Who: Macy and Noah What: breaking news (her brother is back!) When: right after this Where: Macy's apartment, as per usual
Macy was pacing back and forth in her kitchen. She wasn't sure what was going on, or why it was all happening. Just that it was. It was...strange. And oddly reminiscent, she thought, as she finally halted her movements and sank down into one of the chairs by the table. She was always waiting for Noah, especially when she had bad news. But, was this bad news? She really wasn't sure.
It had been months since she'd seen Chris. Almost a year, honestly. He was just going to waltz back into her life? And he expected not to have to give an explanation? Macy frowned at the thought of it. It wasn't fair, as things rarely were. But this really blew. Of course she wouldn't push the subject if he didn't want her to. Had she ever? But she felt, deep down inside, that she deserved some type of answer-- some type of closure or reasoning to get it all right again in her head.
Their father wasn't back. She could deal with that. She'd made her peace. If he came back now, she wasn't sure what she'd do. But she wanted a relationship with her brother. He was her brother. Maybe he didn't have a choice to leave... And he was admitted into a hospital. That counted for something, somehow. But what? And how much? She just needed Noah to help her figure it out. He was usually the definitive voice in her head. He'd make things right. She just knew it.