unsubstantial blues ((open))

Although she should be feeling elated to be far from her household and closer to graduating, Cherry felt glum. She and Hazel would normally talk and hang out together whenever they had the chance, but with her being Head Girl and Hazel dealing with her love life, it had gotten difficult to link together. Why did her best friend have to be so caught up in trying to break up her arranged marriage? Couldn't she just leave Jovian at the altar if it came down to it? She and Louis usually got along splendidly as well, but she felt abandoned whenever her plans with Hazel would fizzle away in favor of dates with Louis. Louis this, Louis that. She was getting so tired of hearing about him! It was bad enough that she got swept into the debacle at the party just because neither she or Emery could control their emotions for a moment.

She, truthfully, still didn't understand what went on at the party. In general, she was struggling coping with all of her new obligations. With her palms pressed against her forehead, she glanced down at her ancient runes book watching as the words became blurrier and blurrier. How could she study like this?