A twist in the Tale..

It was a cold day in Vancouver, the clouds hung low in the sky and and eerie mist set around the city.

Anella had not heard from Carl since her return from Whistler and didn't expect to. A good distraction for the time being. Here she stood at the Quay, awaiting a twist in her fate. Her best friend, Jaycee, had warned her of this day. The day Tyler would come crawling back, begging for her, and explaining all his mistakes and woes; trying to smooth talk his way back into her heart and messing around with the dust that had settled in her mind. "And.. you're going to tell him you've moved on, and you don't need him, and even if you still love him you can't have him dragging you down." He had said.

Cigarette lit in hand, she stared blankly at the sea bus terminal, watching one leave as another came. She questioned herself why she bothered to risk her weak immune system, and her heart for this foolish boy. She gazed into the water a dark teal and brown colour, and birds; lots of damn birds flying above her eyeing her french fries from McDonalds. She knew this was his seabus. She could sense it.

Her phone beeped with a text - they just looked at me like i'm an idiot, there is no second floor to this starbucks, where are you...- "never mind, I found you." Anella turned around. He came up to her. Tall and handso- "What did you do to your eyebrows?! And.. your hair, why are there racing stripes?" She was in shock. He laughed, and said "It'll grow on you." She looked at him, his foolish grin drew her in instantly. Nothing else was there. That was at least until their eyes met. Her heart hiccuped.

Anella's heart grew that day.. she scolded herself for it, the only thing that should be growing is the hair on Tylers eyebrows, the eyebrows over his husky blue eyes. She'd gotten lost in them so many times before. She forced herself to look away, turning her attention back to the distractions of the birds, the water, and the people passing by.

They stood together, lit another cigarette and stared again into the distance; Anella awkwardly avoiding eyecontact; speaking of their lives and the people they've met, even how they've changed. The conversation flowed with ease and Anella found moments where things felt absolutely normal. Moments where she remembered when they were blissfully in love; thats when she'd fall silent and look away, also remembering that they no longer were.

And after they spoke nonsensities, their gazes met..

Tyler reached forward for her hand, Anella laughed, teasing him "is this where you tell me you can't live without me? And you love me and want me back?"

His eyes never left her. His mouth twitched, trying to fight back the dissappointment and continue holding a smile. It became obvious to him then that Anella had truly moved on. The sky had gotten darker, they had not looked up until the soft touch of the rain had began to fall onto their cheeks.

Anella squinted as she stared into the sky, once again avoiding Tylers eyes. She opened her mouth to catch a raindrop on her tongue, however the rain was far too light still and had only grazed her cheeks. She spun a few times, just feeling the refreshing and cool air against her face.

Tyler took her hand this time again, and stopped her mid-spin. "Anella." His voice shook a little, she could hear it and knew that it was time to be serious. "I know you think this might be a joke, but, I miss you." Anella felt her heart hiccup, again. She swallowed, unsure of what to say. Of course she had missed him aswell. She was so in love with him. All the firsts they had shared together were hard to forget, not that she wanted to. Her hand tightened around Tylers grasp but as she realised that it had done so, she let go. His bright blue eyes looked into her. She felt them poking around inside her head. He must be so confused right now. Anella was still thinking of what to say that time was passing them by all the more quickly.

She tried to speak but nothing came out. Anella took as subtle a breath as she could; not that it made a difference, his eyes fixed on her. "I miss you too."

At that moment, Anella fell into a tight embrace. Locked in his arms all the emotions came rushing back. She was in a state of utter confusion. Everything Jaycee had predicted was coming true. All the nights spent distracting herself with Carl, wishing Tyler would realise his mistake were becoming a reality.

She tried to speak again, "Tyler, even though I've missed you and - " He interrupted her, "Anella, stop talking; I need to say this."