Slipping into the unknown

That Darn Clock

Once finished explaining every detail of everything I've said or done with Frank, Pat's orders, I was exhausted. I was ready for Bren to show up asap, being hungry from only having coffee since last night. 

Looking at the wall clock, I sighed. The time was now 1:10. Pat walked back into the kitchen, most likely going to 'fan girl' over what I told him to Ray. Based on the high pitched squeals I could hear soon after he went in there, I presumed my assumption to be right. 

Strolling over to the windows, no cars were going by on the street. Sure, cars were parked in the gravel parking lot, from elders in the cafe though. There was a car running in the parking lot, but it wasn't Beebos'. 

Walking to the door, I cracked open the one leading outside. Being a small town, you could hear cars coming from a distance away. Hearing nothing but a slight breeze, brushing through the trees, I frowned. It was nearing the point where I was getting worried. I mean, he said he'd be here before my shift ended, and I can understand being late, but 20 minutes?

Heading back behind the counter, I sighed. Pulling my phone out of my back pocket, I looked down at in. Upon seeing the napkin Frank wrote on in the corner of my eyes, I smiled. I created two new contacts for him and Gee, plugging their numbers into it. 

Finishing with the numbers, I shifted my eyes to check the time. Seeing as it was now 1:20, I growled to myself as I was loosing my limited time to eat. I scampered to the back room, grabbing my jacket and wallet, determined to now walk there myself. Saying goodbye to Dorothy, I hugged Ray and Patrick, also saying goodbye and telling them I was going to walk to a food joint if possible and then to the library. 

Once in the parking lot, I slipped my coat on, slipping my phone and the napkin from Frank into the pocket. Holding my jumbled earbuds in my hand, I began walking through the parking lot, focused on untangling the mess. Once fully out of the parking lot, I started walking down the long gravel path to the only main road in Munising.

Hearing my name being called, my head shot up immediately. I frantically looked around seeing who could've said my name. Being muffled, the voice was unrecognizable to me. Seeing an unfamiliar car back up from the parking lot and head towards me. It was a nice car, just scared me as to who could be in such a nice car. 

The car pulled up next to me, causing my eyes to widen immediately. I stepped back, fully off the road now, leaving a safe distance between me and the unknown car. The tinted window rolled down, and I let out a sigh of relief, bending over to rest my hand on the knees. Seeing as the man in the car was Frank, I tried to eased my nausea away. It wasn't Frank that made me nauseous, but the fear and the unknown factor. 

Frank, seeing my bend over, had a panicked look on his face in the split second I saw him. Head facing down at the grass, I heard a car door slam shut, and feet running over to me. He crouched down in front of me, looking up at me with such a look of concern and worry in his face. 

"Oh my gosh, are you ok?" I could hear the worry in his voice. I chuckled slightly under my breath.

Most likely from hearing my chuckle and the small smile on his face, his face softened. Once my heart rate calmed down and the nausea went away, I stood up fully. Upon doing that, Frank's hand slipped into mine with the other on my knee, continuing to crouch down.

"Are you ok? Oh man I scared you didn't I? I knew I should've done something to fix my look." He chuckled when cracking his jokes, myself giggling at it. Frank smiled up at me, stroking his thumb on the back of my hand in circles, managing to calm me down even more if it was possible. 

"Holy Cow! You scared me so much. What the heck are you even doing here?" I asked him incredulously. He sheepishly look down, still rubbing my hand soothingly. 

"Well," Frank began nervously. "I had a feeling that Bren wouldn't show, and even if he did, I wanted to be there just in case you needed me." He smiled up at me. 

I awhed at his sweet actions, gesturing for him to stand up. He stood up, still flushed. 

"Hey, it's ok, there's nothing to be nervous about." I smiled at him, hoping to relive some of his visual tension. He visibly relaxed at that. 

Figuring that we'd get closer, with Gee included, the nervousness would go away soon. 

<Thoughts? Thank you for reading! What do you think happened to Beebo? Is he just very late, lazy, or rude? Anyway, was your day good? I don't know... no one really comments soooo... do you guys want to get closer? God, this feels awkward even typing. What am I doing with my life....ok, thanks for reading! Laterz!>