“I’m sorry, Miss Hawthorne…” Were the words that came from the doctor who sat across from her after the prior disclosure, among many other technical terms that were trying to soften the blow that Delilah didn’t listen to. Clearing her throat, the doctor’s droning on was cut off, “Okay, whatever,” She replied in simple words contrasting his extensive phrasing to portray the sense of carelessness. “Is that all?” Delilah asked with raised eyebrows, followed by the confused nod that sent her on her way.
Straight from the hospital the Beryl Heights marina she went, the only route to get there being a trip down memory lane almost everywhere she looked. Honestly, Delilah had planned on never coming back. So why she was coming back now, she wasn’t too sure. Perhaps to actually say goodbye before leaving this time, a true conclusion for Beryl Heights - though she knew full closure for her could never be an option anymore. Or because two days on a luxury yacht was worth coming back for.
Where had she been since leaving at graduation? Delilah went where any (upper class) lost-soul-trying-to-find-themselves would go: New York, of course. Though it was clear when she arrived that not being a Blue Royalty stopped her from gaining the immediate success that she wanted, and Delilah instead took a path she never thought she’d go on. But after barely making it out of that alive, she managed to get back on track with what she had initially intended. After painfully withstanding minor roles in small project films, Delilah progressed to the main role in a blockbuster film, immediately taking off her career. She was living the life she had always wanted, being even more of a household name she had been before, publically dating her co-star and appearing on practically every talk show in the country.
The life she had in Beryl Heights was forgotten by her the moment she left. From the people she had began to form relationships with, like Candice Clarke and Dorian DeLoughrey, to the people like Daniel Parker, the level of closeness wasn’t taken into consideration when Delilah chose to cut them all off. Perhaps she had given a few half-hearted responses to the messages every few years, but other than that they had become basically strangers to her. So coming back a decade later now had the added weight of facing those she left.
Her eyes flickered up at the yacht that Delilah knew contained the people she had repressed in her mind - though most she had just automatically forgotten about, trying to just see it for what it was: a lavish weekend in a 5-star yacht, a concept that her life revolved around. That’s what made it slightly easier for her to step inside, arriving, of course, alone. Though as she did, for the first time ever, Delilah felt the want to not be noticed by people. In these circumstances, Delilah felt herself immediately gravitate towards the bar, ordering the same Gin and Dubonnet she did on the first party of senior year.
@benitz786 Daniel Parker & Candice Clarke (Mentioned)
@astxrism Dorian DeLoughrey (Mentioned)
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