𝐓𝐢𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝. | 𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐧 𝐑𝐡𝐞𝐞 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 | 𝐓𝐖𝐃

The Day Worse Than Final Exam Day

There was knocking at my apartment door, making me stand up and make my way to the door. I opened it to reveal the cute pizza delivery boy that always dropped off my pizzas. He was my age and he was always so sweet and went to the same college as me. I wouldn't say that we were close, like as in friends, but very good acquaintances... So in other words, we are borderline friends.

I smiled, and he returned it. "Hey, Y/n... it'll be $10.33," He said softly. "Hey... okay here you go," We swapped the money and pizza box and exchanged a smile. "I'll see you on campus tomorrow," Glenn said as we departed, waving me goodbye. "Goodnight, Glenn!" I called before he turned the corner. "G'night!" He called back, flashing me a smile and a small wave before walking off.

I know it may sound cliche, but the sight of his smile made my heart melt. I smiled to myself and stepped back inside my dorm, closing the door shut, locking the door, and making it to the kitchen. Before I pulled out the pizza cutter, my eyes landed on an old gang tattoo that rested on my wrist, right above my veins, making my heart turn cold as stone while my smile instantly turned to a frown. Sighing, I pulled the sleeve of my hoodie down to cover it up, taking the pizza cutter out of the drawer, closing the door by thrusting my hips forward before making my way to the pizza box. Before I opened the cardboard box, I noticed a little note that was scribbled out in Sharpie on the bottom right.

"Hey, Y/n! Hope you have a good night and I'll see you tomorrow on campus for the practice exams! Good luck! -Glenn :)"

My heart melted once more as well as the smile on my face returned that was accompanied by a small blush that warmed my face. I giggled at Glenn's kind note, instantly dropping the dark memories of my past as I opened the box.

...Little did we know, we'd not only see each other on campus tomorrow...

The next day arrived and the two of us walked down the halls together, talking about a big exam we had to take that day. But as we were about to leave to go to another building on campus, screams filled the lot as people were running and screaming. I saw these scary people, they looked like they were falling apart. Glenn noticed and grabbed my arm in a sprint, pulling me with him. "C'MON! THIS WAY!" He yelled, dragging me back inside and into the all-gender bathroom to hide in. He slammed the door and locked it, turning off the lights. "Glenn! I-" I started but Glenn slapped a hand over my mouth. I wrapped my hand around his wrist, gently squeezing it as tears began to fill my eyes.

I wasn't scared easily, but since I had my guard down around Glenn and I barely got sleep due to studying and eating pizza with my dorm mate, my emotions were very vulnerable.

Glenn knew of my fear of the dark and loud noises. He once delivered pizza to my room during a really bad thunderstorm, and when he arrived the lights went out, and on top of that, the thunder was so loud, so trust me when I say that I was slightly more than hysterical. Let's just say, he stayed with me for a couple of hours... which made a strong bond grow between us. Glenn has a dock in his paycheck because the other pizzas were delivered cold and not on time.

"Shhhh.... Please, shhh!" Glenn pleaded softly, his other hand moving to my shoulder, rubbing up and down quickly in a fast attempt to calm me. Glass shattered from outside the door, making me yelp in fear into his hand. Screams filled the halls and so did groaning and growling that were most likely from the scary people. "Shhh!" Glenn hushed. I began to hyperventilate, making Glenn pull his hand away from me and wrap his arms around me, pulling my head into his chest. "Oh, it's gonna be okay, just breathe..." Glenn said, his voice barely above a whisper, holding me close, rubbing my back as he slid off his bookbag, leaning against the wall and sliding us both down so I sat between his legs all curled up to him. His hands moved from my back to over my ears. I could feel his heartbeat pounding hard and fast against my face, as I tried to muffle my sobs into his chest.