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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 14, 2017 22:35:57 GMT
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Piper had been ecstatic to have finally had a day off. She had been working almost non-stop for the past week as all the university students returned. According to her manager this always happened at the beginning of the year, students to tired or drunk to cook themselves dinner would come in with their friends and roommates and order enough food for them to survive off of until they were able to go grocery shopping.She was excited to finally get away from the complaints of the middle age mother's who didn't appreciated all the rowdy students in and around the shop, as well as the complaints of the other employees. Piper didn't hate her job, but a lot of her co-works couldn't say the same.
The problem that Piper had noticed arrived when she woke up this morning and discovered that she still didn't have any plans. She tried to get in contact with some of the few people that she still considered to be her friend. Those that she hadn't pissed off, or driven away. But most of them were busy with their own lives and careers. Piper hated how behind she felt. She had spend so much time destroying her own life, and finally losing another year trying to regain it in rehab. It was hard to move past all that nad catch up with the rest of her friends who were getting married or settling down. Or even worse wanted nothing to do with her train wreck of a life.
She still wasn't even sure what she wanted to do with her life. She had tried night school, but her job had interfered with it more than she had expected. She had dropped out not even two months in and her parents had nearly stopped speaking to her when she did so. They didn't appreciate having such a failure as a daughter, when their perfect son had gotten a job at a television studio in Toronto and was getting ready to propose to his girlfriend. The worse part was she knew it was her own fault. She had done this to herself, and she needed to finally take responsibility for it.
Having given up finding anyone who would was available to hang out with her today, she decided that she wouldn't spend her one day off moping around her apartment. The fresh air would be good for her. Plus she had been craving a pita anyway. She figured that after her lunch she would be able to find something to do. There was tons of stuff around town square like shopping, and it was within walking distance of her apartment.
Taking her chicken caesar pita and sitting at the small bench located by the fountain in the middle of the square. It was one of her favourite places to spend time. She was able to just watch other people go about their lives and forget about her own problems for a while. She hoped that she would be able to do so today, or at least find something else to entertain her and keep her mind of the constant cravings that could cause her to fall back into her old habits. She had only been out of rehab for six months, and she didn't want to have to go back now, or ever.
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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 17, 2017 2:15:39 GMT
 September was always a busy time of year at the theatre and James had been working over time in order to keep up with the demand. The first few weeks of school everyone was catching up with the friends they haven’t spoken to all summer. A time before everyone became bogged down with projects and exams. Part of Adam hated being so busy, another part of him didn’t mind. He didn’t always enjoy being home alone, he wasn’t looking for a relationship, perhaps just some platonic company.
Adam was relieved to have the day off, he had some errands to run but he was happy that he didn’t have to rush anywhere today. He could just take his time. Needing to grab some groceries, and go to the bank, Adam rolled himself out of bed. Making his way over to the bathroom he began getting himself ready. Once he was ready, he headed to the kitchen to see what he had for breakfast. Opening the refrigerator door he was disappointed with the lack of food staring back at him. The hollow fridge made a quiet humming noise, telling him it was working. Finding and apple in the bottom drawer, he grabbed the apple and rinsed it off under the sink before taking a bite on his way out the front door.
Deciding he needed a coffee before completing his errands, James drove to the starbucks. Parking his car, he got out and headed inside the restaurant. Noticing the line, he wandered over to the back of the line and patiently began waiting for his turn. Five, and then ten minutes passed until it was his turn, he didn’t mind though, ‘quality over quantity’ he thought to himself as he headed up to the counter to place his order. “A Medium Dark Roast, and an plain bagel with herb and garlic cream cheese” His stomach growled while he ordered. The apple he had was good but not filling enough. After paying for his order Adam waited off to the side for his food to come up. After receiving his drink and bagel, Adam headed over to the condiment station and began adding milk and sugar to his coffee. After his coffee was to his liking, Adam headed back to his car. Once inside he took a sip of his coffee before putting it in the cup holder. Turning on the car, he looked in his rearview mirror before backing out of his spot, ‘off to town square’ he thought.
After a ten minute drive Adam found parking for his car and picked up both his bagel and coffee before getting out of the car. Thinking of heading to the bank first, Adam planned on cutting through town square to get there. Not really paying attention Adam continued walking until he saw what he thought was a familiar face.The girl had medium wavy blonde hair, with fair skin. It was a face that he almost recognized… Adam did a double take before the answer finally hit him. ‘Piper’ He thought to himself. He hadn’t seen her since before she had left for rehab. The two used to be quite the pair of friends with Adam being her first dealer and then helping her find another when she needed more than he could supply. Adam missed their friendship, he wished they could still be friends. He didn’t even realise she was back, that was how out of touch the two of them were.
Deciding to build up his confidence he decided to turn around and head over to the bench where the girl he believed to be Piper was sitting about to eat what looked like a pita. “Piper, is that you?” Adam asked cautiously, hoping to either not scare her away or offend the person if it wasn’t Piper.
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 17, 2017 15:12:49 GMT
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Piper had been quietly enjoying pita watching and older couple sitting on a bench on the other side of the fountain. They had been feeding some birds just enjoying the nice weather. They were so cute that Piper couldn’t help but watch them. This was the kind of relationship she was looking for in her own mess of a life. Someone that she could just be with in comfortable silence, as they did something as mundane as bird feeding. She didn't know if was her loneliness at having lost the majority of her friends, and being unable to reach out to rest out of fear but it brought a pain to her heart. She would give anything to have someone that would just be there for her.
She had been entranced in watching the older couple when she heard a voice calling her name. She turned towards the voice and was meet with the face of her old friend and dealer, Adam Brooks. She felt panic crawling through her veins. If her sponsor, or parents knew that she was in the same location as one of her old dealers they would kill her. “Hey Adam.” She said with a shaking smile trying to suppress the panic that seemed to grip her entire body. She put her pita down in her lap no longer hungry.
“What brings you here?” She hadn’t been expecting to run into him here. She had purposely been avoiding going to the Cinema because she knew that he worked there, but she guessed that in a town as small as this one you couldn’t avoid someone forever. She felt bad about it, but it had been the best thing for her at the time. Back before rehab the two had been surprisingly close, he had been the person that had introduced her to her new dealer. She had trusted him to help her with her problems. She missed that companionship but she had been worried that if she had been around him it wouldn’t be long before she fell back into her self-destructive ways.
She shifted on the bench allowing him more room to join her if he wished too. Half of her hoped that he would, and the other half of her wished that he would stay and talk to her. She knew that it wasn’t the best thing for her recovery, but she the loneliness that had haunted her this last couple days just wanted someone to talk about. Beside who knew maybe in this last year and a half he had cleaned his act up. She doubted it, she wasn’t entirely sure that he would ever changed, and it hadn’t bugged Piper previously but now she just hoped that he wouldn’t cause her to ruin all the progress she had made. “What have you been up to?”------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 17, 2017 15:42:47 GMT
Adam waited what felt like forever for Piper to respond. He wasn’t sure if she would even want to be in same area as him. He had heard about her going to rehab, he just hadn’t seen or heard from her since. He kind of figured she didn’t want to be around him, he didn’t blame her. He didn’t always want to be around himself either, but standing there in front of her made him realise just how much he actually missed her. Missed their hangout sessions, missed playing video games and watching cheesy horror movies. Typical ‘stoner’ activities. He wondered if they could ever had a friendship like that now.
Finally hearing her say his name brought it back from his daydream. Watching the panicked smile come across her face, he couldn’t help but feel like he should just leave her alone. But there was this part deep inside that made him want to stay. Hearing her ask him a question Adam turned his attention back to Piper and realised how awkward he must seem right now. “I’m just out running some errands, I’ve got the day off today” Adam said with a shaky smile. Trying to distract from the nervousness in his voice, Adam lifted the coffee cup to his lips before taking a sip of the hot, refreshing taste that was his first coffee of the day.
“I’m surprised to see you here” Adam said honestly. He was getting more comfortable being around Piper, it was almost like they were never apart. He wouldn’t mind repairing their friendship, even if he had to change a bit in order to save their friendship. He imagined it was difficult for her to be around Adam was what he does as his part-time job. He knew he couldn’t tell her he wouldn’t do it anymore but he couldn’t promise something like that but he could promise her not to bring it around her. “Not too much, just been working a lot with everyone coming back to school. How about you?” Adam asked before noting that Piper had moved over to make room for Adam if he chose to sit there. Looking at the spot once or twice before asking, “If that seat is open, would you mind if I took a seat?” Adam asked hoping she would say yes. Taking a bite of his bagel, he waited nervously for her reply.
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 17, 2017 16:35:47 GMT
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“Oh being a full time adult today?” She asked with a laugh. It was an old joke of theirs. The idea of being a full time adult. Someone who paid bills and ran errands. But mostly someone who had their life together. Piper had always referred to herself as a part-time adult. She could take care of herself, but she really shouldn’t be left to her own devices. She hated making appointments and running errands. Now it was something that her program was expecting of her. If she showed them she couldn’t do it then she was supposed to go back and live with her parents. She knew if that was to happen then she would definitely fall back into her old habits. “Sounds, well to be honest, it sounds boring.” Piper giggled slightly. She was so glad to have someone to talk to once again, someone she could joke with.
“At least you have the day off.” She herself was also glad that she had the day off. “The theater must be bustling with all these students coming back.” She reminded visiting Adam at the theater plenty of times during their friendship. Sometimes for pick-ups other times just to hang out. It had always been the busiest at the beginning of the year, and the beginning of summer. She knew that they would be just as busy now as Tony’s was. “Got anything else planned for your day off?” She slightly hoped that he would be doing something fun that she could tag along on. ‘You shouldn’t even be talking to him.’ She reminded herself. She could see her parent’s face now. If they even knew she was talking to Adam Brooks they would be scheduling her return to rehab. They never thought she was capable of being around people like him without also partaking. She realized now why they would worry, but she hoped that she could prove herself. That she could get through this day without giving into temptation. She could already feel the craving creeping through her, but was doing her best to ignore it.
“Yeah of course.” She said gesturing to the seat beside her. “I’ve also been working. Got a job at Tony’s.” She told him. It had been one of the frequent stops during their late night munchies runs. She was surprised when they had actually hired her. They had seen her at some of her worst moments. But the owner had also been a friend of the family, so maybe he had just been trying to help her out. She was thankful regardless of whatever the reason was. “Recently got promoted to supervisor.” Piper hadn’t really told anyone about this because it seemed like such a small thing. A supervisor at a pizzeria, where as she could have been in her senior year at Martin hadn’t she not royal screwed that up. She was just hoping that he wouldn’t ask her how long she had been back. It felt like she had betrayed him, having been back for six months without telling him. At the time it had felt like it had been the best for her recovery. The only problem was that it had left her in this self-imposed isolation.
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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 17, 2017 17:55:41 GMT
Adam couldn’t help but smile when Piper made the comment about being a full-time adult. He had never considered himself to be a full-time adult, he never figured he was the kind of guy to have his life together. He enjoyed the life he was living, he considered it to be his bachelor life that he had always wanted. “Today, I am” Adam couldn’t help but laugh as he took a sip of his coffee. He didn’t really think he was a full grown adult, he just thought the idea of it was hilarious. “To be honest, it is boring” Adam couldn’t help but laugh and he switched the weight from one side of his hips to the other.
“Yeah, it feels like those days are few and far between” Adam smiled as he took a bite of his bagel. He felt the cream cheese hit his tastebuds and he couldn’t help but love the taste coming from the bagel and cream cheese as they mixed in his mouth. Chewing enough that he could easily swallow, he turned his attention back to Piper, as she mentioned it being busy with all the students coming back. “It has been pretty busy, for both parts of my job” Adam blurted out before he could realise what he was saying. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that, I just meant the theatre was busy since everyone got back” Adam paused for a moment, “No one seems to take the first couple weeks seriously” Adam felt rather awkward for bringing up his part-time job with her. He was just feeling comfortable around her again.
Thinking about what he had planned for the day made him sound lame, grocery shopping and going to the bank. That was the stuff that adults did, and they weren’t adults (at least in their minds). “Unfortunately, so far I just have errands planned. Why what are you up to today?” Adam felt a little lame, but perhaps maybe they could do something together. He hoped she would bring up the idea, it’s not something he would do because he knew he should stay away from her. Everyone would blame him for what happened to her, but he never felt it was his fault. In order to be in the business he was in, he needed to have a thick skin, he knew people made their own decisions. Piper made her choices, he was just hoping they would find a way to repair their friendship.
Adam sat down beside Piper and felt instantly relaxed, it was like the past year of their life had been washed away. All the good times they had played through his mind, and it made him miss her even more. Regardless of how close they were sitting next to each other, there was an emotional distance that weighed greater the physical distance. “That’s fantastic, when did you start working there?” Adam asked intrigued, he really hoped she was doing alright. It seemed like she was doing better and getting her life back on track. He was so incredibly proud of her for that, not that he could ever tell her that. Hearing that she got a promotion, Adam couldn't help but smile brightly, “I’m so proud of you, that’s amazing” He knew he was being cheesy but Piper was one of the only people who saw Adam as more than just a ‘stoner’ cinema manager, she saw his character, and how loyal he could be to his friends. How he would do just about anything for them, he hoped he could remind Piper of how loyal of a friend he could be.
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 17, 2017 18:46:19 GMT
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“What kind of errands do you have?” She asked trying to keep the conversation going, besides if they were around here than she might be able to help or at least keep him company while he went about them. “Perhaps I could help?” She only hoped she wasn’t coming across to desperate but she was in need of someone to talk to. ‘It shouldn’t be him.’ Her mind supplied but he was the only person in all of Brighton it seemed you didn’t think of her as some dumb junkie. Maybe it was because he had known her through everything but she felt like she didn’t have to hide that part of herself and pretend as if it was all in the past. He would be able to understand, at least a little bit, of what she was going through. ‘That doesn’t mean it’s good for you to be around him.’ The voice in her head sounded suspiciously like her mother. She tried to ignore it but every time she looked at him she found herself feeling off, like she shouldn’t be here.
The feeling of needing to go only intensified as Adam mentioned his other job. The job that had been the reason that Piper had meet him in the first place. She tried to keep her face schooled not allow the sudden sadness she was feeling to show on her face. “It’s okay.” She lied as she wrapped the pita up in the paper it had came with. The sudden urge to smoke up or something even worse that completely killed her appetite. She tried to move on and listen to him talk about the theater, but she was finding it increasingly difficult. She wondered what he would do if she were to ask him for a hit. ‘No.’ She told herself, ‘If you do that you will never get anywhere in life.’ She knew it was true but she wished that these craving would go away, and the easiest way to make that happened would be to give into them. ‘Maybe this was a mistake.‘ She knew Adam was still in the business and here she was willing allowing herself to interact with that. It was like she hadn’t learned anything.
Piper nodded as she listened to Adam explain his plans for the day. When he asked about hers she wished that she had had something to tell him. She would have loved to some him how much better she had been doing since she’d been back in town but the truth was, aside from being clean, she was no further ahead than she had been before. “I don’t really have anything planned either.” She admitted. Part of her wished she had lied and told him she was meeting up with some, but it didn’t feel right especially after she had been avoiding him for so long. She felt like any more deception would be wrong.
“I started there about five months ago.” Piper had spent her first month back looking for work and a place to live. She reminded how excited she had been when they had offered her a position as a waitress. It wasn’t the best job in the world, but it kept Piper active, and she liked how social it was. More importantly it had allowed her to move out of her parent’s house and get her own place at the Clifton apartments. “Thanks.” She said. She was suddenly feeling overwhelmed. This had been the first time since she had left rehab that she heard anyone say they were proud of her. Not even her own parents had told her that. They were too occupied with keeping their friends from finding out where she had been to have bothered to help her get back on track. Even when they had picked her up at the center to bring her home they had acted like it was just another errand to get over with. “I’m sorry.” She said as she let the tears fall.
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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 17, 2017 19:57:57 GMT
“I’ve got to run to the bank quickly, and then I’m off to the grocery store” Adam tried to make it sound like he had a cool day ahead of him. I mean Adam always seemed to have fun no matter what he was doing. “Would you want to run errands with me?” Adam asked, looking down at his knee on the bench, he couldn’t help but notice his foot tapping quickly. He was a little nervous, he just hoped that Piper wouldn’t notice too much.
Adam did feel more at ease when Piper told him it was okay but from the look on her face it was far from okay. He had triggered her or something. Unsure of what to do, he turned his body so he was facing hers. “I’m royally screwing this up. I want us to be friends again, I’m just not sure what you need from me” Adam replied honestly. He was so nervous about addressing the elephant in the room but he knew the conversation was needed. He took his sunglasses off his eyes and looked her straight in the face so she would know how serious he was about repairing their friendship.
Hearing how Piper started at the theatre about five months ago showed just how long they had been avoiding each other. He began to wonder if he hadn’t seen her today how long it would have taken for them to run into each other. He almost regretted it taking this long, he could only imagine how lonely Piper must have felt coming home, having to avoid all her old friends because they could cause a relapse or something. It was a shame, he felt sad, not for what happened but that he couldn’t be there as a friend to help her. “Wow, thats fantastic” was all he could seem to muster out in that moment. He was so preoccupied in his own thoughts that he stopped paying attention to Piper for a moment.
Leaning back in the bench, and extending his arm around the back of the chair. Adam looked over at Piper who seemed to be wrapping up her pita. He figured he had said the wrong thing and made her upset. He decided he would give her a moment to collect herself, and if she wanted to come with him, she could but she didn’t have to. “So, I’m going to run to the boring bank quickly since it’s just down the block and then I’ll pick you up here if you want to come to the grocery store with me?” Adam asked.
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 17, 2017 21:06:59 GMT
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“That sounds fun.” Piper told him with a smile. At least he had plans for the days for the day. All she had planned was to wander around for a bit, to keep her from sitting in the house by herself. “If you want me to come.” She didn’t want to intrude on his plans. Even if they were just errands. She grew up with a very strict mother, who placed a huge importance on manners. Part of her hoped that he would agree and part of her hope that he wouldn’t. She knew that if she were to go with him that there would be many more opportunities to fall back into her old ways. If he said no then she would be left alone for the loneliness to continue to eat at her. It was a decision that didn’t seem to have a good solution.
“That makes two of us.” She said. She hated that she had ruined their conversation it seemed like she didn’t know how to function in reality anymore. She had spent a year locked away hiding from everyone and everything. Now upon re-entering her life she realized that that year had taken away a lot of her social skills, and she needed to relearn a lot of things. Including how to handle people like Adam who said something that caused her to crave the substances she was supposed to be avoiding. “I don’t know what I need either. They don’t cover these things in rehab. They just tell you to avoid anyone who is involved in those affairs. The problem is I don’t want to avoid you.” She told him as honestly as she could. “I don’t have a lot of friends anymore Adam. I miss this.” It was true she missed their friendship. No matter how messed up their situations had been they had able to find comfort with each other. “I want to be your friend again. I just don’t know how.”
Piper could see the hurt that crossed Adam’s face as he realized just how long she had been back in Brighton. “I'm sorry.” She confessed, “I should have told you but, “ She started gesturing to him, “When you leave rehab they want you to avoid well, people like you Adam. People who actively partake in the things you are trying to avoid.” She hated that she was resorting to those preaches she had gotten right before leaving the center about how best to avoid temptation. “If it makes you feel better you’re not the only one.” Piper had been avoiding pretty much everyone from her old life. She wondered briefly why she didn’t move to a different town, but she knew if she had tried her parent’s never would have let her.
“Please don’t leave.” She begged trying to keep the tears from falling. She hated how overwhelmed she had been just because he had told her he was proud of her. “I don’t want to be alone anymore.” Piper felt like she was guilt tripping him into staying, but she knew that if she was left alone right now that she would do something stupid. She still had her old dealer’s number in her phone. She knew she should have deleted it when she went into rehab, but she had lied to them and now deleting it felt like deleting her old life. Now she wished she had done it. “Never mind.” She said standing and trying to sort out her clothing as she did so. “I shouldn’t keep you from your errands.” She knew it was the right thing to say but she hoped that he would see how much she needed him, and would stay with her.
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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 17, 2017 23:57:15 GMT
Adam couldn’t help but smile when Piper sounded interested in joining him on his errand run. It wasn’t that running errands was a difficult task, but it was tedious. “Really? That’d be great! I’d love the company” Adam wiped his hand on his jean, even though there wasn’t anything there. It was more like a nervous habit than him actually trying to get someone off his hand. His day seemed like it would brighten up.
Hearing Piper’s heartfelt confession, Adam couldn’t help but feel his heart sink into his chest. She had been through too much, he just wanted to protect her from all of it. To tell her it was going to be okay, that they would figure it out together. But he struggled to get the words out, he didn’t know how. He responded in the only way he knew how, he grabbed Piper and brought her into a hug. It may not have been the most comfortable hug because of the way they were sitting but it was a hug nonetheless. “I don't know how, but we are going to make this work. You are not going to have to face this alone” Adam moved so he was looking into Piper’s eyes while he said that, he wanted her to know how serious he was about being her friend. Adam didn’t have many long-term friends and he wasn’t about to lose her when she needed him most.
Adam continued to hold Piper as she continued to spill her feeling upon him. She began apologizing for not telling him because she needed to avoid people like him. ‘People like him’ that part stung, not because she said it but because he knew she was right. Really she should be avoiding people like him. “Please don’t apologize, you have nothing to be sorry for” Adam reassured her, as he rubbed her arm slowly. Showing that he cares, because in reality she had nothing to be sorry for. She was trying to better herself, he couldn’t fault her for that.
Adam was just about to walk away when Piper asked him not to go. He replayed those words in his head, he was so thankful that she didn’t want him to go. “Piper” Adam started as he sat back down and began wiping the tears away from her cheeks. “I’ll stay as long as you want me to” Adam told her as he squeezed her hand.
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 18, 2017 2:45:28 GMT
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Piper was so happy that Adam allowed her to accompany her on his errands today. She was glad that she had a reason to stay out of her empty home for a while longer. She just hoped that she wouldn’t run into anyone else that she knew from the old days. As long as it was just Adam she was sure she could keep the gaping hole from completely consuming her. “Thanks.” She told him with a smile. “Where to first?” She asked before he was able to change his mind.
Piper was surprised that Adam pulled her into the hug. Ever since she had come back people didn’t like to talk to her let alone touch her. As if her drug problem could somehow be transferred to them through the touch. She leaned into the hug glad to have someone who wouldn’t tip top around her, or pretend like her problems never existed. She just wished the part of herself that wanted to run every time she looked in Adam’s direction would disappear. They could be first she was sure of it. Even with what he did as his side job. Piper could keep the two separate and they could be friends. Even as the logical part of Piper knew it would never work for them, the lonely part of her screamed in happiness at the hug. She wrapped her arms around him and squeezed him tighter. This was the most comfort she had gotten in the last six months. “Thanks.” She told him, “I don’t want to burden you with this.” It was true. Adam had his own problems he didn’t need to deal with her’s as well.
“I’m sorry.” She repeated. She knew that he said she had nothing to be sorry for, but that wasn’t how she felt. She had ruined this conversation and if it continued this way then she could ruin his whole day. “You shouldn’t have to deal with this.” She tried to pull out of the hug suddenly feeling suffocated by it. Piper wanted to run, she wanted to get away, but she knew that running wouldn’t solve anything. Trying to turn the conversation to happier times she asked, “So where have you been living?” She remembered when they had been teenagers and how Adam’s parents had never been the best. She hoped that he had at least been able to escape his demons, while she still battled her own.
“Thank you.” She said unbelievable happy that he had agreed to say. “I’m so sorry about this.” She said gesturing at her messy appearance and tears. “Do you know you’re the first person to tell me that.” She hated how emotional she felt but she need to get it off her chest or she would bottle it up until she exploded. “Not even my parents.” She said trying to stop the tears from continuing to fall. “No one’s bothered to stay. They all can’t wait to get away from the mess that is my life and back to their own perfect one. I wouldn’t blame you if you did too. God know’s I want to be able to escape my own life.” Piper knew she was oversharing but months of having no one to talk to, no one who could possible understand had left her feeling unbelievable lonely. And then Adam came waltzing into her life with his understanding and caring nature, and she could help herself.
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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 18, 2017 8:25:57 GMT
Adam watched as Piper’s mood began to shift, he was realising for the first time just how lonely she really was. He had never really ever given it much thought but going through all the things she was going through must be extremely difficult. Adam was beginning to have a whole new appreciation for Piper and the struggle she was dealing with. “Off to the bank, since it’s just down the block” Adam stated, as he thought about the best course off action out loud. Deciding his original plan was still the best, Adam stood up from the bench and turned so he was facing Piper. He extended his hand in order to be a gentleman and help her up.
Feeling Piper lean into the hug only made Adam squeeze her tighter. He couldn't imagine, he didn’t want to imagine what it must be like to have your entire life turned upside down. He could only imagine how others were treating her. He knew how he was treated, and he was just the dealer. Normally Adam would never get this involved with one of his old clients but he always had a soft spot for Piper. He wasn’t sure exactly what he was about her but he found her to be beautiful. Perhaps he thought for a moment, it was her vulnerability. “You are not a burden” Adam reminded her, “You’re one of my closest friends. What kind a friend would I be if I considered you a burden?” Adam asked, he wasn’t trying to make Piper feel bad, he just wanted her to know that she wouldn’t have to be alone, not now, not ever.
Hearing Piper apologise again, took Adam by surprise. He didn’t really know just how much Piper was hurting until now. Adam could feel her energy switch in the hug and it was like she desperately needed to get out. He began feeling like he was smothering her, he hated that feeling, he wasn’t trying to do that at all. If anything he had just been hoping to provide her with some comfort. “Please don’t apologise, you have nothing to be sorry for” Adam paused for a brief moment in order to collect his thoughts. But he couldn’t think of the right thing to say and Piper had moved on.
“I’m living over at the Clifton apartments, I moved in about a year ago. I really like it, the apartment is clean and updated.” James thought about his apartment. It was the first place he was living that he actually enjoyed. The apartments were quiet, and most people didn’t notice some extra traffic coming in and out from time to time. That was probably his favourite part, not that it was out of the ordinary for Adam, he was a social butterfly who had plenty of friends. He always seemed to have someone around, it was almost like he didn’t want to be alone. “How about you? Where are you living?” Adam asked concerned she was back living with her parents. Adam didn’t know much about Piper’s family but he knew enough to know he didn’t like them.
Adam wrapped his arm around Piper and just held her for a moment, he was trying to collect this thought before he said something he was going to regret. Not even her parents had told her they would stay, who does that? Adam could feel his blood beginning to boil, he hated families. ‘They never seemed to be there when they are needed’ Adam seemed to think to himself. After giving himself a moment to recapture his composure he looked back at Piper who was clearly having a hard time and he continued to feel his heart break. He wanted nothing more than to light the joint he had in his cigarette container but he knew right now wasn’t the most appropriate time. He didn’t think he could do those things around Piper anymore.
“Piper, I’m so sorry I did this to you” was all Adam could muster out.
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 18, 2017 23:34:01 GMT
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Piper took Adam’s hand as he reached out to help her up. “Still such a gentleman.” She said with a laugh. Despite Adam’s outward appearance he had never been anything but a gentleman to her. She knew that few people who ever believe her about it, but she didn’t mind she would treasure the secret. “Alrighty,” She said standing up and brushing off her clothes. She walked over to the trash and threw out the remains of her half eaten pita. “Let’s get a move on.”
“A honest one.” She said with a self-deprecating laugh. She was glad that he didn’t think of her as a burden but she would have understood if he had. Piper often felt of herself as a burden. She wished that she could escape her own life for an hour of so. That was one of the reasons that she was so glad that Adam allowed her to accompany him today. It would give her something other than her own thoughts to occupy her time with.
Piper highly disagree with Adam. She had a fit of dark laughter through her tears. “I have a lot of apologize for.” She had hurt so many people in the years before rehab. She had stolen and fought, and in general just had fits of anger whenever anyone tried to help her. She even felt the need to apologize to Adam. She had huge blank stops in her memory, and she was sure she had problem done something during that time that she should apologize for. She just hoped that whatever she had done Adam and everyone else she had wronged would forgive her for it. Not that she deserved their forgiveness, but she could hope.
Piper laughed when she realized they had been living in the same apartment building for the past five months without realizing it. “I’m also living at the Clifton Apartments.“ It had been one of the few apartments that she could afford that wasn’t a complete dump. She like it there for the most part. It was within walking distance to most of her usual haunts, which was good as she currently didn’t have a car, and couldn’t afford one at least not in the near future. “We’re practically neighbors.” Piper was nervous about that fact, hanging out with him in public was different than knowing that him and all his goods were only a couple doors down. She tried to push that thought away. She was stronger than her urges. Or at least that’s what they had told her in rehab.
“It’s not their fault.” She said wiping the tears from her eyes. “They’re busy with their own lives. They don’t need to deal with my crap. I’m an adult. I can handle this myself.” Piper knew those were the words she was supposed to say, but she couldn’t help feel like they were a lie. She had been dealing with this on her own for months now and she hadn’t gotten anywhere. ‘Stop selling yourself short.’ She reminded herself, ‘You have a great job and an apartment. That’s much better off than you were a five months ago.’ She guessed that was true. Piper wiped the rest of the tears from her eyes. “I’m sorry Adam. I usually don’t break down like that.” It was true, outside of her apartment she had been very good at remaining calm and collected, at least until she got home.
She was shocked by Adam’s word. “It’s not your fault.” She told him hoping that for once he would actually listen to her. She had long since come to terms with the fact that her current problems where her own fault. The first step is admitting you have a problem, and the second is becoming responsible for your own actions. “Adam, I promise I don’t blame you for any of this.”
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Post by ADAM BROOKS on Jul 19, 2017 19:54:12 GMT
Adam was delighted when Piper took his hand. Although when she did it was like a spark had touched his hand as it shocked his system. The shock ran from his fingertips up his arms and into his chest. ‘What in the hell was that?’ Adam thought to himself. He let go of Piper’s hand to not make it to weird, but all he wanted to do was touch her again, to see if she could feel the spark like he had. It was like something one would read in a book, the shock was electric, and it came from her.
Quietly headed towards the bank, the pair walked side by side. Adam ensured he stayed close to Piper but didn’t touch her, he didn’t want to over step. He listened as she continued to talk and he was purely focused on her. “I like to think of myself as honest, and I still don’t think you’re a burden. So unless you are calling me a liar…” Adam joked, he decided not to finish the joke because he wanted her to intervene. He didn’t want her to think of him as a liar, for some reason Piper was just what he was looking for, he just didn’t know it yet.
Hearing Piper hear she had a lot to apologise for made Adam feel a little sad. He didn’t want her to feel that way, he would give anything to take that feeling away from her. He imagined how much further ahead she would be if she could stop feeling guilty. “And I have plenty of time, but let’s save some of those for another day!” Adam tried to cheer up Piper, he tried to just a bit of his ‘stoner’ humour to make her laugh. He just hoped it would work, he didn’t want to offend her.
Hearing that Piper also lived at the Clifton apartments was shocking to Adam, he had been living there for over a year and he had no idea she was there. He felt a sigh of relief wash over him as he was happy to know she was staying so close, that he could see her whenever he wanted. Adam caught himself thinking too far ahead and pulled himself back. ‘What is happening to me?’ He thought, grossed out by himself he decided to try and make a joke out of her living so close by. “What?! No way... How have we never seen each other?” He tried to make it sound like a gossipy, prissy girl but instantly regretted doing that. ‘When did you become such an idiot’ Adam thought to himself. As he slightly shook his head, he was just thankful they were coming up to the bank, he didn’t want to drown for too much longer.
Walking up to the bank, Adam pulled open the door and gestured for Piper to go ahead of him, “Ladies first” Adam said, as he waited for Piper to head in the doors first. Walking inside the bank, Adam directed himself and Piper over to the line that was waiting to use the machine. Listening to Piper talk about her family, it made Adam angry a little bit. It sounded like they were making excuses, just like his mother used to do. He hated that, he wanted to save her, to rescue her from his dad and she wouldn’t leave. Adam never understood why parents did that to their kids. He was determined not to let Piper know, he didn’t need to stress her out. “I mean, I know you are Piper freaking Hart but that doesn’t mean you need to do this alone”
Seeing a machine free up Adam walked up and began putting his pin in, he was still listening to Piper. He always was and for some reason today she was the focus of his attention. Putting cheques into the machine and waiting for it to process Adam looked at Piper who was in the middle of saying that she didn’t blame him for anything that happened to her. He was so relieved, he didn’t feel like he did anything wrong but was hurt how hard she fell. They were friends after all, he never wanted to hurt her. “I’m so thankful, I would never do anything to hurt you” Adam made sure he was looking at Piper the whole time, to make sure she took him seriously. Before turning her attention back to the bank machine and finishing what he needed to do.
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Post by PIPER HART on Jul 20, 2017 2:13:40 GMT
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There seemed to be a difference in Adam’s expression once he and Piper touched hands. She quickly pulled her hand back not sure what it was that had happened but she knew that it couldn’t have been good. She felt awkward, he had offered her his hand, if he didn’t want to touch her than he should have done that. She forced back the urge to apologize. It didn’t seem like something that needed to be advertised. If anything that would only make it more awkward. ‘Maybe it wasn’t bad.’ She thought to herself. She had no reason to think either way, but in her life so many people had seemed to recoil and avoid talking to her in public that she couldn’t help but assume that was the reason now.
Piper let out a quiet laugh as she heard Adam repeating that he didn’t think she was a burden. It made her heart soar that someone as sweet as Adam could think so highly of her even after everything that she had done. “Thanks.” She said keeping her head down unable to look at Adam because she was blushing. She wasn’t sure what about it had made her so ecstatic. She didn’t know if it was because he was the first person she had talked to since leaving rehab that actually seemed to want her around, or if it was an Adam thing. Back when they were still hanging together and before rehab Piper had developed a small crush on Adam, but a variety of different circumstances had kept her from pursuing it. After leaving for rehab she just assumed that he wouldn’t be interested in it anymore. She wondered now if perhaps something else could be there. If maybe that was the reason he had made that face when they touched.
She was surprised when they finally arrived at the bank it felt like they had only been walking for a few minutes. Piper couldn’t help but laugh at Adam’s stoner humor. It made her unreasonable happy to realize that during the year and half they had been out of contact he hadn’t changed that much. “I guess I can say a few for tomorrow,” She told him with a shy smile, “Actually I think next Thursday works best for me.” She knew it was a stupid thing to joke about when was the best time to finish apologizing. But Piper didn’t have a lot of things in her life to joke about right now. She was just happy that Adam could still make her laugh like this.
Piper was also surprised that they hadn’t run into each other before now especially since they lived in the same building. She decided the best way to answer would be to keep the light tone of conversation they had had from a little while now. She didn’t want to go back to that dark place where she had been earlier. She had already gone through her tears quota for the day. “Well I don’t know if you remember, but I’m actually a ninja.” She was relying on another old joke of theirs about how Piper always seemed to pop up out of nowhere. Especially when someone was about to partake, but they didn’t need to focus on that part. She could be a clean ninja now.
Piper walked through the door into the bank, before waiting for Adam to join her. He was one of the nicest guys that she had been around in a long time. She began to get misty eyes as he talked about how she didn’t have to be alone. Up until this moment it hadn’t been a choice, it had been something that she had to do to be able to survive because no one was willing to help. “Thank you Adam.” She told him as she cleared up throat and blinked back the tears. She was not going to cry in this bank. It was not going to happen.
“I know.” Piper told him and was surprised by how true she found it to be. She guessed she had always known it but spending the time with him today just proved it. He would never hurt her. Or at least not knowingly she mentally added. But it was enough for her at least for right now. To be able to have someone that was not going to hurt her, or push her away, or even punish her for her previous mistakes. She had beginning to realize that maybe she still like him. ‘It doesn’t matter.’ She thought to herself as he finished putting the cheques in the machine. ‘You can’t date someone you does what he does. It will only set back your progress.’ Piper shook her head. She hated that the one person that she actually felt she could be around was the one person that she shouldn’t let herself be around. She just wished for once in her life things would be easy. “Where to next?” She asked trying to avoid the thoughts that kept floating through her head.
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