CHAPTER 15! abandoned on the kitchen counter in favor of chasing after finney

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CINNAMON GIRL

CHERRY WAS GETTING SICK OF PARTIES!

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CHERRY WAS GETTING SICK OF PARTIES!

But as finals were coming up, she had to throw one last celebration. The only thing getting her through the night was that she wouldn't have to do it again for an entire month.

She saw her friends more than she saw her dad.

Her couch was full of people who were talking about stupid things. The kitchen contained the same but with drunk people instead.

Finney closed the front door behind him, and the red-haired girl rushed to his side.

"Finally. What took you so long?" She questioned. "I can't stand anyone here."

"Your friends are right there." Finney pointed across the room, following the girl into the kitchen.

"Like I said, I can't stand anyone in here." She repeated, approaching her pantry.

She unlocked it and darted inside with Finney behind her.

The shelves were fully stocked and organized meticulously. They were even labeled. He reached into one of the containers and pulled out a bar of chocolate.

She grabbed a bag of gummies and sat on the wooden floor of the pantry.

Chatter was heard directly outside the door, and the music was still turned up so loud that they could hear it, but at least they were somewhat alone.

"Not drinking tonight?" Finney teased, sitting beside her.

"No." She shrugged. "I don't feel like I need to."

"Good. Are you prepared for finals?"

"Honestly? Probably not, but you've helped a lot, so I'm not completely hopeless."

"It's okay. We can cram. We've got every class together anyway, I could use a study buddy."

"Don't ever use that term to describe me again."

"What? Study buddy?"

"I just got study-buddy zoned."

Finney laughed at her joke. He was willing to help, though. She was his friend, after all. At least, he thought so.

Still, the comments he'd heard from behind her door haunted him whenever he was too deep in his head.

After all his effort, maybe he was still just playing a character.

Even if everybody warmed up to him, even if the entire school no longer thought he was a loser, maybe she still did.

She'd always know who he was before.

Sienna by The Marías came on, which was the song they listened to whenever they were in the car together.

"Is this party music?" Finney looked amused, but the smile on his lips was genuine.

𝓒𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟 | ᢉ𐭩 Finney BlakeWhere stories live. Discover now