wally's lament.

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A week passed since the news article came out. 7 quiet days came and went.

The days were full of working at the post office with Eddie, hanging out with Julie, Wally, and their other friends, and watching as the autumn trees fell deeper and deeper into hibernation. Halloween was approaching, and Poppy was hosting a festive (but fancy) ball at her house soon. She had given you and Eddie adorable little invites one day when you were working.

Not much happened that was truly notable. Wally continued to taunt you about you about your past, and you continued to ask him why he was a murderer, but he never gave you any answers, even when you were nowhere near Home (which proved that Home's presence was not the only reason that Wally was keeping quiet). He also told you that he would be busy with the upcoming play he was doing and the new job he got, but that he would spend every second of his free time with you.

And he did. You both spent a couple nights with Home, eating dinner and watching movies. When he was not talking about one of you being a murderer, you were quite fond of him. He was quite nice to be around when you were not full of anxiety. It was especially nice when you hung out with Wally in a group, particularly with Julie included, because it made you feel safer. Whenever you and Wally were around others, you had a silent agreement to not mention any dark secrets, unlike when you first came here and he spewed your real name out in front of everyone.

You and Julie grew even closer over the past couple of days as well. You told her some bits and pieces of your past, parts that did not reveal your secrets. Since talking with her about Wally last week, she felt like your new best friend. You also got closer with Eddie as you worked with him, and you watched as his relationship with Frank healed. They were now back together and happy as ever.

Today was Sunday. You were not working, because the town's mail service did not run on Sundays. It was still morning time, so you were up in your motel room. You showered and made breakfast, then settled down to read. You were onto the second book you had packed, but you had only packed two, so after this, you would need to find new idle entertainment. Thankfully, the paychecks from Eddie were helping greatly. You supposed you could head out to town later today to shop for some more books, but you also planned on seeing Julie later.

Just then, someone knocked on your motel door. You closed your book and got up, then unlocked the door and opened it without looking through the peephole.

It was Wally. He stood in the doorway, dressed neatly in his usual blue vest and slacks, his red necktie slightly off-center from his face. He was holding a huge bouquet of flowers.

"Hi, (Y/N)," he cooed, his eyes gently finding yours.

"Hi Wally... What's up?" you asked, your eyes flicking between the flowers and his eyes.

He shoved the flowers forward at you. "These are for you. I picked them this morning."

You were slightly taken aback. The bouquet held a mixture of roses, lilacs, daisies and other colorful flowers. They were probably the last of the surviving flowers before winter came around. A little red ribbon was tied around the middle of their stems, holding them all together. "Oh, my. Thank you, they're so pretty," you said. You took the bouquet from Wally's hands and shoved your face in the flowers, taking a deep breath in through your nose. "Mmm. They smell fresh."

Wally chuckled. "I'm glad you like them," he said. "Are you working today?"

You turned around and walked back into your room, placing the bouquet on the little table that you ate your meals at. "No. The post office is closed today, silly. I work tomorrow morning, though." As you looked around in the kitchen for a vase of sorts, you felt a chill bolt down your spine and hurriedly turned around. Wally had entered your motel room. You stared at him.