Emotions can be so difficult to untangle. I am worried that I may not be able to do so for Freya before she makes a decision she will regret. Freya got a call from Ryan yesterday. He is passing through Boston over the weekend and wanted to get coffee with her to catch up. Freya was surprised by how happy she was to hear his voice, and she agreed immediately. It was only after they had arranged a time to…
This was an interesting day. Much of what happened was unexpected, but I think it was all for the best in the end. Gabrielle had persuaded Christina to go swimming in the river today, and so Inca was with both of them. I had not planned to check in until later, over dinner, but Inca called me early, with some urgency. I arrived to find the two of them standing next to Christina’s car. Their hair was wet and they…
Well, this was an interesting afternoon! I don’t think I will ever be able to say that violence is never the answer again, for it seems to have ended well today. To be fair, it was not at all intentional, and no one was seriously hurt, thankfully. But I am well ahead of myself. This afternoon Anna had an invitation from a friend to attend a summer concert. She had never been to an orchestral concert before, and so she…
Both Sabasa and I have been watching Allen carefully the past few days. Ever since Megan proposed a showing, he has gone back and forth in his mind, one day thrilled with the idea, the next terrified to show anyone else his work. He is very proud of his own work, but he is still not certain that it is professional caliber. But yesterday Sabasa had the happy idea of suggesting that he seek out a second opinion. She thought,…
For me, today was a good day. I spent the afternoon with Lewis and Sarah, whose regular lunches are developing a level of underlying tension of the best kind. Both of them are very aware of one another, and there is meaning behind every smile, every touch. Lewis is still holding back, but he is beginning to be more hopeful, and Brid tells me that soon he will be ready to make a move. I also checked in on Anna,…
It has been a long time since I enjoyed an evening so very much. I cannot help but feel quite proud of myself—well, “smug” is the word that Brid used, and she is not wrong. But after all, was it not my idea to bring Kara and Freya together? Did I not persuade her to stay in touch with George? And I may not have had much to do with her meeting Elliott, but I was the one who encouraged…
“So,” Eric said, “you and Sarah.” I begin this way to illustrate the banality of the words that sent Lewis into a spiral. He and Eric had been sitting in Eric’s house, watching television and saying next to nothing to one another. Lewis had been enjoying the quiet company. The moment Eric spoke that name, however, his heart began to race, and he wasn’t certain whether it was with happiness or anxiety. “Was it really that obvious?” he asked, sitting…
After she met Christina, Gabrielle made herself a promise. “Two weeks,” she told herself—and me, though she did not know it. “Two weeks from now I’ll see where we are, and if we’re still interested in each other then, I’ll make it official.” And so the two-week mark has passed, and the time for a very big decision has come. Gabrielle knew it the moment she opened her eyes this morning and reached for her phone to find another text…
I have not written about Allen and Megan much lately, for I have been letting Sabasa lead the way with the two of them. With her help, they have begun to make progress in their relationship as well as his art. Indeed, Allen has started to take some inspiration from Megan herself—one of his more recent pieces incorporated her tattoos, and for this evening he asked her to sit for him so he could do her portrait. I joined them…
Last night was a night of ups and downs for Lewis. His moods changed so suddenly I could hardly keep up—one moment he was flying high, and the next he would feel pressed into the earth. It ended on a good note, which was a relief for me, but Brid is worried that his happiness now might have a corresponding fall in the next few days. Both of us will be watching closely to help him if that happens. It…