Seeing Isn&#x27;t Believing

There’s more of you people? I’m seriously starting to think I’m the only one who doesn’t have superpowers.

I don’t have superpowers.. but uh yeah well there’s actually a lot of people here who don’t have magic so I have been told.

Oh, you’re one of those trickster magicians.

No no I have magic. Well both I do both.

You should trust that I will still care about you in the end no matter what you have done. I want you to feel safe to tell me these things wheither I ask or not. I feel I can tell you anything. I just wished you felt the same way. I’m not mad at you. I don’t think I could ever be mad at you. I’m just feeling alittle blue is all.

I know that I do I guess I just liked being the person who was a support for you I didn’t want to seem weak. I’m sorry that I made you feel blue. Would you like to take a walk to beach to hear the waves? And have some hot chocolate?

There’s more of you people? I’m seriously starting to think I’m the only one who doesn’t have superpowers.

#lmao I would do that though

I don’t have superpowers.. but uh yeah well there’s actually a lot of people here who don’t have magic so I have been told.

Yeah apparently it got put in someone else’s trailer I don’t remember. [he sighed] I’m sorry Gem. I got so caught up I didn’t tell anyone I forgot I even really had a phone. But they’re headed west.

gemmapenna

[she nods, her posture still drooping] You know how long it takes that caravan to get across a state, let alone the whole country.

Thirteen days six hours and fifty-seven minutes. I still remember the day you timed it. [he looked down] I didn't tell you because to be honest I wasn't sure if I was going to come back.

That’s good

Enough about me, my life’s depressing. What’s your family like?

Uh well there's mom and Dad and Dads a ringleader mom's an acrobat. Then there's all my aunts and uncles and cousins who make up the rest of the circus. Too many of them to count. Then there's Gemma we adopted her when we were kids. Her and I both do magic.

Yeah I think we’re a lot more sensitive when we’re younger.

Yeah, I’ve gotten used to them being estranged.

That's good

Yeah I guess Uncle Charlie’s magic isn’t what it used to be so when I told them we were all headed to New York they met me there and asked if I would do a couple shows for old times sake and then I missed the circus so I stayed a bit longer. Mom misses you oh and I have your beanie you know the one you thought you lost? Dad found it.

gemmapenna

[she takes the beanie, pushing it onto the back of her head] I thought this old thing was gone forever. [she tilts her head to the ground] I wish I could’ve seen them.

Yeah apparently it got put in someone else's trailer I don't remember. [he sighed] I'm sorry Gem. I got so caught up I didn't tell anyone I forgot I even really had a phone. But they're headed west.

No Dory that’s not your fault.. [sighs] Gemma… Gemma has been my best friend for a long time since we were children. And I did have feelings for her. I don’t want to lie to you but when I came here she was with someone else or she liked someone else I don’t know and she told me she thought I would like you and to talk to you and I did and I do really like you. Then I found out that she had feelings for me I got confused but I realized that while I’ll always love her as my best friend I don’t want to be with her like as my girlfriend. I didn’t think it was an issue. I’m sorry that I didn’t tell you I should have told you I just didn’t want you to worry or anything I’m sorry if it hurt you. I’m sorry if it caused a problem between you two. That’s not what I ever wanted to happen.

I just want to hear these things from you first. How am I going to trust you with my heart when you had somebody else’s and didn’t tell me? It makes me sad because I want you there for me more than anything. And you have been everytime I have needed you. It’s just you didn’t tell me this one thing, something that hurt someone close to you. How do I know you won’t do the same to me?

You don't, and I'm not saying that because I don't want you to trust me but I'm saying that because I'm a human. I can't promise you that I won't make mistakes I can't promise you that I won't do something stupid and hurt you because I know I can't make that promise. I can promise that my intention will never ever be to hurt you. I didn't want to hurt Gemma and I'm so mad at myself every day that I did. And I didn't want to hurt you. I'm sorry I didn't tell you I guess at the time it wasn't something I wanted to talk about because it hurt. It hurt me, and when I was with you you made me happy and forget that I was hurting. I know it doesn't make up for it and if you don't trust me or you're mad at me you have every right but I promise you Dory that I would never ever want to hurt you. Because I care about you so much.

I don’t think I’m popular because I don’t care about that I just like to make an entrance. Plus I saw some of my friends who I was mostly talking to. Because they care but hey if they’re nobody to you that’s your deal not mine. Are you saying that as though you think I’m not because I don’t really like to asses a situation without knowing both sides but thanks again for assuming…. Fine you want the story here it is. When I was ten years old I was the youngest magician to headline the family circus which was exciting and scary at the same time, because of this fact I met a little girl who came to my show. She had sad eyes and a spirit for adventure. I asked her name and she told me I asked where her parents were and she said she didn’t have any and I said she could come with me if she liked I had parents and she did. I later found out she had parents but they were rather awful. I spent the rest of my life going on adventures with that girl. We were never apart and there wasn’t a thing about my life I didn’t tell her. Until the day I realized I was in love with her. But as the story goes she wanted to leave to go to school, and when she asked me to go with her I just couldn’t leave behind my family the only people I could call home and the one thing I loved to do. So I didn’t follow her, and by the time I realized that home wasn’t the same without her it was too late because when I followed her away to school she had found somebody new. At first that hurt me a lot. However all I wanted was for her to be happy and so I kept my feelings to myself and I let her do what made her happy. Well things went a little haywire drinks were taken and the opportunity to show my jealousy came out and I didn’t handle it very well, however it brought to light the mutual feelings between myself and the girl I had loved all these years. The only thing was that a lot of time had passed now, and we both had been moving in trajectories far off from each other. I realized that while I will always love her with all my heart and seeing her with other people will always hurt, that we had both changed. The people we were now it just didn’t work the same way it used to. I realized that if I tried to make a relationship work with her it would be as those people who we used to be who used to love each other and that didn’t give us room to grow. I didn’t want to lose my best friend in the whole world I didn’t want to make a mess of things by trying to put us back into a box we didn’t fit into so I told her that while I’ll always love and she’ll always be my best friend that I think we just missed our chance. Because in my heart I just knew it wasn’t right. I would rather mend the sores then try to fix a completely shattered relationship. It didn’t make me happy and I didn’t want her to hurt but I knew it was better than hurting more later. So I keep staying here and I keep trying to tell her I will still always be here for her but I suppose she needs her space and that’s fine but it doesn’t change that I will always be here for her and I want her to be my best friend forever.

queenxvanessa

So extremely long story short, you loved Gemma and she fancied someone else, so like a typical male, you retreated, found another girl and moved on. However, then you failed to tell not only the girl you oh-so-loved, but your best friend that you had moved on to someone else. Then to make matters more complicated you didn’t even tell Dory about the whole situation that she was completely unaware of–[she took a deep breath] D’you know this entire mess could have been prevented if you had actually spoken up?

I mean, god, this sounds completely idiotic right now, it just gave me a headache. I can’t even find the sym, in sympathetic. That’s what it all is, pathetic. However, you did get Gemma out of a sad childhood and befriended her and taught her magic and that’s lovely but it still doesn’t excuse you of what you did in present day. Not only did you hurt Gemma but you’re also lying to Dory and that is not okay and it’s so fucked up that you won’t even acknowledge that. So yeah, Gemma has all the right to be angry and I wouldn’t be surprised if Dory found out and was angry either.

Woah woah woah. Can we pull back and pause because when I got here literally she told me and I can quote her "Have you met Dory yet? She reminds me of your crush and I think you'd find her quite charming as well. " She told me to do so. So I thought there's no chance in hell and I would rather not ruin the friendship. Then I met Dory and I do really like her. A lot actually. I didn't think it was a big deal that I should worry her with but if I should tell her then I will. I don't want to lie to her I wasn't lying to her if she asked me I would have told her. And if she's angry with me then it seems like there's a club she can join.

What about Gemma? Did something happen to her? Is she okay?

I’ve been hurting her, I think. She probably wanted nothing to do with me but I wouldn’t give her the space she needed. Why didn’t you tell me she has feelings for you?

No Dory that's not your fault.. [sighs] Gemma... Gemma has been my best friend for a long time since we were children. And I did have feelings for her. I don't want to lie to you but when I came here she was with someone else or she liked someone else I don't know and she told me she thought I would like you and to talk to you and I did and I do really like you. Then I found out that she had feelings for me I got confused but I realized that while I'll always love her as my best friend I don't want to be with her like as my girlfriend. I didn't think it was an issue. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you I should have told you I just didn't want you to worry or anything I'm sorry if it hurt you. I'm sorry if it caused a problem between you two. That's not what I ever wanted to happen.

queenxvanessa

Well, seeing as you wanted to make your presence known I had to give you the memo that since you’re technically considered near the bottom of the school’s social hierarchy, that no one necessarily cares about your presence, but nice try though. Perhaps you should try again later. I’m sure you’d do a better job than you did now. You know, I am willing to see the other side of every story, but just so you know, there will be a lot of glaring until I hear the story. That’s just me. If you’re too intimidated, by all means, feel free to walk away, but then that’d make you look like a coward and you wouldn’t want that, would you?

I don’t think I’m popular because I don’t care about that I just like to make an entrance. Plus I saw some of my friends who I was mostly talking to. Because they care but hey if they’re nobody to you that’s your deal not mine. Are you saying that as though you think I’m not because I don’t really like to asses a situation without knowing both sides but thanks again for assuming.... Fine you want the story here it is. When I was ten years old I was the youngest magician to headline the family circus which was exciting and scary at the same time, because of this fact I met a little girl who came to my show. She had sad eyes and a spirit for adventure. I asked her name and she told me I asked where her parents were and she said she didn’t have any and I said she could come with me if she liked I had parents and she did. I later found out she had parents but they were rather awful. I spent the rest of my life going on adventures with that girl. We were never apart and there wasn’t a thing about my life I didn’t tell her. Until the day I realized I was in love with her. But as the story goes she wanted to leave to go to school, and when she asked me to go with her I just couldn’t leave behind my family the only people I could call home and the one thing I loved to do. So I didn’t follow her, and by the time I realized that home wasn’t the same without her it was too late because when I followed her away to school she had found somebody new. At first that hurt me a lot. However all I wanted was for her to be happy and so I kept my feelings to myself and I let her do what made her happy. Well things went a little haywire drinks were taken and the opportunity to show my jealousy came out and I didn’t handle it very well, however it brought to light the mutual feelings between myself and the girl I had loved all these years. The only thing was that a lot of time had passed now, and we both had been moving in trajectories far off from each other. I realized that while I will always love her with all my heart and seeing her with other people will always hurt, that we had both changed. The people we were now it just didn’t work the same way it used to. I realized that if I tried to make a relationship work with her it would be as those people who we used to be who used to love each other and that didn’t give us room to grow. I didn’t want to lose my best friend in the whole world I didn’t want to make a mess of things by trying to put us back into a box we didn’t fit into so I told her that while I’ll always love and she’ll always be my best friend that I think we just missed our chance. Because in my heart I just knew it wasn’t right. I would rather mend the sores then try to fix a completely shattered relationship. It didn’t make me happy and I didn’t want her to hurt but I knew it was better than hurting more later. So I keep staying here and I keep trying to tell her I will still always be here for her but I suppose she needs her space and that’s fine but it doesn’t change that I will always be here for her and I want her to be my best friend forever.

redarendelle

“Hey, wizard.” She smiled and started walking along side him. “How was the busy life in New York without us?”

Hey princess. Eh it was pretty alright. I mean a big city is a big city. I was just happy to see my family.

England. We’re from Manchester, but spent a lot of time in London. [he shrugs] Hurt me more than than the little one, he’s still beat up about it.

Yeah I think we’re a lot more sensitive when we’re younger.

gemmapenna

You saw mom and dad?

Good because I don’t like when you leave, but I meant about Gemma.

What about Gemma? Did something happen to her? Is she okay?

Well it’s a tree. I needed some scenery. Now, where was I? Oh yeah… So that’s my brother. Then here’s my dad [he draws another, shorter stick guy with no hair] and mum [a stick girl, with a triangle dress and curly hair] They’re both TV stars back home.[he draws a line between them] Also, they don’t like each other much. They’re divorced.