Chapter 29|
"(...) and I made a little prison
And I'm locking up everyone who ever laid a finger on me"
— Yellow Flicker Beat, Lorde
𑁍Nova𑁍
"Uuuugghh"
"Oh my God stop complaining already! You sound like a baby" Lucas groans
"Rune stabbed my hand" Rafael grits out, holding his bandaged hand to his chest. We're sitting around our new dining room having breakfast, John Wick 2 is playing on the Tv
"That was yesterday, the doctor said you'd be fine dude. Besides, nobody ever taught me to use a hammer you can't blame me for having bad aim" Rune answers with a chuckle
"You were looking at a text! Nobody in their right mind would bring that hammer down near someone else's extremities if they aren't even looking down" Rafael says, he's been complaining all morning
He's been trying to focus on the file on his lap, saying it was a hard case he needed to go through before heading to the office later. But every time he moves he groans and whines and moans
Dad made a reluctant Eli take him to the ER, where they had to wait 4 hours to be called in since it was swamped with people
He's really acting like a baby, we made fun of him all day yesterday. He's not in pain, Eli made sure they gave him the strong meds, but well...men
I push around my granola yogurt, trying to eat despite the tightness in my chest. Rune and I are going back to school today
With the new house, the academy is just a train ride away so we'll come and go in the subway, no more big brothers picking us up like toddlers
"Hey, what's your schedule for today?" Rune asks elbowing my side, he eyes my uneaten yogurt with a frown
"Study hall, Geography, English Lit and Biology" I answer with a sigh
"How about we go to that bagel place you liked yesterday? We have some time before study hall, we can stop by" he says, tilting my face up
He's worried about me, they all are. I'm fine, well not fine. I'm supposed to acknowledge my feelings so...I'm feeling a little overwhelmed about going back to school, I'm embarrassed too. The things I did during my drunken stupor
Ugh, I just don't know what our friends will think about me, Rune says they're all cool with us. No one is whispering about me or my actions but I still worry that I'll get there and everyone will laugh at me or talk about me
I've been the school pariah before, I don't want to do it again
I nod at Rune, grabbing my backpack and saying some quick goodbyes to the guys. They all say encouraging shit and dad tells me to call if I need anything
Eli offers a getaway car and my mood is slightly better as we take the short walk to the bagel place.
Rune opens the door and I'm assaulted by the delicious scent of freshly baked bread and sweet coffee
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Nova Grace
Acak"Give me three months Nova, only three months and I'll show you what having a family is. That this life - despite all the pain you've endured - is worth living" Emilio, my father, whispers into the cold night He walks with cautious steps as I stand...
