She is in a restroom stall, slumped over, with tears drying on her cheeks, smearing the mascara she applied so carefully only a few hours ago. You can see instantly she doesn't belong here, and yet here she is.
Grief is a sneaky thing, always coming and going like some guest you didn't invite and can't turn away. She wants this grief, although she'd never admit it. Lately, it's been the only thing that feels real. She finds herself thinking about her best friend on purpose even now, all this time later, because she wants to cry. She is like a child picking a scab, unable to stop herself even though she know it will hurt.
She has tried to go alone. Really tried. She is trying still, in her way, but sometimes one person can hold you up in life, keep you standing, and without that hand to hold, you can find yourself free-falling no matter how strong you use to be, no matter how hard you try to remain steady.
Once —a long time ago— she walked down a night-darkened road called Central Avenue all alone, on the worst night of her life, and she found a kindred spirit.
That was our beginning. More than thirty years ago.
Lani and Mia. You and me against the world. Best friends forever.
But stories end, don't they? You lose the people you love and you have to find a way to go on.
I need to let go. Say goodbye to the smile.
It won't be easy.
She doesn't know yet what she has set in motion. In moments, everything will change.
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A/N: Heyya Muffin, thanks for clicking on my story. I hope that you enjoyed the prologue, more chapters will be posted when I can.
This is different from my normal fanfics so please bare with me this story could go any which way.
- Jeon_avery04♥️🤞
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