“Look, I’ll never get to saying this if I don’t get to it now, so here’s my proposal.”

Andy turned around and stared at me with her big eyes.

Those vacant eyes that held so much more than I thought they did.

“You probably have a lot of issues judging by the way you banished those two into the dark dimension, right?”

Still staring.

“Well I have-“

“Sorry what were you saying?Spaced out for a bit.”

As if this situation couldn’t prolong itself any further.

Why must life be so untoward?

“Your magic is impressive and you seem kinda messed up.I have just the thing to un- mess you up.”

Her eyes finally lose that vacancy.

“What is it?”

“Take my hand and pledge yourself to me, and I can turn those ugly feelings into a beautiful piece of a-“

“Can I be a part of your friend group?”

Could she not interrupt me?

I smile and extend my hand to her

“Of coarse! I thought it was a given?”

Her focused stare becomes a smile, and I get a new team member.

A team member who never stops smiling.