09-27-2024, 09:37 AM
Cruz sat through the ceremony, he was happy for Emily. But he really shouldn't have taken the pill before coming even if his mother saw him he was hardly able to stay awake. And falling asleep and chasing the nightmares was probably bad form. But the skulls had even followed him here. He saw about three before he sat down in the church pew.
His mother had insisted he take their present as well. As difficult as it was to carry that much money around in his breast pocket. Donations to her Orphan Project was the best way to her heart. And he knew that because Rachel had told him so. Not that they'd done much more than text back and forth a couple times a week. He'd been busy. She was busy. And they were both focused on school. Or at least that's what he told everyone else. Truth was, he wasn't focused on anything. He went to some classes -- the ones that he knew he'd fail if he didn't attend. And the others well he got what he got in them. And so far it had all been paying off.
Sage had been helping him for the lectures he missed, not that Cruz watched any of the material. But he tried. Most of it was boring shit. Even his Master's degree was boring he thought it would be better than undergrad. But it was what it was.
Spikes of fear of failing coursed through his body as the wedding procession left. Rachel smiled at him and he smiled back through drowsy eyes and a small wave. They hadn't seen each other in a while and she looked good. Though he was pretty sure that she wouldn't be happy about his so-called high. He needed a cup of coffee, maybe that would offset it.
He got up when the rest of his row did and they made their way through greeting Emily and Jared and wishing them well. When it was his turn, Cruz hugged Emily. "I'm so happy for you." He offered Jared a hand and smiled. "Don't go setting too high of a standard, last thing I need is for Rachel to start comparing notes." He joked. He tried to hid the slight drowsy slur to his speech but he wouldn't be surprised if his words even made any sense.
His mother had insisted he take their present as well. As difficult as it was to carry that much money around in his breast pocket. Donations to her Orphan Project was the best way to her heart. And he knew that because Rachel had told him so. Not that they'd done much more than text back and forth a couple times a week. He'd been busy. She was busy. And they were both focused on school. Or at least that's what he told everyone else. Truth was, he wasn't focused on anything. He went to some classes -- the ones that he knew he'd fail if he didn't attend. And the others well he got what he got in them. And so far it had all been paying off.
Sage had been helping him for the lectures he missed, not that Cruz watched any of the material. But he tried. Most of it was boring shit. Even his Master's degree was boring he thought it would be better than undergrad. But it was what it was.
Spikes of fear of failing coursed through his body as the wedding procession left. Rachel smiled at him and he smiled back through drowsy eyes and a small wave. They hadn't seen each other in a while and she looked good. Though he was pretty sure that she wouldn't be happy about his so-called high. He needed a cup of coffee, maybe that would offset it.
He got up when the rest of his row did and they made their way through greeting Emily and Jared and wishing them well. When it was his turn, Cruz hugged Emily. "I'm so happy for you." He offered Jared a hand and smiled. "Don't go setting too high of a standard, last thing I need is for Rachel to start comparing notes." He joked. He tried to hid the slight drowsy slur to his speech but he wouldn't be surprised if his words even made any sense.