Mockingbird

Chapter 29

I waited for Jana in the same restaurant where we last met. We had agreed to meet there in advance, as she wanted to show me something. Before leaving, Lucy gave me what felt like a "mother-daughter talk," assuming it was a date. However, I believed it was just a friendly lunch. I arrived a few minutes early, as was my habit, but now it's ten minutes past our scheduled meeting time and Jana is still not here. 

It has been half an hour and she has yet to arrive...

Mel 🩼: Hey, Jana just checking you didn't forget about me. 😁 11:30am

Jana did not see the text message or respond. I waited patiently, hoping I wasn't being stood up. 

One hour later, I ate my pizza, drank my water, paid, and left the restaurant alone. Jana did not show up. I sent her three more messages and a voice mail, but received no response. 

I was stood up on a friendly lunch and couldn't help but wonder what I had done wrong. 

My mind began to spiral with thoughts, overthinking the situation.

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LUCY POV:

Me and Keira were sitting in the living room watching a boring movie when we heard the door open and close. Mel came back two hours earlier than expected. She didn't come to the living room like she usually does, so we knew something was wrong. We heard her stomp up the stairs and go straight to her room without saying hi. 

„Let's go." Keira said as we both were thinking the same thing. We knocked on the closed door and she told us to come in.

 As Keira opened the door, I entered the room. Mel was sitting on her bed, crying with her knees pressed to her chest. Keira and I rushed to her side. 

„Hey what happened?" Keira asked as we both ran up to her me on one side and Keira on the other.

„I don't want to talk about it." Mel whispered and lean into me letting me hug her...

After some time we heard Mel's breathing slow down letting us know she fallen asleep. Keira carefully wrapped her under the covers as I put the blinds onto the window blocking the Barcelona sun out of the room.

We quietly left the room silently walking downstairs careful not to make sound.

„I will call Jana." Keira said as I paced back and forth not knowing what could have upset Mel this much.

„She's not picking up..." We sigh sitting back on to the sofa letting the quiet soke thought the house...

Meanwhile....Third person pov:

„Alexia I fucked up so bad." Jana said she walking pass her into the apartment as Alexia opened the door not letting her say anything.

„Hey Alexia so good to see you. Thanks Jana so good to see you too." Alexia said sarcastically

„This is not funny Alexia. I really fucked up..." Alexia now looked confused at the young defender.

Alexia sigh sitting next to Jana on her sofa: „What did you fucked up?"

Jana took a deep breath in: „I...I stood Mel up...in a restaurant...we were supposed to meet for lunch but I...I got scared and I didn't come...she texted me like ten texts and I didn't even gave her seen or anything and she called me twice...And then on my way here Keira called me. I really fucked up...I don't know what I got scared for...." It was quite in the La Reina's apartment, the same quiet that was still happening in the Bronze-Walsh household.

Alexia didn't know what to say. She didn't know Jana and Mel were that close, sure she knew they had crush on one and another both too young and confused to realize it. But she didn't know how to react to this situation...Mel was definitely devastated by Jana not showing up. But now she have to focus on the black hair youngster in front of her in a full on panic mode.

„Okay, Okay, Jana you need to calm down. Breath." Alexia said as she put her hands on Jana's shoulders breathing with her.

Jana suddenly said in whisper:„What if...what if I ruined what we had?"

„Oh Jana...Love can't just disappear..." Alexia exhaled.

The confusion sat it self on Jana's face: „Love?"

Alexia nod: „Love...."

„I... it's not love...." Jana hesitated.

Alexia smiled: „Yeah I know, not there yet...but the feelings don't go away either..."

Frowned upon Alexia words Jana realized: „I...I have feelings for Mel.."

„There you go." Alexia pulled Jana in a hug.

Back in the Bronze-Walsh household...

Third person pov:

„I hate her! I don't want to see her again! Why would I? She literally ghosted me in real life! Like HOW FUCKING MEAN!" angry Mel suddenly appeared in the living room pacing to the couch sitting down with a deep sigh.

„Are you sure it's a hate?" Lucy asked as Mel looked at her confused.

„Of course it's hate what else would it be?" Keira smirked: „Love."

Mel muttered: „I don't know who is more delusional right now. If it's you Keira or Me for thinking Jana cared"

Lucy laughed: „Good one, but Keira is right and you know it." But Mel hold her hands up: „No, she is not...."

„Now look at the delusion." Keira smirked as Mel glared at her.

„It's not love." Mel said.

Lucy asked back: „Then what is it?"

A small sad smile spread across Mel's face as she replied, "It's more than that... it's connection.".

„But it doesn't matter anymore...I have no idea what happened. I hope at least she is okay." Mel continued to talk as Lucy and Keira silently listened.

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Have a nice rest of the day/night/morning or whenever you found your way back in this messy story. Appreciate y'all so much.

THIS WORLD CUP IS CRAZYYYY!

The Spain Vs Netherlands game is at 3am in my country on Friday. Thanks to who ever decide to put the game so early in Australia my sleep schedule will send u a letter. 😆 Cause like all the games till now were at like 9am and suddenly I saw 3am for this one and I'm thinking like WHY?