★彡 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 彡★

•Part 7•

"ethan?" she said confused. Was it even him or did it just sound like him? maybe it was grayson- they had similar voices after all.

"yeah uh, i hope you don't mind me calling" he said, most likely while scratching his head.

"no um it's fine, i wasn't doing anything anyway" tessa replied trying to act casual.

"okay good because well i got your number off luna" ethan told her.

"i wondered how you got it but okay cool, why were you calling anyway? i'm not trying to rush you away or sound rude or anything but i just wondered because we don't really talk in person much" tessa rambled on; she often did it when nervous.

there was silence through the phone for awhile, until a soft sigh replied to her.

"i just feel a bit lost right now, and i figured you were too since you just...disappeared..."

"yea...these past few weeks honestly haven't been the best for me. i needed to get away, to escape for a while." ethan was nodding to himself understandingly.

"when will you be back?" he asked her, curious to know.

"soon...hopefully" she whispered while snuggling herself deeper into her bedsheets.

"okay, well uh.. i know things between us haven't gone as well as luna and gray, but
i think you're really cool tessa.." he said softly. She felt her cheeks go pink and was thankful that he wasn't there in person.

"you too, and thanks...nobody has ever called me cool" she giggled making him smile.

"cool" he said unintentionally with a chuckle. "so no more awkwardness or ignoring each other?"

"no more" she repeated while smiling to herself like an idiot.

tessa and ethan continued to talk about all sorts of random stuff for the next hour or so. eventually though, tessa's eyes felt heavy and she had no choice but to go to sleep.

"goodnight ethan" she said.

"goodnight tessa, come back soon."

"i will" she smiled tiredly to herself before hearing the line go dead. then she felt lonely again.

but something in the pit of her stomach felt warm, and she used that to her advantage and allowed herself to sleep peacefully...

"take care of yourself"  tessa's dad hugged her tightly as they stood on the train station platform. after pulling away from his arms she wrapped her hand around the handle of her suitcase and smiled sadly. the train could be heard rattling along the track; the wheels screeched as it came to a stop.

"love you!" she said before getting onto the train and finding a seat. she waved from the little square window until she could see the tiny figure no more...

she arrived back at university, and dreaded walking back to the dorm. the wheels of her suitcase rattled on the cobbles as it dragged behind her. she was also beginning to get frustrated when her bag wouldn't sit on her shoulders without slipping.

"Yo tessa!"" she heard a voice call. as she looked up from the ground and further up the path she was currently on, she spotted grayson, ethan, and luna. it was no surprise to her that luna looked dull and as though she had nothing to say. but apparently tessa was wrong; luna started to sprint over and dived into tessa's arms (which may i add, were not prepared to catch a flying, full grown girl).

"Aah!" tessa screeched when she landed back onto the floor. thankfully she only hurt her bum and elbows, which were most likely scraped of their skin.