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"Nah, I like you struggling"
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02
-Pilot-
'Same Old'
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A few hours after seeing Nick and after taking a long shower at home. Calliope decided to bring him some food. Using her volunteer pass, the hospital entrance opens. Walking the halls to Nick's room the door has already opened a crack.Her knuckle bang against the door, Nick's head looks over, his face lighting up a little.
"Twice in one day?" Calliope smiles and sits on the end of the bed.
"I figured the least I could do is bring you something to eat. I couldn't decide so we have a variety."
Pulling over Nick's food tray, Calliope puts the bowl already on the table on the side to the side and replacing it with take-out boxes. "We have Chinese, Mexican, and Italian." Calliope grabs the Chinese box and hands Nick the Mexican, knowing it is his favorite.
"Thank you, hey. Can you untie me?" Calliope finally sees the tied wrists and starts laughing. "You think this is funny?" He smiles at the look on her face. "Yeah," Calliope unties his right hand leaving his left.
"You're fine with one?"
"I would prefer none."
"Nah, I like you struggling." She takes a bite of her food. "So how have you been? Haven't seen you since graduation"
Nick takes a big bite into his fajita. Taking a second to chew before responding. "I got into heroin."
"No, I'm not asking what drugs you're doing I'm asking what you have been up to." Calliope corrects him.
"I- uh, went to college. Didn't like it and dropped out. Still living at home with My mom and Alicia. Travis moved in."
"I still can't believe your mom is dating Mr. Manawa. It's weird seeing him out of high school." She laugh at the idea of Mr. Manawa being a dad to Nick.
"Yeah," Nick pauses "how is everything with you? Did you end up going to school?" Calliope puts her fork down looking at Nick smitten, "You remember?" "Of course I did. You wanted to be a nurse" "Yeah, yes. I never did. I couldn't afford it. So, I volunteer here part-time and waitress down the street at 'Fat Slims' Do you remember the place? It's that rundown truck diner across the street from the ledgers." She describes trying to refresh his memory.
"I remember you and Cal used to go there trying to use your fake IDs and getting a beer. And the lady caught you both and brought you both apple juice." "Hey, she didn't know it was fake IDs until Cal mentioned school and blew our cover." Nick defends laughing at the memory. "But you were the one that chugged the apple juice and asked for another one not knowing it wasn't beer till the third one."
"Hey, I knew it was apple juice, I just like apple juice." Nick tries to defend himself.
"Three cups full?"
"It was good apple juice." Nick exclaims loudly they both burst out laughing. "I miss it. Hanging out with Cal, and you."
"Yeah, it was fun. Maybe we could.-"
In walks Maddison Clark, as soon as she sees her son awake and talking to someone she gets nervous until she sees who it is and stiffens a little going unnoticed by the teens. "Calliope, hey." Calliope waves at Maddison, She looks around taking in the boxes of food.
"How did you know Nick was here? The visits are only family." "I volunteer here. I saw Nick earlier and wanted to bring him something to eat."
"That's very nice Calliope but I think it's about time you go." Maddison harshly tells her. Calliope knew Maddison was trying to be nice to the girl and knew Maddison knows what she does and doesn't want to get farther on Maddison's bad side. "Yeah, yeah. Of course."
Calliopes quickly gets off the bed taking her empty box and Nicks. "Do you want me to put the Italian in the?-
Maddison interprets again, "We got it covered. Thanks for stopping by." Calliope gives Nick one last smile and steps out.
Maddison is not that far behind her. "Calliope, I understand what you do to keep your mom okay. But Nick is gonna get clean and he doesn't need you around tempting him." The way Maddison looks at her and the snappy tone in her voice makes Calliope drop the kind act.
"Tempting him? Listen, Maddison, your son is the one who chooses to do drugs. I'm just simply doing my job. Keeping the customers happy."
"Well leave Nick out of it." Once Maddison steps back into the room with Nick, Calliope stays for a second looking at him through the hospital door window. A tear runs down her face, she misses it. Life before she and Calvin got into selling drugs before Nick started being their number one customer, she misses hanging with Calvin and Nick and causing harmless trouble. She misses dreaming about the life she aspires to have.
A/N: Im sorry I have been updating lately, been busy with school. Nick and Calliope are probably one of my favorite couples ive ever made. Can't wait for y'all to read them in the later seasons.
