PARK**
Frankie was about to enter his car when Daniel showed up, pulling him back.
“Dude you don’t look fine”
“Really?, But I’m ok” Frankie replied.
“It doesn’t look like it” Daniel replied, feeling his temperature.
It’s normal.
“But you really look sick” he said.
“I’m ok Danny, and I need to go now, we’ll see tommorow” Frankie replied and got in his car.
He drove out of school but the ringing of his phone made him stop the car.
It’s one of his girls.
They’ve been disturbing him and that’s why he put off his phone, he put it on not long ago
He picked the call and said the only thing on his mind.
“Let’s break up, I’m done with you, don’t call me anymore Daisy”
He hung up, and another one called.
He said the same thing, he kept repeating the same line till it reached the twelfth one.
He broke up with her too and switched off the phone, then he threw it on the other seat as a string headache gripped him.
“She asked me if her headband was pretty, and we hugged, then I asked her out on a date tonight”
Cody’s words refused to leave his head, it’s affecting him to think that they hugged and she’s going on a date with him.
He rested his head on the wheel tiredly.
*****
JUNIOR CLASS**
Beauty has been watching Daniel and Frankie before Frankie left, her class is not that far from the class, and she’s also sitting by the window.
She’s greatly worried, eager to know what’s wrong with him, so much that she broke her vow of never talking to Daniel.
She stood and left the class to meet Daniel on his way back to his class.
“Egg” he smiled.
“Senior… Frankie…is…he….ok?” She asked awkwardly.
“He’s pretending to be, but he’s not” he replied, and her heart started hurting immediately.
“He’s not….ok?”
Daniel nodded.
****
5PM★HOLLAND HOLDINGS**
All the investors demanded for a sudden refund of their investments because of what Jacqueline posted, and Malia had a hard time returning half of them.
If she tries returning all at once, the company will go bankrupt, she had to start begging them to calm down till she’ll be able to refund in full.
The company is in a very bad shape right now, and all her photo$h00ts has been cancelled, the brands rejected her as their model.
She almost cried in the office today, but thanks to her manager and Axel’s soothing words over the phone, she was able to gather herself together.
As she walked to the park after finishing today’s workload, she suddenly sighted Axel in front of her car.
“Axel!” Her face brightened,, and he faced her.
“Were you waiting for me?” She smiled.
“No, I came to deliver bread for one of your staffs” he replied, and she went sad.
“That was a lie” he said, and she quickly looked at him.
“I was waiting for you” he said, and she smiled again.
“To give you these though” he said, handling a nylon to her which she took.
She looked inside and was surprised to see snacks, different types.
“Aww, I love snacking, thanks Axel” she said happily.
“I heard snacks help reduce overthinking, snack instead of thinking about your loss, I don’t have much money, I’d have bought more” he said.
“No no it’s fine!, I love the ones you got” she said, wanting to hug him right now.
She needed to ask for it, but she doesn’t know how.
She started moving from one foot to the other, chewing on her lower lip.
“Axel” she called, and he looked at her.
“Can I…” She said.
“What?”
“Nothing, let’s go” she replied, wanting to enter the car, but he pulled her back and hugged her.
“I came to give you an hug too” he said, and she smiled before hugging him back tightly.
“Thanks for always being there… Axel” she said.
“Thanks for not sulking like a baby over what happened” he replied, stroking her hair.
“I know, and you smell so nice” she replied, and he smiled.
“It’s my body scent, I h@ťě perfumes” he replied.
“Aww, I love your body scent” she said, sniffing him in.
Jacqueline came out of the company and stopped when she saw the scene.
“Wait…. that’s…. Axel and bed failure” she said shockingly, hiding to watch them closely.
She actually came to the company discreetly to see a friend.
As she watched them hug, another heat of hatred pulsated through her, and she smiled evilly.
*****
AN HOUR LATER★HOLLANDS MANSION**
Malia has been grinning from ear to ear since she came back, she’s seated at the living room, devouring the snacks Axel got her.
They taste like the most delicious she has ever had, and she had to eat slowly so it won’t finish anytime soon.
“Where’s Beauty?” Daniel asked, coming downstairs.
“She went to Allyson’s place, for a group assignment” she replied.
“Oh” Daniel replied and sat with her.
“Have you apologized to Frankie yet?” She asked.
“Sure” he replied, wanting to pick from her snacks, but she hit his hand away.
“It’s all mine!” She rolled eyes.
“It’s just snacks, why are you acting like it’s important”
“It’s f_cking important!, Very important!” She screamed, and he shook his head as his phone rang.
It’s Dooley, but he didn’t pick.
“Who’s that?” She asked.
“Doo” he replied.
“Are you ignoring her calls cos of her worthless sis?, Stop acting brainless, she’s not pipeline” she replied.
“Pipeline?”
“Jacqueline’s new name” Malia replied, and Daniel laughed as he went upstairs.
****
LIGHTHOUSE DRIVE-IN THEATER**
Beauty and Cody have been in his car since thirty minutes ago, the movie started since then.
Several other cars are surrounding them, containing couples who are also enjoying the movie.
It’s an highschool romance.
Cody had to lie to his mum that he’s going to a friend’s for a group assignment, and that’s why he was able to come, but being with her is just bliss, he loves how she makes him feel.
Beauty’s mind is far from the movie, she’s in another realm entirely, thinking about how Frankie is doing.
Malia told her Frankie only said those harsh words to push her away cos of Daniel, and she further said she needs to make him jealous if she wants him back, that’s why she did that at the broadcasting room earlier, but she has been worried-sick about him since Daniel said he’s not ok.
She hasn’t even touched the popcorn since she’s not interested, she just stared blankly at the TV.
“Beauty” Cody called, but she didn’t even hear.
“Beauty” he called again but same thing happened.
“Beauty” he tapped her, and she jumped, facing him.
“Huh!”
“Are you ok?” He asked, and she carried her bag.
“Are you leaving already?, Beauty…
She was already out of the car, forgetting her phone.
“Beauty!, Beauty!” Cody called after her, but she entered a cab which drove her away.
*****
A BAR**
Frankie has been in the bar since an hour ago, drinking like a fish.
There are already five empty bottles of beer on his table, but surprisingly, he’s not drunk.
That’s the only thing he inherited from his dad.
Philip can drink a crate without getting drunk.
Beauty’s face is everywhere in his wobbling head, it’s even appearing on the table and the bottles.
She’ll be on a date with Cody right now, and it’s ki||in’ him
He badly wants to dial her line, but he just couldn’t bring himself to, not after all he said to her.
He misses her madly and badly wants to hold and hug her right now, he wants to feel her lips on his own, he wants to dive his fingers in the silkiness of her hair and just…
He pushed away the bottles on the table and stood when his throat started itching.
He left the bar and immediately he got out, he started vomiting all the beer till the last drop.
When he raised his head after he finished puking, he has tears in his eyes.
He got his phone and wiped the tears, then he summoned courage without minding what’ll happen.
Even if he dies after sending this, he won’t mind.
He sniffed as he started typing.
*ANGEL I’M SORRY, I LOVE YOU*
He clicked SEND and fell on the nearest chair.
TBC