MYSTREET REWRITTEN CHAPTER 85: FORGIVENESS CAN TAKE A LONG TIME
Katelyn didn't want to do this. Not because she didn't think she did anything wrong but because she was afraid of what the others would say. "Are you sure this is a good idea?" "Were you ever going to do it without me forcing you to?" Travis asked in a cold manner.Â
"I would have but it hasn't even been a month....." "It doesn't matter you're doing this whether they like it or not." Travis opened up the cafe door as Katelyn slowly walked inside.
"Wow you guys really went all out." Katelyn admired the view there were detailed heart-themed streamers as well as vases of various different flowers on each table. "Nana did most of the work."Â
"Have you talked to her at all?" "Only when I need to." Travis answered looking away for a second. "I need to go help with some stuff if you see someone say something to them......please." that was first time Travis had asked Katelyn to do this. Which for some strange reason made her want to do it even more.Â
"What do you mean you want sweets first?" a familiar voice walked in. "This is V-Day babe nobody cares about the actually food it's all about the sweets!!" it was Vylad and Aaron.
Of course, they would be here the cafe was where they had their first date. This place was special to them.
"Katelyn?" Aaron said his voice sounding awkward like he was trying to figure out which tone he should use. "Hey guys....." Katelyn walked over to them giving an awkward smile. "Are you here with Travis?" Aaron asked. "Not really."Â
"Then why are you here?" Vylad asked sounding rather cold Katelyn couldn't blame him for that. "Well Travis kind of forced me to try and talk to you guys about what happened." Katelyn explained.
"You couldn't just talk to us without your boyfriend telling you to?" "VYLAD!!" Aaron yelled at him.
"What? It's a genuine question." "She isn't even dating him......right?" Katelyn nodded her head.Â
Vylad smirked "Sure.....well even then my question still needs to be answered." "I would have not this soon but I would have eventually."Â
"When is eventually?" Aaron asked her. "I don't know a few months from now maybe a few years I honestly can't give you an exact answer." Katelyn admitted.Â
Vylad and Aaron both looked at each other and nodded. Aaron began to speak "You do realize how much you hurt both of us right?"Â
"Yes, and I'm sorry I should have never let my dreams get in the way of your safety. I didn't know what Ein did to you, but I saw how uneasy you were, and I didn't ask you about I ignored it and because of that you got hurt."
"Not just me you do realize that Garroth could have lost both his brothers that night." Katelyn didn't even realize that. It was a miracle that Lucinda and Aphmau both knew healing magic otherwise the outcome of that night could have been.......a lot darker.
"I know and I know no amount of stupid little sorries can make up for it. I was......so selfish so much that when you could have died all I could think about was how my big night was ruined......" Katelyn had tears in her eyes admitting she was wrong wasn't easy for her it was something she hadn't done since she was a kid. But that wasn't the only reason she was crying.
"Here take this." Aaron handed her his bandana so she could wipe away some of her tears. "Thanks." she muttered.
"You know I'm actually glad you're getting emotional." Vylad said. "Why is that?" "Because it means what you're saying is genuine." Aaron took the words right out of Vylad's mouth.
Katelyn smiled at them both. "I don't think we can exactly go back to being buddy-buddy just, yet you caused a lot of problems that still need to be fixed."
Katelyn stopped smiling and looked away towards the kitchen. "But maybe we can start talking again see how things work out from there." Aaron said as Vylad smiled warmly nodding his head in agreement.
"I'd like that." Katelyn said she didn't know apologizing could be feel so good.Â
"We should get going Vylad and I want to fine a table before they all get taken." Aaron said taking Vylad's hand as the two set out. "Have fun......" Katelyn said smiling as she went in search of another apology.
"What can I.....oh it's you two." it was Nana. "You....." Vylad glared at her as Aaron looked away, he didn't want to be on the face of a wanted poster.
"Hi......do you guys want me to get someone else to......" "No, you can take it." Aaron said not even looking her in the eye.Â
"Okay then what I can get you both." As the two gave her their orders Nana clicked on the pen. Over and over again.
"Have you been living here?" "Huh?" Nana snapped out of it. "Have you been living here." Aaron pointed to the collection of pillows and blankets near the back of the cafe.
"Yeah, my boss said I could stay here until I could have an apartment." "You haven't found one already?"Â
"No word got around about what happened and.....yeah." "Well, I hope you find a place to stay." Aaron's words might have sounded kind, but his voice was distant and full of unseen anger.
"Thank you.....I'm sorry." Nana said she didn't want an apology quite the opposite really, but she did want to get those words out of her mouth.
"Is everyone throwing those out today?" Vylad slammed his hands on the table. "Huh?" "Nothing....." he slouched rolling his eyes in annoyance.
Maybe sorry wasn't enough. "Did the healing magic work alright?"
"......Yeah" Vylad. "I'm glad....." "Are you going to keep talking or you going to go and do your job."
"Vylad....." "No Aaron she was working with him she stabbed my brother she almost killed him!!" Vylad snapped banging his fists on the table.
Nana stepped back. "Is he okay?" "Why do you care?"Â
"Because I feel bad about what happened." "Ha!! Yeah right......" "I do!! I was just so mad at Katelyn for not fully trusting me that I decided to go on and break it again......I'm sorry."
Nana held back her tears she didn't want to cry that would make her look more selfish than she already was.Â
"Just go......I appreciate your apology, but it isn't going to work.....not so soon anyway." Aaron said his last four words gave Nana the tiniest bit of hope for the future.
"Okay I'll be back with your food in just a bit......enjoy your date." Nana said offering a warm smile that neither of them returned.
"She has a lot of nerve......" Vylad spoke though his seething teeth. "You think she's here too?" Aaron asked him.
"She better not be.......I'm really regretting not taking her offer for another waiter." "Too late now." "Yeah......heh maybe my brother is here too I would love to hear an apology from him."Â
"Have you talked at all?" "No Garroth's been the communication bridge between us keeps trying to get us to talk to each other....."Â
"Don't you have something you're supposed to do with both of them?" "Yeah sledding...." "Are you going to cut if off?"
"(sigh) No he's brother I'm going to have talk to him eventually." Vylad said. "Do you think you can forgive him?"Â
"I think so what he did wasn't that bad it's just everything......" "Yeah......what about the others?"
"I don't know it's going to take a lot of effort on their part for me to even consider forgiving them. With my brother and Katelyn what they did was bad sure, but it was minor compared to the other two."
"Right......" Aaron said Vylad hated seeing him so upset. But he hated what he saw in the distance even more.
"I'll be back "Is everything okay?" Aaron asked getting up but Vylad stopped him he didn't this day to be ruined by him.Â
"Yeah, I just need to cool down some try not to eat all of my food okay?"Â
"(chuckles) No promises." Aaron said sitting back down.
Vylad smiled at him lovingly as he went to give a certain someone a piece of his mind.Â