as long as im here (RINNEY)

Grab n Go

Finney's POV

              "you may all go." the teacher said, packing his laptop into his bag and then leaving.

i packed rushingly, remembering there was no food at home. i had to stop by grab n go to get both me and gwen something to eat. mac and cheese sounds good right now..but maybe i should ask gwen what she wants. but my phone's dead.

"see you on monday" robin's voice, once again, interrupted my train of thoughts. he had finished packing his bags and was going to leave.

"bye robin" i said, smiling very slightly. then i remembered.

"hey uh- do you think i could borrow your phone? i need to call my sister but my phone's dead." i said while running my hand through my curls.

"oh uh, sure. here." he handed his phone over to me. i dialed gwen's number hoping she answered quickly because i didnt want robin to wait long. on the third ring, she answered.

- "hello? if this is a scam call i swear to god-"
"gwen, no its me, finney"
- "oh hey kid! why arent you calling me on your own phone?"
"my phone's dead. im gonna go to grab n go. want anything?"
-"mac and cheese! also, hurry up. dad's in a bad mood."
"okay"

i hung up the phone and gave it back to robin. "here", he took the phone and said, " your sister's older than you?" i sighed, and said with embarassment, " no, im older. she calls me kid, i dont know why but she does." my cheeks flushed with embarassment. 

"your sister seems cool." he said in a smile. "she is"

"you're headed to grab n go right? we could go together, my house is on the way." i nodded and smiled then continued packing my bag.

       On the way to grab n go, we talked about ourselves. ( heavy dialogue again im so sorry 😭)

-"sooo, do you have any more siblings?" he said while kicking a pebble that was in his way.

"no i dont, its just me and gwen. i like it that way." i replied and he nodded at that response.

-"how about school? you know in general, how is it?" he said while mantaining eye contact with the ground.

he kept asking questions. i wasnt used to it but i didnt dislike it. in fact, i liked talking to him. he actually showed interest in what i was saying, even though the atmosphere was awkward. maybe i was the one making it awkward. but i kept quiet when he asked the question.

-"earth to finn..?" he turned to face me, and i snapped out of my thoughts, again. i have to stop doing this.

" finn? "

-" i like it better than finney, if you're fine with it ofcourse."

"sure"

"oh and yea school's okay. i dont know, i just need to survive middle school you know what i mean." i said then smiling a very awkward smile.

-"yea...."

Robin's POV

             we continued walking but man, the rest of the walk was so awkward and dry. maybe he found me annoying. ill just shut up.

we reached grab n go and finn told me to go home first because it's getting dark and my parents would worry.

"parents? bro they're dead. i live with my uncle and he doesnt care what i do" i said calmly but his eyes widened with shock and his eyebrows curved.he stood still then said "shit,im so sorry!" he said in a panicked tone but i wasn't bothered. i laughed it off indicating its fine. i use humor to cope with their loss. he smiled though, but he still looked extremely guilty.

"what about you? your parents still.. you know" i immediately regretted asking that because his eyes teared up.

"oh shit im sorry" i said feeling SO guilty. "its fine. my mom's dead too. dad's alive though" he said. this felt like a time to hug him to comfort him but i DONT do hugs. i tried to form a sentence because his eyes just got more teary.

"im sorry about your mom" he looked up at me and muttered "its fine" then rubbed away the tears in his eyes. "lets go in"

            we walked in and seperated. i went to get a slushie while he went to get whatever he was getting.

near the slushie stand i saw a guy playing pinball. when i saw that he had long blonde curly hair, i immediately knew who it was.

" Vance ?! " i said while holding my slushie in my hand. " yo, robin! how you doing? heard you go to a new school now? " vance said, taking his hand out for me to shake. " yeah, the teachers are ass though. how about you? how are you doing?? how's school?" i said, switching my slushie from my right hand to my left hand to shake his hand. " i got expelled " .

my eyes widened. "WHAT? i took the blame so you wouldnt get expelled" i was confused. why the hell did he get expelled??

"yea but i got into a fight with leron and beat the shit out of him. he's hospitilized. then they expelled me. my mom gave up on finding new schools for me, she told me to find one myself." vance said, continuing back with his pinball game. he seemed so unbothered what the hell. " why dont you join the school im in?" i said, hoping he would say yes. i was fine being friends with finn, but having just one friend is kinda pathetic dont you think ..

*CRASH*

what the hell did finn do ??

Finney's POV

       oh my god its matt. why is he everywhere i go.

"whats up fag ?" matt said in an arragont tone. "just fuck off already." i muttered under my breath but he heard it. he grabbed the collar of my shirt and put his face close to mine. "what the fuck did you just say? watch what u say to me." he whispered softly but sharply to me." bro your breath smells." i said boldly and he looked flustered. "you- BITCH!" he let go off my collar and i fell backwards to the shelf, dropping most of the items on the shelf. he kneeled down above me and started punching me repeatedly in the face and ribs. my vision became blurry as he kept punching me and i closed my eyes.

after a few moments, he stopped then i heard shouting. the shouting sounded like.. robin?

i opened my eyes to see matt on the floor with bruises on his face. with robin kneeled above him, punching him. after matt looked beat up enough, robin grabbed him by the collar, like matt did to me, and said "fuck with finn again, i fuck with you." then he let go of him and walked towards me.

"you good?" no. my face hurts like hell and i know damn well i look like a swollen grape. but the only words i could mutter were " yea. i need to head home."

as i tried getting up, he pushed my shoulders back down gently and told me to sit still. he reached into my bag to get tissues, the one i had given him previously. he kneeled down infront of me and hesitated but wiped my face anyways. he dabbed gently on my face, placing cream on the areas with bruises and said " sorry for making this weird. " i responded by smiling slightly but it hurt too much. "i feel like a grape" he chuckled.

"lets go, ill send u home." he said, standing up and giving me his hand for support. i gripped onto his hand and pushed myself up. holy shit my body ached like hell. i tried to act like it didnt hurt though. i didnt want my only non-blood related friend thinking im weak.

Robin's POV

       i dont know what the fuck happened but finn needed serious help. i grabbed both his and my bag and put them on my shoulders. i could tell finn didnt want to be babied so i just walked slowly with him to his house.

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