𝕮𝖎𝖌𝖆𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖙𝖊 𝕯𝖆𝖞𝖉𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖒 - Teen timeline

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The girls found themselves hiking up the hill, a cabin coming into view.
Veronica felt a tingle of hope rush through her body, whether or not someone was in there didn't totally mattered. Either way, they at least now had some kind of shelter.
The girls ran up, yelling, banging on the doors and windows, trying to get the attention of anyone who could've been inside.
It was all to no avail however, no one was in there.
Opening the cabin door, Veronica's eyes gazed  seeing the bare, abandoned cabin.
"Maybe they just went on a hike?"
"Yeah. Like a decade ago. It reeks in here" 

Veronica then spoke up, "Guys, we should look for supplies, Food, tools, batteries, anything that might help us and you'd see on a survival show"
The group nods, Jackie enters the pantry, coming out with a can of food, opening it. "What the hell Jackie?" Taissa snapped. "That's not your personal buffet!"
Jackie gagged as she dropped the can that was filled with rotten food. 
Veronica tried not to gag at the smell of the rotten food, it making the cabin smell worse. 
"See! This is why we should've stayed at the plane!" Jackie exclaimed, directing it towards Taissa, glaring at her.  "Yeah, well we didn't" Van crossed her arms over her chest. "So, this is helping how exactly?"
Jackie shook her head, "This is a fucking nightmare," she cried before walking out the cabin. 

Veronica went to follow her, but Taissa grabbed her arm, "Give her a minute," 
Veronica sighed as she walked over towards Van and Natalie. 
"Don't worry guys. We might be stuck in the middle of nowhere, but hey, at least there's porn" Van shows up various magazines. 
Veronica lets out a laugh, "God, why are there so many?" Veronica picked up the magazine, flipping through some of the pages.
 Natalie picked one up, examining the cover as Travis walked over.
"Woah" Travis smiled. 
"Aw, Travis it looks like the cabin gave you a little welcoming gift," Veronica tosses one at him, Travis catching it.
"This guy kinda looks like you, Flex" Mari teases.
"If only any of you actually looked like her" 

"Oh, Haha," Van sarcastically replied. 
"All that humor, and yet, you still can't find a girlfriend," Veronica teases, making Travis roll his eyes. "Says the one who always goes back to her ex boyfriend for a fuck," 
Veronica shakes her head, "At least I had someone to go back to. What's your love life? A permanent 'Out of Order' sign?" 
Veronica glances over at Natalie, who smiled at the girls response. 
"Do guys like actually jerk off to this stuff?" Akilah asks, trying to break any upcoming tension.
"Nah, we hate that shit. You know, you can't even tell what her favourite book is" Travis retorts. 
Veronica hates the smile that tugs at her lips at the comment, despite him being an asshole, he could be pretty fucking funny. 

Mari flips him up as he walks outside, the girls continued to look at the magazines. 
For an odd reason, Veronica felt a flutter as she looked at the girls in the magazine. 
Confusion ran through her head as she couldn't take her eyes off the pages. 

When Veronica then did take her eyes away, she glanced to her side, Natalie was no longer there. 
Veronica looked around, slowly making her way outside, she stopped when she saw Natalie standing dead still, her and Travis had been seeming to make intense eye contact. 
Travis walked away, Natalie let out a shaky, scared breath. 

Veronica had walked into the locker room, she was the first one in there since she had her free period at the end of the day. 
Veronica sighed as she began fixing her hair, sitting on the counter top, getting ready for the upcoming game. 
Veronica paused when she heard the locker door slam open and shut, looking up in the mirror, she saw the flash of a leather jacket and bleach blonde hair. 
Veronica hopped off the counter, slowly making her way over towards the back end of the lockers. 
As Veronica made her way over, she heard a shaky, scared breath release from the girls lips. 
That shaky breath turned into gasped cries, Veronica picked up her pace, Natalie coming into view. 
The girl was rubbing her chest, trying to get full breaths in as tears rapidly streamed down her face. 

"Nat?" 
Natalie looked up, her eyes briefly met the brown doe eyes in front of her but she soon tore them away. 
"Nat, what happened? Are you alright?" 
Natalie let out another choked sob, hyperventilating. 
Veronica sat beside the girl on the bench, "Nat? Is it okay if I rub your back?" 
Natalie gave the girl a strange look, tears were spilling from her eyes, she knew Veronica didn't like physical affection, she almost never offered it, cringing when it was given to her. 

Natalie nodded, Veronica gently placed her hand on the girls back, rubbing it in circles. 
She moved closer to the blonde, whispering soothing things into her ear. 
"It's okay, Nat. Deep breaths, you can do it. You're so strong Nat," 
Natalie continued to cry, the hyperventilating was slowing, but was still racking through her body. 
Veronica bit her lip, not entirely knowing what to do. 
"Natalie, do you want to see the new rings I got?"  Veronica showed her hands in front of the girl, her silver rings catching Natalie's attention. 
The one that caught Natalie's attention the most however, was Veronica's silver ring that had  a dark blue pendent with mixes of other shades of blue. 

Veronica noticed Natalie staring at the ring she had bought from the mall  a couple months ago, it was one she had been saving up for months for, it was her favourite. 
Natalie knew it was her favourite. 
Natalie watched as Veronica slipped the ring off her finger, gently taking the blondes hand, Veronica slipped the ring on her right ring finger, the one Veronica had kept it on. 
"You know, whenever I get anxious, I always rub the pendent, it helps calm me down and keep me grounded," she took Natalie's hand, rubbing the pendent gently. 
"I however, think you may need this more than I do. I don't know what happened Nat, you don't have to tell me, I'm sorry I'm not better at this comforting thing, but I hope this'll help at least a bit," 

Natalie looked at the girl, "You love this ring," 

"It's just a ring. You feeling better is what matters more to me," 
Natalie wiped her eyes, staring at the ring. "Thank you," 
"I'd be happy to do it anytime, Nat," 

Natalie smiled at her, "You're a good friend," 
Veronica softly smiled, "Are you okay now?" 

Natalie nodded, running her hands trough her hair. 
"Do you...want a hug?" 
Natalie laughed, "Veronica, I'm getting overwhelmed with all the physical affection you're giving out,"
Veronica playfully rolls her eyes, pulling the blonde into a hug, Natalie hugged her back tightly, wanting the moment to last forever. 

"Nat?" 
Natalie puts her hand to her chest, rubbing it in circles, the tears were already welling in her eyes. "I-" 
"Lets sit down," Veronica gently leads Natalie to the steps, the both of them taking a seat. 
"Just remember to take deep breaths, in and out," Veronica gently took Natalie's hand, her eyes catching the ring Veronica had given her mere months ago. 
She smiled when she saw Natalie rub the pendent in circles with her thumb, taking deep breaths in. 
"There you go, you're doing a great job, Nat," 
Natalie takes a shaky breath out, holding onto Veronica's hand. 
Shocks run through Veronica's veins, the butterflies in her stomach were making her feel uneasy, but she didn't mind the feeling. She stared at Natalie, the butterflies only growing. 
"I'm sorry, I don't know what happened there," 
"It's okay, don't apologize, you can't control when panic attacks occur. Did Travis say anything?" 
Natalie shakes her head, "No, I just, the way he was treating Javi, it just reminded me of my dad, I guess. I don't know, it's stupid," 
Veronica shook her head, "No, it's not stupid," 
Natalie looks at the brunette, getting lost in her doe eyes, the same flutter feeling coursed through Natalie's stomach as it always did when she looked at Veronica. 

"Thank you," 
"You would do the same for me, besides, what are friends for?" 
Natalie nods, a stinging in her heart at the word friend, Natalie's eyes move down looking down at the ring Veronica had given her. 

The girls attention was diverted when they heard a thud, then followed by Coach Scott yelling. 
Veronica looked at him in sympathy as he began hitting the ground.
 "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck you!" he yelled, referring to his leg. Turning to face the girls, he continued to yell, "What the fuck do you want!?"
Misty then walked over, trying to comfort the man. "Hey, hey-"
"What the- Get the fuck away from me!" he yelled, smacking Misty across her face. Misty went over to the man, holding him as he sobbed. Misty pet his hair as she tried to calm the man down
Veronica felt her stomach turn, but it quickly adjusted when she realized her and Natalie were still holding hands. 
A million thoughts of confusion ran through Veronica's head as the dreaded realization that she had feelings for Natalie, a girl, sunk into her stomach.