The way you deserve

2-Perfectly capable

Hiraeth

As soon as I reach home, I go straight up to my room, not even wanting to get lunch.

have fun tryna find my waist

  
I plop down on the bed, the scene replaying in my head.

How can someone look so good but be so rude?
I'm not one to judge a book by its cover but he scared the shit out of me, Like I'm not dumb, I know something sketchy was going on there, or maybe I'm just being paranoid, either way, that entire group just didn't seem like the best people to have around. 

But his face...Beautiful face, god sure does have his favorites, doesn't he?

The ringing of my phone brings me out of lifeless staring at the ceiling, I check it and it's Mia.
She's one of my few friends.

"Hey what's up," I ask

"Hey, I was thinking let's do a sleepover tonight,  you up for that ?"

I think that might be a good idea

"Sure, I'll be at your place by 7" and I hang up as she agrees.

I decide to take a nap before heading to her place, lost in my thoughts I drift away quickly.

———

I wake up and check the time, 6:30.
SHIT

I get up quickly, giving myself whiplash, I grab a duffle bag and put an extra outfit in it with some other essentials like a charger and skincare that I regularly use.

I leave my house at 6:45 and try to calm myself instead of hurrying since if I'm gonna be late anyway I'd rather not be out of breath.

I reach her place pretty late. But she doesn't mind and instead, we have an argument on what to watch while we gossip, and as always we end up on the notebook because it's evergreen.
I mean how can you not like it?

We talk about a lot of things, like her MASSIVE crush on Kai, our other friend, or how she was thinking about changing her wardrobe or how pissed she was when she was at home.

The conversations are mostly about her, and they always are, she never asks me anything and I never initiate, I used to, I used to try and tell her about my day but most of the time she'd change the topic or end the conversation so I realized, that she just didn't care and I stopped.

Why am I still her friend? Because Even though she's self-centered, she's all I had, and I'd rather be a free therapist than be lonely

Time passes and before we know it is 9:45 and we are now starving.
There was milk in the fridge but no Oreos
Mia somehow manages to convince me to go to the nearest store and get Oreos, which I don't say no to because I want ramen.

So I decide to go and get them, I leave in my PJs, an oversized tee, and shorts.
As soon as I enter the store familiar faces come into my view,
I stare for a good minute before realizing they are the guys from the alley.
It looks like they don't go home.

They notice me and stare at me just like I do them, after a few seconds I walk to the snacks aisle to get what I came for.

I grab some packets of Oreos, some chocolates, chips, and ramen.

I go to the counter to pay, and while paying I feel a gaze on me, I turn my head only to find gray eyes staring at me,
I furrow my brows at him, feeling self-conscious, I scratch my wrist roughly under all the items in my hands, anxiety getting the best of me.

ignoring him I turn my head away, I pay and leave the store, walking quickly.

As I'm leaving, someone grabs my wrist, making my entire body turn around.
I panic, looking at the old man who is holding my wrist, with a creepy smile.

"What the fuck man?" I ask, anxious and scared, and twist my wrist to get it out, but he just tightens his grip.

"Come on don't act so innocent now, you're the one walking around at midnight half naked" he states and my jaw drops wtf

"And that gives you the right to touch me?" I say, now enraged.
I hate him.

I see the 3 guys standing looking at the situation from my peripheral vision.

"You know you want it don't deny it," the perv in front of me says again with a smile

I scoff as I say, "ew no"

I let my grocery bag fall on the footpath and get my pepper spray out of my pocket, I spray it all in his face not leaving a single part of his face unsprayed

I hear his screams as he leaves my hand trying to wipe his eyes clean, losing his vision

"Why the fuck did you do that" he yells at me 

I try to keep it in my control but I'm scared and I know it's evident because I'm shaking now.

"come on, you wanted it" I say without stuttering

he sneers at me and I bring my spray up back at him causing him to back off and run away, the scent of the pepper spray catches up to me and I cough too

but I smile, proud of myself.

"Are you okay? " he says, now standing close to me, his face emotionless and his voice cold but I could see the anger and concern in his eyes.

I don't say anything, my adrenaline now disappearing, I nod 

His gaze deepens as if trying to figure me out, his friends walk over and damn

Do they have a 'gods fav' club or something?

One of them smiles brightly making the atmosphere lighten.

"Are you okay? we wanted to punch him but we didn't want you to feel like we thought you couldn't take care of yourself you know, but we were prepared to kill him yeah scouts honor" The blonde says nodding his head 

I laugh awkwardly

"Oh how rude let me introduce myself, I'm Owen, the good looking one" the blonde points to himself, with a bright smile "This is James, I'd say he's pretty smart " he points towards the redhead, I smile a bit and nod towards him and he nods back with a smile.

"And this is Arcane, he's the...irrelevant one" he points towards the handsome guy, his comment makes me chuckle a bit, which causes Owen to smile even bigger.

"Hey, I'm Hiraeth" I reply and pick up my grocery bag, Owen smiles,  and Arcane shakes his head

"We'll drop you off, it's too late anyway," Arcane says, although his face is blank I can see a hint of concern in his eyes.

"No thanks, I've got my handy dandy mace with me," I say and wave them goodbye