I didn't even know why it instantly made me feel like I was on the verge of tears, we hadn't had a proper conversation in months and I had no kind of feelings towards her at that point, but my emotions suddenly took over me at that moment.