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“I don’t want to see hiain, defiant now, beyond just upset or emotional

I check my watch and know for a fact the train’s scheduled to stop for a half-hour, so I lob the ball into Natasha’s court

Shooting her a look that I hope she can decipher

Who said you have to see your dad? You can just come for a walk, can’t you?

Before I get a chance to hear what she has to say, Suzanne seems to want to speak for everyone, which is totally at odds with her ‘none of your business’ attitude

She ht want to take a dose of her own advice there

“Well, I’ with your mom to see her off and to say hi to your dad Even if you can’t be bothered,” she snaps at her best friend,Natasha look visibly wounded

Suzanna grabs hold of Renee and makes for the doorway “I’ll see you down there,” Renee clips to Natasha Politely ignoring me

Was a pleasure to meet you, too, Renee

I can see Natasha’s longing look as shewith her choices I can see that clearer than anything

Suzanna calls her na me

Really feeling how close she is to losing her best friend to me because that’s exactly what’s about to happen

I think Natasha knows it too

She’ll always have her best friend Suzanna, her mom, and even her dad that she doesn’t like too much

But after today, after e’ve both just experienced and what’s to come from here on?

Her life’s never gonna be the same and she knows it

Anyone who knows Natasha could see the change in her already

She’s finding her voice She’s alrooman

Almost

“Natasha,” Suzanna growls for the last ti to catch up with Natasha’s mom

I follow her with a glance, noticing how close Suzanna and Renee are, and turn back to Natasha only to see an empty space where she just stood

Gone

She didn’t follow her friend and she didn’t get past me

The only other way out is a door opposite, but that leads straight out onto the tracks

In a split second, I’ve pushed it open, relieved to see Natasha