. the ride home .

  This story definitely has some romantic fling in it. It's about a girl and two guys and a most cliché love triangle. My persona was the girl and I switched back and forth between persona and bystander (where I just watch the story unfold by itself) so I could take a good look at how my persona looked like. She was a very pretty, petite, ordinary, brunette girl-next-door. And because she sort of reminded me of that Rachael from Glee, I'm going to call her that. She has two very good friends, Chris and Vincent, whom just likes to be called Vinnie. Rachael basically has a crush on Chris, but Chris only sees her as a little sister, while Vinnie has a crush on Rachael.

  According to the background story, what was not shown in the Dream itself, is that Rachael had confessed to Chris before but was rejected, politely I might add. Chris explained the best he could that he only wanted to be friends. Though this was heart-breaking for Rachael, they remained friends. Rachael enjoyed their friendship, secretly hoping that Chris would like her back. While she waited, Vinnie, who is a friend of Chris but not very close, was always there to lend her his shoulder. And though she knew that Vinnie had feelings for her, she didn't want to give up on Chris.

  The drama ended on the night of a party. Rachael confronted Chris outside their friend's house, away from the party. Chris had done something to her and as painful as it was, his intentions were actually good ones. But he was still in the wrong and all he could do was apologize. Rachael was angry at him on the inside, so much that she wanted to cry. Her eyes were watery and before she left him and the party, she gave him a peck on the lips. She walks away from the house and Vinnie, who saw everything, followed her and offered to take her home.

  “Hey... I know it was really hard.. but you were strong out there. You did good.. I just want you to know that..” Vinnie comforted her and because of his kind words, Rachael broke out in tears. Vinnie cuddled her, letting her sob into his chest. They stood there less than a minute before he led her to his car. It was a silent drive and Rachael was calming down a bit. They didn't have dinner from leaving the party a little early, they stopped by a diner to eat. At the diner, Vinnie did his best to cheer Rachael up. Most of the conversation was silenced as I became the narrator but their expressions told me that Vinnie succeeded in making Rachael laugh. They had a good time. When they got back to the car, it started to rain.

  Halfway back to her house, the rain was so heavy Vinnie had to pull over, afraid he couldn't see the road through the downpour. They sat in the car and waited for the rain to lighten. They continued to talk and joke around. When it got a bit cold, Vinnie lent Rachael his coat. And before the Dream ended, fading into the darkness, the last thing I saw was Rachael's face and the way she was looking at Vinnie. She was smiling, with tenderness in her eyes; as if she finally realised that perhaps the one she loved all this time was not the one she was looking for.

It was such a sweet short story~ And I'm glad it had a happy ending~ As for what Chris did to Rachael that made her angry, it wasn't elaborated in the Dream but I'm just going to construct it according to my best guess. My guess is that after a while of seeing how much Rachael really wanted to be with him, Chris agrees to go out with her aka be her boyfriend. Unfortunately he was doing this out of pity and just leading her on, which is NEVER a smart move. In the end both sides get hurt and the friendship is either fixed awkwardly over time or it turns sour. Anyways, I think after a while of regret and forgiveness, Rachael and Chris remain good friends, together with Vinnie ^^ Yeyy!!