Is this what insanity feels like? (Avinea)

[Lani Hunter]

It had been a crazy past few weeks. Very crazy. Things had reestablished themselves into a sense of normalcy as Lani’s classes had started up. Lani’s biggest worry was keeping his rent paid and passing his classes. It felt like he’d finally gotten his feet back under himself for them to be swept out from underneath him again. When Odion first showed up Lani’d attempted to pass it off as a hallucination and it had freaked him out. When it became real it became something Lani had to deal with and he’d been trying to figure it out. He wasn’t really sure whose side Caroline was on because it seemed like she was on Odion’s side but at the same time she was turning it around to make herself seem like she was on his side. It was this moment that Lani realized she’d picked up a whole lot of things from him.

Lani texted Avinea quickly letting her know he was heading up the stairs. He had called her a few days ago in absolute panic after Odion’s birthday. He was so confused and torn. He honestly couldn’t be sure what was going on if his own mind. Ever since Odion left Lani had tried to periodically text Avi and he knew that by now she would know that Odion was back and she probably needed just as much help as he did. He hated that he kept falling back on Avinea but he didn’t know who else to talk to. Adrianna was a very clear about her position and she clearly thought he was an idiot for even considering it. Hell, he thought he was an idiot for considering it. But he wasn’t sure that he was even considering. He just wanted to shut out his heart and pretend he didn’t even have one. But Odion was making that impossible.

The fact of the matter was that so long as Odion was around there was no one else. Lani’s heart was still in shambles and Lani wasn’t sure that he wanted to get back with Odion. Or anyone. It would certainly be safer. But after Odion’s birthday, it had been so much fun and he remembered why he’d fallen in love with the redhead in the first place and he had started to look at pictures and remember. He didn’t know what to do and he needed to talk to someone. He wished dearly that he could talk to Odion but talking to Odion about Odion wasn’t really constructive. Lani slipped through the door easily, once he was in it was easy to pretend to be a student, it wasn’t so long since he’d last been here. He knocked on Avinea’s door and waited with a container of oreos as an offering.

[Avinea Jale]

Things had been weird since Odion had came back. The boy had just about broken Lani’s heart and Avi wasn’t quite sure how to act around Odion right now. On one hand he had texted her and they had chatted a little on the phone. He seemed to legitimately be suffering from amnesia, which made him leaving a bit better to handle, but of all the things to forget, Avi had hoped he hadn’t forgotten her. Not after what they had been through. She may not have been a thief or a spy, but she was a friend, she was family. Avi had thought family at the very least remembered family. She was still trying to forgive Red for what he had done, and she was sort of scared to face Lani.

She didn’t know who Odi had been in contact with and she didn’t know who knew he was back. All she knew was Lani had called her quite confused and Avi felt really bad. Of course she had agreed that Lani could come. When she got his text she went towards the door and unlocked it texting him back, -door’s open come on in-. She was just sort of scared of actually facing Lani or Odion, but right now Lani needed her so she would be there for her friend. She went back to her room and laid down on her bed. She needed to think and she knew that Lani would need her to be strong. Even if Odion had seriously messed up, if his power had wonked out like he said it did she couldn’t stay mad at him. Then there was the texting that had happened between the two. Avi didn’t know if Lani knew about that, but she figured she should tell him when he got here.

Adjusting the jean shorts she was wearing Avi heard the door knock and smiled. Even if it wasn’t the best of circumstances she was still glad to see Lani. “Come on in Lani, door’s open.” If he thought she was gonna get up out of bed he had another thing coming. Avi smiled slightly as she hugged her stuffed rabbit to her chest. Avi waited for Lani to show up in her doorway before greeting him. “What’s up Lani?”

[Lani Hunter]

Lani got her text and smiled, he didn’t see Avi enough in general, he was going to have to have her over at some point. They were thinking a lot of the same things. Odion’s memories were complicated and confusing. Lani hadn’t been willing to give anything to Odion when he showed up out of the blue. He didn’t want anything to do with him. Nothing could be done for the fact that Lani’s heart still loved Odion, his head wanted to disagree and it worked really hard to remind him why they’d broken up in the first place. Lani didn’t know what he would have done without Avi during those first few months. Between her and Adrianna he had had a lot of support and he was very glad for it. Perhaps one of the most frustrating things was that as much as he wanted to be angry with Odion, he simply couldn’t because he was so happy to see him again.

He went through the door and when he heard her welcome he opened the door and poked his head in the door. “Hey, Avi,” he returned in greeting, giving her a smile. He was unaware of her uneasiness to see him and so he slipped into the room and showed her the oreos with a sly smile on his face. “Not much, how are you doing?” He asked and dropped into her desk chair, putting the package of cookies on her bed. She was getting close to graduation now if he wasn’t mistaken. This should be her last year at Hammel and he wondered if she had any plans afterward. He wondered if she was looking to go out of the area or if she was planning on staying. Personally Lani loved her and he would be sad if she left for school, but he hoped she knew that she always had a place here to return if she wished.

“Any idea what you’re gonna do after graduation?” He asked avoiding the redheaded elephant in the room. He honestly felt bad calling her with his emotional crisis a few days ago, he liked to think that he could take care of himself but in his panic he forgot that he wanted to keep up that front and now with a cooler head he wanted to try to think and think about things logically.