[right][color=lightgray][sub]LOCATION: The Festival
INTERACTING WITH: 
[color=8c546f]Reya[/color] [sup][@The Muse][/sup] & [color=f6989d]Talie[/color] [sup][@PrinceAlexus][/sup][/sub][/color][/right]
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[color=lightgray][indent][indent]The Auction was a much needed distraction from the events that had transpired earlier this day, with Levi. On top of that, she was [i]finally[/i] with her best friend, especially thanks to the tall guidance of Bradley. With a water bottle in her hand, don’t ask her how she got it (it just showed up), Estella took a sip and smiled to herself, happy that another friend was back. Happy to know that she could hangout with Bradley in the future. He was sweet and kind. She hoped he knew how happy she was that he was home. 

Levi and Bradley might’ve both left town for their own personal reasons, but the difference between them was Bradley kept in touch. Levi didn’t. Something that might seem small to some people left a wound in her heart she didn’t know how to heal. She thought back on Bradley’s words: [color=#FFAA19][i]Levi is looking for you, he seemed pretty concerned.[/i][/color] And couldn’t believe how painful that sudden realization of such simple words could make her feel. 

Levi kept in contact with one person and that one person wasn’t her… he didn’t even care to write to her or anything to let her know he was okay. No. What he did was show up years later out of the blue and welcome her at his cafe as if there wasn’t an elephant in the room. He pretends like everything is okay, when nothing was. Not for her. Not for Tommy. He destroyed them. While she can’t speak on Tommy’s behalf, she could speak for herself and she didn’t know if she could ever forgive him for doing exactly what her mother did to her when she was young. At least her mom made a gradual disappearance. Levi completely ghosted her.  

Shaking the sudden ache in her chest, Stella turned and smiled at her best friend and new friend. Maybe today would turn around for her now that she was with Reya and… Talie, was it? Who needs a dumb boy to dampen her mood when she has her girls at her side! 

[color=#9F80DF][i]Levi worried about me? Yeah right.[/i][/color]

Talie had returned to the picnic table with cocktails, and Reya was deliberate to make sure Stella was cut off. Part of Stella didn’t want her buzz to go down, because if it did, she’d get sleepy and Lord knows she didn’t need to fall asleep somewhere random like last time. As her friends made conversation, Stella looked up at the stage to where Tommy was sitting. She was worried about him and wondered if she should check on him. At the same time, she didn’t see Reya all day and today was her father’s angelversary. Hopefully… Tommy would understand. If she had her phone, she would text him but at the moment she could not. For now, she buried the worry to focus on the two around her. He was fine, right?

[color=#9F80DF]“Tommy is super handsome,”[/color] Stella agreed with Talie, before offering, [color=#9F80DF]“If you need a Tommy 101 class, lemme know. Maybe not right now. Tonight is for the GIRLS,”[/color] and she was definitely slurring her words so class could be more gibberish than not, even if to her she sounded coherent and comprehensible, [color=#9F80DF]“but another day, for sure. For sure. Come find me.”[/color] When Talie talked about getting Reya a date the old fashioned way, Stella couldn’t help but chuckle. For as long as she could remember, Reya liked Zachary and to this day, Reya still hadn’t gained the courage to ask him out. 

Maybe having a new friend added to the mix would help inspire Reya to live a little. Take a risk and try to chase something for herself rather than for her family and the Inn. Always worried about her family and the Inn. She couldn’t judge her bestie though because she was just like her. That’s what brought them together in the first place, oh, and her cat named Pearl. Stella, like Reya, was worried about her family and the ranch more than she was worried about herself. Still, they both needed to live and chase what makes them feel. Maybe, just maybe, Talie could help them both with just that. 

[color=#9F80DF]“Before we go,”[/color] Stella responded, jumping up and joining Reya, waiting for Talie. Her train of thought and words were interrupted by Kayleigh yelling Levi’s name and jumping off the stage into his arms. Turning her attention away from the girls, Stella found her heart sinking at the sight and to make matters worse, she saw Lily who looked absolutely devastated. Should she intervene? No. Stop that. Stop worrying. Stop thinking. Let it go. 

Once again, she pulled herself out of this constant loop of focusing on him, and others, and turned back to Reya and Talie. [color=#9F80DF]“Right… what was I going to say?”[/color] Her amber eyes searched around aimlessly as if it was going to answer her question. She stared briefly at her hand and water bottle, when her gaze focused on the bracelet. [color=#9F80DF]“Oh right! Before I forget,”[/color] she cleared her throat and put the water bottle down on the table. In a quick motion she took the bracelet off her wrist and gently grabbed Reya’s hand, slipping the jewelry around her wrist. [color=#9F80DF]“I’ll explain what makes it special later. Right now, though?”[/color] She pulled Reya to her, holding onto her arm, before looking at Talie and playfully grinning, [color=#9F80DF]“Let’s go listen to some good music and maybe get some… chicken and waffles? I’m STARVING.” [/color]


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