Loving her

Chapter 24

"Maybe another party will cheer you up?" I ask with a smile and Ava sips her coffee. 

She rolls her eyes and I can tell that this isn't the right topic but I know that something needs to be done and fast. Getting her to come with me to the now infamous coffee shop that is known for our problem discussing and coffee sipping was the hardest thing I've done in a while, not counting my few attempts to diet since we got to college.

 Ava has become stubborn and it's annoying especially when she doesn't consider how I'm feeling, having to clean up after her and all. Ava's face is dull and so are her lazy coffee sips, she hasn't looked this bad in forever and now that I think of it I don't know if she ever has.

 A few hours of trying my best to convince Ava to hang out with me was all it took to get her here, that and of course the promise of endless coffee from my pocket which I don't have but now that I see.

"I think I'm good, I'm meeting a friend later." She says as if hiding something but I can't put my finger on what her weird expressions mean.

"Okay." I let out a sigh. 

I give up, there's no way of communicating with her and I'm beyond tired of trying. All she says is something too simple when I'm looking for a few paragraphs.

I know something is wrong but I can't bother her forever, maybe some things really are better put to rest and maybe even forgotten after all getting her here makes me feel like we're friends again which only makes me think that maybe this whole dilemma is nothing but my head and the mess it's in.

Ava has been with me forever which is why I'm so worried about her if it had been any other person I wouldn't care but Ava has always been there and always protected me from bullies and boys. I care about her which is

"Any plans today?" She asks with a smile and my eyes go wide. 

"Not really." I smile back. It feels good being able too finally talk to each other and for the first time in a while, she seems to be somehow going back to normal.

"I've missed hanging out with you," I admit. 

"you're going to have to miss it for a few more days, my mom is coming later." She explains and I nod. 

Even though it's weird she hasn't told me that her mom is flying all the way over here, I'm still glad the two are meeting up. 

Ava has always been close with her mom and now she even looks excited to have plans with her which only makes me hopeful about the upcoming event of our friendship being glued and shaped back into normal.

As the night settles in, we've lost track of time. Ordering pancakes, smoothies, and more coffee seem to have softened her up and now she's talking beyond belief, blurting out all of the details of some boy she met at the party even mentioning the clothes he was wearing which only makes me roll my eyes.