Betrayed

The best friends

Hello everyone! This chapter takes place two weeks after the last ones, so don't be surprise.
I'm not absolutely sure it is what I thought about, but after I deleted two earlier versions, I don't want to keep you from this such long time, so I update it in a version which is the best from every other I wrote. I wish you fun while reading and good week;)

Penny slowly went to the bower in Pontypandy Park, where she should meet Ellie. Her friend really wanted to spent her every free minute with Penny, so she wouldn't feel alone in this hard for her time.
She was very greatful for everything her friends have done for her since she was fired. It has been two weeks since that terrible day and she couldn't found her place to this day. She walked to the mountains, to the beach, even once or twice to Newtown, but it all has got very powerful memories from the time she was a firefighter. She talked with Arnold and Elvis how it is, but they saw it hurt her so they stopped asking. They tried to compared Penny's situation to first days of holiday, that someday Penny would find her place and it would end someday too. Penny saw the similarities, because she still remembered how as a teenager when the holiday came by few first days she didn't know what to do in this whole free time. Then after some time she found what to do by the rest of it and found it hard to end this time and went back to school routine.
She also talked a lot with Ellie and Sam, they were there for her whenever she needed them, Elvis and Arnold of course too, but there was a diffrence when she talked about her feelings with all of them and only with Ellie and Sam. Unfortunately, Ellie didn't change her behavior towards Penny and Sam, so usually, when three of them talked, she found an excuse and left them alone. Ellie knew it perfectly that Penny found it annoying, but also that she wouldn't offend Penny with it. It was a reminder of times spent together. And in that case it brought smile on Penny's face everytime. When she was with them both she laughed again and smiled most of the time. But when she talked only with Sam they became serious and exchanged experiences, but they always turned it out into laugher. Sam always had a ability to cheer her up and vice versa and it probably never wouldn't change.
What went to Emily? She didn't talk with Penny and everytime she saw her she did everything to avoid her. It hurted Penny, because she argued with Ellie, because she wanted to defend younger colleague. She thought they were friends, but maybe she was wrong...

That day Ellie suggested her to go for a walk in that kind of voice Penny knew too well and she knew well enough she didn't have even a shade of chance to avoid this meeting. So she sat inside the bower waiting for her best friend to come. One minute pasted, five minutes passed, ten minutes pasted...
Penny looked at her watch a little impatiently, wondering what has Ellie invented this time? Last time, two days ago, when Ellie and Sam found time and possibility to go to the beach at their shift, for excuse walking to bring a lunch from Whole Fish Cafe for the team, Ellie knew Penny was at the beach, so she wanted to meet her there with Sam. Elvis who had a day off helped her with the trap for both of them. Elvis went to Penny telling her she was needed at Whole Fish Cafe, so she went after him without a doubt. But when she reached the destination, she had to run away from Ellie's lovely idea once again. With Sam's help, they managed to escape by the back door, because Ellie locked them inside. After this Sam told her he suspected something and he also told her that not only Elvis helped Ellie, Bronwyn either. They laughed at the silliest thought that whole Pontypandy wanted to bring them together. This time she would be prepared and Ellie would be splashed red-handed.

Something warm and wet licked her hand, so she woke up from her thoughts only to noticed it was Radar and moment later Penny heard the voice she loved.

"Hi, Penny! What are you doing here? Have you seen Elvis or Arnold anywhere?" he asked, catching deep breath.

"No, I haven't. I have been waiting for Ellie, have you seen her?" Penny stroked Radar's head while he was pushing it deeper and deeper into her hand.