"Oh, I see."<br/><br/>Mikayla replied. She didn't think there would ever be some kind of zombie apocalypse and that there wouldn't be a need for a vaccine. She knew Aerius truly believed it but she just didn't. There were real problems in the world to worry about. There were real diseases that needed to be cured, like cancer and AIDS. She wished that someone as smart as Aerius could focus on that. But she knew he truly believed in it and it wasn't worth arguing about it.<br/><br/>"It's been good."<br/><br/>Mikayla replied, happy for the change of subject. She talked about liking OSU, the classes she enjoyed, a club she joined, and what a good friend Tara had become to her. She brought up Aiden, but didn't go into a lot of detail. She wasn't sure how comfortable Aerius was about him. Somehow, during all the talking, she did bring up that she thought Aerius had made an effort to avoid her. She nodded her head.<br/><br/>"What was I supposed to think? We were best friends, for years, and suddenly you were too busy for me."<br/><br/>Mikayla didn't want to hurt him with the truth, but his actions had hurt her. She frowned when he brought up Aiden. Yes, she had gotten a boyfriend. It was a natural thing for people their age to do. Besides, he had never made a move on her. When they first met, she had had a big crush on Aerius. Other kids always thought they were dating, but Aerius made it seem like they were just friends. He never asked her out, never hinted he wanted to be more then her friend, so Mikayla had eventually gotten over her crush. She accepted they would just be friends. She had never brought up being anything else because she didn't want to ruin their friendship.<br/><br/>"Just because I met Aiden, that didn't mean I didn't want us to still be friends."<br/><br/>Mikayla looked down and crumpled up her napkin.<br/><br/>"You might not have meant it, but you did hurt me. We had so much fun together before and I thought it would be like here. Yes, we were adults, but we'd just make new memories together and with our new friends. I didn't expect you to act like I didn't exist."