What You're Missing

Chapter 5

"This just in: new information on the robberies across Swellview. Last night, the two men hit yet another Swellview store on Market Street at around 2:30am. The Department Store of Swellview was robbed of an estimated $15,000. The victim, an employee, was held at gunpoint, a tactic never to have been performed by the men before. Fortunately, Captain Man and Kid Danger arrived at the scene, saving the employee from fatality. However, they were, once again, not able to catch the robbers. Our town heroes still refuse to let out any other information in regards to the robbers' motives or even what the evil duo go by, claiming it is best for the city to not know and not panic at this moment in time. The robbers continue to bring danger to Swellview while taking thousands of dollars out of the town's pocket. Will Captain Man and Kid Danger ever catch the malicious men, or will they be their most regretted villains to have slipped from their fingers?"

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Henry got up that morning to go to school the happiest he had been in a while. Despite arriving home at 4am the previous night, he made sure to be on time and (mostly) awake during his classes. His hair was surprisingly combed today, along with his red and black plaid shirt being (again, mostly) free of wrinkles and his black jeans clean.

Of course, being attentive in class and dressing put-together doesn't just happen without sleep. Or, in Henry's case, without caffeine. The blond had made sure to pick up a large, black coffee at Swell Café on his way to school. After downing the whole thing before first period, he was surprised at how well it had worked for him. Four classes later, and he was still the most alert he had been in school since becoming Kid Danger. Besides the slight jittery effect from the caffeine on his body (seriously, his leg had been bouncing all day), Henry thought his new 'no-sleep more-caffeine' agenda could work.

Who needs sleep, anyway?

As Henry walked through the halls during fifth period Study Hall, he decided to head up to the library. Maybe I'll actually do homework today, the blond thought. He had also been looking for Charlotte throughout the day. He hadn't spoken to her face-to-face since their café date, the memory bringing a smile to his face.

Naturally, he hadn't been able to shake her image from his head. The thought of the girl alone always brought him out of a bad mood, so the thought of her actually being with him? Henry wondered what other thing in the universe could surpass the idea.

He couldn't pretend he never thought about it. Holding her hand through the halls, walking her to class, kissing her.

That thought came up quite often.

Henry shook his head from his thoughts as he entered the school library, scanning the room for Jasper or Charlotte, until, undoubtedly, he spotted the dark-haired girl sitting at an otherwise unoccupied table. He couldn't help but smile at the scene; her nose in her AP Government and Law textbook, her head leaning against the knuckles of her head, deep in concentration. His eyes immediately went to her face, surprised to see a pair of black-framed glasses perched on the bridge of her nose. He had never imagined or saw her in glasses before, but they had just recently started hanging out, so no one was to blame. Her hair was tied back into a low ponytail with two strands of her curls framing either side of her face, a hairstyle he had never saw on her nor believed could make her seem even prettier. She wore a black sweater that exposed one of her shoulders that he couldn't help but wonder how would feel against his lips and he seriously hoped she hadn't looked up from her book.