Blast from the Past (Harlow + ? OPEN)

[foreverandalways]

Harlow

It had been a rather long day, and I was carrying home a bag of groceries. Some how, I had been surviving my days at Free Hearts. Everything seemed so peaceful, reguardless of all of us crazy teenagers here. For the first time in my life, I felt like I was at peace and enjoying my life. As I was wrestling to open up the door, my phone rang and I just absent mindly answered, "Hello?"

"Harlow? Is that you?"

My eyes widen at the voice as my groceries slipped from my hands now and clatted on the doorstep outside my apartment. It was John's voice, my ex, "You're...you're not suppose to have this...this number." My voice quivered in fear as I heard him laugh on the other end now.

"You seem suprised Harlow...to hear my voice. You didn't think I'd just let you go like that, would you?"

I pushed open the door now and went inside, barely paying attention to the fact that my door hadn't closed all the way and I sat the phone on the table now, putting it on speaker phone and just stared at it, "John...how did you get my number?" I asked again, an edge to my voice.

"There you go again asking the same question, Harlow. It's like you didn't want to hear from me."

"No, it's not that. It's just-"

"I WASN'T EFFING DONE TALKING YET HARLOW!" he shriekd now, "Why are you being like this? How could you just effing drop me like that, after everything we've been through. After everything I have done for you?"

I found myself trying hard to hold back a sob, I thought I was suppose to escape all of this, "I know, it's just that I-"

"You just what, Harlow? Did you find yourself a guy at that freakshow?"

"No-"

"If you're lying to me, I swear to effing god. Believe me Harlow, I will find you. If I can't have you, then nobody can effing have."

I felt a sob escape me now, and I was shaking as I stared at the phone on the table, the speaker phone working loud and clear. It was like John was standing right in front of me and I was just waiting for the slap to the face. I wanted to hang up on him, but it was like I couldn't bring myself to doing so, like I was stuck in some frozen state of shock.

Occ: Sorry to teh angst. I was just getting my muse out =)

[Natalie "Envy" Adams]

Aiden

I was walking around the apartments now. There was no real reason behind it, I was just bored and looking for Gena. But she had texted me earlier that she was out to find wild horses. Honestly, I had been hoping that maybe it had just been some sort of a joke. But perhaps not if I still hadn't found her after a half an hour of looking and no heard backs. A sigh escaped me, about to give up in my search as I heard a guy yelling at a girl. I couldn't help but to frown as I stood there, listening to the conversation for a moment before finding a door ajar. Pushing it open, there was a girl sitting down and staring at her phone on a table, she barely seemed to have control of a situation and seemed to be taking a verbal beating. Sighing, I just invited myself in and walked over to the phone and hit end before glancing over at her, "Why did you answer the phone?"

[foreverandalways]

Harlow

I just stared at the phone, concentrating on his voice until there was foot steps traveling across my floor now. Startled, I glanced up to see a guy standing over me just before he hit the end call on my phone. My eyes stared at the phone now for a moment as he spoke, "I didn't know I would get that phone call," I replied quietly. It was embaressing that some stranger had to come in and turn off the phone instead of me.

[Natalie "Envy" Adams]

Aiden

I stood there for a moment, just staring at her as her eyes met mine for two seconds, but they returned to her phone and she explained it. In a way, she reminded me of Gena with her parents, and well, me. Although, all the kids here had their problems, "Yeah, well, know you know the number. Just don't answer it again," I replied back now.

[foreverandalways]

Harlow

I felt my lip twist slightly. Some times, I wish people would just understand, but it seemed that they never did. If I ignored him, he would still call and leave messages and do everything in his power to get me to answer. If I blocked the number, he would use a friend's phone. If I changed my number, he would find it again. There just was no escape, even though I was here, "I will, don't worry," I replied now, lying through my teeth quietly.

[Natalie "Envy" Adams]

Aiden

I studied her for a moment as she sat there, lost in her own thought for a moment before she finally answered me. I remained quiet for a moment, it took a liar to know one, but I probably shouldn't be calling her out on it at the moment, "Alright," I replied now, glancing around her apartment, bare bones and everything, "You're new around here...aren't you?"

[foreverandalways]

Harlow

There was that silence that filled the room now, but I didn't bother breaking it. Too ashmed of myself at the moment and what that boy had wittnessed. After a moment though, he broke the silence and spoke. Glancing up at him now, I simply shifted my weight in my seat slightly, "Yeah...I am. I got here two or three days ago...."

[Natalie "Envy" Adams]

Aiden

"That's what I thought," I replied now as I glanced down at her. I felt like I should say something else, but talking had never really been my thing, only the heroics and then I usually left. I shifted my weight slightly, i could tell she was ashmed of herself, I never understood why girls felt like they were the blame, "Will you be okay?"

[foreverandalways]

Harlow

I still remained quiet, uncertain of what to say as he remained quiet. I suppose there were not a lot of people here if he could easily identify me as a new comer. Then again, perhaps he just simply knew more people than I thought. His words cut off my thoughts for now and I glanced up at him and offered a smile, "I will be fine..."

[Natalie "Envy" Adams]

Aiden

I simply stared at her for a moment and nearly called her out on her lie. After all, everybody lied, but I decided that I probably shouldn't, "Alright," I replied now before glancing to the door way now, "Right...well, I'm Aiden...I guess I'll see you around then."