Best friends Frankie and Penelope have just arrived in the Valley seeking to escape the past. All they needed was each other and a fresh start. They make new friends and potentially find love. Unbeknownst to them, they stumble upon a war between two...
Hawk Hey is your uncle ok? Idk how to describe it but he seems a little off
Penelope 💜 Not really. He's been really stressed out about medical bills from the hospital
Hawk Oh That's understandable
Penelope 💜 I feel really bad about it. Me being there cost so much money Staying in the room alone cost so much day to day Not including the care, the medication, the CT scans, x rays
Hawk None of that is your fault
Penelope 💜 If I had not been there to start with than none of this would be a problem now
Hawk It's not your fault that u were there either
Penelope 💜 It all just feels like my fault
Hawk It's not
Penelope 💜 If you say so I just don't know what we're going to do
Hawk What do you mean?
Penelope 💜 How are we supposed to pay those bills on a teacher's salary?
Hawk Oh
Penelope 💜 Yeah I know that it's not something I should be worried about but I can't help it I feel like I caused all of this grief
Hawk Stop saying it's ur fault bc it isn't Penelope You tried to stop the fight You did something good
Penelope 💜 And my family pays the price for it? The world is so backwards
Hawk I know it is But pls know that this isn't at all ur fault I don't want you to think u did smtg wrong when it was the rest of us
Penelope💜 I don't blame you or anyone else
Hawk Then don't blame yourself either pls
Penelope 💜 Okay I'll try I just wish there was something I could do to help Uncle Don
Hawk You guys don't have any savings?
Penelope 💜 Whatever savings my uncle used to help Frankie and move us here
Hawk What did Frankie need help with?
Penelope 💜 I can't tell you that. She'd have to tell you that if she ever wanted you to know Forget I mentioned that please
Hawk OK Well is there anything else that could pay the bill?
Penelope 💜 My grandma is sending a check but she's retired, so it's only so much
Hawk Who sends checks anymore?
Penelope 💜 Eli she's old fashioned Also not the point
Hawk Sorry Well there has to be smtg we can do
Penelope 💜 "We"?
Hawk Yes "we" I'm not going to let u stress over this alone I want to help
Penelope 💜 That's very sweet of you Eli, but you don't have to do anything
Hawk I want to
Penelope 💜 Thank you So what can we do?
Hawk That's a good question But don't worry love, we'll figure smtg out I love you
Penelope 💜 I love you too
Hawk stared at the text as he popped a pill into his mouth, asking himself how much she would love him if she only knew...
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So I've been experimenting with different ways to convey text messages and I think this is my favorite style. I hope you guys don't mind, I know it's different from how I've written them earlier in this book, but I think I'll be doing it this way going forward.
Anyway, this was a short chapter, but I've been a little stuck on how to move past this part lol. I know what happens next, it's just a matter of getting there! XD I struggled a bit and then remembered this was an idea.
Thoughts on this chapter? I would love to hear them.
I mean, Hawk can't hide his problems from Penelope forever, but will he try to?
