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The high school reunion that neither chloe nor shara particularly wanted to attend was today. Chloe and shara were however going to go, you see the event was a non school associated Brooklyn-run thing and everyone was going for the big news. Smith made his first appearance as quarterback for his new nfl team and they both feel obliged to celebrate it with him.
Unfortunately even with smith having not spoken to them since graduation all of his old 'friends' were going to be attending. The reunion wasn't really a nice number it was three years since they graduated. Smith was playing in the nfl as mentioned, Rory was playing in his new band and writing songs about smith every day, chloe was spending her days writing and hoping to get discovered and her nights performing theatre and then shara she was spending her time at school still training to become a professor and teach English. They were all so happy now that chloe couldn't help but wonder how much this reunion was going to ruin.
When they arrived at the clubhouse (because of course it was held here where all the old events where) Chloe and shara felt very out of place. Shara was wearing a pink turtleneck (to hide her hickies) and a white tennis skirt. Her pink converse matched her jumper and her black tights protected her legs from the cool breeze of the Alabama winter. Chloe beside her was in black 'straight leg trousers' (jeans in disguise) and a white button up with the top two buttons undone and her sleeves pushed up shara looked over jealously at her inability to feel the cold as her red jumper didn't do much for warmth. Chloe had necklaces draped over her jumper and six silver rings on. They were cold on sharas fingers as they held hands.
They looked at one another and with an in sync nod stepped through the doors.
In an instant the heads of faces Chloe had long forgotten whipped around to face her and stare. Chloe and shara were a very well known couple due to their refusal to hide their relationship in New York. Not everyone agreed with their relationship and Chloe recognised looks of mild disgust on some faces as she and shara walked further into the room together. Still she didn't let it bother her and carried on walking to Rory who she had spotted across the room.
"Hey Rory" she smiled stopping to stand beside him as he turned his head away from where smith was not socialising with him (gay nfl players aren't exactly trending) towards them "oh hey chloe" he nods at them "hey shara" shara nods back but he spots the slight widening of her eyes as she sees someone over his skinny shoulder. Rory turns discreetly to look and chloe glances over as well as prom king from three years ago Dixon wells makes his way over.
Chloes surprised Dixon even showed up after he left school so abruptly due to the whole scandal at the end of the year. He smirks at them and floods of memories rush back as chloe notices a glance down at her chest.
Annoyingly he doesn't even stop there instead he walks all the way up to the small group and greets them "hey shara" he doesn't bother speaking to chloe and Rory. Rude chloe thought "how's things? Still with smith" silence falls everyone knows no she's with chloe it's common knowledge "no" shara keeps it to that Dixon glances at chloe and sharas intertwined hands "oh bit of a downgrade then" he says and chloe tilts her head in a clear 'sorry what was that?' A chance to fix things. He doesn't take it and instead digs his hole deeper "never thought you'd turn out a fa-" he never finished that sentence he'd run out of chances from Chloe.
She swings her right arm back and smashes it right into his nose there's a satisfying crack sound before he cries out and covers his face "leave us alone" she says before turning around and pulling shara away with her Rory following behind as the entire crowd looks on in horror (and amusement from their friends) as Dixon wells runs off embarrassed trying to hide his face with his arm. Chloe reaches Georgia and stops walking "honestly" she shakes her head "you'd think he'd have developed his brain since leaving the mental institution" the whole group cracks up laughing and a new nickname for willow grove was born.