Thunder & Lightning

Rebecca: Part 20

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"I fear as much the long, slow suffering as the thunderous, sudden end"

― Hanna Abi Akl

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Normally, I'd say being grounded sucked. But since my dad had never been the one to ground me before, he wasn't very good at it. All he had done was take away my car keys to stop me from leaving the house.

He hadn't bothered to take my phone or even stay home to supervise what I was doing. Both Dad and Jacob had left about an hour ago for Jacob's soccer game.

And although I often found Jacob to be the most annoying little brother on the face of the earth, it was cute how excited he had been to have our dad see him play for the first time since he started nearly three years ago.

With nothing to do as I lay in bed, I couldn't help but think about the conversation I had with Emma the day before which only made me think about the argument I had with Devon.

And the more I thought about that the more I started to realize that it was hardly an argument in the first place and had really been more like me just yelling at him...

Emma was right. I should just apologize. Yes, that's what I'll do.

I quickly picked up my phone texting him before I chickened out. 'Can you come over?'

Not even a second later the text changed from delivered to read. I bit my lip anxious for his reply as a typing bubble popped but after a minute it disappear again.

I don't know how long I stared at my phone waiting for him to text me back before I realized he wasn't going to reply.

Should I text him again? Or would it seem too desperate to double-text? I know he saw my message. So why didn't he reply? I sighed putting my phone down.

Maybe, he's just taking his time thinking about what to say. Yeah, that must be it. I'll just wait.

One hour turned into two which then turned into three and still no reply.

What if he hates me? What if he never wants to speak to me again? I thought in a panic as I checked my phone for what felt like the 400th time.

What should I do? Should I call him? Would that be too much? I just need a sign...

I was snapped out of my thoughts by the sound of pelting against my window. I look at it to see it had started raining.

Just great. Even the universe is crying at how pathetic I am. Wait- it's raining. Was this my sign?

I didn't get a chance to think about it more as suddenly my phone started vibrating in my hands. I looked down at the screen and was surprised to see that it was Devon calling me.

My heart fluttered as I saw his name.

I quickly answered. "Hi," His voice said into my ear.

"Hey, I was just about to call you," I admitted nervously. He called first so that must mean he isn't mad right?

"I guess I beat you to it." He laughed through the phone. Yup, definitely not mad.

"Yeah, I guess so." I chuckled softly. Although he was the one chasing me he always seemed to be two steps ahead leaving me rushing to figure out how to catch up.

"Why were you going to call?" Devon asked. The goofy smile he probably had on his face was clear in his voice. "I wanted to tell you that I'm sorry for how I acted the other day. What I said wasn't true and you were right." I admitted it even if it pained me to say it.