Lost and Found

chapter two

The wait for prom felt like a century, even if it's only two days away.

I grew more excited as each day passed, and it wasn't because of the fact that it was the last prom I'd have, or that I was going to dance with Carter Keaton. I mean, don't get me wrong, he doesn't look that bad, it's just that he's not the type of guy I would immediately swoon over (and I only said yes to him because he asked me out in front of the whole school, which was embarrassing and stressful on my part).

What I was mostly looking forward to was the theme, which was basically about the famous icons in classic literature. It was a theme I suggested to Jean Valleser, the president of Rosewood Academy's student body, who's also one of my friends.

My friends and I decided to dress as Shakespearean characters. I thought Juliet was overrated, so I decided to go as Hero's cousin Beatrice from Much Ado About Nothing.

I sat in my beanbag chair, doing my homework, and at the same time, daydreaming about prom, with me wearing a red dress and a mask, when I was interrupted by the clashing sound of rocks against my window. I looked down, only to see Finnick. Isn't there something called texting these days?

"Oh, Romeo. It's 4 in the afternoon, bear with me, for I has't not finished mine Physics homework." I called out to him.

"Very funny, Emery." He snorted. "But I need your help now - it's an emergency." I stiffened upon hearing the word emergency. I jumped out of my seat, left a note for my parents at the fridge saying that I would be back sooner, and rushed towards him.

"What happened? Are you okay? Did Bruce hit you again?" I checked his face and his hands for any sign of injury.

"No, no, I'm actually fine. Bruce doesn't even know I'm out," he gently brushed off my fingers.

"What!" I exclaimed. "Finnick, he'll hurt you when he realizes that!"

"No, don't worry. I locked my door, played some loud music, and passed through the window so that he won't feel suspicious."

I heaved a sigh of relief. "Then why did you just throw rocks at my window?"

He laughed nervously. "Oh, that one. It's not really much of an emergency though."

"So you came all the way to my house, throwing rocks at my window, in the middle of a Physics homework, just to tell me that - "

"No, wait - see, it is an emergency. It's just that my reason's kind of embarrassing, but please - let me explain. I'll do your Physics homework if that's what it takes for you to say yes," he pleaded.

I exhaled noisily. "I'll hear you out first before I say yes."

"Okay," he said. "But promise you won't laugh."

I nodded.