Blast from the past (pm only)

[AngelofyourNighmares]

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What if you were sent back in time? Well thats exactly what happened to me, who am I you ask... I'm not sure if I even know the answer to that at this point... all I know is I was never the type to believe in wishes coming true, dreams being real, or into fairy tales, my brother often calls me a cynic, I am not a cynic, I am a realist. But now I am forced to believe that wishes do come true even if everything in your life seems to be going great.

See I have a good life, I am successful at 27, I am a well published author, working on my fifth book being published as I speak. I have a good man in my life, although he's often to busy for me and I get left alone 90 percent of the time. I have my own home, my own vehicle, no children so I can come and go as I please, I am close to my family my brother and my mother, my father died over seas when I was 16 that was the darkest and lowest time of my life... there was only one person that got me through it, but thats a little down the line of my story. See there was no real reason I needed to make a wish on some big bright star off my patio yet I did it anyway.

There was something missing in my life, a big dark hole and he was my best friend, I grew up with him, we met when I was only five years old, and we stayed friends our entire childhood, we went to the same middle and high school and decided to even go to the same college together and live off campus as roommates, we had been through everything together, he was the only person who could console me when my father died, and I him when he lost his sister in a car crash, he never let me down, through bad breakups, backstabbing friends, the ups and downs, he was my only constant, so yes maybe now I am cynical, it happens when you lose the only person who ever made you feel alive... I haven't talked to him in god what was it at least a good 8 years... and it was all my fault, if only I would have believed him when he told me my ex was cheating what was I 20 then, I called him a liar and told him I never wanted to see him again, he didn't give up though, but I was a stupid girl and threw away the only person I ever really loved aside from family, not even the guy I was seeing now... noone touched me the way he did....

That gets me to the here and now, I wake up and I am 19 I made this wish and it came true, I am still living with my best friend off campus... yet I am the only one who knows I am in the past, and I am completely freaking out... so what does one do when they wake up and realize there cynical self made a wish and it came true, your 27 yet your 19 in this world, and your the only one who knows... how crazy will you sound to the one person you came back to fix things with, the one person you need to make things right with, the one person you want to be with in your new life... the person, you want to love you, control you, take you as there own forever.... what happens when you wake up and everything has changed.....

I wake up the next day as any other day, rub my eyes, adjust to the morning light, head to the bathroom to take a nice cold shower to wake my ass up, it was nice working for yourself, but I am already working on a new book, so I had every intention of getting up and starting early, after my shower, I dry off and brush out my long brown hair, I wipe the steam from the mirror, and look astonished, what in the good hell, I thought to myself, I shake my head rub my eyes and look again, what the fuck I think this time, as I again look in my mirror, I must be dreaming, I pinch myself it hurt like hell, nope no dream, I go to my rather hugh bedroom, but there was nothing hugh about it, and nothing looked the same, it looked as if it were the bedroom from the apartment me and my best friend shared all those years ago... so I go and look around we only had a two bedrom apartment, a small bathroom, a little living room, and a small kitchen, I went looking and it was definantly not my own home. I realize I am still naked. I dress quickly and sit on my bed... this cannot be happening, a wish just wouldnt come true would it? I bury my head in my hands, and out of frustration start to cry.

(Looking for a detailed back to the past, angst, control, love, anger and most of all passion and lust.)

 

[FireyIce]

Name: Tyler Erickson
Age: 19
Looks: https://66.media.tumblr.com/0efc9b060f5d37e29c3c33604c4c4651/tumblr_pcdp2xHJNZ1rutcjwo6_400.png

Tyler Erickson had grown up in the same town as his best friend Trinity, or Trina as he was pleased to call her. They had been best friends for a long time. It was so long that he couldn’t even imagine what life would be like without her. She was the first one by his side when he lost his sister in the horrific car accident years ago. And he was one of the first ones by her side when she lost her father.

These days, Tyler thought more about their friendship. It might have been unhealthy, though it was somewhat necessary in his eyes. Even though they have never been romantically involved, they still watched each other’s back. And as he was running, per his usual morning routine, he kept thinking about how wrong Trina’s current boyfriend, John, was for her.

His running was somewhat multi-purposed. It helped him clear his head in the morning, at least most of the time. It also helped with the bathroom schedule that he had since he and Trina shared a bathroom. And, finally, it helped him from when he had a heart attack a few years ago. It was another point in time that he remembered how Trina was at his side. Though he wasn’t a model athlete, he kept in shape and was surprised when it happened. As he approached the apartment, he slowed down. Per his normal routine, he opened the door and asked if the bathroom was available. However, this time, something was wrong.

The sound was obvious as he heard the crying come from the larger of the two bedrooms. “Are you alright, Trina?” Tyler asked as he saw her crying. “Did that shit-bag John do anything to you?” Tyler asked with some visible seething in his voice. There was no doubt that Tyler didn’t approve of her relationship and he felt that his relationship with Trina was suffering from it. He walked over and sat on the bed near her. “What’s wrong, Trina?” He asked with more concern in his voice this time.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

Trinity couldn't believe this was happening no she didn't believe this was happening there was no way in hell this was real, things like this did not happen in reality, she was having some crazy long ass dream that had to be it right. She took a deep breath and stood and paced walked back to the bathroom looked at herself in the mirror once more, no she was definitely not 27, I mean it wasn't as if she hadn't aged well but she definitely did not look like a 19-year-old girl anymore. She splashed some water on her face, and looked again... very real she thought to herself to real. She walked back to the small bedroom and started to pace once more, was this really real, did her wish really come true and if it had what did it all mean.

No, she didn't believe in wishes or hell even dreams she believed in reality and this was no reality things like this simply didn't happen. She took another deep breath she felt as if she were going to hyperventilate maybe she was just having some long crazy bad dream one she just couldn't wake up from. She pinched herself, nope still not waking up. She looked around the room and looked at the bedside table it was a picture of her and Tyler, she smiled, they looked so happy and yet she had ruined it but yet he acted rash too and they both had said some very hateful things in that heated moment, she thought back to that day but it just too painful she was still raw over it.

All of this was just so very frustrating and she was confused and just wanted to go back to what was now her reality... being here just hurt too much so many memories, and so much heartbreak. She placed her head in her hands and all but screamed what the hell was this! You just don't go back eight years in time it just wasn't possible. She hadn't even really thought of Tyler being there considering she thought this was all some strange dream, or rather that someone was playing some crazy head game with her. She ran her fingers through her long brown hair, longer then she had it now she thought to herself, lord now she was sounding insane. Was that it was she finally losing her mind, all the lonely nights were getting to her that's what this was, just her imagination playing tricks on her.

Get it together Trinity just get yourself together. Finally, she thought of something and went to the closet where she had a box of old things, the photo album she thought, there must be a picture of her in there to prove she was 27, but when she fished it out and looked they were all the same simply put she was 19. She couldn't take anymore and she just lost it and started to cry. She curled into a ball and sobbed, this can't be happening and who the hell would believe me and how the hell will I get back. She barely registered Tyler's voice, but it was him and it was the same as all those years before. She realized then this really was happening, she was sad but at the same time, she had never been happier in her entire life.

He never had liked John, there was someone she hadn't thought of in years not once she caught him cheating with her cousin, Tyler had been right all along, though when she tried to tell him so he wanted nothing to do with her and she couldn't blame him really. She hadn't realized just how much she had missed him until this very moment. When she was 19 she would have argued with him and said to back off and at the time he would have but that was then and this was now, she was a completely different person, even if Tyler wouldn't know that. She looked up at him when he sat down on the bed. What the fuck was she supposed to say? What was wrong she thought to herself.

"Im 19." She simply stated as a tear rolled down her cheek.

 

[FireyIce]

Tyler had a look of concern on his face when he first sat down on the bed next to her. He was wondering if John had done something to her. Ever since he heard that she was dating him and the reputation his friends told him that he had, he was adamant about making sure Trina knew how much he disapproved. He was scared when he heard the reason as to why she was crying. She’s 19. Really? He wondered why that had to make a difference. Was she so afraid of being 20 in what was almost a few weeks?

“Holy fuck, Trina!” Tyler exclaimed. “Yes, you’re 19. Soon you’ll be 20. God—” He said as he took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, “Are you trying to make me have a second heart attack?” The tone in his voice was that of a more common annoyance he had been getting used to. The last thing he wanted was the this to be the straw to break the camel’s back, so to speak. He stood up and paced around a little bit.

This was one of the few times, the times that had been increasing, that he refused to help her with something simple by wiping away her tear. Less than a year ago, he would’ve wiped it away without a single thought. Now, it was just being viewed as some lame attempt of attention in his eyes. “I’ll be 20 shortly before you. Should I be worried about that? Is there some curse that’s going to kill me?” He said in a somewhat harsh tone. “Seeing how you’re dressed, I’m guessing that it’s alright if I get cleaned up?” Tyler asked rhetorically as he started to head to the bathroom.

As he got up, he headed to his room and got some clothes out for the day. Once he went to the bathroom, he closed the door saying, “If you being 19 is so traumatic, then maybe you should go to class before me. Maybe you can have your piece of shit boyfriend pick you up. You know, in case he’s not at some other girl’s room,” He shot out before turning on the water to start his shower.

It took a while before he fully regained his composure, wondering how Trina would react to what he said. Thinking about the time since she’d been seeing John, he was wondering how he had endured being with her for so long. After he finished his shower, he got dressed and opened the door. The sounds of crying were no longer heard. “Trina? Are you still here?” He inquired, not sure if she had already left or not. The only thing he knew was that her door was closed.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

She didn't really know how to explain to him what was wrong without sounding like some crazy person so she responded with the only thing that came to her mind at the moment and maybe that made her seem even crazier. Trinity had missed him so much, and seeing him here, even if this was a dream or some alternate universe it didn't matter it felt good being close to him, but she could sense the tenseness between the two of them and she had remembered why. She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down, she didn't cry at least not anymore she hadn't cried for years, it was as if when she and Tyler stopped talking all those years ago he had taken her heart with him and had left her a cynic.

She could see the look of incredulous on face oh trust me she thought she knew how she sounded. She noticed that same look of disapproval or anger whenever she did or said something that hurt him, angered him or just simply annoyed him. She knew he was trying to put two and two together and she couldn't blame him had the shoe been on the other foot she was sure she would feel the same way. She bit her lip as she had always done when she was thinking or nervous or shy, she was trying to think of something else to say but no words came to her lips. She was stunned by his sudden outburst, sure they had been arguing back then a lot, but she hadn't been used to him just blatantly yelling at her.

She looked at him as he spoke he was so tense and she was so confused. His words hurt her, how could he say something like that, his heart attack had scared the fuck out of her and he knew just that. She knew sometimes they could get on one another's nerves but this was something else she thought
. She looked at him softly unsure of what to say, she was getting angry too and she had to remember this wasn't her life, this was his life she was a grown woman and he was just angry. She watched him pace, and was even more confused he was like a caged animal and she didn't know why he was so pissed at her, even in the past he never spoke to her that way. Why was he so mad at her, and how had she missed this all those years ago, maybe she just felt to ignore it no this wasn't Tyler, this was something deeper, her head was reeling and her heart hurt, she hadn't felt her heart hurt in over 8 years.

She looked at him startled and confused, well she remembered that her dating John had really put a strain on their relationship but still he never talked to her like that. Remember your not 19 years old you are 27, you can't let this all sidetrack you. If you only knew she thought to herself, why was all of this happening and why was she really here, and how the hell was she going to get home, although deep down she thought did she really want to, yes Trinity, yes you do, she had seen enough sci-fi movies and shows that showed what staying in the past can do to the universe, then again she had never believed in that type of thing. Why was he being so damn mean she wondered, sure she had changed a bit back then while dating John but she didn't remember ever being cruel to Tyler. She didn't say anything as he walked away, this was a mistake she thought all of this, she would have said coming here was a mistake but that would be ironic considering she had no choice in that matter.

She decided what she had to do next, she would leave him a letter telling him what had happened but also say what she wanted to say or know rather, she was never the type of person to not be down for some confrontation, but at the moment it was the last thing she wanted, she just didn't have the energy for it. His next words stung just as much as the ones before those, she refused to cry over this, why the hell was he being such an ignorant douche. She took a deep breath part of her wanted to slap him, he never said anything like this to her in the past, was this what she was sent back for some kind of warning then send her back because this Tyler wasn't her Tyler. She took a calm deep breath and looked in her dresser for her notebook, and took out the pencil that was always stuck there, she began to write.

Dear Tyler,
I know what I said seemed strange to you, but it wasn't what you thought when I say I am 19 its because in my reality I am 27... in my reality, I am a famous author, in my reality, you never would have talked to me the way you just did. I know I can be frustrating sometimes, but so can you but I never would have spoken to you the way you just have with me. Its fine, however, I don't care about that right now, you may not believe this cause I know I don't but... I am 27 I made a wish last night to go back in time and here I am. One more thing, however, if I was too much for you back then you could have asked me to move out or moved out yourself, cause the Tyler I knew wasn't like the Tyler you just displayed, I know I was an ass over John and I know I hurt you at times because of him and I can never say sorry enough, but I would have never hurt you the way you just did me. I'm scared Tyler really scared... and I am sorry to be here disturbing your life but I need to get back and ill find a way.''
Always Trinity.

She took a deep breath and left the letter on the kitchen counter where it would eventually be seen... she had no idea where she was going but she had to get out of here and away from him... so she went to the only place that had brought her silence at that age and that was the library.

 

[FireyIce]

Tyler didn’t wait around after seeing the closed door. He knew he had to get to class. He had even passed on having breakfast this morning, knowing that it was going to make him fairly grouchy later before his lunch. There was no doubt that he was frustrated. He was hoping that his day would be getting better, though he didn’t have many high hopes on that happening.

As he made his way to class he couldn’t help but think about how his day had started out. He reflected about his run. He had been talking to one of his classmates in his financial accounting class and was hoping to get to know her more outside of class and studying. When he had sent the text last night about hanging out during the weekend, he wasn’t entirely expecting an immediate response, though the response on his run stung. “I’m going out of town with my boyfriend” was all that it said.

The fact that he had been shot down before even getting a chance to ask her out was a huge blow. The fact that when he got back to the apartment didn’t help. To Tyler, there was nothing more important than still watching Trina’s back. When he heard the crying, he was worried. As soon as he found out why she was crying, he began to feel stupid. He could easily explain that it was the adrenaline from his run causing him to overreact. He could’ve seen how it would be a bit stressful with thinking that she was going to be 20 and feel like she had to be more responsible. The more he pondered it on his walk, the more he realized that John hadn’t done anything to her and that should’ve been good enough. There was no doubt that he would try to apologize to her when he got home.

John. The shit-bag, as Tyler referred to him. Why couldn’t he just go away? The reputation that he had of being a player on so many levels made Tyler furious. Mainly because no matter what, Trina didn’t believe him when he would point it out. It even got to the point a few weeks ago that he had pretty much spelled out that John cheated on everyone he was with.

Tyler knew that he would have to swallow his pride and apologize later. He just hoped that Trina would forgive him for being a top notch ass.

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As the day ended for his academics, Tyler had made his way back to the apartment. After putting his bag down, he went to the kitchen to start working on making some dinner. Though he wasn’t sure if Trina was going to be coming home, or at least late, he still was planning on making dinner for two. Worst case is he would send her a text letting her know there was food that would need to be reheated for her.

While he started to think about what to make, he noticed the letter on the table. As he approached it, he took a look and saw what it had said. Tyler let out a huge sigh as he didn’t know what to say. “What the fuck?” He asked himself as he re-read it two more times.

Tonight, Tyler was making spaghetti for dinner. It was simple and there would be plenty for both of them, possibly even leftovers for the next day.

As time passed, he figured that either Trina was hanging out with John, for who knows how long, or she was going to be studying until late. He put the food away and pulled out his phone. He sent a text to her letting her know that there was leftover spaghetti in the fridge for her. With that, he went to his room and began to study some. At the same time, he was still distracted by how this day had been going. The last thing that he needed was to have Trina go crazy with her worrying about getting older or her writing.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

She walked to the library in her confused haze and didn't really pay all that much attention to her surroundings and bumped into an older man, as she apologized she looked down and felt all that much more horrible. She shook her head as she walked the distance to the library it was a long walk but it gave her time to think. She wondered really what was there to think about however this was all so bizarre to her, and the more the day dragged on she felt the more bizarre things got. She sighed to herself when she finally got to the library and she walked in and went straight for the books she was looking for, and she grabbed a ton of different ones.

What she grabbed she had no idea, she grabbed witchcraft books, books about spells, books about time travel if that was such a thing, anything she could grab that she thought might be helpful she grabbed. As she studied as fast as she good nothing really made sense as to what had happened to her. She took a deep breath she had all day to try and figure out how to get back to her life, yet nothing made sense as much as she tried all she was getting was a headache. This had nothing to do with spells and nothing to do with witchcraft or really even time travel well in a sense it did, it had to do with her wishing on some stupid shooting star, that was it she realized she would have to wait for another shooting star, then she laughed to herself how often did they really even happen.

Lord, she really did sound completely insane but she wasn't and she could prove it. She sighed to herself and put her head down on the table trying to fight the, raging headache that was building she didn't want to be here yet she couldn't face her best friend again either, he had been unreasonable and mean and that wasn't him even if she did make him crazy he had no right to be that way, she knew he hated her boyfriend but still she never remembered him being mean. She shook it off worrying about why he had treated her so coldly wasn't something she should be worrying about at the moment she should be worrying over the fact that her life was fucking out of control. She wanted to scream to punch something, at 27 she was still in good shape, she ran every day and she also took Zumba and yoga classes.

She had to remember at this time she was not 27 she was 19 going to on 20, what a mess she was in. In the past her best friend would have jumped on the chance to see what was the matter but this Tyler was just angry and she hated to admit it but it hurt, she had come back to right a wrong or so she had assumed anyway. His words hurt no matter how much she was acting as if they didn't the new Trinity wouldn't have given a shit but Trina was a different story. She felt like at this moment she were two totally different girls and it sucked. She couldn't really explain it so she had left him a letter she always did write out her feelings better than explaining them. She wondered what to do she had read all the books she could but none of them left her with any answers so she had figured the answer out on her own, she had to stay up every night and wait for this damn falling star unless she could find some other way.

She rubbed her eyes and put the books away, but then she had no idea where to go next, technically she would be in class but there was no way in hell she was going back there again. She pondered over where to go next and the only place she could think of was that old coffee shop she had loved so much. Yes that was what she would do it was the one place that she always went to when she needed a pick me up, or to write, or to just have a good conversation with someone, it was always a busy little place, but at this moment with Tyler acting the way he was the last place she wanted to go was "Home". Yes, this was where she needed to be the only place she had ever really belonged back then. She was glad she had the sane mind to grab her wallet and her phone as she left the small apartment, not having her wallet would have been icing on the cake, for this shit storm of a day.

She sighed to herself as she walked in and ordered a mocha latte frozen. She thought of Tyler as she waited for her order. She knew there had to have been some reason for him acting that way, she just couldn't remember what, then again technically this day hadn't really started off like this in Tylers time.
She got her drink and found a seat in the corner quiet and to herself, no one would bother her there she thought to herself... all she wanted was to drink this mocha and try to forget about life for a while. It was going to be okay she thought to herself it had to be okay, but if she stayed here and knew things about the future things would be bad for everyone, she didn't want to change the past, not really more so she had wanted to change the future, she heard her brothers words ringing in her head then that everything happens for a reason, maybe just maybe she thought he had been right all along.

It felt like she had been at the cafe for hours but she hadn't not really, she thought of the past and the future things were so confusing she had made the wish and that was that, but at the same time she didn't want to alter the future all the books pointed out that if you could alter the future all but doomsday would commence. Just relax, relax she screamed in her head how the hell can she relax. She sighed to herself she felt like someone should admit her to the insane asylum at any time. The problem was she wasn't insane this was very real and very true as crazy as it seemed. She finally finished her drink which she was pretty sure she had probably finished an hour ago, and left, where she was going now she had no idea.

Maybe she thought she should go get a room in a hotel or something it would probably be for the best, but she was a college student and didn't have that kind of money all her money went to helping pay for the apartment and the small bills they had and her cell phone, her car was bought for her when she graduated high school from her big brother, and her mother so no car payments and she didn't really drive often so not that much gas moment either. Of course, Tyler wouldn't believe her who would she didn't really believe this was happening herself but here she was. She walked aimlessly not really knowing where she was walking to. She chewed on her lip there was only one place aside from the cafe that gave her solace at that was the park her and Tyler frequented often, they often ran together or just had long deep conversations as they walked, or just sat in silence when one of them needed the peace.

She took a deep breath and she got there and found a bench to sit on, she was a complete mess and she knew she must look it too. She heard her phone ping and smiled at the message from Tyler, she remembered how thoughtful he always was even after they fought... and she remembered throwing it all away for a guy that gave two fucks less about her. God, she was a fucking idiot. She didn't know how to respond but she did so anyway. "Thank-you, I... I'm at the park, I don't know when I'll be back." She didn't say home because well this none of this was her home or her life. It was completely silent something she always enjoyed, the serene peacefulness the night always seemed to bring.

 

[FireyIce]

As Tyler was working on his homework, he was a bit nervous as it was getting somewhat dark and he hadn’t heard from Trinity. Though he knew that they both needed some personal space at times, this time it just felt strange. His mind was working on a few questions, not only to his homework, but to himself as well. The high pitched ding of his phone brought him out of his semi-trance state as he saw he received a new text.

His eyes were a bit wide when he saw the text. She wasn’t sure when she was going to be back? And it sounded like she was all alone. Luckily Tyler wasn’t sleepy as he got up and got his shoes and coat on. He got the letter and folded it up, sticking it in his pocket. As he left and locked the apartment, he walked with a brisk pace over towards the park. While the area was fairly nice, it had always been a thing for Tyler to kind of worry to a small degree. Though it was only sunset, it was feeling a bit chilly, even for him.

The spot that they usually sat down and talked at was fairly visible. There were times that he felt like he could just watch everything go by and still feel invisible to a degree. Perhaps that’s why he favored it there, usually with Trinity. When he got there, he saw her. Tyler sat down and looked out in the same general direction that Trinity did. “14 years,” Tyler began to say. Though he wasn’t planning on doing a speech, he did have an idea of what he wanted to tell her. “We’ve known each other for a long time. That’s 14 birthdays, countless first days of school; God only knows how many sleepovers. A lot of memories,” Tyler continued. “Good and bad.”

He let out a sigh as he recalled certain events. “Your father, my sister…” His voice trailed. “I remember you didn’t care that you snuck out of Audry’s party to call and whish me a happy birthday. We have been very close. Soon, it’ll be 15 years.” He figured the hard part was over with giving a small recap of what they’ve been through. There was plenty more he could mention. The “tradition” of having the last dance with each other at school dances growing up, being the first to call the other with the best or worst news ever, and so forth.

“Remember when I told you about Kelsey, the girl in my accounting class that I’ve been studying with?” He inquired not entirely knowing if she remembered. “I guess I was a day too late asking her out. Just my luck, you know? On top of that, I guess when I hear you crying when I got home, I was worried.” There was a moment of silence before he spoke again, “I still am. I know you’re working on being a writer, and I know you’ll be a very popular one, but when I see something like this…” He pulled out the letter Trina had written, “This worries me. And I want to help. Please let me help,” He pleaded as he took off his coat and put it on her, hoping she could start making some sense.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

She wondered what she was going to do there really was nothing she could do at this point and how was she going to prove anything to Tyler, she knew how this all sounded and he was the last person she wanted to upset in any way she had done that once she didn't want to go through that all over again, Wait was that it, she wondered if was she sent back to right the wrong, no that didn't make sense that would still alter the future and she couldn't let that happen, her brother Clark's words rang in her head that everything happened for a reason maybe he had been right all along. She took a deep breath she knew it was getting later and later and the park alone probably wasn't the safest place and at the same time, she had never had any problems so she decided that she was okay.

She didn't want him worrying so she sent him a text letting him know where she was, she probably should get something to eat she realized her tummy had growled and she hadn't eaten since early the night before. She knew though that she wasn't ready to face Tyler she wasn't sure if she ever would be if she was being honest with herself, for him it had only been a few hours since he had spent time with her for her it had been 8 years thinking about that broke her heart, she wondered how he was, she knew he wasn't married her brother and him still got along well together and Clark would tell her if he was. She bit her lip and thought over that day, she didn't want to relive that memory but it hit her out of nowhere. She remembered how sincere and calm he was when he had told her about seeing John with another girl at one of the parties he attended and it was clear they were not friends, she also remembered him telling her he was so sorry he had to be the one to hurt her like this, but that she was better off without him... she also remembered how angry she had been when she told him he was just jealous and that he was lying and she didn't want to ever see him again.

She knew how hurt he must have been by her words and the fact she would believe a scumbag like John instead of the best friend that she had known all her life. She chewed on her nail thinking of that fateful day, she became cold and isolated maybe it was because John had hurt her, he was her first and her first real relationship and he told her everything she wanted to hear and she fell right into his web of lies and bullshit, and in doing so she lost the one man that meant the world to her. She thought on that too how many times she could have picked up the phone and apologized, told him she was a grade a, idiot and that she missed him and loved him. She leaned back against the bench a little chilly but the coolness calmed her raging thoughts of the past.

She closed her eyes for a moment feeling more and more confused what did this all really mean she wondered she just couldn't put two and two together. She realized she was hungry, tired, cold and was getting the worst headache of her life. She was lost in her own world for a long time or so it had felt like a long time. She thought about what her brother had told her a few months ago, its never to late he had said to make things right, to not lose him forever he's seeing someone and I think he's happy don't wait until its too late, she took a deep breath what if it already was too late, what if when she returned she would be the girl in the back of the church watching the man she wait a minute was she in love with Tyler? Is that what her brother had meant? Could it be he knew her feelings before she did?

No, it wasn't possible, was it? She heard Tyler's voice she would know that voice anywhere. She didn't quite look at him but she definitely listened. If he only knew moments ago all the thoughts that were going through her head, and the revelations, she was faced with along with how bad she felt for hurting him in the way she had and leaving him alone. She knew he was right that was a lot of years and a lot of memories and she had thrown them all away for a guy she should have known would destroy her life, but she had been young and she thought in love at the time, but she realized it wasn't love at all more of an infatuation she had known what love was, Tyler had shown her numerous times the way a guy should really treat a girl but she was to blind to see it.

He didn't even know how bad yet she thought to herself. Finally, she looked over at him as he continued and she was looking at him as if she had never really noticed him before. Thinking about there losses was breaking her cold heart in two, was that it was she sent back to heal to mend, she was so damn frustrated trying to figure it all out. She smiled at the memory of sneaking out just to call and wish him a happy birthday back then those times were so easy she thought so effortlessly. Yes so close she thought, and no it won't be another year she thought and she had to look away again afraid he would see the start of the tear that threatened to break free. Just breath Trina just breath you can get through this, but as he spoke he melted away the layers of walls she had built since that fateful day.

She didn't say anything only nodded her head, she remembered everything they talked about even 8 years later she remembered, she supposed she always would. She continued to listen as he told her about what had happened. "I'm sorry for everything I truly am." She said softly. She looked at him and bit her lip when he put his coat on her. She smiled and snuggled into it. "You won't believe me and I know you already think I am insane... but last night I made a wish on a shooting star and it came true, when I said I was 19 it was because I was in shock, because I went to bed as a 27-year-old woman and woke up like this." She said as she stood up. "I know it sounds crazy but its true." She said softly and looked away waiting for him to turn his back on her like she knew she deserved.

 

[FireyIce]

Tyler spent time listening to her recap of wishing on a shooting star. He had a habit of doing a lot of calculations. Guessing on how long it was going to take to get back to their place, he figured it would be a good 15 minutes. As he stood up, he reached his hand out and helped her up. “I’m pretty sure you’re starving. Knowing you, I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t eat at all today,” He said with some confidence.

As they began to walk, he placed his arm around her. Part of it was for protection; part for the fact that she would be cold. There were times he thought that it could be almost blazing hot and it would seem that Trinity would be cold. There was a sigh from him as he knew he would regret his line of thinking, especially with seeing how far-fetched this whole idea was. “Ok, I’ll play devil’s advocate and agree with you. So,” Tyler let out trying to make sure he understood, “You wished upon a shooting star to travel back to now.” The air was cool and crisp. Tyler could see small traces of his breath.

“In eight years, I’ll be 28 and you’ll be 27. College will be over for us,” His line of thinking was somewhat on the fly. Though there were times where thinking out loud helped with solving problems. “If everything I have learned from nerd and pop culture and sci-fi is real, we’ve already fucked up the future. Mainly because I shouldn’t be knowing this, and you shouldn’t be telling it to anyone.” He wanted to take his time getting to the question, the elephant in the room, “What happens that’s so bad you wish you were here? Now. Why not a few years ago or decades ago?”

As they walked, the sun had given way to the moon. Everything was still as it had been on such a similar walk so many times before. “Did you marry John and realize he was a piece of shit too late?” He inquired as he made sure to make not to miss any shot he had to get in about her current boyfriend. The walk stopped as he realized something. “Holy fuck!” Tyler exclaimed suddenly, “If you’re here from the future, am I dead?” Tyler said not beating around the issue. He knew that they weren’t on the best terms lately, though he did figure that they would always get through something like this as they have in the past.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

He listened to her and hadn't interrupted her once and she had appreciated that he had always been there when she needed him the most. She took a deep breath as she looked at him softly she knew he was trying to put all this together but at least he hadn't been making her feel crazier than she already felt and she loved him even more than that, wait no she couldn't could she, well he was her best friend so yes she should love him but was she in love with him, is that the true reason she was here. She was grateful for the silence as she knew he was pondering everything that she had just told him. She smiled as he put his hand out and she took it as he helped her to her feet she felt her heart race at the closeness of him. She nodded her head, he knew her well. She hadn't eaten since early the night before honestly but she didn't tell him that she had already told him enough.

When he placed his arm around her she realized something, he was who she should have been with all those years ago and she was just now realizing her feelings her brother had been right all along. She hated admitting that to herself. She couldn't tell him Tyler couldn't know that would really mess the future up but when she got back she would go to him, but what if it would be too late what if he got married or would be in the middle of his wedding, the mere thought broke her heart, yes at this moment she realized she was in love with Tyler. She was lost in her thoughts and hadn't heard Tyler speak at first. She knew he must be going over what she had told him over and over in his head and that was the last thing she wanted she didn't want him feeling as crazy as she was.

She was stunned when he had admitted that he would go along with her as she smiled tenderly at him
. She listened softly as he spoke and when he talked about it, she realized just how crazy all of this was. It was cold she would be glad when they got back to the apartment. She shook her head at the mention of there ages, oh he had no idea how different the future was, she knew he had a good life, and maybe he had been better off without her she thought to herself. Long over she thought with a smile. She could see him trying to figure all of this out and she knew she had to prove this to him somehow. She watched as the wheels in his head started to turn over and over again.

She knew he was right about the future but it wasn't completely fucked as long as they didn't alter the past but wasn't that why she had been sent here there was some reason she was here, but even if she was sent back all the movies pointed to the signs that Tyler would remember nothing neither would anyone else. She knew he was right but there had to be a reason her brother was right she thought everything does happen for a reason what was her reason, she had been so cynical was this it to prove to her that life was more than work and that dreams and wished and life was very real, that bad things happened but could always be righted, damn her brother she thought to herself, so smart if he could see her at this moment.

She looked at him as he asked her the question she knew was coming, she didn't want to tell him, her heart broke at telling him she didn't want to hurt him now anymore then she had meant to, then. The night was beautiful and silent she thought to herself. Walking home on a cool crisp night felt good and gave her mind some semblance of peace. God no she didn't marry John, as she looked at him and shook her head no to that. "Tyler that's not even funny!" She exclaimed. "We're not friends in the future, and it's my fault, you caught John cheating on me and told me, I was hurt and angry and took it out on you, I hated you for telling me, I thought you made it up because you hated him so much, so I took his side until I caught him by that time I had become withdrawn from you, my family and friends, I delved into school and pushed everyone away, in my reality I am cynical I am with someone I don't love, and you have an amazing life but I'm no longer a part of it and it is my fault I hurt you and for that I'll never forgive myself and I'll never be sorry more." She said as a tear rolled down her cheek.

 

[FireyIce]

Tyler stopped when Trinity stopped to answer his questions. He listened to her response to his asking if he was still alive in the future. He looked at her face as she explained what happens to them in the future. His heart sank as she mentioned that they weren’t even friends in the future. Part of him was trying to process when, between now and eight years, would that occur. There was no doubt that her explaining of everything, if it was true, would alter both of their lives.

He leaned down and wiped the tear from her cheek. “If this is true, and you are from the future, then I’d rather be dead than not be friends with someone I’ve known my whole life,” He admitted to her. There was no sugar-coating how he felt about their friendship. They continued to walk to the apartment in silence. Part of the reason was so that he could think. As opinionated as he was, this was one of the few times that he didn’t really have much of anything to say.

When they got back in he walked to the fridge and started to reheat the spaghetti for Trinity. It took awhile for the first break in silence that had existed. “So,” Tyler started to ask, “What do you do in the future? It seems like that would be a safe question since I don’t know what I’ll be doing. But, what do you do? Do you have a family? Kids? Or did that get sworn off when you broke things off with dumb fuck?” He wondered as he solidified in his mind, at least to this degree, he was correct to not trust John.

In the back of his mind he was wondering if she was telling the truth. If she was, he started to think on how to prove it. He was also curious as to when they would no longer be friends. Would it be soon? Would this turn into a Groundhog Day moment where it’s just being constantly relived? He brought Tinity’s food over to her and sat next to her as he was curious to what her responses would be to his first wave of questions.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

She looked at him gently when she started to answer his questions. She hated that he mentioned dying to her that wasn't funny even if they weren't friends in the future at least he was still okay to imagine him not being on this earth killed her. She was sad just telling him this. She could see how hurt he was at the mention that they weren't friends in the future. She wondered what the date was today and how long before she shunned him again. She chewed her lip as much as she was grateful to be here with him she knew she had to get back to her life and him to his he had someone waiting for him and as much that really hurt her it was a reality.

A shiver ran through her when he wiped the tear from her face and she gave him a sad smile. She wanted to burst into tears at his next words yes she knew now that for a very long time she had been in love with Tyler it just took her coming back to the past to admit it to herself. Her heart pounded and she realized she was shaking. She was glad for the silence as they started to walk again it gave her time to think. She knew he was doing the same thing back then they had known each other so well so she knew when he was thinking things over.

She sighed to herself in the future her emotions were pretty good to control but in the past not so much. She watched him as he reheated dinner for her she realized then how much he had always taken care of her but she felt now that she had taken so much for granted she had taken the word of a guy who never loved her over the guy who had always been there for her she hated herself even more. She didn't know what to say so she took a seat at the table and waited for him to say something. She looked at him softly as he asked her several questions.

”I'm a famous author. No kids. Not married. I'm seeing someone but I don't love him, and he is never around I think we're just together because it's convenient and to keep from being lonely. Honestly, I kind of hate my life aside from my work and family I lead and have a boring life. You're doing well From what my brother tells me you have a good girl, you're doing work that you've always wanted your happy.” She said and looked away. She couldn't change the past but she could go back to her time and change the future but she was not a homewrecker either. She wished she would have believed him back then but she had been young and dumb.

She knew Tyler wouldn't just believe all this unless he had some type of proof. She sighed to herself. ”Tyler what's today's date?” She asked because she didn't know what day she got sent back to. She wished she had some answers but she didn't she wanted to know what she was really sent back for, to right a wrong. To admit her feelings. Or was it just the wish. ”Thank you.” She said softly as she started to eat her food.

 

[FireyIce]

As Trinity was speaking, Tyler went and got himself some water to drink. “Oh, I didn’t know I’d still be keeping in touch with your brother,” He admitted then immediately thinking to himself that he wouldn’t be able to know that. He continued to take a sip as he heard about their lives. The idea, if it was all real, still hurt knowing that they weren’t friends anymore. He looked at her brown hair and her brown eyes as she talked.

Once he heard the question posed by Trinity, he was caught off guard. He spat out some water as she asked about the date. Subconsciously he was wondering if what she was saying was true. There was no way that Trinity would have forgotten what day it was in a million years. The more he was hoping this was a cruel prank started to give way to the possibility that this may be real. “It’s Thursday, October fourth,” Tyler stated with what he probably imaged was a surprised look on his face. “Yesterday was Mean Girls Day. There’s no way you would forget that. Outside of Halloween, that’s your super-duper favorite day ever for this month. And you’re extremely excited for next year because it’ll be on a Thursday and you already decided we’re going to watch that and Freaky Friday back to back.”

As he was explaining this to her, he started to wonder more of what would be changed in the future if this was true. The main thing is that he wanted to know when they stopped being friends. It took a second but then it clicked in his mind, “You said that you wished on a shooting start, right?” He asked rhetorically, “Well, if you did, then either this is a one-day type of thing or it’s something that wouldn’t be fixed until the next shooting star, which,” He took a deep breath knowing it was going to be a bad unintended pun, “Could be a long shot.” He grabbed the note that was left earlier this morning and turned it over.

Tyler got a pen and made a straight line and started to draw on it. “If this is where you’re from and this is now, then if this is true and you may not be able to go back, then,” He started to draw separate lines, “Our future may be forced to change. What exactly did you wish for that sent you back to this time – here – specifically?” He asked Trinity as he circled what was supposed to be the current time.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

She took a deep breath unsure of what he wanted to know but at the same time, she was here disrupting his life after all so she felt she owed him this much. "Yeah, you guys are actually pretty good friends my brother thinks I am an idiot though for not fixing things with me he calls me a coward a lot." He's right she thought to herself I am an idiot. She continued to eat her food she wondered if in his new life was he still a great cook did he often cook for his girlfriend and for a fleeting unrealistic moment she felt a surge of heartbreak loss and jealousy even. She had no right to feel this way she had been the one to fuck everything up she had been the one to believe an asshole over him, and the one to not reach out to him.

Her heart was racing as they continued to talk of the here and now and of the future as well. She looked at him softly and wondered what that sudden look was for. What the hell she thought when he spits out his water and gave her the most incredulous look he had ever given her and that said something she thought. Why was he stunned at why she had asked what today's date was. She took a deep breath well, of course, she wouldn't know what today was considering this was all part of a wish and she didn't know to what part of the past she had been sent to. Ah, she thought with a slight smile, yes her favorite day mean girls day she wanted to giggle at this and the fact that he remembered this

She felt bad that her asking what the date was had shocked him so much. He's right back then she wouldn't have forgotten that date for anything but this wasn't her life anymore. She knew he was right it was her favorite day and Halloween had been her favorite holiday to chalk it up Halloween was simply her favorite month of all time. She did giggle this time a bit because she remembered telling him that and him groaning but saying okay as long as it made her happy and she knew how he had always meant those words how could she have given that all up for a guy no not really a guy or man but a boy who didn't care about trampling all over her heart.

She looked at him and shrugged but then spoke. "Remember I wouldn't know what day it is this isn't my reality it's yours." She felt heartbroken at telling him this. She waited for what he wanted to say next cause she knew something was coming she just wasn't sure what to expect. She nodded her head when he mentioned the shooting star. She knew he was right after all but she could not alter the past unfortunately but wasn't that what she was here for to right a wrong? She thought about all the movies she had seen however and remembered that even if she changed things in the past it wouldn't alter anyone's future besides her own because no one would remember aside from her and that killed her deep down to know she would remember anything and he wouldn't but she had now right?

She watched him carefully as he grabbed the note she had wrote him in the morning before he grabbed a pencil. She watched him carefully as he started to draw something. "Tyler as much as we both want that I have to go back, you know I do." She said softly and looked sadly away. She took a deep breath such a simple question and she knew she had to answer him. She bit her lip and took another long deep breath. "I wished to go back to tell you how sorry I was for how I treated you, and that I miss you so much and that you were the one person that I never wanted to hurt or let down and yet I did... and I love you." She didn't add that she was in love with him. She stood then to rinse her plate and placed it in the dishwasher as she couldn't look at him for a moment.

 

[FireyIce]

Tyler was sitting there thinking, wondering, about what she was saying. He knew Trinity had a deep passion for writing and there was no doubt she would be a famous writer. He was wondering, however, if this was just a cruel joke, an idea for a plot to a story, or something else. There was the nagging in the back of his mind that this might be real, though he was still fairly skeptical.

He reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone. It was already fairly late. As he watched her, he saw her turn her head away from him. She must really believe this, he told himself as he unlocked his phone. Why it was so important, he wasn’t sure, but he figured it would be worth it to continue to play around with this charade. He pulled up his alarm for the morning and turned it off. His curiosity started to get the better of him as he figured, as a worst case scenario, he could afford to miss running in the morning.

“What day is it?” He asked knowing the thought of the question was gut wrenching to possibly both of them. He pulled up his calendar and started to swipe, curious to know if it was by the end of this year, or not until next year. Would it be this week perhaps? It was a dangerous question, though he figured he should know what the answer was. “What’s the last day we speak to each other like this? Just us, one on one, talking. Not even arguing. How much time…” He took a breath as he finished his question, “Before I lose my best friend?”

As he waited for a response, he looked at her. The look in his eyes was that of more than just worry. The idea that he would have the longest, healthiest relationship that he had ever known end, and know that it would end over a stupid reason, was more than prevalent in his stare. The question of if he should know or not no longer mattered to him. The only thing he was curious about, part of the only thing that could possibly indicate if she was telling the truth, is when this day is. It was rare on his part to put his foot down on something like this, but he had decided that their relationship, was worth it.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

She could see him trying to add everything up in his mind as he so often did and her heart was racing the last thing she wanted to do was bring him any type of stress. She took a deep breath she wondered if he believed her or if he was just trying to appease her she hoped it was the latter. She could tell he wasn't too sure what to believe but if he thought she would or could even make something like this up then he really didn't know her as well as she thought he did. She looked away from him she didn't want him to see her own head spinning the both of them being confused together wasn't going to make this situation any better.

She watched him carefully when she watched as he removed his phone from his pocket. She bit her lip as she always did when contemplating something or when something was bothering her and she thought this was a situation of the two things combined. She didn't want him to think she was crazy even though that was exactly how she was feeling. She felt vulnerable and maybe in this era that was okay but in her era, it wasn't she never let her guard down and she didn't want to let it down now either. Finally, she turned and met his eyes. "Tyler its okay if you don't believe me but I hope you know me well enough I wouldn't make something like this up as crazy as this all may be." She said softly letting her vulnerability show.

She once more looked away she didn't want him to see how much him thinking she was making something as this up had hurt her. Her thoughts were a jumbled mess and she couldn't believe it had taken this long for her to realize her feelings for him but if she admitted her real feelings and she knew he didn't feel the same and somehow this made her get back to her life but then in the future she knew she would have to give him up could she really live with her past or her future either way she got even more hurt in the end. She looked at him confusion filling her eyes when he asked her what day and then it dawned on her what he was asking her. Her heart picked up its pace as she looked at him softly.

She had to be honest with him she couldn't keep this from him nor did she want to. She took a deep breath and looked at him softer than she ever had before. She hadn't realized until this moment how much she had really missed him. The way he asked her when he would lose his best friend was gut-wrenching she thought to herself and she had to fight back the tear that had been threatening to run down her cheek. She bit her lip when he looked at her. The way he looked at her as if she was the only thing that mattered to him hurt her worse then it should have. "I was an idiot.'' She said out loud not even knowing she had said it. She took a deep breath again. "Two days before my birthday I was so mad I even yelled at you for fucking up my birthday you even gave me a gift I never even opened it I was so mad so hurt god I am so sorry." She said and this time a tear did roll down her cheek.

 

[FireyIce]

Tyler looked shocked when he found out the date. Granted, he knew days like today weren’t becoming more scarce, unfortunately they were starting to become a more common occurrence, albeit ever so slowly. He sat down his phone as he began to process in his mind how soon that was. Was her whole weekend getaway for her birthday cancelled if it was true? Was it worth even getting her a present if this whole thing came to fruition? “Trina, that’s less than two weeks from now.” He wasn’t sure how dumbfounded he looked, but he was sure he felt it pretty hard.

He would wait until later to put what he was going to in his phone. It was a lot to take in. He stood up and walked over to her, wiping the tear from her face. This was one of the few times that he was at a loss for words. The way he saw her face, the way he had been studying her body movements, made him start to believe more and more that this was real and not some hoax or desire to get into a character for her book that would probably launch her very successful career.

“I got an idea,” He said as he gave her a gentle hug. “If you go back tonight, then it would be under extremely shitty circumstances. It is late, but it is also Friday somewhere else right now, right? So, why don’t you go get changed into something a bit more comfortable and we’ll watch Freaky Friday on the couch? I’ll even make some popcorn and we can at least enjoy this as a pleasant memory,” Tyler suggested as he let go of his best friend.

He walked the few steps back over to his table and picked up his phone, putting it back in his pocket. “It’ll be fun,” He said as he hoped to encourage her.

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

She didn't mean to spring all of this on him at one time but he had asked and she wanted to be honest with him. She took a deep breath at the look of shock and hurt on his face she had done it all over again and knowing she had hurt him more than once bothered her it had never been her intention to come back and interrupt his life she never thought that making a wish would really happen how could she have known that. She sighed and looked away not wanting to think of the past nor the future right now all she wanted to do was crawl into a hole and pretend life was not happening for a while. She thought about something then if this was the past and she was here would any of the past even be real considering she knew everything already that was going to happen this whole time traveling thing was so surreal and so confusing it made her head spin.

She nodded her head gently when he mentioned that it was less than two weeks from now trust her she knew that. That look once more on his face pained her more than she ever thought it would. She chewed on her lip still trying to make sense of all of this still trying to wrap her head around her feelings that she wished she had realized a long time ago sure in the past she might be able to tell him but in her life there was no way he had a good life and she wouldn't be the one to ruin his life once more. She knew he was still trying to wrap his head around everything that she had told him as well. She smiled sadly up at him when he wiped the tear away from her eye and for a moment she allowed herself to lean into his touch then realized what she was doing and backed away a little.

Neither one of them knew what to say to the other so for a moment they were both quiet. She looked away for a moment she hated anyone to see her vulnerability she had always been like that aside from the few times she did allow Tyler to see it in the past this was not one of those times however because she knew she was falling apart and all of this had been of her own volition and her own doing she had no one to blame aside from herself. She looked up at him when he mentioned that he had an idea, of course, he did she thought to herself Tyler had always been one to want to make everything better. She nodded her head he had been right about that but at the same time maybe if she went back tonight it wouldn't be too late to fix their friendship in the future.

She grinned at him when he mentioned that it was Friday somewhere and she knew he wasn't wrong. She liked the idea that he had come up with and smiled a real smile in what had felt like a lifetime of not smiling. "I would like that very much." She said sounding more adult then she had intended. She nodded her head and told him that she would be right back and headed to go and change.

 

[FireyIce]

There was a bit of curiosity when Tyler gave her a hug. Though with everything going on this day and it not making much sense to just about anyone, he realized that it probably wasn’t anything. He gave a small smile as she mentioned how much she loved the idea. “I’ll get the popcorn ready,” He told her as he watched her head to her room to change. It was only a few minutes for the microwave popcorn, but it was feeling a lot longer. When she left to her room, he pulled up his phone and typed a note into his calendar to when he would be losing her, by her own admission at least.

Before he went to go put on the movie, he also wrote on the paper from earlier, “If this is true, write me a letter a day before everything happens so I know how you really feel.” He knew that if things were back to normal tomorrow, Trina would have no problem being busy to clean up a small mess, even if it meant she would be running late for class.

Once the popcorn was done, he put it into a bowl and headed to the living room. He put the movie in and started it up. Tyler then got their blanket that they used to just hang out and relax for occasions like this and got everything setup to where he knew she would like it.

The lights were off. It was just the glow from the TV as the night was going to come to an end soon. He was hoping that this was some kind of weird phase Trina was going through for a book. Though, he didn’t mind having a reason to spend some time with her, especially with the obviously distaste that there was from her boyfriend. For some reason he knew that they - or at least he - wouldn’t make it through the night with the movie. Though, he was at peace with it.

There were a few more moments before he saw Trina reappear and sit next to him. He had no idea how far in the movie they were when he realized that he was going to pass out. The only thing he remembered saying before he fell asleep was, “If you know you won’t be with John, you should just ditch him. He’s a cheating loser anyways.”

 

[AngelofyourNighmares]

The way she didn't want to let go of him when he hugged her probably said a lot but she quickly pulled away she didn't think him knowing the way she felt was the right time or place. She inhaled his scent god she didn't know you could miss someone so much until they weren't in your life anymore. She wanted this time with him because she had no idea how soon it would be before she was sent back to her own time. She gently nodded her head when he told her he would get the popcorn ready. She took a deep breath once in her room and leaned against her wall for support how could she have been so blind to her feelings in the past she wondered to herself.

She looked around the small room and remembered all the memories she had shared with Tyler in this apartment and how easy it had been for her to throw it all away and look at her now she was a shell of her former self. She changed into a pair of short pajama shorts and a tight tank-top something she had always worn around Tyler but suddenly felt self-conscious about. She knew there was no sense for her to go to class or to the cafe she had a part-time job at for the simple fact it wasn't her life this was Tyler's life and she had already messed up the past enough she didn't want to cause any more damage.

She took another long deep breath before she decided it was time to leave her bedroom and go to the living room to be with her best friend. She smiled at him when she walked into the living room some things never changed she thought to herself but then again why would they this was then not now technically speaking of course. It was nice to just look at him for a moment without him looking at her she always knew how handsome he had been but each time she had looked at him now it was as if she was seeing him for the first time. She felt tired and she was pretty sure Tyler would be feeling the same way it had been a long day for both of them. She shook her head and walked over to the sofa where she could tell Tyler was deep in thought and she didn't really want to break into his thoughts.

She loved him she thought and she just didn't love him she realized she was in love with him. She finally sat on the sofa beside him and she knew she was probably a bit to close to him but just for a little while she wanted this she didn't know when she would be sent back and for a little while, she wanted to pretend that she didn't have to. She smiled over at him when she settled into her spot next to him wondering what he had been thinking about. She bit her lip as he watched her and it felt at least for a moment that they were the only two people in the world that mattered and for her, that was very true. She could see that he was tired but she didn't tell him he should go to bed she wanted him there with her even in the silence of the night.

She half laughed at what he said she knew this already remember this was her life she remembered everything and she hated herself for it maybe she was being punished. Who knew. She smiled to herself and then turned the movie off and got up not to wake him to throw the uneaten popcorn away and threw the bowl in the sink to wash it tomorrow. She then walked back in and debated sleeping there with him or go to her room she decided on cuddling into him she could jusst say she too fell asleep she just wanted to be close to him if only for this night.

 

[FireyIce]

As Tyler fought to keep his eyes open, he had been thinking if his playing devil’s advocate was getting to him. He decided to reach his arm over as he felt Trina get closer to him. His arm wrapped around her as the movie continued. There wasn’t that much to be said to each other. Granted they could have a whole conversation and know every detail of what was going on in the movie at any point.

Before he lost his war with the sandman, he heard her laugh. The same laugh he grew up loving so much. It would be a great sound to fall asleep to as the weight of his eyelids closed on him. Between the exhaustion from being physically active and mentally active for the whole day, he knew that he was going to be sleeping very hard tonight. And he did.

It was morning when he woke up. He wasn’t sure what time it was since he turned his alarm off. The only thing that he remembered was the laugh and the feel of Trina’s body against his. It took Tyler a minute before he realized that she was sleeping next to him. “God yesterday was so fucking strange,” He murmured to himself, trying to make sure he didn’t wake his best friend. As he tried to remember what exactly went on yesterday, he wasn’t sure what to believe. He was curious as to how Trina would act today. Would it be a continuation of yesterday, or would it be completely opposite? He wasn’t sure.

As he reached for his phone, he knew it was at least later than he was used to sleeping in. His eyes met the gaze of the rising sun. Usually this is something he would be seeing during his morning run. Not today, he realized as he squinted his eyes to see the time. The amount of notifications he saw was the second shock as he fought to get up. It was just close to 9 and he had slept well past his last class for the week. The texts, messages, everything, he saw as people wanted to make sure he was alright. It was very rare for him to even show up late for class. Thank god his phone was on silent. He responded back, letting people know he had a rough night and slept in. To a degree, it was true.

When he finished with his replies, he looked over and saw Trina’s chestnut brown hair on him, her eyes closed. He knew if he moved, there was a good chance he was going to wake her up. After close to ten minutes passing, he knew he would have to get off the couch. As he did, he made sure she slowly collapsed on the couch. Tyler went to quickly use the bathroom and then began to make dinner. He noticed the note from last night and was wondering if that was why she took some time while getting changed.

There was no doubt that the next fifteen minutes would wake Trina up as the smell of bacon started to fill their small abode. He could hear the moans as she suffered to wake up. “Good morning, Trina,” He said in a slightly more awake tone than before. “Breakfast will be ready soon. I hope you slept well.”