she doesn’t recall the last time they’ve sat together like this. sure, they are amidst another life-threatening situation but when has that ever not been the case? she likes it though, having her around, someone familiar, it almost makes her feel nostalgic even though it is not something she does. nostalgia is for other people. still, it is thoughts of the past that determine her mood on this day. unwilling to meet the other’s gaze, melinda just stares into the void in front of her. “i hated you, you know. just for a day. a single day.” melinda isn’t known for saying nice things, nor talking a lot to begin with. but this is something she needs to get off her chest. a piece of the past she wants to let go now. “i hated you because you told me that phil had died.” remembering that day is nothing she likes to do, not when she can easily pretend it didn’t happen – he is still around, breathing, living, although death still follows him.
back then, she hasn’t been ready for it; melinda has always thought she would be the first one of them to die but phil simply had to beat her to it. it has been kind of maria to be the one to tell her and it didn’t take her long to realize it. a day. “should have been glad it was you, but it was easier to hate you in that moment. it wasn’t fair.” whether she is referring to the whole incident or just her feelings towards maria isn’t clear. it doesn’t really matter when it’s pretty much the same thing. it’s the past and she lets go of it. / @wcrldliar . ( maria &. melinda )











