#omfs

Determined to find them. Bee rummaged through every drawer, bag, and closet in the vicinity three times over. There tucked safely in a small drawer, were the purple notebook and old white bow. She reached into the drawer, pulling out the items and flipping through the book frantically. This was it — The closest thing to Ari — The only lifeline she had left. She collapsed back onto the chair beginning to sob uncontrollably. Clutching the book close, careful not to drench the pages with her tears.

Each day that dragged was another blip in in her daily life. Guilt consuming her ever since the argument they had. It seemed that the only way to truly keep them close was the bow. The white bow that would forever remain Ari's signature item. Even if they were not currently here, their bow would immortalize their memory.

While everyone else had continued to live on just as they always had, Bee had found a few other ways to feel connected to Ari. She started collecting materials to complete the book's half-written recipes. Each word, each drop of ink, was the only thing that allowed her to keep her sanity. It made her feel like she wasn't completely losing it. That whatever hell she had been dropped in, was all a terrible nightmare. That Ari would be raiding her fridge like they used to, eating away, while Bee blabbered away. Yet those were wishes, frivolous attempts to keep Bee from breaking.

Time seemed to slow, the days got longer, and still no one had any information about Ari’s whereabouts. Bee bought a notebook to catalogue any information that could help. The notebook had been quickly filled, and writing one on her own did not have the same feeling. The new book wasn't Aris, it didn't have their dumb doodles in the margin, it didn't have the crossed-out numbers —or their open hatred for the metric system. She didn't want something new, she wanted whatever could get Ari back or at least have them feel like they were in the room. There was no one and nothing else that was able to give Bee that feeling.

Until after classes, Bee received a DM from “Alex”. She’s heard of them before, they were Ari’s introduction to psychology. But according to Ari, Alex gave them a bad feeling…Something never felt right when Alex was around, so Ari avoided them. Bee didn’t understand, Alex helped patch the hole up in her heart…

“Maybe Ari was just…Overreacting.”

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Word count: 508

Writer: @himbo0bz