"New year, new me", is a phrase used worldwide to motivate oneself to forget about previous mistakes and to become a better person. It is usual for people to relate a new year with a blank page, a fresh start. But Gilbert Blythe wasn't one to believe that. He knew that he would always be the orphan boy that lost his whole family, and a change in the number of years wouldn't bring any of them back.
He was far from relating it to change, to improvement.
Clearly, he was not expecting the surprises that the next 365 days held. For now, he thought everything was going to be the same as the past four and a half years. Not even the fact that he was packing to go to London would change his mind.
January 1st had arrived far sooner than he expected, so he was still in disbelief when he tidily placed his t-shirts inside his suitcase. He decided to take some pictures on his trip because, if he was going to sleep with a stranger in a room that wasn't his' during six months, he wanted to, at least, have something to make him feel more at home. Then he finished by shoving some things into a backpack he'd take with him on the plane. It was stuffed with his passport, some important papers, his laptop, his headphones, his notebook, and most importantly, "The fault in our stars" by John Green. Half a smile appeared on his face as he placed it inside and zipped his bag.
Blythe and Di
Blythe: hey di
Di: hey
Di: are you packing?
Blythe: i've just finished
Blythe: anyway, I wanted to ask you a favor
Di: sure
Blythe: could you not say anything to shirley about the whole "she" thing while i'm gone?
Di: your secret's safe with me
Blythe: thanks
Blythe: and thank you for not saying anything the other day
Di: no prob
Di: i figured you should be the one to tell her 😉
Blythe: it'll happen
Blythe: eventually
Di: until then, count on cole and i praying that no one else catches your eye
Blythe: haha🙄
Di: hahaha
Blythe: see you tomorrow at the airport?
Di: ofc
Blythe and Shirley
Shirley: hey blythe
Shirley: just came to remind you to take the book with you
Blythe: already packed
Blythe: and remember, you can't start reading until i'm on the plane
Shirley: do the first five chapters count? Because if they do, it's too late to remind me
Blythe: shirley hahaha you had one job
Shirley: i know, but now i can't stop
Blythe: fine, read it
Blythe: when you are done you can come home and take some others, ok??
Blythe: i don't have the romantic kind of stuff you like
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First name terms
FanfictionGilbert and Anne had known each other for years, but the redhead had never been able to forgive him for calling her Carrots. However, after an incident in Maths class, Anne decides to give Gilbert a second chance, so that they can start over. They...
