(Yes "Paula" is a character)
Paula looked up, her hair wet, and clinging to her face. The rain poured from the heavens, drenching her and her friends. The friends she thought she knew.
Conocido meowed, his deep and melodic voice echoing through the downpour.
Paula absently reached up and stroked his soft golden fur.
"Paula, if you don't go through that portal right now, you'll never forgive yourself."
She shook her head, sending water everywhere.
"No! How can I go back? Knowing everything I don't have? What about Conocido?" She half begged. "You can't take this all away from me!"
Warren looked down. "But..."
"No!" She wailed. "No buts! You brought me here! You can't make me go!"
Warren reached out a hand. "Yes... but, we..." He worked his mouth weakly.
Jaeza looked up, and gently touched Paula's shoulder.
"You've done a lot for us. And Conocido can tell you that you have learned a lot about yourself."
Paula looked into the deep amber of Conocido's eyes. The cat meowed, and winked.
She shook her head again. "No..! No! No!"
Everyone looked on as the girl rampaged.
"I refuse to go back! To my life! The thing that almost ruined me! I am tired of empty conversations filled with empty words!"
Conocido purred. We are always beside you. You can always find us when you need us.
Paula gaped at the cat. "You can talk?"
Of course. You just never asked me.
She shook her head. "Tell me this is real. That I'm not going to wake up raped or dead."
Warren laughed. "You asked me that they day we met. If I was going to rape or murder you."
Paula struggled to blink away tears. "And you never did."
"You learned trust."
"You learned to believe."
"You learned how to forgive."
"You learned how to forget."
But most of all, you learned how to move on. Conocido whispered. You need to do that now.
Paula sighed, letting out her pent up anger, sadness, and horror.
"Where will I find you when I need you?"
Conocido winked a single golden eye. Just look to the sky. For I am the sun.
"Since I met you, I've been enlightened. I knew Conocido was the name for you."
Si.
Warren held out a hand. "C'mon, it's time for you to go home."
"Hey, wait a second." Paula said. "There's something I have to do."
Everyone fell silent as Paula gently took Conocido off of her shoulder.
"Thanks kitty, you sure were perfect for your name." She whispered, kissing his nose. Then she held him like a baby as she overlooked the entirety of her new friends. "I trust we'll meet again. And, umm... thanks. Y'know, for everything."
A huge cheer went up as she turned to Warren. "I'm ready to go now."
She held out the cat in her arms, and Conocido licked her hand. Another cheer went up as one of her bangs turned a sunray blonde.
You won't forget us. Just look into the sun, for there, shall we be.
Warren took the cat and he smiled at Paula.
"Good luck." He said. "For a chic like you, who knows what'll happen?"
Paula didn't respond as she began to walk towards the portal, her high heels not making a sound in the puddles of water. Right as she was about to dissapear, she turned around and winked one single gray green eye at Warren, and he turned slightly red as she vanished into the depths of Howl Portal.
Monday, February 16
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...What were you smoking and where can I get some? LOL!
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