𝐴𝑁𝑋𝐼𝐸𝑇𝑌

xiii. found

and my heart was pumping
chest was screaming
mind was running
air was freezing
put my hands up
put my hands up
i told this kid I'm ready for a fight.*

ethel woke up and catch her own head. kid. ready to fight. this kid looked similar but eth wasnt sure. she stood up and looked into the mirror. her nose was bleeding and her the corners of the eyes was streamlet of blood. her knees hurted. maybe it had link with her mind's creation? now she wasnt sure everything. she tried to act normal.

ethel cleaned her face and went to the locker to get her work clothes. she changed them and started work. when she had a break tooked a small paper square and started writing what she saw in her mind. with all details. page she covered up. it was near end of her change. ethel ignored everyone walkin' in and out of the restauration so she didnt look who came inside this time.

she had to go to the new clients and take the order. she was scared of confrontation with gaten and finn. they looked shocked when they saw her. they were looking very tired. possibly they were looking for ethel by the whole day - how she thinked. her suppositions aren't wrong.

"what are you doing here?" gaten asked first.
"work." ethel answered quickly like scared of responsibility for her actions.
"we are seriouss. what are you doing here?" finn question.
"im seriouss too. im working. and its not interest for both of you." she answered instantly rebuking in her mind.
"its our buisness." finn answered quickly grabing hard her wrist.
"dont touch me" she whispered. she didnt want more attention 'cause all restauration was looking at them.
finn let her took her hand. between them was uncomfortable silence. if not gaten finn and ethel would kill each other. ethel got mad on herself. she liked finn in not 'friends' way. she wanted something more but she still disliked him. she was between a rock and a hard place.

"i see all of you want to kill anyone so i'll wait for you ethel. we have to talk" gaten spoke slowly "but now. can we talk about something nice? ethel. its to you" he said too.
"whats this?" she answered.
"'it 3' they sent emails. they choose you right? im sure they did. i get the role. whats about you?" gaten said exited.
"exacly, they got you?" finn asked interested. he knew that he as a Richie Tozier would have a kissing scene with a girl but he didnt know with who.
"they choose someone other. not me. i dont got this role" ethel answered sad. she really wanted to play in this movie. gaten looked sad too and finn looked without any emotions.
"wherever you slept, i take you back home" gaten said after ethel's back with their order.
"fine. 30 minutes and i'll end my today's work. then i have to do something and we could go" ethel answered. she was happy that she can back to gaten and finn. she missed them for those few days.


* - alec benjamin = inspiration to this chapter. actually his song 'the boy in the bubble'. i got inspiration after listening it. i thought that it can looks good or fit in the text perfectly. 538 words.