Building a Home

pesto.

three heads peek up through the light.

y/n | omg you guys scared the shit out of us.

they crawl up. you greet them.

y/n | how did you guys get out?

N | they let us out dude.

y/n | what? why would they-

you hear police cars roar through the city.

y/n | YOU GUYS ARE DUMB! you fell for their trick.

C | what trick y/n they said we were free to go?

y/n | that is the trick they wanted you to think you're free and then they'll follow you to where you were staying-

P | aka here which means they will invade here to get the money, FUCK! shit i should have seen that!

y/n | payton manipulation was part of basic training

P | yeah i'm sorry i was overwhelmed

y/n | we gotta go. this is R by the way.

R | you can call me riley R is my undercover name.

you all get out of the attic.

N | mom. can we take the Corola?

nick's mom | it's your car nick, of course?

N | we'll be back.

nick hugs his parents and you can tell he is getting choked up. his mom doesn't know that they are faking their deaths.

N | i love you guys

nick's mom | i love you too

nick's dad | i love you too.

C | come on guys.

you all get into nick's car. nick drives and you're in passenger. you look around remember all the memories you made in nicks car. drive in movies. fast food. midnight joyriding. sunsets. stargazing. you look down at the gearshift. you see a mint green scrunchie you gave him when you first started dating. you laugh.

y/n | awe is this my scrunchie?

he looks down and smiles.

N | yeah. i put it there after work that day. so it reminded me of you whenever i got in my car.

y/n | awe, nick, stop... your going to make me cry.

N | i'm just saying.

you pass the gas station.

y/n | i wonder who's working?.... IS THAT PESTO?!

nick slows down.

N | your fucking with me. i swore he would quit after he graduated.

y/n | can we go talk to him.

P | guys we aren't supposed to make our presence known.

y/n | it'll be more normal if we stop to get gas.

nick pulls in.

N | you guys stay out here we'll go get gas.

you and nick go inside and see paul. you call him pesto because he would bring pesto for lunch everyday and hated working but loved pesto.

y/n | PESTO?!

paul (Pa) | dude what?!

paul jumps over the counter and bro hugs nick.

N | what's up dude.

Pa | where'd y'all go... shit

y/n | idk man.

N | you're still working here dude?

Pa | they gave me a raise to stay when you guys dissapeared.

y/n | does whitney still work here?

Pa | she moved to Colorado.

y/n | really? that's crazy. do you have her number by chance?

Pa | don't you?

y/n | my phone got stolen.

Pa | nick should have it.

y/n | he is trading in for the new one so he doesn't have a phone right now.

Pa | oh i just got the new one. you'll love it.

paul gives you her number and you keep it in your pocket. you and the gang get free slurpees and head back out.

C | okay guys. we will go about 30-45 minutes out then it's go time.

y/n | but in the meantime the night is young.

you turn up the music to full blast and you sing at the top of your lungs as you drive into the sunrise.

it's about to go down.