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10. TEN : chocolate house
Ella tapped her pen lightly, staring blankly at the homework that was laid out in front of her. Her mind flitted between school, to her paper, and then to Gwen and Peter. They were probably sitting at home finished with their homework and nothing to do. Well, excepted Peter. He was probably off saving someone else's life like he was the hero.
News flash: not everyone had to be a hero. Not that she didn't love the fact that he was good for not just the city, but her as well. She just couldn't stand if he or Gwen got hurt because of what he did. Now that she knew, there was probably a really good chance that she'd get hurt as well.
Hours later, she was still in the same spot, seriously considering calling up Gwen. He said that he'd meet up with her later, but clearly later meant something different to Peter. While she waited for Peter, Ella managed to successfully finish her homework and work a little bit on her article, even if Peter wasn't there to help her. So, when she heard her phone buzzing for the first time in hours at about nine at night, you can't blame her for falling off of her bed. All the air left her lungs as she fell off of the bed.
Blindly, she reached for her phone, the screen glowing with the name Gwenny Boo. Ella pressed answer and held the phone up to her ear as she tried to get her bearings. She was surprised her mother didn't run upstairs to check what the loud thump was, not that she'd care if it were Ella or not. "Yeah, Gwen?"
There was a static sound on the other side, kind of like someone was crumpling a sheet of paper until it cleared and she could hear Gwen clearly. "Ella, hi! Come over, please? They won't let Peter over since he's, well, you know Peter, but they'll be happy to see you."
Ella wanted to think of an excuse not to go, but when she looked around her room and everything she had already done, there was nothing left. There was nothing left for her to do so why should she stay bored anymore. "Peter won't be there?"
Gwen muttered a little no and Ella could hear her shuffling around for something. "How fast can you get here?"
Ella shrugged as she started to leave her room, grabbing the nearest pair of shoes she could find. "I don't know, let's say fifteen minutes give or take?" Her phone was tucked against her ear and her shoulder as she slid on each shoe.
"Alright, don't get lost. I'll see you then." Gwen replied and then hung up. Ella had known Gwen for a little while now and the weird things she did didn't faze her anymore. Ella didn't bother to tell her mother where she was going, it's not like she'd be out all night fighting crime or something like that. No, that was Peter's job. All Ella and Gwen did was cheer him on in a way, like personal cheerleaders but not really.
When the cold air hit her face, she immediately shivered. Walking through the brisk air was going to make Ella want to turn around as soon as she stepped a foot off of the porch. Folding her arms over her chest, Ella began to walk to Gwen's, fully knowing that it wasn't safe for a teenage girl to walk alone. She paid attention to the way her feet slapped against the ground and the faint sounds of taxi's honking, those things were comfort.
