Date: September 16th, early afternoon Location: Nott Manor @made-of-flint
Ava had been struggling through her own birthday party, trying to keep from breaking down in tears at the memory of the night before. Octavius had basically shattered any good thoughts she’d had about him when he rather forcibly kissed her. With time to think about it, she wasn’t so much hurt by the action, but more so about the shattering of the rose-tinted glasses she had for him and for her future. It was such a shock to her that her reaction to the fierce kiss she received had driven her fiance to leaving her at the opera, alone.
“Maida--“ Ava’s voice was soft and almost breaking as she pulled her best friend from the festivities that she couldn’t find the heart to enjoy. “Walk with me in the garden... I need your advice. About boys.” Ava rarely had ever asked her for that, so that would surely set off an alarm in her friend’s head.
