do & die [h.s]

s e v e n t e e n

"Hey Finn?" I peer into his wasteland of a room to find him still laying in bed with a laptop on his bare stomach. "Can I have the car tonight?"

"What for?"

"Um well nothing really," my voice wavers and I softly curse my inability to lie. "Just wanting to drive around a bit."

He blankly stares at me for what seems like minutes before his glare burns through mine and I look away.

"Oh and it's out of gas so if you're wanting me t-"

"Just go," He groans, tossing the keys to my feet with a forced smile.

"Thank you. Thank you. Thank you," the words spill from my lips and and he rolls his eyes at my exaggerated reaction.

I quickly pull on my boots and run my fingers through my hair to calm it from whatever it has in store.

As I approach the door, Lilly runs up to it, mercilessly tugging at my sleeve.

"Where are you going?" She pouts and spreads her short arms wider across the door frame.

"Uhm I have to go see Eve. She needs help," I mumble, just barely above a whisper and she sighs apologetically.

"I-Is she hurting herself again?"

"Yeah. Well no..something like that though."

"B-but, you promised you'd tell me a story before bed," She pouts and averts her attention to the floor before I lift her into my arms.

"I'm sorry, but I promise I'll read you two tomorrow," I cross my heart and she nods, letting a small smile surface. "Just don't tell mum please," I beg, gently placing a kiss to the top of her head as she clings onto me for dear life.

"Okay okay, deal," she nods. "Hug Eve for me," She says softly before pressing a soft kiss to my cheek.

I put her down and she runs to her room.

I unlock the unfamiliar car and step inside, trying to accustom myself to the foreign pleather seats and the low hanging steering wheel.

I pull out my phone at the most recent vibration and check the last couple texts I've received from Eve.

"Should I wear my red sweater and my black pants?"

"Or my ripped blue jeans?"

"I hate the ripped ones tho the color irks me"

"Hey where'd ya go"

"Harryyy"

"Ugh"

"Still home?x"

I text back and she replies without a second to spare.

"Yep"

"Black pants.x"

"Okie dokie :-))"

I gear up the engine and mindlessly start my way to Eve's house.

I know this is insane. Some may even call it stupid. And I know things might not go as planned, but I'll try my best.

In all honesty, as much as I'm trying to hiding it, I'm terrified.

I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing or what I'm even going to prove and Jake pisses me off just by looking at her, but it's not like I can do anything about it without making us both look like idiots.

He doesn't need to try and I am the guy trying to help out a girl who doesn't want to be saved.

I don't know.