Rain:1178: Ball

Synopsis

Author Notes

Ky appears! It's cool having someone else in the public school, because now Ky can finally have scenes of talking with friends in the hallway. XD

Regarding Maria's "big, stupid ball of anxiety" remark, if you recall, Maria wasn't keeping in touch with Chanel after her expulsion. There's a lot of reasons. Chapter 36 goes over a lot of it. But the short, short version that culminates all of it, is that she had some serious anxiety. I relate to Maria more than I care to admit, in that regard. The good news is that she and Chanel are clearly in contact again, and working through this misstep.

Meanwhile, Ky hasn't had the best luck with crushes. There's been lots of ups and downs with Drew, but last we saw, they were speaking again and dancing together. None of this means they're a couple, though. And Ky's seen enough hiccups in their relationship to not necessarily feel confident. Although Ky shouldn't have to settle for a partner they aren't sure about, that doesn't necessarily make being alone and talking to their friend who's gushing about her partner any easier.

Transcript

Well, look at you with that big smile. Finally talking to Chanel again?
Oh, hey Ky. Yeah. Am I that obvious?
I still don't totally understand why you weren't talking for a while.
'Cause I'm a big, stupid ball of anxiety, of course!
All that time, I missed her. I just don't think I realized quite how much until we got in contact again.
Honestly, I almost bawled when I first saw her the other night. Her face just lit up and I thought my heart was going to explode.
Heh. You two are so ridiculously cute together.
Oh, thanks!
I hope I can have something like you and her have someday.

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