𝙼𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚢 || (𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗 𝙻𝚞𝚖𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝙰𝚄)

Chapter 5: 'Fragile'

She handed Boscha's to Amity first, "Pistachio for Boscha," She mumbled under her breath. She then handed Amity's to her in the other hand, "And mint-chocolate for my favorite," She said with a smile. Amity tensed and felt her face go red. She shook it off and let out a sigh, "Thanks Luz," she said before walking off. She went towards the pink-haired girl, not daring to look at her. When she handed the cone to Boscha, she saw the intimating look in her eyes. Amity furrowed her eyebrows, "Not a word." She said coldly. Boscha put her hands up in defense, "I didn't say anything," she said with a chuckle. Amity rolled her eyes and walked back towards the register, pulling out her pocket. "Here you go," Amity said. Luz took the money and put it into the register, taking out change. "Oh, you can keep changing," Amity said with a smile. "Amity no, I can't-" Luz said. "No, I insist," She said, cutting Luz off. The cashier let out a sigh, "Well thank you," she said, putting the change back. Amity gave her a smirk before going back to sit next to Boscha.

A couple of minutes went by, and the 3 talked for a bit. Luz's manager didn't mind as long as she got her job done. A few more people came in and Luz gives them their order, wanting to get her shift done. She only had 30 minutes left until she could clock out, she knew that Boscha and Amity would stay until she could though. When the last customers left, Luz turned to the 2 girls. "So, That was Kali at lunch today?" Luz asked, cleaning off the ice cream scooper. "Yeah, you can already tell she's annoying by looking at her," Boscha growled out. Amity laughed, "Yeah, kinda like a circus clown," she said. The 3 of them laughed and the time went on again, they laughed and chatted the rest of the time.

Luz eventually got to clock out, putting up her apron and saying goodbye to her boss. She walked up to the front where her friends were, putting hands on both of their shoulders. "Finally, the weekend is here," Luz said, pumping her hands in the air. Amity and Boscha laughed at her quirkiness, and they all walked out together. Since they all basically lived in the same direction, they would walk home together at night. Luz pushed her bike next to her, hearing the creaking sound as her tires turned. Some moments of silence went by, but it wasn't awkward. "So..." Luz said, breaking the silence. "What about Kali's party, are we going?" Luz asked. Both of her friends faced her, giving her a 'are you serious' face. "What, I was just asking," Luz said defensively. "Luz, her parties are basically a recipe for disaster. There's nothing but drunk seniors and sluts from other schools," Boscha explained. Amity punched her stomach lightly, which Boscha flinched at. "I'm telling the truth, Jeez," Boscha said, rubbing her side. "But don't say it like that!" Amity said, rolling her eyes.

The Blight faced Luz. "Kali's parties are nothing more than a regular dumb high school cliché," She said to Luz. "Come on, can we go, please," Luz begged. Boscha scoffed, "You really want to go to her house, I heard there are dead bodies in the basement," Boscha teased, making Luz shiver. Boscha flinched again as Amity punched her for the 100th time today, "I said to stop saying things like that," She said. Boscha chuckled and walked in front of the 2. Amity looked at Luz and put a hand on her shoulder, "Luz no offense, but you're... too fragile for this type of party," Amity said, cringing a bit. Luz gasped, clearly offended. "Fragile! You don't know me, I-I'm brave. I'm a bad boy!" Luz exclaimed, making Boscha laugh in front of them. "Oh that's good, new nickname for ya'," she said. "Ok then 'bad boy', you really want to go, then we'll go," Amity said with a smirk. Luz's eyes grew wide with excitement, "wait, really!" She exclaimed. "Yeah sure, but don't do anything stupid, we're setting ground-rules tomorrow," Amity said.

For the rest of the walk home, they talked about Kali and how the parties usually went. Luz gulped at some of the more...interesting things. Boscha was the first one to go home, leaving Amity and Luz alone in the moonlight. "So, what should I wear tomorrow?" Luz asked. Amity shrugged, "Just nothing too revealing unless you want to get cat-called by the seniors," Amity said, fake gagging. Luz laughed and looked over at Amity. The moonlight made it seem like she was glowing, it was beautiful. Then there it was again, the same feeling she felt in the library; the butterflies. Luz quickly turned away, trying to get rid of the feeling. It was odd to her, Amity was nothing more than a great friend, why did she feel like this? The feeling felt so unnatural, but comforting, what was this feeling?

Luz jumped at Amity's hand snapping in front of her face, pulling her out of her thoughts. She faced Amity again, seeing the worried expression on her face. "Hey, you ok?" She asked. Luz nodded her head, "y-yeah, just fine," she stuttered out. Amity raised an eyebrow but continued looking ahead of her. The rest of the walk was a comfortable silence, and then enjoying the nice night. When they reached the front steps of Luz's house, Luz locked up her bike and went back to say goodbye. "I'll see you tomorrow, then we'll see if you're fragile or not,"  Amity said, punching Luz's arm like Boscha usually does. Luz rubbed her arm, "Ok then, I'll be by your house by 7:00, sound good?" She asked Amity. The Blight nodded her head, "Sounds like a plan," she said with a small smile. "Alright then, I'll see you tomorrow, be safe on your way home," Luz said, waving to Amity. The Blight walked off, "Bye-bye, Bad Boy," She said with a salute and a smirk, walking down the sidewalk and on the way to Blight Manor.

Luz's breath hitched, and she felt it again, the dumb feeling. She hated it, whatever it was, she HATED it. Why did she feel that way? It wasn't like Amity was any different from Boscha and her other friends, so why was it only her she felt this way around? Luz decided to clear her mind, letting out a deep breath before she walked to her front door. She opened it to reveal a dark house, her mother probably wasn't home yet. She turned on the lights and locked the door, setting down her keys. She got ready for bed, taking a shower, and getting into her pajamas. Her mom had got home, so greeted her and went to her room for the night. Luz started at her phone, looking at her father's message she had yet to open. A frown appeared on her face and she scrolled down so that she wouldn't have to see it. As she scrolled, she saw Amity's contact name and the messages they had sent back and forth. The frown instantly turned into a smile as she scrolled through them. She stopped as it was getting late, putting her phone to charge for the night.

Luz would often let her mind wander at night before she went to bed, but this night was different. As she drifted off, the only thing she could think of was Amity. The feeling came back every time she came into her mind, the damn feeling Luz hated with a passion. She shook it off as eventually went to sleep, drifting off into the darkness.

Amity Blight, the last person she thought about that night.