[ she remembers their last conversation and how buffy had then been reminded of angel. angel walking away on grad night because he couldn't give her the future he thought she wanted. had she hated him, then?

no. but she'd been angry. aching. broken. and she didn't know how to breath for days.

buffy swallows hard. ] Sh-she's probably just hurt, Winry. Really really hurt but...but break-ups do that to people. They tear you up from the inside.

[ okay. maybe there had been a little hate. ]