61 A Vow to ones self (1/2)

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There have been edits and additions done to the previous chapter. I gave a better description of the technique, a nice paragraph of John collecting the waterlily, and a minor change for the dummies description. The changes were upload 4:33AM CT 9/10/2019 if you read before that please take a moment to go back and read the changes thanks.

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The same night a young girl was once again in the dangerous oceans of time. Laurel stood above the turbulent waters with shaky legs. Tonight there were only the two other dancing hers here.

Before Laurel could get her bearings the red-dressed her rushed over. ”I'm so glad you're alright! I was so worried,” the red-dressed her cried. Laurel was rapped in the red-dressed her's arms and crushed in a bear's hug.

The flexible her in exotic clothes also runs over and jumps on both of them joining the hug. They stay that way for a moment content with sharing this happy moment. Their foreheads touch as the embrace becomes more relaxed. Laurel thought it was strange usually such close contact with someone she'd only met a few times would be uncomfortable. But instead, they all felt at peace together.

Laurel couldn't help but laugh after the tension broke. ”I'm fine, alright! Don't worry,” she says gleefully.

”That's right we are hugging like this, and we don't even know your name,” the red-dressed her said without releasing the hug. The red-dressed her arms were now laid limply around Laurel's neck to give a bit of space.

”Name? I'm Laurel, aren't you guys me? I should know my own name,” Laurel responds confused.

The flexible her in exotic clothes explained, ”We are so different with completely different lives, how can we have the same name?” She then pokes Laurel's nose with a giggle. She then quickly escapes with a backflip. As she stops she bows and says, ”I'm Thalia.”

Laurel smiled brightly and says, ”That's so strange. Nice to meet you, Thalia!”

The her in the red dress pursed her lips. She is jealous of Thalia's exciting introduction. She gently releases Laurel and spins away, causing her skirt to bloom. As she ends she bows while holding one edge of her dress far up in the air. ”I'm Angela! I won't be outdone,” She snarks, sticking her tongue out at Thalia.

Laurel almost falls over from laughing as she holds her stomach in pain. The others join in and the laughter of young girls echos off the ocean waves filling the world with mirth. After calming down, they came back together to talk.

Laurel couldn't help but sigh, ”I'm jealous. I wish I could dance beautifully too.”

Angela grabs her arm comfortingly and replies, ”We've been dancing since we were young and you just started. I'm sure you'll be dancing just as well soon enough.”

”As long as you're having fun it doesn't matter how you dance,” Thalia adds.

”Even if you say that if I don't learn to dance, I'll eventually die, right?” Laurel says pouting.

Angela once again pulls Laurel into a hug. ”I'm sorry last time must have been so scary for you.”

Laurel shakes her head, ”no, it was my fault for not being good enough.”

”It all worked out in the end. Aren't you two making to big a deal out of this?” Thalia asks with her head cocks to the side.

”Have some compassion,” Angela snaps at Thalia.

Laurel shivers as she remembered the ordeal. ”Oh yeah I guess I met a god then,” She mentions absentmindedly.

”What? I've never heard of meeting a god in the ocean before!” Angela says in surprise, her eyes opening wide like saucers.

Laurel then explains her ordeal to them. How a babies cry broke reality, and she saw a vision of the battlefield. How it made her feel like her brain was going to explode. Then about the promise to herself thing that she didn't quite understand.

”Alright, that's pretty rough,” Thalia agrees, ”But at least you got to meet a god. That's pretty awesome!” she says with a thumbs up.

”I'd rather not meet a god if it's going to be like that,” Laurel replied with a bitter smile.

Angela holds her chin and furrows her brow in deep thought. 'She looks pretty cute thinking like that,' Laurel thought. She then realized that she was basically complimenting herself and started to blush with embarrassment.

”He must have been talking about us, right? He clearly knew the situation, so we just need to make a promise to each other?” Angela asks.

”I don't know,” Laurel admits.

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Thalia wraps her arms around both of their necks and pulls them in. ”Who cares what can it hurt to make a promise? Best case scenario something awesome happens worse case nothing right?” She reasons.

Angela shakes her head, unconvinced, ”If you make the wrong promise, it could be bad, right?”

”Don't worry. Let's do it,” Thalia continued to push.

”Why not?” Laurel asks Angela.

”Fine you win,” Angela sighs in exasperation.

Thalia pumps her fist in the air with excitement. ”Alright what should we promise?”