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[indent][color=darkgray]For someone who was in a lot of pain a moment ago, AJ showed remarkable resilience. It made sense given how many hits that boy took on the football field. Or, he was just putting on a brave face. Whatever it was, he was very quick to snatch his drink from Emilia's hand.

[color=ff4500][b]"Mmm, good. No, you're good. This is fine. I'm fine."[/b][/color]

[color=ffff1e]"Oh... OK!"[/color] Emilia took his word on it. Because he wouldn't lie. Not like Brandon. Everything was fine with Brandon, or so he said. How many times had he been fine in the last six months before prom? It was his go-to line. But everything wasn't fine. He revealed that clear as day under that enchanted forest. He took a magic branch and beat the hell out of her heart. And it was still walloping and still hurting and it just... it just...

[color=ff4500][b]"Refreshing."[/b][/color]

[color=ffff1e]"Huh?"[/color]

AJ's remark seemed to snap Emilia out of her own little spiralling world. He was enjoying the drink. [color=ff4500][b]"Just what the doctor ordered."[/b][/color]

[color=ffff1e]"Well, I'm just glad I could help! It's the least I can do, right? Anyway, I'll just put my stuff on the RV and I'll see you on there, OK?"[/color] Josie had returned from her... what was she doing? Hopefully it wasn't anything with Nate. If Josie was forced to confront Nate before the trip had even started, that would make Emilia a bad friend, and if she was a bad friend, that would make her no better than a bad boyfriend. No better than Brandon who...who...

Emilia could feel the sniffles starting to come on. She couldn't break down again. Not this soon. She hurried herself onto the massive machine and buried herself in one of the back seats, trying her best to keep the tears from raining down again...[/color][/indent]