BILLIE'S POV:
I wake up to a breeze causing my hair to whip all over my face. I smell salt and hear the crashing of water. I feel an uncomfortable feeling under my back. I open my eyes and squint to the bright light of the...sun? I look to see a sleeping Jonah and my phone next to him. The screen flashes ' Monday, 8:01 am' and dozens of notifications of missed calls and texts from various people. I freeze as I finally come out the haze of sleep and into reality...
B: Jonah! Jonah wake up!
Jo: huh...what happened?
B: we fell asleep at the beach! School started a Minuit ago, we're late!
Jo: oh shit!
We both scramble to grab our things. Panic fills my chest.
B: my parents are gonna flip!
Jo: hurry, we need to go
B: how are we gonna get there?
Jo: do you have any cash on you?
I dig through my pockets to find a crumpled $20 note and Jonah does the same
B: uh...$20
Jo: I got $30 , that's $50...should be enough to catch a cab right?
B: let's find out
Jo: c'mon!
He grabs my hand and we start running in the deep sand. Eventually we make it onto the main road and he starts signaling fo a cab. We are still holding hands...it feels kind of normal...almost as if we were dating? I'm probably just being silly, I don't think he noticed because we were both panicking. We get into the cab finally
Jo: morning sir...can you take us to Ridgewood High please?
Cab Driver: sure, you kids are a bit late for school
B: we realized
I say shooting the driver an annoyed look. We sit back as the cab drives on and we try to relax a bit. All that keeps ringing in my head is how disappointed my parents will be and how this might ruin my reputation as a top student
B: Jonah my parents...my reputation-
Jo: it's gonna be okay
He wraps his arms around me and brings me close. Once again the feeling of comfort is there. He realizes that I'm breathing heavily so he squeezes my hand and kisses me on my forehead. I hide a smile but it quickly vanishes as I snap back into the reality of the situation. We sit like this for the whole ride and a few minuets later we arrive at Ridgewood.
CD: alrighty, that will be $60 please
Jo+B: *whisper* $60?!
Jo: uh...no problem
Jonah whispers in my ear.
Jo: okay listen...we have $50, the cabs $60. Hand me the money and I'll give it to him in a bunch and before he has time to count it, we get out as quick as possible...got it?
B: uh...yeah
Jonah puts his plan into action. Before the poor Cad driver had the time to count the money, we were out the door and running towards the school.
CD: hey! My money-
We make it into school and it is halfway through first period. I'm worried sick because of the fear of ruining my reputation. I'm good student, straight A's and all. When Finneos died my parents have always had high expectations for me so I always did my best to keep them happy. Turns out Jonah and I both have Spanish class first so at least I didn't have to show up this late alone. We stop running to grab our notes from out lockers
Jo: we...made...it
He says trying to catch his breath
B: yeah
I say trying hard to hide my fear but he notices my expression
Jo: what's wrong?
B: it's my reputation...I really don't wanna disappoint my parents
Jo: it's okay...I'm sure they'll understand and besides you didn't do anything wrong, I'm the one that invited you and I'll take full responsibility
B: no...it's also my fault, I'm not gonna let you take the fall for both of us
Jo: come here, I love you and it's gonna be fine
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CAPTURE>>Why don't we
Misteri / ThrillerI'm billie, I'm 17. I'm a twin, my brothers name is Finneas. He lives in heaven now. Disappointment,depression, heartbreak and tears are very common in my life. Even after dealing with the pain of losing Finneas and barely surviving it, my bully Hal...
