Embry braced herself as Paige began to throw her clothes at her, demanding that she leave. She had every right to be mad at her. She had left. For all intents and purposes, she had disappeared off the face of the Earth. If only she could see that the experience had been just as isolating for Embry as it had been for her. She couldn’t get a word in while Paige was yelling and throwing her things and she flinched when her shoe hit her arm.
“I didn’t want to leave you, Paige! You were everything to me.” She insisted, standing her ground when she was finished. Paige was going to hear her out whether she wanted to or not. “I didn’t tell you I was leaving because I didn’t want that hanging over our last days together. I know it was stupid of me and I was going to tell you before I left, I swear but my parents changed our flights and then I broke my phone and I lost everyone’s phone numbers and I had to get a new one and I…I didn’t know what to do, I-” She stopped, realizing that she was ranting and tears were streaming down her face. She wiped her eyes, trying to command herself to stop.
“Please-“ Her voice broke as she stood there, clothes in hand, braids falling in her face. “Please don’t make me leave.” She pleaded, even though Paige had made it clear that she was beyond forgiveness. Embry wasn’t ready to let it go, to let her go, just yet. Paige turned her back and walked to the kitchen, picking up the first bottle she could find. Embry stood, frozen and unsure of what she should do next.
Having made her decision, she dropped her clothes to the ground and followed Paige to the kitchen. Though she didn’t dare touch her, not yet.
“Paige.” She said her name with a delicate firmness as she slowly approached her. She spoke soft enough that didn’t sound angry but still made it known that she was going to make herself heard. If Paige hadn’t been listening before, she was going to now and Embry wasn’t leaving until she did.
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