Something Creative (One-on-One)

There was a pause and what sounded like a small sniffle.

“Uh... nothing,” she said after a moment, her voice trembling.

 

Petra looked at the phone, confused, before slipping it into her pocket, pulling her rabbits into her lap and hugging them.

 

(Yoop!)

 

She looked up, frowning slightly as she wiped away a tear. She set down her rabbits and newspaper and came to the door, her brows furrowing.

 

She sniffled, raising one eyebrow.

“What are you doing here?”

 

She studied him with those intense eyes before stepping forward hesitantly and hugging him, burying her face in his shoulder.

“You’re my favorite person in the world right now.”

 

She pulled away and her eyes were slightly watery.

"What about?"

 

She sighed, helping him with the diet Sprite.

"I don't know. Jared called things off, and... I guess it got to me more than I thought it would."

 

She sighed, sitting down on the couch again.

"It's not even a big deal. He's just a guy. He just... he didn't tell me why or anything."

 

"Yeah," she said bitterly, picking up the newspaper. "I figured."