Over Our Obstacles [ENG] [FINISHED/ADDING REMAINING CHAPTERS]

Chapter 6 | What Connects Us

"Okay, I'll pick you guys at eight." Pearl agreed, looking out a window at the cloudy sky. "... Hopefuly the weather gets better."

"It surely does." Garnet's voice echoed from the other side of the line.

Pearl smirked. "You're the best weather station of the world, Garnet."

"Thank you, Pearl." The dark-skinned woman laughed to the phone. "See you around, dear."

"See you." Pearl hung up. She sighed and leaned her palms against the window frame. Her forehead met the glass, but Pearl hissed in pain and pulled back immediately, finding out about another bruise. She had several scratches and bruises on her body and always found a new one as the time was passing. These bruises were reminding her of Lapis – the girl who saved her, the girl who was worried about her and did her best to keep Pearl calm. Pearl wondered what could be Lapis up to right now. She was always wondering. She was wondering if Lapis was thinking about her. Probably, she was not; she certainly had better things to do than thinking about some strange girl.

A soft meow came from the ragdoll cat as it sat down next to Pearl's feet. Several times, the cat then brushed its snow-white head against Pearl's calf and started purring.

Pearl looked down at her cat and breathed out a smile. She reached out her hands and carefully she took her ragdoll into her arms. Rose put her grey front paws onto Pearl's chest and brushed her head against her owner again, purring louder.

Suddenly, Pearl remembered the woman she was once in love with, but unfortunately, the love for her was just an unrequited one, since Pearl knew that the woman loved someone else. But before the woman gave her son a birth, she gave Pearl a kitten for her birthday; a cute, little ragdoll kitten that Pearl fell in love with at the first sight. Her cat was now the only one who was reminding Pearl of her beloved friend who passed away. She named her Rose.

"What are we gonna do now, Rosie?" Pearl nuzzled her cat and pressed her lips against its smooth head, kissing her and rubbing her neck.

Rose then reached her paw and put it onto Pearl's mouth, patting it several times and making the girl chuckle. She kissed Rose's paw and then slowly removed it from her lips, stroking her pet again.

All of a sudden, sadness overcame Pearl as she remembered the woman, her smile slowly dropped, just as her eyes. Pearl made her way to the living room and sat down onto the couch. She reached out for the remote control and switched the TV on, searching for a music channel. When she finally found one, she leaned her back against the sofa and closed her eyes, letting a sorrowful sigh escape her lips. The ragdoll, sitting in her lap, looked up at her and meowed, but Pearl didn't look back at her. The cat meowed again, trying to get Pearl's attention, but still the girl didn't move. Her brows furrowed. She sniffed, biting hard at her lip.

'Why did you have to leave?' She sniffed again and opened her watery eyes briefly, still thinking about the woman. Pearl knew that there was no point in crying about people who passed away. She knew that crying wouldn't bring them back. They probably wouldn't even want people to cry for them, since they're in peace, in place where they belong, watching over us. 'Come on, you can't cry about her all the rest of your life.' Pearl told herself, letting go an exhale. 'You're gone, in some better place...'

Rose stood up and with her front paws she leaned against Pearl's face, meowing at her again. Pearl opened her eyes and found her little Rose staring at her with her light blue eyes and purring. Pearl couldn't resist a smile. She took her cat and stretched her arms, picking the cat up into the air, and giggled.

"Though... I know you're still here."

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It's time to pick up the others. Pearl grabbed car keys and headed to the parking lot. She unlocked her old car and opened the door, entering it and sitting down into the seat, she then reached out for seat belt and buckled up. Pearl turned on the engine, released the handbrake and pressed at the gas pedal. The car slowly moved forward and Pearl turned the steering wheel to the left so she could head to the exit of the parking lot, situated in the center of a round housing estate.