it's nice to be out the house, and the bus journeys are fun, but the seaside hides terrible memories in its tides. zoe guesses that's why she started surfing in the first place. to try and replace them.
but she refuses to go anywhere near the sea by the cave.
jared smiles at her as she joins him on the sand. the waves crash noisily and the sand whips her wisps of her hair into a salty, tangled mess.
"alright?"
"yeah."
"alana's joining us after practice."
"why?" her chest tightens.
"you know that school we pass on the bus ride here? she goes there, and she's got a cheer thingy on."
"she lives here?"
"yeah."
zoe suppresses a smile. jake out of town. maybe alana will know him.
"how was connor last night?"
"yeah, well... i talked to dad about some of the shit i said to you, and then he came in as we were talking about him."
jared winces.
zoe rubs her arm. "i mean, it wasn't bad. it wasn't what it– should've been. but i still... y'know."
she watches the waves crash onto the sand. they silence her mind when things get too loud.
the waves are calling out to her again.
YOU ARE READING
froyo / dear evan hansen
Fanfiction"you've been an asshole to me since i was eleven, and you expect me to forgive you because you bought me froyo a couple of times?" {started 3/5/18 finished 2/9/18}
