Heart of Glass (A Pierce the Veil Fanfiction)

XXXIV

Anne's POV

I sat, ready to go out and twiddling my thumbs. My phone buzzed and I scrambled to answer it and dropped it in the process. When I picked it up, I read the text from Tony.

"Sure the three of us can talk. I'm at Monica's house already so you can just come by there."

I jumped out of my spot on the couch and grabbed my car keys. In my car, I thought of everything I had planned to achieve over this break between me Tony and Monica.

Just go in there, and talk to them. He's a friend, not a foe.

Words of encouragement replayed in my head repeatedly and before I knew it, I was at Monica's house. I rang the doorbell and bounced on my toes nervously. When the door opened, Monica stood in front of me. Without saying anything, she let me in and the vibe I got from her wasn't good. I followed her into their living room and smiled when I saw Tony.

"Hey."

"Hey." He had actually been nice enough to greet me and I sat down in an armchair that matched the couch. Monica was laid across the couch with her feet on Tony's lap. She looked uninterested and bored by the way she held her phone close to her face and scrolled.

"So what'd you want to talk about?" Tony had his eyes set on me curiously and it killed me that I couldn't be with him. Everything about him made me want to be with him that much more and staring into those deep brown eyes made everything worse. But I still found myself unable to look away.

"Well this could get awkward but I'm glad you're both here." I saw Monica roll her eyes and mouth some choice words but I ignored her. "This is really hard for me to do so just bare with me please." I saw Tony nod and motion for me to go on.

"Tony I really like you. I have for a while and I still do." At this, Monica set her phone down and sat up. She finally paid attention to the conversation. Tony seemed a little suprised by my confession but he soaked it all in and nodded slowly.

"I think that our friendship was good and I don't want to lose that because you go out with Monica instead of me." I looked at Monica and she seemed less than content. "And Monica, I don't want us to be enemies anymore. Can the three of us get along?"

"Well I have no problem with us getting along, Anne. You're really cool and you were a good friend before me and Monica went out. It's good to have you back." He smiled warmly at me and I felt so happy. His smile was inviting and Monica just sat there seemingly sickened by me.

"And I guess we can be friends." She agreed and the air was a little tense so I left to go home. When I pulled up and into the driveway to my house, I just sat. I pulled out my phone and sent Valerie a message.

"So I guess me and Tony are friends and I may or may no be getting somewhere with Monica. You know how she is."

I didn't wait for a reply before I relocated into my room and flopped down onto my bed. I heard the vibration of my phone but didn't bother to check it.

For some odd reason, it was only now that my heart started to race. It was only now that my nerves got the best of me and only now that I was running into the bathroom, retching on my knees into a toilet bowl. I pulled myself off the ground and looked in the mirror.

Why do I seem so disheveled? How long have I been this way?

I didn't have the answer to my questions but I usually got this way whenever something wasn't right. I would just become all sloppy and I wouldn't notice until things felt better again. Things between me and Tony had been resolved and I was happy.