OPTIONAL TASK 398

Bowie was having a great time at the bar. Dancing, drinking and having general fun. It was nice to let her hair down. Things had been going well lately. Probably a little too well. Bowie was waiting for things to go wrong and it turns out she didn’t have to wait too long. As she headed back to the bar she saw someone she hadn’t seen in a long time. It was her ex best friend. They stopped being best friends at sixteen, after her brother raped her, and she didn’t believe her.

Bowie tried to ignore her, pretending she wasn’t there. Bowie ordered another drink and sat at the bar with her back turned, in the hopes she could go unnoticed. She then felt a tap on her shoulder. Taking a deep breath she hoped it wasn’t her but she already knew it was. Turning slowly in her chair she turned to face the female. “Hey Bow” she said. “Hi” Bowie replied. She didn’t have much to say to her.

“You look amazing. Incredible. How’s life been going?” She asked. “Great. I have my own business, life’s good” she replied. She didn’t ask about her as she didn’t care. “Look I’m sorry about everything. I know you weren’t lying but my parents forced me to say you were. I didn’t mean for you to get hurt so bad. I feel awful” she pleaded. “It’s too late for apologies” she stated.

“Will we ever be able to go back to what we were before?” she asked Bowie. Bowie laughed. She downed her drink before standing up. “F*ck no” she said. “Your family and your brothers friends ruined my life. You lied and cheated. You let me become the town Pariah, and you treated me like sh*t. I will never forgive you. We will never be friends. Stay the f*ck away from me” she said before pushing past her.