A Little More Time ~WROETOSHAW FF~

Thursday, 24th April 2019 Part II

Penelope

Agressivley, slamming my car door shut I ran to my apartment complex, my legs giving up on me as it tends to take less for me to become emotionally and physically drained these days, I collapse taking a seat on the cold dusty steps leading to the entrance.

And then I hear a girls voice, it wasnt familiar but something about it was oddly comforting, just her voice offered the warm feeling of a hug. 

“Are you okay?” She asks, something about those words put together pushed me over the edge.

Maybe it was because I was infact not okay, not even a little bit, not even at all.

The girl sits next to me, I turn realising it was Talia, Simons girlfriend. I recognised her from when he showed me her Instagram in the car back from Brighton.

“Yeah, Im fine” I say, in a rush I wipe the tears from under my eyes.

I hated this, being seen as vulnerable, but what I felt took over and I just cried.

“You're Penelope right?” She asked shuffling closer, offering comfort as she wraped an arm around my tiered body.

I just nod in response feeling to weak to answer, “I'm Talia, Simons girlfriend, he's told me loads about you” She says, “You'd think I'm a stalker all the stuff I know about you without ever even meeting you” She chuckles, a smile tugs on my lips slightly before another down pour of tears.

“Well, Penelope if I know anything it's that everything is so fragile and I get not wanting to feel, I suppose it's easier to bottle things up isn't it” I silently agree, and all I can think is Simon was right, I do like this girl. “But it isn't healthy, and I want my friends to be happy because you are a friend to me now and you should know its okay to cry” She sooths, as I fall into her chest as she catches the falling tears.

And I did, I just cried for a really long time, and it felt good for the first time in forever something felt good.

Sitting up I turned to face my new friend, “Thank you” I smiled, a genuine smile, she was a light and I was happy Simon had a girl as caring as she was. It put me at ease about having to inevitably leave him, because I truly believe as long as he has her he can get through anything.

“It what's friends do” She smiled back, as she stood up taking my hand to help me up, “Come on we can go back to yours, Si's and JJ's flat we can order food and have a movie night” She suggests, my smile widens and its hard for me to fathem how quickly her positivity managed to switch me from falling apart to grinning like a cheshire cat.

“That sounds amazing” I chime happily, walking besides her to the building.

It was a memorable night, one of laughter and love. It was a night I would love to do over and hate to forget, not that I could, it was way to memorable.

That night and the people I shared it with made me wanna enjoy life again.

At least what little was left of it.