The Arks: Over Heaven (by Ben)

Chapter 34: Sunset

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“Soooo,” Paige said with a devilish grin, “I see that look on your face, that tone in your voice. You like Samuel, don’t you little valedictorian?”

“How’d you-”

“Shhh, it’s okay, I won’t judge,” Paige reassured her. She closed her eyes and crossed her arms, grinning like a maniac, “Ah, moving on since Bori?”

“Bori- Borealis is… he’s passed on already,” Aurora replied with a frown. She glanced at the heart locket slung around her neck. She grasped it softly and ripped it away, putting it in her pocket, “He would want me to move on.”

Paige smirks, looking Aurora up and down before looking away.

“You know maybe you aren’t such a brat. All girls fall in love eventually.”

“What do you even mean by that?”

“Well, not just girls, boys too,” Paige replied, “I thought you were a weirdo who wouldn’t like anyone after Borealis. Basically, all of us fall in love. Whether we like it or not. And we can’t do anything about it.”

“That’s it?” Aurora said, “I thought it’s deeper than that.”

“It is deep,” Paige replied, “We as humans survive because of love. Without it we aren’t anything. That’s why.”

“So do YOU love anyone?” Aurora teased. Paige smirked.

“Very funny. No. I do not. Not now. But I know I will,” Paige said, “Who knows how long it takes. Maybe in a few days. Maybe weeks. Years. Decades. End of my life. That’s our fate. So I’ll embrace it with open arms.”

Just then, they heard a snap.

“Oh, hey, looking for me?” a familiar voice asked. They looked to the right to see Sunny leaning her back against a tree, her orange hair flowing softly down her chest.

“Sunny! What are you doing just sitting here? Are you hurt?” Paige asked with a glare.

“No, not hurt,” Sunny replied, “Just wanted to appreciate the sunset.”

She pointed at it, and the two girls looked at it in awe. It exploded in a vibrant cast of red and orange and yellow. It was so beautiful.

“Well, it is pretty nice,” Aurora said as the sun dipped below the horizon.