seven || finney blake

14. waiting room

chapter 14
waiting room
"wanna make you fall in love
as hard as my poor parents teenage daughter"

"today's the day, motherfucker." finney still sat on the phone with vance, "have you tried stacking the carpets to reach the window?"

"we've tried everything." finney answered.

but vance was quick to say, "no, not everything.  when the grabber saw what i had done, that was it. and he took his sweet time with me too."

"what did you do?" finney asked.

"oh, that fucker had to spend a fortune to repair all the damages." vance continued, but finney got impatient.

"what did you do?" his tone was more demanding.

"i'm getting to that, cunt wad!" vance shouted, "or do you have some other important shit you have to do right now? like making out with your girlfriend."

finney glanced to avery with an apologetic smile and stood up, "no, no, no, no, i'm--i'm listening."

"there's an outlet in the shitter, across from the john." vance explained.

finney nodded, "yeah, i've seen it."

"on the other side of that wall, there's a storage room. you can't get into that room, because there's a big-ass upright freezer in the way."

"okay."

"break into the wall about two feet above the outlet, 'til you get to a panel with screws in it. get the panel off, you're into the freezer."

"and then out into the storage room." finney finished what vance was implying, "thank you."

"for what?"

"for helping us."

"helping you?" vance's tone was still harsh, "this isn't about you. fuck him!"

finney pulled the phone away from his ears at the sound of vance's loud scream and the room began shaking, like they couldn't get rid of vance's voice. both of them covered their ears at the loud noise and finney screamed as two bottles came flying towards him.

as he calmed down, avery was already off the mattress and crouching in front of him. she didn't say anything, she just hugged him.

when his breathing pattern returned to normal, she turned to sit beside him, mimicking his position. they sat there for a moment before finney spoke up.

"if we don't make it, i want you to know that..."

however, he was cut off by avery, "wait. why do you think we wont make it?"

finney let out a breathy laugh and continued, "just in case... i love you, av. i have loved you since we were just young. you were the only person who understood me and i loved you for that. back then it just felt like a friendship, but as time went on i realised the love i felt for you was stronger than that. i realised that i loved you. every time i saw you, i wanted to kiss you, or confess everything to you, but i was so scared i would screw our friendship up."

"if this is the end, finn, i want it to be with you." avery whispered, placing a hand on his cheek and letting a tear slip past her eye.

finney just kissed her.

everything felt right. he felt like the missing puzzle piece in her heart and she felt like the angel come to save him. their bond grew stronger and they could only hope this wasn't the end.

the phone rang and avery stood to answer, "hello?"

"avery?" the girl gasped at the all too familiar voice.

"noah?" tears slipped past her eyes and as they did she realised how much she cried in one day, she felt powerless and now she was here, speaking to her dead brother who she quite possible will end up reunited with soon.

"avery, don't cry." noah whispered when he heard the girl sob, "you don't have long, av. but you can do it. i know you can."

"i can do what?"

"you can beat the grabber."

avery took a deep breath in, "noah, i miss you. mom and dad miss you. i'm sorry." she cried, "i'm so sorry. i should've waited for you."

"no. because then we would've both been taken. you're strong with finney. with him you can defeat the grabber. i was too weak."

"you're not weak." she whispered, "i love you."

"i love you too. i believe in you, you can do us justice."

"will i hear from you again?"

"no, but you have one call left. i have to go now, i love you, avy."

"i love you, noah."

with that, noah was gone. and so, the pair of them got to work, digging their way out.

a/n
THEY KISSED!!!