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replied, and he began sprinting forward. The two girls continued walking forward in the same direction.
“You think we can trust him?” Olivia asked.
“I’m choosing to.”
“But why?”
“Because trust has to start somewhere. If everyone is paranoid in our day and time, that means trust is very valuable. If we can learn to trust each other, we’ll be friends for life. Same could be said about us.”
“What do you mean?” she chuckled. “We’re already friends.”
“I don’t know how to put this,” Remi swallowed. “But…I think our life from here on out will determine how strong our bond really is. Up to this point, we’ve stuck by each other out of necessity, but that doesn’t make us friends or family. Once the need is removed and the want remains, that’s when a true relationship begins.”
“You think too much.”
“It’s all I’ve ever had time to do.”
“So you’re saying that you’re not sure about us.”
“Oh, I am. You’re the one that’s not sure.”
“Don’t tell me you’re sore from that comment I made earlier. The guy had the right to know.”
“Not really. You said it yourself. He’s a stranger, and he might be a threat. Wouldn’t it have been better to keep that knowledge to yourself so that we were united? So that we could keep our weaknesses secret and only advertise our strengths? But you decided to choose to tell him…because you’re more scared of me killing you than him.”
“Like I said before, you think too much. If I had a problem with you, I would have left on my own.”
“No you wouldn’t have. You don’t want to admit it, I’ve gotten stronger than you in the past year.”
Olivia stopped moving and let Remi take a few steps forward before she noticed. Remi turned around and stared at her friend. The violet poncho she was wearing was blowing in the wind and her hair was covering up half of her face. But Remi could still see her hurt eyes from underneath the strands. Remi’s face softened as she noticed that her throat had become parched. She didn’t need to say what she did. She could have just kept it to herself, but she was just so pissed over what Olivia told Kace, she didn’t hold back like usual. Perhaps she had more soul searching to do than she thought.
“That wasn’t fair to you,” Remi said aloud. Olivia kept her face as still as stone. “It’s just that I get a clean slate out here. And even with Kace…whatever happens between the three of us, I don’t want anyone to look down on me like they did back at home. I want us to be equals. I don’t want him to worry about me, and I don’t want you to either.”
“Why? You like him or something?”
“Why do you keep saying that? Just because I want to talk with a guy, it doesn’t mean I want to fall in love with him. Olivia, we’ve been through a lot, and we’re going to be going through a lot more. I just want to make sure that we’re both together in this.”
“You shouldn’t even have to ask.”
“And I won’t again,” Remi promised. She reached out to give her a hug and Olivia accepted reluctantly. Olivia gave her a weak smile and then looked beyond Remi to where Kace was in the distance.
“Don’t worry about today,” Olivia said. “I’m okay.”
“I’m glad,” Remi replied, and together, they began catching up to Kace. They walked in silence but Remi’s thoughts were far from tranquil. She still couldn’t shake the feeling she got when Olivia had blurted out her condition. She had seen the technique used before amongst the townspeople. Calling out one’s weakness was a way of gaining superiority over them and she understood why her parents did it. But why would Olivia do that to her? They had been through everything together…maybe she had been right from the beginning.
And maybe Olivia was angry not because she was hurt…
But because Remi had seen right through her.
* * *
Kace
“You think we can trust him?” Olivia asked.
“I’m choosing to.”
“But why?”
“Because trust has to start somewhere. If everyone is paranoid in our day and time, that means trust is very valuable. If we can learn to trust each other, we’ll be friends for life. Same could be said about us.”
“What do you mean?” she chuckled. “We’re already friends.”
“I don’t know how to put this,” Remi swallowed. “But…I think our life from here on out will determine how strong our bond really is. Up to this point, we’ve stuck by each other out of necessity, but that doesn’t make us friends or family. Once the need is removed and the want remains, that’s when a true relationship begins.”
“You think too much.”
“It’s all I’ve ever had time to do.”
“So you’re saying that you’re not sure about us.”
“Oh, I am. You’re the one that’s not sure.”
“Don’t tell me you’re sore from that comment I made earlier. The guy had the right to know.”
“Not really. You said it yourself. He’s a stranger, and he might be a threat. Wouldn’t it have been better to keep that knowledge to yourself so that we were united? So that we could keep our weaknesses secret and only advertise our strengths? But you decided to choose to tell him…because you’re more scared of me killing you than him.”
“Like I said before, you think too much. If I had a problem with you, I would have left on my own.”
“No you wouldn’t have. You don’t want to admit it, I’ve gotten stronger than you in the past year.”
Olivia stopped moving and let Remi take a few steps forward before she noticed. Remi turned around and stared at her friend. The violet poncho she was wearing was blowing in the wind and her hair was covering up half of her face. But Remi could still see her hurt eyes from underneath the strands. Remi’s face softened as she noticed that her throat had become parched. She didn’t need to say what she did. She could have just kept it to herself, but she was just so pissed over what Olivia told Kace, she didn’t hold back like usual. Perhaps she had more soul searching to do than she thought.
“That wasn’t fair to you,” Remi said aloud. Olivia kept her face as still as stone. “It’s just that I get a clean slate out here. And even with Kace…whatever happens between the three of us, I don’t want anyone to look down on me like they did back at home. I want us to be equals. I don’t want him to worry about me, and I don’t want you to either.”
“Why? You like him or something?”
“Why do you keep saying that? Just because I want to talk with a guy, it doesn’t mean I want to fall in love with him. Olivia, we’ve been through a lot, and we’re going to be going through a lot more. I just want to make sure that we’re both together in this.”
“You shouldn’t even have to ask.”
“And I won’t again,” Remi promised. She reached out to give her a hug and Olivia accepted reluctantly. Olivia gave her a weak smile and then looked beyond Remi to where Kace was in the distance.
“Don’t worry about today,” Olivia said. “I’m okay.”
“I’m glad,” Remi replied, and together, they began catching up to Kace. They walked in silence but Remi’s thoughts were far from tranquil. She still couldn’t shake the feeling she got when Olivia had blurted out her condition. She had seen the technique used before amongst the townspeople. Calling out one’s weakness was a way of gaining superiority over them and she understood why her parents did it. But why would Olivia do that to her? They had been through everything together…maybe she had been right from the beginning.
And maybe Olivia was angry not because she was hurt…
But because Remi had seen right through her.
* * *
Kace
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