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Post by arianna on Apr 13, 2006 12:01:55 GMT -5
"Okay..." Arianna muttered in reply to the 'don't bother.' It did help her feel a bit better. She hadn't wanted to talk to Lily. For other reasons that were related as far as the girl now understood.
"Why are you keeping the letter, though?" she asked quietly. "You risked burning your fingers off to keep it from burning up. I think I'd toss it back in."
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 13, 2006 23:17:55 GMT -5
Drew shrugged back, still focusing on the lint ball by his foot. "I guess it seemed so final," he answered. "Felt like I was giving up on her."
He paused and gave a deep sigh. "Course, she gave up me ages ago, so I guess it's all good, right?"
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Post by arianna on Apr 14, 2006 0:17:31 GMT -5
Arianna thought it over. If they were talking about returning the favour, fair's fair, right? But it didn't feel right. Arianna didn't like giving up on people, but sometimes it felt like there was nothing else to do.
"I don't know," Arianna finally replied, returning the shrug. "But it's hard for anyone to believe in you if you don't believe in yourself. She needs that, but you can't make that happen and I can't, either. You can let her know that you're here for her, but set limits, you know? We all have to get ourselves as far as we can before anyone can step in and help, otherwise we'll always be expecting someone to do it for us."
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 14, 2006 0:34:45 GMT -5
"I tried to set limits," Drew answered, shaking his head slowly. "I either didn't do it right, or she wasn't ready, or... something. She just got more pissed at me. It just got worse."
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Post by arianna on Apr 14, 2006 0:49:02 GMT -5
"So let her get pissed," Arianna shrugged again. "She crosses the line and gets mad at you for it? That's not right. It's not fair for you and doesn't do either of you any good. So let her get mad, but know that it's not your fault. Walk away when you can. She'll figure it out eventually."
I hope. Arianna added to herself as an afterthought.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 14, 2006 0:53:11 GMT -5
"I did and she ran off to Germany," Drew answered, thinking back on the day she announced it to him. She had almost had an I'll-show-him attitude about it, as if he had dared her to go. Maybe by appearing not to care, he had...
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Post by arianna on Apr 14, 2006 1:19:45 GMT -5
"Let her be, then," Arianna suggested. It might not be the best solution, but she felt it was certainly better than what her first instinct would usually be. "For all I know, she's doing this to get a reaction from you, to see if you'll run after her. You can't do it, Drew. You'll just be a...a little puppet that gets pulled along where ever she wants you or needs you to be and you can't let that happen."
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 14, 2006 1:21:57 GMT -5
"It's not my job to go after her all the time," he mumbled, mostly trying to convince himself. "It's not my job to try and fix her. She's not going to play me for a fool." Only one girl in his life was allowed to do that...
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Post by arianna on Apr 14, 2006 2:42:16 GMT -5
"And if you ever need a reminder...I'm here," Arianna offered, giving his arm a gentle squeeze. She didn't know if Drew would even take her up on the promise, but she had to put it out there. It was one promise she was sure she could keep at least. Maybe it could even help whatever was going on between herself and the boy.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 14, 2006 19:35:36 GMT -5
"Yeah..." Drew answered, though he doubted he'd take her up on the offer. While she was the worst, Lily wasn't the only Ravengirl he had been having problems with lately. Maybe it was him after all...
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Post by hermione7lunaroc on Apr 14, 2006 21:24:07 GMT -5
((I resent that. And I don't care if I went to Germany, I still have a say out of charrie. You warned me it was dangerous reading this thread but you know, I resent that last comment.))
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Post by arianna on Apr 15, 2006 0:26:30 GMT -5
"Just don't let her get to you, okay?" Arianna leaned forward, trying to make eye contact with the boy. "You are a great person and you don't deserve to have anyone make you feel like this."
She gave Drew a small smile, the best she could do under the circumstances. Arianna dearly wanted to pull him into a great hug, but resisted. This was the closest she had been to the boy in as long as she could remember and Arianna wanted more than ever for it to last as long as possible.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 15, 2006 0:34:59 GMT -5
"I don't like feeling like crap," Drew mumbled, leaning into her slightly. "Friends aren't supposed to do that." Even Charlie, who gave him a hard time about everything, never made him feel like an idiot. Heck, she was usually going off on what a know-it-all he was.
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Post by arianna on Apr 15, 2006 1:25:12 GMT -5
Arianna lifted her arm onto the boy's shoulder. It was a sorta-kinda half hug.
"You don't need to feel like crap, either," she spoke quietly. She was wondering if she had ever made Drew feel so terrible before. Arianna did know that she hadn't always been the greatest of friends and was terrified to even think of looking back and watching the way she was then. Was he still holding all that against her? Was she so terrible and continued to be so much so that he no longer wished to be her friend, either? Arianna did have a bit of hope, though. She knew there was no possible way Drew would be so willing to talk to her today if that was all true.
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Post by Drew Thornton on Apr 15, 2006 1:31:04 GMT -5
Drew answered with a loud sniff and a sigh. "We're okay, right?" he asked finally, speaking softy and still staring into the fire. "I mean, I didn't screw it up so badly with you, did I? We're still friends, right?"
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