ATOMS (THE SOCIETY)

ii. hold your horses debby downer

chapter two. 👀 episode one.
hold your horses debby downer

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spring . 8:32 am , may 22
▬▬▬▬▬▬ phoebe beckett

Phoebe and her parents walked out on the green which was already crowded with other parents kissing and hugging their children goodbye. She spotted Emily and her mom having an argument and she chuckled to herself. Emily always had the facade of the hateful daughter but Phoebe knew that Emily loved her mother to the moon back.

"Well, I'll miss you guys." Phoebe said and turned around to face her parents.

"We'll miss you more ace." Marcus said with a grin as he ruffled Phoebe's perfectly styled hair.

"No we won't. We won't at all." Heather said with a tough facade. "But just in case we do I'm going to give you a hug."

Heather wrapped her arms around her daughter and Phoebe wrapped her petite arms tightly around her adoptive mother. "It's only two nights mom."

Phoebe ended the embrace and took a step back. She glanced at the faces of her parents and saw sadness written across their expressions. "Oh please don't cry."

"I can't help it!" Marcus said and brought a finger to the corner of his eye. "Just be safe okay?"

Phoebe chuckled at her over dramatic father and wrapped her arms around him. "Don't worry. I'll send texts and pictures."

"We love you so much." Marcus said as he hugged his daughter.

"Alright. I love you guys too." Phoebe gave them a soft smile before she turned around and searched the ground for her best friend.

"Phoebe!" She looked around the green to see who had called her name. It was a man's voice and that man as Gareth, or to the rest of the student body, Grizz. He was tall, had a rather iconic ponytail and like all of The Four, wore a letterman jacket.

"Hey Gareth." She greeted once he was close enough. "What's up?" She furrowed her brows, Grizz, one of the most popular guys in school doesn't normally approach her. Well not since Jasper.

"Remember that class we took in Semitic Languages?" Grizz asked.

Phoebe nodded her head. It was during peculiar summer of '18. The beginning of Junior year and Phoebe was bored. Then she remembered they offered free Ancient Semitic at the town library. And Phoebe's always been fascinated by Languages. She never actually thought it'd be useful.

"Okay. Good. Come with me." Grizz nodded his head towards the way and Phoebe blindly obeyed. She turned around one last time to look at her parents and she heard them yell Is that Clark? And then later to each other, He's changed a lot! Phoebe only rolled her eyes fastened her pace to catch up with Grizz.