Page 81 of From You to Me
My hand gripped the neck of my beer bottle. “What is she doing here?”
“Don’t blame Lily. I actually wanted to see you.” Katy attempted a small smile.
My eyes widened as I watched her slide into the booth next to me while Lily eased in opposite us.
“What are you doing?” I mumbled.
Katy swallowed visibly. “I’m here to apologize.”
I stilled.
She wrung her fingers in knots over and over again, her eyes downcast as she started. “I shouldn’t have said those things, especially when you were grieving. That was wrong of me.” Her glossy pale greens met mine. “I also shouldn’t have been rude to you. It was uncalled for me to say all those things or hurt you intentionally all the time. I hope you forgive me. I’m so sorry, Evy.” A single tear slid out the corner of her eye.
My heart picked up a notch as my eyes softened. “It’s alright, Katy.” I brought my hand to her wiggling fingers and squeezed.
A slow smile lit up her face. “I still don’t forgive you for all the things that you put us through. I know that whatever happened is between you and Emmie, but I lost my best friend too.” Tears now streamed over her luminescent cheeks. “And I miss my best friend.”
A sob broke out of me as I hugged her tight. “I miss my best friend, too.” I cried in her shoulder.
She tightened her arms around me as she cried along with me.
Katy was the first friend that I made. She was outspoken and loud and the complete opposite of me, and at times, she reminded me of Auntie M. But I loved her. And I missed her so much. She was someone who added color to my life.
“Hmm, guys. The server is looking like he’s ready to throw us out,” Lily chimed.
We laughed as we pulled back, wiping the messy wetness from our faces.
It wasn’t long before our food came, and one beer turned to six. But nothing stopped our giggles or our chatter as we caught up on lost time. It felt like a void coiled inside me was finally loosening up. Although my biggest heartache was losing Jay, I did lose all my best friends too. But damn, could they put a smile on this sad girl’s face.
“So what happened between you and my brother?” Lily raised a brow, clinging to my side.
“Yeah, you two were practically eye fucking each other the entire tour,” Katy added from my other side.
We were so drunk that we decided to walk back to my apartment because it was closer. We could barely walk upright, our swaying equilibrium failing us as we all held each other.
“Nothing,” I mumbled sadly. “We’re done for good now.”
Katy raised a hand, screaming to the sky, “I find that hard to believe. Not after the way he was taking care of you.”
I sighed loudly. “Unfortunately, yes. This time, it’s for good. He doesn’t trust me. It’s probably for the best. I think it’s finally time for me to move on and live my happy girl era.”
“But you guys are my favorite couple,” Lily moaned.
I side-eyed her, a smile tugging up my lips. “Someone else said the same thing to me. Guess who?”
“Who?” she muttered, scrunching up her face cutely.
“Mikey.”
A flash of red covered her entire face in an instant as she pulled her gaze away.
Katy snorted. “I swear you and Mikey are going to burst from all the tension and finally fuck each other soon. It’ll be likewatching a volcano explode after years of brewing under the surface.”
If Lily’s face was red a moment ago, it was now crimson. “Shut up, you guys,” she mumbled.
I laughed. “Well, both our love life sucks, I can’t say the same for Katy here. Heard you got engaged. When’s the marriage?”
A far-off look covered Katy’s eyes. “I don’t know.” She let out a heavy exhale. “With the move and all this band business, I hardly have time to even think about it.”