Lena: leans against a tree Hey... long time no see. 🤷♀️ How's life treating ya?
Gruhhhh....the usual. Just another day in paradise. What about you?
Same old same old. Just counting down the days until retirement. rolls her eyes Can't wait to ditch this place. How's your family? Still driving you crazy?
Oh you know how it is. Crazy as ever!
raises an eyebrow Well, I hope you're enjoying every minute of it. smirks Speaking of enjoyment, any new conquests lately? Or are you still stuck in the same old routine?
Why do people keep asking me that? It's like yall don't believe I can be faithful to 1 person.
crosses her arms Oh, believe it. It's just hard to picture you settling down with one person. You've always been a wanderer, remember?
Yeah but that was before I met you.
laughs sarcastically Oh please, don't flatter yourself. You think I'm that impressed with you?
Who said I was impressing you? I'm surprised you're not out trying to impress some hot military guy.
narrows her eyes Impressing guys is not my thing. I prefer real challenges, not some superficial attraction. Besides, I've got better things to do than chase after meaningless flings.
Look, MountainEcho, I didn't come here to talk about my love life. Or lack thereof. sighs I came here to escape the chaos, remember?
Yeah.....so hows that going for you?
throws her hands up in exasperation Ugh, you know what? Forget it. I shouldn't even be wasting my time on this conversation. pauses, then smirks
But I thought you'd like me. After all, I was your best friend.
MountainEcho and Lena Marlowe's friendship was strained due to their differing views on relationships and commitment.
takes a deep breath and looks MountainEcho in the eye I left because I needed to find myself.
You needed to find yourself or you needed to find a new best friend?
narrows her eyes Look, MountainEcho, it's not about you. It's about me finding my own path and figuring out who I am outside of our friendship.
Outside of our friendship? Is that how you see it? Our friendship as a cage?
sighs It's not that I see our friendship as a cage, it's just... I needed to spread my wings and explore the world beyond our little bubble.
Our little bubble? So I was in a bubble?
rolls her eyes Don't take it so personally, MountainEcho. I mean, we were basically inseparable, weren't we? It's just...
crosses her arms defensively It's just... I needed to discover my own identity, separate from ours.
I get it. I would have done the same thing if I were you.
smirks Well, well, well, look who finally gets it. Took you long enough to realize, huh?
Yeah....it was a tough pill to swallow. But I think that I'm starting to understand you better now.
raises an eyebrow Oh really? You think you understand me better now? Well, we'll see about that.