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An emotion I fucking hated.

“That’s not true, Mal. He’s just… being Vince. We do want you here.Iwant you here.”

Shaking my head, I reached for the door handle.

“It’s not a new development. The Wolverines didn’t want me, and now the Orchids. I’m just better off alone, James.”

Better off by myself.

He gave me one final look that I couldn’t decipher, but he didn’t stop me from leaving. He didn’t tell me to stay, and for some unknown, frustrating reason, it bothered me.

To the point I almost turned right back around into the bar, but I didn’t.

I refused to.

And instead, I drove back to the solitude of my home where no one could bother me.

Where no one could hurt me.

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WREN

Blue’s Words

Blog Entry #1:

Today is the start of something new/different. As you can see above, this is a whole new page dedicated to the start of a new journey. Not sure whether I’ll make this into a continuation or if it’ll even go long enough for that, but to simplify what is going on, I’m going on a mission of sorts.

I don’t exactly have any details yet, but it’s in regard to a certain grumpy, old acquaintance who I will call “Mr. Hockey”, and he is in need of a reminder that life is too short.

Hopefully I’ll be able to “get to him” but I fear he might already be a lost cause.

So, wish me luck.

I’ll update as much as I can.

“You’re sure James won’t mind me staying there for a while?” I asked Kate over the phone as I sipped on my coffee.

“Oh, absolutely not! I talked with him last night about it.”

Great.

“And what did you tell him, exactly?”

There was a brief pause.

“Just that… You’re, uh… Okay, I told him everything, but I had to. I couldn’t lie to my husband.”

A rush of air fell past my lips. I wasn’t upset. I actually was expecting her to tell him my plan, but I just didn’t want it getting out.

I already felt unsure and uneasy about the whole thing, and the last thing I needed was everyone to find out.

“That’s fine. Is he… How does he feel about it?” I asked.

“He thinks it’s a great idea and he wants to help any way that he can.”

Relief swarmed me.

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