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❝ fuck – ❞ jali cursed again, genuinely sorry for knocking into the other person. he’d been back in town less than a day and was already making a bad name for himself. the girl’s harsh tone caught him off guard, even though he’d been expecting as much. as soon as she recognized him, jali could see it on her face. ❝ i’ve been good, ❞ he told her, nodding awkwardly as a hand flew to his hair, brushing it out of his face ( a nervous habit. ) ❝ what about you? – i really can’t believe i just ran into you. – literally. again, sorry about that. you remember how clumsy i am. ❞
katherine couldn’t believe she crawled out of her cave to be hit with this. the only thing to make this better would for a sudden snowstorm to break out and trap her in this hell state of an awkward situation. “I can’t either. this must be karmic retribution hitting me all at once.” the journalist's tone wasn’t the friendliest. the last time they were together she has since put up walls. after confessing their feelings, the beginning and end of whatever they could’ve been, she became a workaholic. now that the shock subsided, she embarrassingly tried to cover her (unhealthily filled) cart from his sight while replying. “yeah, I remember. it’s a surprise you’re still intact. so, are you back... for good?”













