  Unforeseen Comfort
      Rosie inhaled deeply, holding the crumbled page above the water, ready to throw it in the lake and get back to her usual lonesome routine.
      &quot;So much for saving the turtles.&quot;
      Rosie snapped around to see the last person she was expecting to run into right now.
      She blinked. For a moment she thought she was hallucinating.
      &quot;Blaze?&quot;
      Blaze's usual smug grin rested on his face as he walked towards her, his hands shoved into his jacket's pockets. &quot;You could just throw the paper in a garbage bin instead of polluting the lake, you know?&quot;
      Rosie slowly retreated her hand back, staring at him in bewilderment. She didn't know if she was more confused by his concern for pollution or the fact that he was here to begin with. &quot;What... are you doing here?&quot;
      Blaze stopped beside her, turning to stare ou

  A Needed Push
      The next few days were hard for Rosie. Although it was unspoken, Rosie just knew that whatever bond she had been growing with Anthony, it was over.
      She noticed Tamara had been going over to her friend's houses a lot more, almost like it was an excuse for Anthony not having to come to their apartment. She had hardly seen him and the very few times he was at their apartment with Tamara, he avoided her gaze and didn't speak to her, with nothing more than a head nod to acknowledge her.
      Of course, Rosie didn't have the backbone to say anything to him even if she really wanted to. When all she wanted to do was muster the bravery to say anything to him, she stopped herself, telling herself this was happening for a reason and it was better off.
      She couldn't get him out of her mind. She couldn't help but feel hurt and disappointed that like she had assumed,

  Nothing to Say
      For the next few weeks, Rosie hardly heard from or saw Anthony.
      She walked into her apartment after work one night, Anthony sitting on the couch watching the tv with his and Tamara's textbooks and course work sprawled across the coffee table in front of him.
      Rosie halted in her tracks. Her heart started racing, her mind going blank, while her body felt frozen. This was the first time she was seeing Anthony in a few days. They hadn't talked properly since the day she had gotten home from the hospital. That was Anthony's made it pretty obvious that he had feelings for her.
      Anthony looked up when he saw her walk in. He cleared his throat, sitting up straighter. &quot;Tamara just went around the block to pick up some pizza.&quot;
      Rosie nodded her head slowly, walking to the living room.
      An uncomfortable silence lingered in the air above th

Unforeseen Comfort
      Rosie inhaled deeply, holding the crumbled page above the water, ready to throw it in the lake and get back to her usual lonesome routine.
      &quot;So much for saving the turtles.&quot;
      Rosie snapped around to see the last person she was expecting to run into right now.
      She blinked. For a moment she thought she was hallucinating.
      &quot;Blaze?&quot;
      Blaze's usual smug grin rested on his face as he walked towards her, his hands shoved into his jacket's pockets. &quot;You could just throw the paper in a garbage bin instead of polluting the lake, you know?&quot;
      Rosie slowly retreated her hand back, staring at him in bewilderment. She didn't know if she was more confused by his concern for pollution or the fact that he was here to begin with. &quot;What... are you doing here?&quot;
      Blaze stopped beside her, turning to stare out at the lake as he leaned against the wooden banister. &quot;Catching lake polluters, obvious

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