| Lindzers | 05-11-2010 09:59 PM | Quote:
Originally Posted by Dances_With_Potter
(Post 9342234)
Cadence's spirits began to fall at the look of utter confusion and disbelief etched on Melanie's face. Was it so hard to believe that there might be multiple boys who would be interested in being with her? Immediately, Cadence felt the need to go on the defensive, which was something she had never had to do with Lanie before. "It's not like we broke up, and I immediately found someone new. It had been, like, four months or something, Lanie. And Nate and I DO keep in touch... as friends. When he left, I told him that I wasn't going to make any promises about not dating other people. I've changed a lot since last year when Nate and I started dating. Why not be with someone who's a better fit for the new me? Nate is a nice guy, and he was a great boyfriend, but Jude and I just... fit together somehow," she finished with a sigh.
She would go into all the details about why Jude was such a perfect fit for her, but she wasn't sure Lanie cared much for those details. The important part was she, Cadence, was happy with Jude. Did she want Melanie to approve? Yes. Did she have to? No because it was Cadence's decision. Torin like Jude, her parents liked Jude, and it would be great if Melanie liked Jude, too, but she didn't have to. Cadence was going to be herself and be happy. | Melanie sunk into her seat a little, looking down at her shoes, as Cadence began to explain, suddenly feeling unbelievably guilty. She didn't know why. After all, Melanie had only been a little surprised (okay, maybe a bit more than a little) that Cadence had managed to get over the catastrophe with Nate as quick as she did after she had watched her become so upset over it. It was a good thing, of course...
She didn't know why the way she reacted the way she did, she just did. Cadence's words cleared up her confusion a bit, though. Melanie bit her lip, not enjoying the fact that she had clearly, though unintentionally, done something to upset her friend. "I'm sorry." Melanie murmured, frowning. She looked up from her shoes, making eye contact with Cadence. "Cady, I didn't mean anything by it, you know. I think it's great you're moving on and all. I'm not sure why I was surprised..." she trailed off. "At any rate, I didn't mean to upset you." Melanie gave her a soft smile. Quote:
Originally Posted by Squishy ♥
(Post 9346673)
He gave Sara a nice smile as she joined. She wasn't really late, so it was all good. But she had a point about starting without Miranda. Normally he would wait, but this was something that they could get rolling and she wouldn't really mind.
He nodded at her and then got up from his seat. Maybe that would get them to notice him better. "Guys, can we have all of your attention now, please? This shouldn't take long." Not yelling, but loud enough for people to hear over everything else. | Melanie was temporarily distracted as Torin, one of the Hufflepuff prefects, spoke. The girl twisted around in her chair to see Sarah, the other prefect, standing next to him. She raised an eyebrow slightly, quiet and listening. Melanie was curious as to what they had to say. |