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He cracked a smile. “Just not with the same name.”
She exhaled slowly, sitting at the bottom of the stairs. “I miss you too,” she said quietly, resting her head on the railing. “It’s been really...
“So just unfamiliar.”
She frowned, looking down at the ground. “Yeah. Yeah. I miss you too. Where are you?”
“Do I seem different?”
She frowned, heading down the stairs. "Hey. What's the matter?"
He gave her a small smile. "That sounds nice."
She frowned, answering it. "Hello?"
His face fell slightly and he nodded slowly. "Right. Sorry."
It was a dark evening. Days had passed, with their conversation frustrating and inconclusive. Rain pelted down on the windows of the house, and...
"What about you? How are you doing?"
(zoop?)
"It's a lot," he agreed. "I can't believe I'm a pirate."
She glanced up at him, her brow furrowed. "I love you too."
He blinked, leaning back in the bed. "I... I see..."
"...bye."
(Yoop!)
She watched from the kitchen doorway, her brow furrowed.
He frowned, tilting his head. “Aubrey? Why’d she change her name? Why did I, come to think of it?”
She exhaled, looking down at the table.