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Anna's pov:
Jarrod and Camilla stopped by saying William said he'd like to see them again before they had to drive home. That was fine with me as seeing how I've always liked his brother and his new girlfriend. Unfortunately I had to break it to them that William wasn't there and the circumstances why.
"I'm glad you guys stopped by. Its always a pleasure but unfortunately, William isn't here right now." Anna said matter of factly trying to hide her sorrow
"Oh, that's too bad. Do you know when he'll be back?" Jarrod asked curiously.
"No, sorry I'm not sure." Anna said slowly.
I'm sure Jarrod could tell something was wrong by the tone of my voice because he asked me if everything was ok.
"Well, its just that we (William and I) kind of got into a little arguement this morning before he walked out. I'm not exactly sure what set him off to be honest." Anna began with a heavy sigh. "Did he happen to tell either of you anything that may have been bothering him?" Anna asked trying to make sense of everything.
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I can feel she is on the verge of tears but is trying to keep composure. "Don't worry, we'll make contact with him and let you know whatever we find out".
I can see Anna's eyes fill with tears, I give a quick glance to Camilla, letting her know she is to comfort Anna, I take a small step to the side giving Camilla the center spot, I discreetly write a quick message to William.
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As Anna is speaking I just keep my eyes focused to Jarrod waiting for him to tell me the best thing to do. As Anna finishes speaking and asking us if we know anything Jarrod gives me a look. I knew that look meant I should go comfort her. As I walk towards Anna I can see Jarrod take out his phone and begin texting. I'm hoping he's texting William.
I don't know how much he told Anna so I'm going to try to be comforting without saying too much.
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William's POV:
I go for a drink at a wings place, it's the only place I can get alcohol and get relative privacy during the day. I get a message from Jarrod, it's all in caps, as if he didn't even type. I don't like impersonal messages, but that's not like him, so I tell him where I am and ask him to not tell anyone.
I order spicy wings and craft beer, I start thinking I would really love Caroline's company right now...
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Anna's pov:
As Jarrod was telling me he was going to try to get in contact with his brother I could see Camilla walking towards me. I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. My mind was too busy spinning a thousand 'What if's.'
As my mind continued I suddenly felt hot tears begin to prick at the backs of my eyes.
I was quickly snapped out of my thoughts when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I quickly realized it was Camilla's. I let out a tiny gasp of surprise.
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I walked towards Anna placing a hand on her shoulder. She let out a little gasp as if she hadn't noticed I was there. She quickly turned to look at me. With that I could see the hurt in her eyes presumably from whatever had happened between her and William earlier.
I wasn't sure what I should say to properly comfort her as we still hadn't found out how much William had told her so I discretely looked to Jarrod for answers.
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"He's ok, he just needs some time to clear his mind and think, I hope he's willing to talk later".
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Jarrod didn't give me much to go on so I figure the less is better approach would be good.
"I'm sorry William stormed out earlier." I begin finally turning to get a good look at Anna's face. "I'm sure he'll be home soon. Lets try not try to rush to conclusions." I say seeing tears quickly filling Anna's eyes.
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Anna's pov:
As Camilla was telling me she was sorry for what happened earlier I could feel tears filling my eyes. I hoped Camilla didn't notice. She then tells me not to rush to conclusions. With that I could feel tears beginning to slip out of my eyes faster than I could wipe them. Some out the inner corner and others out the outer corner. They burned as they slid down my now flushed cheeks. So I didn't bother. I just let them fall unchecked.
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Still never taking my eyes off Anna I finally see tears slipping out of her eyes. I had never seen her cry before let alone comfort her. That didn't stop me. I took a deep breath and lifted my right hand up to her left cheek. Using the backs of my fingers I delicately wiped just under her eye from the inner corner to the outer corner then traced the only single tear streak still visible still with the backs of my fingers all the way down to her chin where I finally caught the thick, hot tear.
As I lifted my hand from her chin I waited to gauge her reaction. I was hoping at the least she wouldn't turn away.