Misery (John Lennon Fanfiction)

Part 10

Amelia's POV:||

I woke up, groggily rubbing my eyes. "J-John?" I said my voice harsh and croaky. "John" I said sitting up. "Get up we have to go t-" I crawled to the end of my bed, peering over the edge to realise he wasn't even there, just a pile of blankets and a sock he'd left behind...and a little crumpled note.

Thanks.

I smiled to myself, I know it didn't seem like much but he took the effort to do it, and he probably doesn't do it for all his other late night rendezvous.

***

"Here's your sock you goof" I said handing him the sock he left behind, he looked tired and unkept, but still he nodded gratefully. "You could've showered and stuff if you wanted to" I said looking over him.

"Nah" he said blandly looking past me

"Okay well uh... How's things?" I asked

"Fine, just fine." He said pursing his lips a little

"What's wrong?" I said furrowing my eyebrows a little

"Nothing" he muttered, fidgeting and looking around restlessly

"You can't lie to me John" I said standing up a little straighter

"Why? Because you care? You're not my mother, I'm sorry if you do care" he said quickly walking away before I could say anything else. That did not go as expected.

I went home and read, doing odd bits of homework and looking after Gran, a normal evening, which seemed pretty rare these days. I was expecting John to come knocking at the door but he didn't.

***

I slowly walked along to school hoping that somewhere I would see John out of the corner of my eye just walking around. I was worried about him. I do care about him and I wish he'd accept that. Not that I want to jump all over him or anything but, he's a really good friend and I haven't had one of those since primary school.

"Psst" whispered a rough, tired voice from behind me, I turned around and my wish came true as John stood before me.

"J-"

"H-Have you got a minute?" He asked softly, he was still in his school clothes from the other day.

"Why?"

"Well uh... Nothin I just wanna talk"

"Well, we're going to be late could we talk on the way"

"No no don't worry about it then"

"What do you mean? Aren't you coming?" I asked furrowing my eyebrows a little at his antics

"N-nah not today"