Snippet #2437013

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Do you want to skip to the festival, or would you like me to in my next post? O:

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"You know what Elisa...That makes me feel like I have a purpose."

What he said made her sad but his smile made her heart skip a beat, and she gave him a sly grin. "Don't go falling in love with me now, Beck Hades." Or do. Of course, she was just being playful and she was sure he knew that. He was her best friend and she didn't want to ruin that, no matter how much her heart yearned for something more. The thought made her stomach flip.

"Do you think I would have been following you around for the past few months if I disliked spending time with you Elisa? I don't know if you have noticed but I don't have to pretend I am a barrel of laughs with you. I don't have to be fake with you. I treasure every minute I spend with you. "

That comforted her and maybe cheered her up a bit, evident by the small smile that spread across her features. "And here I was thinking I just had a stalker," She teased and gave him a small shove with her uninjured arm. This is what felt best and most natural to her. Teasing and joking and not having deep conversations or delving into the darkest parts of their minds. Moments like these where she didn't have to think about how depressed she was, how ungrateful she was or how she had absolutely failed her daughter multiple times. She didn't have to think about how she would never be good enough for her parents unless she was absolutely perfect.

"There is a odd kind of big festival thing down at the park tomorrow evening, once you are out of hospital I'd take you there and you can spend as much as you like of my money. I don't care."

"I tell you not to fall in love with me and you invite me on a date. What am I going to do with you?" Elisa said, rolling her eyes dramatically though it was clearly in jest.

"That is...only if you want to Elisa. I understand completely if not. I have a meeting with the...guys later on that night and it was something I was going to go to anyway to take my mind off things."

And there it was, the thing she had managed to keep off her mind for a full ten minutes. The guys, his gang. He could get hurt. Millie. Her face fell slightly, though she did her best to continue her happy façade. "Yes, Beck. I'd love to go with you." If it kept him away from there for longer, she would stay with him the whole night. She knew she couldn't stop him, but if she could keep him safe, even if it was just for a minute more, she would. While she hated herself and felt like she didn't even deserve to live, she wanted the best for him. She wanted him never to get hurt and for him to be happy.