M U T E 》d.h

S E V E N T E E N

April 20th, 2016

3:47pm

'Goodbye Dan'

Eleanor let go of Dan. She moved past him and turned left to enter her apartment door. Dan stood there, staring into space. His emotions were all over the place, like last time. He felt a tear slip from his eye and run down his cheek. He quickly wiped the tear and head down the stairs.

Eleanor, however, as soon she shut the door, she slid down the door and onto the ground. Tears build up in her eyes and poured down her cheeks. She couldn't bare to look at Dan again.

She felt as if Dan took something away from her. She knew he'll be back, but it'll feel like forever for him to return.

As for Dan, as soon he entered his transport. He put in an earbud in his ear and played My Chemical Romance. He doesn't know why he play them specifically, but it feels as though it connects to him personally.

But what he just also realizes, that for the first time since they met. She spoke her first words. His heart fluttered whenever he thought of her voice; raspy, Scottish and soft.

Eleanor got up from the floor and stumble up the stairs, she carry on up into her office room. He got out her journal and wrote about her memory. She red over her first ever memory that she wrote. It all made sense. The story flow along like it was an actual advent. She couldn't believe how Dan somehow was mentioned. She went into her bedroom and cried herself to sleep.

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'Hey El, I heard Dan skipped work to come to the festival' said Eleanor's friend. Both Eleanor and her female friend attended the Reading Festival for three days. What Eleanor was most looking forward to seeing My Chemical Romance, Panic! at the disco, Fall out Boy and Muse to perform.

'Why? What kind of idiot would do that?' She responded.

'C'on El, Dan isn't as bad as you think...'

'He bullied me in primary, he made my life difficult. I have every right to be angry'

'You can't be angry with him forever...'

'Watch me'

'El, that was, what, 10 years ago. He went to all boys school after primary, pretty sure he's matured now'

'How would you know?'

'Because he's standing over there along. DAN! DAN! OVER HERE!'

'No! Don't you dare!'

Her friend ignored her and walked over towards Dan's direction. She could and try and avoid Dan but this was her first time attending Reading Festival. She couldn't run away since all of her bags were in their tent over at the campsite. And even if she did actually run. She would slip over from the muddy grounds underneath her.

Her friend brought Dan over, Dan was trying to catch El's eye, but El was avoiding Dan's.

'Well, I'll leave you two alone then..' Off went her friend. Leaving El with Dan.

'No! No! don't leave me with him- Hi Dan'

'Hey Eleanor. How've you been?'

'Really good.. And you?'

'Good... Good...'

Eleanor could hear people chanting lyrics from an unknown artist on her left. She has the energy to run away. But she didn't want to seem rude towards Dan.

'El, I-'

'Dan-'

'Please just listen to me, I-'

'Dan-'

'I know I gave you a rough time-'

'Hell-'

'And I want to say sorry'

'Sorry won't fix anything, Dan'

'Look El, look, it's in the past now, can't we just start again'

'No!'

'You know you're so fucking stubborn!'

'You're so fucking useless!'

'You know what, so are you!'

Eleanor stopped and looked away, tears building up in her eyes.

'El, No, I didn't mean it I-'

'Thanks Dan. Nice to know you haven't changed throughout the years'

'El ple-'

'Look what you done! You made me miss seeing Fall Out Boy perform. Fuck you!'

She gave Dan a disgusting look before walking off. Dan stood there traumatized. He blew his one last chance.

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