Mia Kerova (mk_pecari_girl) wrote in weddedto_sonora, @ 2008-05-11 22:20:00 |
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Girl Talks
The summer had been a busier time than Mia had expected. She hoped for a few months of peace, with maybe a little healthy stress over apparating lessons and testing, before going back to Sonora for her seventh, final, and no doubt most ulcer-inducing year. It didn't help that she still had no idea what she wanted to do as a career. Everyone else seemed to have their whole lives planned out perfectly. But rather than relax, a lot of time was spent packing up boxes full of clothing, kitchenware, and pack ratted items that had been in the house since her parents moved in together.
Mia had been completely opposed to the move at first. She didn't want to uproot herself. She barely saw her muggle friends as it was. Now she would never get to see them. And this move seemed to come out of nowhere. One day in July there was a sudden announcement about moving. It was weird. Then she figured she wouldn't be living at home for too much longer anyway and she doubted she would have if they had stayed. She wasn't going to see her friends much as it was. She only really saw Megan anymore. The others seemed to have branched off as they went through high school. Megan was cool with it. Life went on and they had new, closer friends. Mia wasn't as cool with it. It seemed like one minute they were the tightest group of friends one would ever see and the next they were nothing.
Mia sat with Megan out front by the tree in her yard. They didn't get to do it nearly often enough and who knew when they would see each other next? Well, her birthday probably. She would be turning seventeen in two weeks and would be of age. An adult in the wizarding world. The two girls sat outside talking about anything and everything that happened to come across their minds. School, friends, news, boys, the usual.
"So let me get this straight," Megan said as she scrolled for another song to listen to on her i-pod. "He broke up with you and now he wants to get with that demonic girl you hate? Grimy."
"I don't care who he wants to be with. That's his business. I just can't figure out what he sees in her. Like, I sort of feel bad because I don't know if he knows what he's getting himself into." Mia shuddered slightly. "Whatever. It's what he wants and I refuse to be the jealous ex. Not because of that. It'll just be one more stupid school fling to crash and burn."
"Wow. Way to be morbid, Mi."
"I can be optimistic about a lot of things, but school relationships aren't one of them."
"Then why'd you go out with him?"
Mia was very fearful of that question. She could think of a number of reasons why she said yes to that poem. Unfortunately, none of them were good reasons when it came right down to it. Not that she didn't have an amazing year and a half. Mostly. Being asked the question in return kept her from asking why he had wanted to break up with her. They never got to that conversation and it was gnawing at her a little. Why? She wasn't totally sure, but it bugged her more than she was willing to admit.
"I just--I don't know. I must have had a crazed moment. I did pass out over the break before I saw him again. Maybe the conk to the head made me temporarily insane. School relationships don't work. You and Toby are perfect proof too."
"Ugh! God I hate him! Don't even bring him up. What the hell did I see in that creepazoid? You get a little complimenting and suddenly you're mighty god Zeus? I don't think so!" A little complimenting? When Megan and Toby dated, all she did was latch on to him and go on about how wonderful and amazing he was. All of it had gone straight to his head. Mia couldn't hold back a laugh and received a punch in the arm in return.
"But they're not all total failures. Maybe this will finally soothe the savage beast and if it does, hopefully it won't be reversed when the inevitable break up comes."
"All right, I've have my fill of pessimism for the day. You're clearly PMSing. I know you're still mad he broke up with you," she quickly covered her best friend's mouth before she could respond with the usual 'It was mutual!' and 'I'm over it!' "but you'll find your Mr. Right eventually. Don't let one sour breakup ruin it when you find him. And even if it takes a while, just remember that you don't need a man to make you happy. It's just a bonus if you find one. Now, I need to bounce."
"Good, 'cos I've had my fill of bra burning for the day." Mia laughed. "Want a lemonade for the road?"
"You know it."