Library, 1/16

[chasingangela]

A subdued and somewhat red-eyed Angela opens the library at the start of second period and props herself behind the collections desk. She casts a glance at the pile of books to be sorted; she'll get to them eventually.

And then she just sits there, staring into space and thinking.

She has her head buried in her hands, but she would be more alert if someone came in. Probably.

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory followed shortly after assuming this wasn't during 4th period, also cheery.

"Hi, hi, hi!"

[chasingangela]

"Hi," Angela says, a little weakly. "You two are, like, the happiest people in Fandom."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Had fun last ni - " Rory stopped abruptly. "Are you okay?"

[chasingangela]

Angela shakes her head. "Not especially. I broke up with Marty. Sorry for the sarcasm."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory stared, and went to sit by Angela, draping an arm around her shoulders. "Oh, no. What happened? Do you want to talk about it?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker winced and didn't say anything, just gave Angela a sympathetic look, since she'd heard this the night before.

[chasingangela]

"I guess? I mean, it's hard to explain." She pauses and tucks hair behind her ear.

"Things had been weird with us for a while -- since I was old, at least, and maybe longer. I dunno. But we weren't really hanging out, and when we did we kept snapping at each other, and I kissed my ex while I was home. Which was terrible, but if I can do something like that, I would rather end the relationship before I really make him hate me."

"It still hurts, though. A whole lot."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nodded. "If it's not working, it's not working. Better to end it now than to drag it out, right? And don't feel bad about the ex-kissing. I mean...it's indicative, right? That things might not be where they should?"

[chasingangela]

"Right. Because I wouldn't have kissed him back if I was happy, in general. I mean, Jordan will always be my first boyfriend, so I guess some part of me will always like him, but he is so, so not my type anymore." She winces.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"How did the breakup go? Are you guys still friends?" Rory asked quietly.

[swerval_zero]

"Yeah, is there anyone I need to hit with a mallet?"

[chasingangela]

Angela giggles. "Only me, probably. We're friends as far as I know. I mean, he got really, really quiet when I told him. Like he just shut down." She stares at her hands. "It scares me when he's like that. Like I can't talk to him."

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I know how that can be," Rory said sympathetically. "Give it time. He's hurting, but...it's Marty. He'll want to talk and be friends eventually."

[chasingangela]

"Yeah, you're probably right," Angela says with a shrug.

[swerval_zero]

"Angela, are you all right?" Zero looks a little worried as well.

[chasingangela]

"Physically. Not so much emotionally," Angela says wryly. "Sorry for getting all emo on you."

[swerval_zero]

"Hi, Rory! How's it going?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Pretty good! We had a slip n' slide in the lobby last night."

[swerval_zero]

"Oooh! Sorry I missed that. How'd they slippery it up?"

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"John had water?" Rory shrugged. "He set it up and everything."

[swerval_zero]

"Huh." Zero considers this for a moment. "I figured, y'know, Crisco or somethin'. In my brother's dorm, they did a slip 'n' slide with KY one time. Got busted hard for it, of course."

((Actually, this is an annual event at one of the men's honors dorms on my campus.))