The Promise

68) Dionne

I don't want to be a moron, but now I get the feeling of the owls in Harry Potter.

My day has been a bunch of "Is she okay? / Is he okay?" questions because yeah, I'm that one friend stuck between two people who fell out of contact.

So, joking apart; they say love is a bitch, but I've never seen it crush two people that way before. I mean I saw a bunch of people break up, hell I broke up before, but what's happening with Aurora and Mughrabi is something really heart crushing.

They both are in their own worlds or acting to be in their own worlds, but they are just two people haunted by each other's ghosts and memories.

Aurora haven't left the house in a month except at night on certain days; she heads for the roof and comes back after dawn, haven't eaten a normal meal or even haven't showed me a smile again since that day.

You'll tell me it's her fault, but I'll tell you partially yes, my other part knows damn well why she did it because she talked every once in a while, and every time she opened her mouth to share her past, I get this heart shattering sound and I don't know if it's from mine or hers.

I hear her cry every night, I offered to stay in her room or let her stay in mine, but she pushed me away or let me be more precise they both are the only people who can comfort each other.

On the other hand, let me say that Mughrabi is not normal. He didn't even go back to what he was because he didn't show his other side except for Aurora. What I'm saying is he now is not there. Completely and utterly absent.

I don't get to see him a lot too because it's tests season and I'm busy with Elio. This period is for the interns to study and if they need help, we as mentors help, but I know damn well that Aurora is studying alone.

The start of their final tests is the coming week and we don't know what will happen and I still don't know Aurora's decision.

I think after the roller-coaster of events that happened last month, I already know it, but we are living for the hope of it all.

I knock on her door, "Ro? I call before hearing her soft come in. I smile when I see her at her desk, hair tousled in a heart gripping yet beautiful way. I push the urge to frown at her eyes that are puffy from crying all night which became her everyday look. "You had something for breakfast?" I ask knowing damn well she did not, but I just want to hear her voice.

She doesn't give me that too, she just shakes her head as she stares out of the room blinds. I wrap my arms around her; I know she needs it, I tr to give her any kind of comfort till the day comes and he gives it to her himself.

I just know people like those will fall back towards each other again, just in the right time.

She leans into me as she closes her eyes and whispers, did you see him?

"Did you see him?", I came to memorize the couple of sentences she let out every day. I nod, "he's okay, he came to the company and spent some time then left, I guess with Crew to a meeting." I tell her, I tear slips from her eye as she nods then goes back to reading her notes. I take it as my que and leave the room with a click.