Separated ways

30.Disappearance

Hi! This chapter was origanally supposted to be without big drama inside and rather making one person a bad guy, but I had mercy on You and myself. I guess I did enough to get on your nerves;-) Already🙈

But I wouldn't be inspired to write this chapter through all the obstacles it had in store for me, if it wasn't for @FreeThoughts271. It is dedicated for you, so I hope you'll at least will be satisfied with the end;-) Thank you so much for all your support and ideas☺️

"So much had changed" Penny sighed as she stood right before the mirror brushing her hair. 

Indeed. All of the years she was living in Pontypandy, she didn't have to pay much attention to what she said or how she reacted. After some time had passed the memory of a person she used to be faded in her mind, but now, when she looked closely at her reflection in the mirror, it returned. 

But when she was faced with the past and had to prepare herself somehow for a meeting with Ryan, what was buried came back to live. At that time she wore her hair long and always put it in the braid, as it was practical in work and Ryan always complimented her. She also used to wear some make up, but she didn't decide to do it today. She knew now that Ryan's compliments were fake and only shallow. 

"But if it wouldn't have been for him, I wouldn't be here today" she sighed again, taking one last look in the mirror as she reached for her jacket.

She heard a doorbell to her door, but to her surprise when she opened it she didn't met Ryan's dark eyes, but the ones blue as the sea. 

"Hi, Penny!" He welcomed her awkwardly. 

"Hi, Sam!" She returned his smile. "What are you doing here?" 

"Can we talk?" He asked her hesitantly. 

"Actually..." Penny hesitated, taking a glance at her watch to see it was slowly reaching five p.m. "I'm a little busy, Sam, maybe next time" she tried to smile but his facial expression hurt her, but she didn't know why. 

"You, busy?" He tried to joke, but it was rather dryly said statement. 

"What do you mean?" Penny teased him in return as she smiled anxiously. 

"I was wondering if you would fancy a pizza from Bella's. She has a special sales today" he explained shyly, while Penny's eyes were getting wider and wider. She shook her head quickly not to show her stunned expression to Sam. Why had he decided for it today, from all days? 

"Are you asking me out?" She tried to joke, but her voice shook. She had been waiting for this moment so long, but it was out of her character to set Ryan up. No matter how much she would prefer to spend the evening with Sam, she couldn't do that today. 

"Kind of" he replied nervously, but he didn't rise his gaze. 

"Sam, it is so nice, but..." she was fighting against herself to say it. "But I can't today" she finally spoke sadly as she put his proposition down. 

"As you want" he replied grumpily, before he said brief goodbye. 

"Sam! Wait!" Penny tried to shout after him, but a sound of a parking car interrupted her. 

She watched as he was slowly walking away, with his hands buried deep in his pockets and his head lowered. She sighed as she reluctantly got in Ryan's car and forced a smile when their gazes met. 

She buckled up and Ryan started the engine in silence. It didn't help Penny to get her thoughts away of Sam, as she absent-mindly took out her mobile phone and wrote his a short message with brief apology. 

"So where do you want to go?" Ryan broke the silence when they passed the road sign informing they left Pontypandy.

"You can choose" Penny answered indifferently.