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...
Hey what r u doing today? I though mayb we could hangout and go get slushies or smtg ??? Penelope u good? If ur busy just lmk
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Srry if I'm bugging you but pls txt me back Did I do smtg?
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Love ur really scaring me here R u okay?
Hawk found himself biting his nails down as he stared at his phone screen, tapping it everytime it dimmed just in case she texted him. He didn't want to miss a single notification, even if it was just a pop up from YouTube and it got on his nerves. Just about anything could be from her, but he didn't want to miss it by some freak accident. However, it seemed there was nothing to miss, as no reply came.
His mind went to the worst of places.
Initially, his self-doubt crept up from the depths at which he had buried them. The little voice of Insecurity told him that he wasn't good enough for Penelope, that she was ignoring him on purpose because someone else probably caught her eye or she realized he wasn't worthy of her time.
No girl should be giving him time or attention, let alone their love, but this was Penelope he was thinking of - she wasn't just any girl. She was the love of his life.
So when that thought finally came to mind, he used it as a weapon to stab Insecurity and throw it back into the hole he'd put it in almost a year ago. He'd make sure it stayed dead because he didn't have the time to worry about it. All his attention and anxiety was diverted to his girlfriend, who wasn't texting him back for whatever reason.
He paced his room, asking himself if he should go to her place. He wrestled with the thought, sure that he was burning tread marks into the carpet.
His teeth were encroaching on the nail bed of his thumb when he remembered she had a head injury.
At that point, he was prepared to spiral. His hands started shaking and he couldn't remember where he'd put his keys, so he grabbed his phone and tried texting her again. However, the words weren't words; what he typed out was a jumbled mess of letters. He deleted it and tried again, but it didn't come out any better.
"Fuck!" he shouted and threw his phone on the bed.
He turned to the only thing he could.
With shot nerves and feeble fingers, he fished out one of the special little pills that would help him calm down, forgetting they weren't prescribed for the bout of overwhelming anxiety he was feeling. Regardless, he swallowed it and tricked himself into thinking it made him feel better.
As he was hiding the bottle away, his phone buzzed.
Penelope😍 Oh my gosh. I'm so sorry I made you worry. It's been a little hectic around here today and I've been so busy, but I'm okay. Everything's okay, or at least as okay as the situation can be. I can't explain it all right now, but I promise I will when I get the chance. I love you ❤️
Hawk felt his heart start beating again.
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This was a short chapter, but it's a long day for everyone involved... poor Hawk.
