Irene looked at the tablet in shock. The two had been playing a small game of something like ‘20 questions’ but it hadn’t really advanced to anything more than ‘where are you from?’and ‘what’s your favorite color?’. The two had met through mutual friends, finding a weird fascination in each other. Well, at least Irene had found a fascination in the other; she wasn’t quite sure about Juni.
She stared at the question again, wondering how she would answer this one. It was true; family was one of the most important things to Irene. In fact, she would probably die for her family, but that was another story.
She stuttered for a bit, wondering how she would put her words together. Irene thought back to the accident, and then to when she had to leave France, and all the events leading to that.
With a sigh, Irene finally began to speak. “I guess, everything that’s happened… I just kind of cherish everything I have in the moment I have it, you know? Because everything that you have can disappear in the blink of an eye.”
To form friendships with others of her kind wasn’t Juni’s specialty. Hers only involved tea and avoidance-- people remained walking mysteries she wouldn’t want to understand, no matter how often her adoptive mother encouraged her to. There was an urgent need for her inner circle to expand. As a tea shop owner, contacts were essential to a proper growth of her family’s company.
Friends introduced her to a girl seemingly close to her age. She was pretty, just like a flower, but one that would be seen during the winter. The comparison was the result of a few glances. She didn’t dare look at the other for too long, her head constantly lowered. It was rude and uncalled for, right? She shouldn't be doing that, obviously. The eyes must be focused on something else.
It was a record though. She hadn’t written a lame excuse to escape from the situation yet. Not everyone had the patience to wait for her answers.
Her tablet flipped for a moment. Her previous message transformed to a new one.
❛ Tell me. What is a family exactly? ❜