Strange Stranger | Finn Wolfhard

Chapter 9: The First Crack in the Glass

Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
You were bigger than the whole sky
You were more than just a short time

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I went home and I was thinking of many different reasons I will tell my mom if she mentions Finn. I can't accept the fact that it happened, but I want to be open about things like this with her. I knew she'd understand.

I thought Finn liked me.

I thought we were something.

I was walking home when I finally decided to check my phone. There was one voicemail from Finn and I decided to play it so I would hear what he said.

"Hey Leila. I'm so sorry for the rush. But they are already here, and I think you should just come here again. Oh, and don't forget to bring your swimsuit! We do not have plans but uh—maybe they want to stay for a chill day before we go to the mall or something like that. See you?"

"Finn?" a very familiar voice said.

"Sadie..."

"I missed you,"

The line went off.

Holy shit, what the fuck was that? I really thought this would work with Finn. It turns out that he's not so different from other guys. Fuck. How can I be so naïve? I thought I was better than this.

When I got home, the aroma of the Pesto pasta my mom cooked was all over the place and I couldn't help but crave it.

"Hey sweetie," she said as she put down the plates on the table.

My dad was on the sofa watching a football game as he cheered by himself.

I went straight to my room to change. I washed my face because I have zero interest in going back to Finn's place. He was all I had but I didn't know what happened.

I went downstairs because we do not like cold pasta. The minute I got down, my mom was talking to someone on the phone. My dad's waiting at the dinner table. Sooner, my mom got off the phone and she sat on the table with us.

"I forgot to mention; the Whites are in town. They're coming over tonight for a sleepover. Good thing I cooked,"

"That's nice! I can't wait to see Percy!"

In the back of my mind, I say: good riddance.

We ate our dinner, and the doorbell rang. "That must be the Whites" my mom went to open it.

There was Percy, his mom and dad.

"Good gracious, Percy! You're THE man!" My mom greeted him.

"Hello Aunt Nancy!" He hugged mom.

"My dear boy! Come in!" He went to shake hands with my dad.

"IF IT IS NOT THE LEILA RAVEN ESMERAY DANVERS, WHO COULD IT BE?" He shouted and offered me a hug!

"Percykins, where and how have you been?!" I smiled at him as we broke off the hug.

I went and shook hands with Aunt Sherry and Uncle Joel as well.

"Leila, I've heard so much about you!" Aunt Sherry said.

"The good ones or the bad ones?" we laughed.

The Whites settled in. My mom and Aunt Sherry were talking and gossiping nonstop while my dad and Uncle Joel started off with their first beer.

For the record, my dad wasn't alcoholic, it just happened that the events and the parties were one after the other.