impossible | barry allen

10

I was awoken by a cold breeze hitting my legs, and two squealing girls hovering over me. Those girls being Iris and Caitlin. And Iris, holding my blanket, exposing my body to how cold her room was because of her window being open. I slowly sit up and fix the ends of my joggers, looking at them, my hair being a curly, tangled mess.

"Merry Christmas!" They shout, throwing my blanket next to me.

"Geez- you guys are like six year olds." I laugh quietly, standing up.

"Everyone's downstairs- we gotta get readyyy." Iris says, walking to her closet.

"Right- right." I say, and go to the bathroom, brushing my teeth and showering quickly. I step out and dry myself, then my hair, also flat ironing it. I grab my bag and change into a white oversized knit sweater, and a pair of burgundy skinny jeans. Putting on some chapstick, I step out the bathroom and see that Iris was dressed in a red mid thigh dress, and Caitlin was in a white blouse, and red skirt.

"Am I the only person dressing causally?" I ask, walking over to them.

"Well- this is like our everyday style- so maybe not." Iris says, putting some lipstick on.

We all went downstairs once we were finished to be greeted by everyone we were just with last night, and to my surprise, Dr Wells, and Eddie.

I look around at everyone, as they were all having their own separate conversations but I stop at Barry. He was wearing a pair of black jeans, a green button up, with a white t shirt under. He was talking to Joe, laughing and smiling. I blink, and walk into the kitchen, and ended up leading Iris right behind me.

"So you gonna tell me what's going on with you and Barry?" She asks, leaning against the counter.

"Iris- there's nothing going on."

"Really? So him looking at you when you're not looking, legitimately smiling to himself- and you doing the exact same to him is- nothing?"

I look at him, my eyebrow slightly raised, my curiosity getting the best of me, I asking in a low quiet voice, "He looks at me and smiles when I'm not looking?"

"Damn right he does."

"Well why are you just watching what him and I do?"

"Zee." She says.

"There's nothing going on- we're just. friends. and that's all we're ever going to be. I honestly need to- find a guy. Cause without one- all I'm going to do is pin over him until he gets with someone and it breaks me. And honestly- he needs to find someone too. Or he'll be pinning over you until-" I say quietly then stop myself, forgetting that she didn't know he was in love with her.

"He told me, yesterday." She says quietly. "He understands what the situation is right now- and I'm with Eddie. I'm in love. with Eddie. And if you're talking about you two finding people, who's to say you two can't try to- get together?" So that's why they were so weird yesterday.

"Because he's the one I'm trying to get over." I roll my eyes.

She shrugs lightly, "Well maybe you shouldn't get over him."

"Iris. Not gonna happen." I say, and with that, I walk out the kitchen, and Iris goes over to Eddie.

Everyone was now giving each other presents and I sat on the arm of the couch, watching everyone, a small smile on my face.

I flinch slightly when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turn my head and see Barry.

"Hey- I didn't mean to scare you. But- come here." He says, moving his hand away from my shoulder.