The Tribuo - 18. Part II, chapter 11/epilogue

- XI -

It was five in the evening, and I finally felt somewhat better. I stood on the front porch, staring at the doorbell for almost ten minutes. Then finally, I raised my arm and pressed the black button. I heard it ringing, and then waited. I had no idea what I was going to say.

She opened the door and just stared at me.

“Hey,” I said finally.

“Hey,” she said.

“Wanna go for a walk?”

“Sure… Let me get my coat, hold on…”

Ten or so minutes later, we were walking in the snow that was falling heavier and heavier.

“I have a bitch of a hangover,” I said.

“Yeah,” she sighed. “I figured.”

“Katie left,” I said after a few minutes.

“Oh, yeah? I never got to meet her,” she said.

“I know… You wanna go watch Pretty Woman or something?”

“Frey,” she sighed. “You hate that movie.”

“I do,” I agreed.

“Let’s just walk,” she said, and I grinned.

“Word.”

We walked silently for a bit, and finally I said:

“I love you, Lawrence. You know that, right?”

“Yeah,” she said in a small voice. “I love you too, Frey…”

The snow was falling on us like a huge fuzzy blanket, and even though I still had a headache, I felt peaceful.

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EPILOGUE

“I don’t understand why we had to leave in a hurry!”

“Circumstances changed.”

“Seth, what happened there? In Andrew’s house?”

“It’s irrelevant. He is fine. You’ve succeeded.”

“Irrelevant… Again?!”

“This time it really is irrelevant. Just believe me when I say this… We had to go.”

“Seth…”

“Mmm?”

“There is something you are not telling me, isn't there?”

“Yes, there is.”

“You are not going to tell me, are you?”

“No, I am not. Come on. Remember what I said about taking a break?”

“Uh huh…”

“The offer is still good. How about we take a break until August?”

“Eh…”

“September?”

“Yeah… September sounds better… Where do we go?”

“Anywhere you want. Pick a place.”

“Huh… Tempting…”

End of Part II

to be continued...