D A Y 9

[founds]

CHAPTER 2

NOV 08TH | 47℉☂

▸ --*CHSKSSS--*-Breaking News! In the light of yesterday's hunt on Black Rock Lake, a body has been found. It has not ye--*CHSKSSS--*-n identified, but has been confirmed to not be either of the missing children.

▸ Another fall storm is roaming through today,--*CHSKSSS--*ed to pick up after dark so stay safe or stay insi--*CHSKSSS--*-

▸ Blackwell's First Methodist Church is holding its annual Thanksgiving food drive from now until Thanksgiving. Donate now! Anything but turkey,--*CHSKSSS--*-pped over on the interstate the other day and donated hundred--*CHSKSSS--*-urkeys to feed people for the holidays. What luck!

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[brabble]

[ it's fine, she knows izzy puts her foot in her mouth a lot with no ill intentions. they've got a well oiled relationship going on. ]

Uh. [ went out, then Things happened. what the fuck, izzy. how is someone always so full of bad ideas and actually carries them out? this is why she feels the need to use herself as a shield of potential bad things. ben is now one of them so she's going to strangle him, because obviously it's his fault for not controlling himself.

sophie frowns at her and shakes her head, sitting on the bench as she finally gets around to actually tying the shoes. ] No way. What did he do?

[singlestrand]

After the Noah thing and then you, I don't really have a lot of friends to go to. [ and ben texted her. it's his fault. she would have stayed at home with her junk food and thoughts of the pretty girl at the convenience store if it weren't for him. probably.

she stretches her arms over her head as she continues. ] He came around asking about what happened at the bar with Noah to make sure I was okay. People really don't know how to keep to themselves around here, y'know? I didn't miss that.

[brabble]

[ hhhahahaha wow double stab of guilt right there. sophie presses her lips together in an uncomfortable expression and frowns, but nods to her in understanding. izzy was gone for four years, and not every friendship survives that she guesses. ]

Oh, wow. [ wow ben. really? what a stupid move. but then again she didn't keep to herself either, even if her reasons are completely different from his. she doesn't say anything but sigh with a head shake ]

Yeah, I guess. New York's pretty good about keeping out of each other's business, uh? [ not a thing she can relate to, though. ] You're not... going to meet her again, right? [ pls dont. she's bad 4 u booboo ]

[singlestrand]

Why would I want to see her again? [ eyes narrowed, she found herself snapping at sophie. accidentally. it was in defense, thoughts of what noah said to her only a few hours earlier coming to mind. sophie knew better-- isabella had plenty of reason to want to see noah again. moments of weakness and words of regret had been had around her best friend these past few months.

she leans back on her seat, lifting her hand to her head. fingers rub her temple before she drops her hand into her lap. ] Sorry.

[ there's a pause. blue eyes scan sophie's face before izzy sighs. ] She came to see me today. At work.

[brabble]

[ because sophie knows her well enough. she makes a face, eyebrows knitting. you know why you would want to see her again. the reason for the break up has never been given, izzy always seemed reluctant in saying anything and sophie knew better than to push it; she was sensitive about those things. and that's fine. but sophie is unfortunately nosy.

still, she reaches out and smiles at her, catching her hand with hers and giving it a little squeeze. don't apologize, it's okay.

except that last part. that part is definitely not okay. ]

What? [ GOD DAMMIT NOAH ]

[singlestrand]

She tried to buy my pain away. [ is that the way to put it. ] Literally was ready to pull out her check book right there.

[ isabella pulls her hand away from sophie's, crossing her arms over her chest instead. shouldn't their nachos be done? and that beer is sounding better by the minute. ]

She said she's leaving by the end of the week but it was almost like she was buying me a plane ticket to get the hell out of here. What if she's back here for good? I don't know if I can handle that.

[brabble]

Of course she did. [ she grimaces with a little groan at the explanation and slumps on her seat, leaning back on it. yeah, sounds about right. that's what noah does. you would think that meant she's generous but anyone that knows her knows it's a show off of money and power that she gets off on. or something. which on the other hand makes her feel bad because she gave her a hand that one time.

rubbing her eyes under her glasses, sophie sighs and tilts her head to izzy ]

You're too good for her, you know that, right? [ she gives her a little loopsided smile ] You got this, Izzy.

[singlestrand]

Whatever.

[ the look that she gives sophie is one of disbelief. for as much as noah pisses her off and lacks manners and a good nature (the list could continue, let her assure you), she wasn't ever going to believe that she was too good for noah.

isabella pushes herself off the bench. ]

I'll get the food. [ so she can try to exit out of this already upsetting conversation. and if sophie was going to keep asking her about it, the rest of the evening was going to be as bad as her day. great. why did she ever come back? she goes to fetch the nachos and the beer, using her waitress skills to balance them enough to get to their little table. ]