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by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:16 am

"Pretty sure? I mean, it's not like I've given it much thought, but I just haven't been looking at girls that way."

by **Rebecca Valentine** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:21 am

Becca frowned, then nodded. "It'll be okay. We're all friends, right? I mean... misunderstandings happen, it's not like we're going to be acting all weird once the air's cleared, right?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:23 am

"Aye. That's why I was avoiding her until I can get my head together on this."

by **Rebecca Valentine** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 10:39 am

"Well... don't avoid her for too long," Becca said. "I mean... it's probably as weird for her, and if you're avoiding her it'll just make her feel bad, you know?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:33 pm

She nodded.

"I really feel bad for leaving her like I did."

"She's... in there, isn't she?"

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 12:57 pm

Nailah clamps her hands over her mouth to muffle an "Eep!" and scrambles to her feet to go sit at her desk.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:47 pm

Quirking a brow, she stood up and walked over to the door, knocking gently.

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:53 pm

"Y-yeah?" Nailah says, opening one of her books on a random page before turning to the door.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 1:58 pm

Samantha hesitantly opened the door a crack.

"Hey, it's Sam. Is it cool if we talk?"

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:01 pm

"Yeah, sure... Promise you're not gonna run away again?" she tries to joke but it falls a little flat.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:03 pm

"Aye, that's a promise."

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:04 pm

"So, uhm, yeah..." she mumbles, awkwardly rubbing the back of her head. "I'm... not really sure what happened there. It's all a little confusing..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:05 pm

She opened the door fully, stepping into Nailah's room.

"I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have freaked out like that."

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:10 pm

"Well guess I started it? Not really sure what else I should have expected..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:12 pm

"I know I wasn't expecting, well... that."

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:15 pm

"Me neither! I mean... it's not like I ever really thought about it..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:18 pm

"Well with you talking about giving up on boys, what was I supposed to think?"

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:26 pm

"And I'm not sure what I'm supposed to think even." she mumbles. "All I know is that I'd rather spend time with you than any boy..."

by **Rebecca Valentine** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:47 pm

"Kiss her so you can figure it out!" Becca called her suggestion over, a little giggly, as she picked up her book again.

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:50 pm

"Becca!" she gasps, turning crimson.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:54 pm

"...I take it you don't mind if I pass on that?"

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 2:58 pm

"I... well... that answers that then, doesn't it?" she forces a smile.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:01 pm

"...er, unless you really do want me to take Becca's suggestion?"

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:04 pm

"I... well... it's... I mean I wouldn't mind..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:05 pm

"Well I just... really don't want things to be weird between us."

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:08 pm

"I get it. You don't have to force yourself or anything."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:09 pm

"I guess it can't hurt? If it helps you figure things out?"

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:16 pm

Help me figure it out. Well there's your answer then. She's not even considering it.

"That's fine. I'm not gonna bug you for a pity-kiss..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:27 pm

"...sorry. I'm just making things worse, aren't I?"

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:33 pm

"Not like you can help it, right?" she says, telling herself to tough it out at least until Sam's out of the room.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:48 pm

"Making it worse I certainly can help, aye?"

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 3:54 pm

"I shouldn't have said anything. I freaked you out for nothing and now for some reason you feel guilty about this when I just... need to get over it..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:48 pm

"You've been a good friend since you moved in, Nailah. I guess I just feel guilty that now you've kind of been turned down twice. And I just don't want you to think it's because of how you look, or anything remotely like that. You're very pretty, Nailah."

by **Rebecca Valentine** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:53 pm

Becca coughed from behind Sam in the doorway. "If I may..." she said, looking slightly nervously between the two.

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 4:57 pm

"Right..." At least that'd be something... tangible? "Just not the kind of pretty that matters to you." she says, lips pressed together in a thin line. "I understand that." The hell you do.

She glances at Becca as she chimes in.

by **Rebecca Valentine** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:02 pm

"Sam, Nailah's your friend. And whatever happened today, she still wants to be your friend and probably wants to put this all behind us. Which standing here hashing it out isn't going to really do. Right?" she said, looking to Nailah for confirmation.

by **Nailah** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:05 pm

"Right..."

by **Rebecca Valentine** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:07 pm

"Nailah, Sam is your friend. And right now she's just feeling horrible because she wishes she hadn't reacted like that, because the reaction had nothing to do with you, and is just trying very stubbornly to make everything all right again, which she thinks will be accomplished by standing here hashing this out. Right?" She looked to Sam for confirmation.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:09 pm

"...aye," she said sadly.

by **Rebecca Valentine** » Thu Sep 15, 2011 5:11 pm

"Good. Then right now we're all going to go to bed, and we're going to remember that everyone here cares about each other, and that this'll probably be awkward for just a little bit, but we'll get through it."

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