Chapter Eighteen: A Really Important Question

Uncomfortable - Wallows

Maddie's P.O.V

Running footsteps suddenly catch my ears. I look up seeing Millie and Gaten running toward the crowd of students. I quickly follow them but only a couple of inches behind. I look inside the crowd suddenly spotting Finn, Finn with blood all over his face. My heart stops seeing a guy with his fist in the air aiming at Finn that was struggling to get up from the ground. I need to do something, I need to do something fast.

"STOP!" Millie beat me. She stood in front of the guy stopping him from punching Finn. Finn's face was filled with worrisome. 

"Millie, what are you doing?" He asks as he grabs her wrist.

"Not letting you get hurt," Millie said giving the guy in front of her a death glare. The guy stood up finally letting go of Finn's collar. I give a breath of relief finally seeing Finn no longer getting hurt. Millie quickly turns around facing Finn placing both of her hands on his cheeks.

"Are you alright? Did you get hurt anywhere else? Do you need me to take you to the nurse?" She asks making me give her an eye roll. Finn places a hand on her cheek making my heart stop again. 

"Millie, I'm fine." He said softly to her leaning close to her giving her a gentle kiss. Tears start to roll down my cheeks as I see Finn smile back at Millie. Pain started to build inside my chest seeing something that I can't have. 

Why can't Finn love me? 

Why can't I be the one healing his wounds? 

Why can't I be the one that he wants to kiss? 

I couldn't bear the pain of my heart shattering anymore. So I ran out of the crowd and entered the nearest restroom. No one seemed to be inside except me but that didn't bother me. I head toward the sink leaning my hands against the sink staring at my messy self in the mirror. My eyes were red from all the tears that I spilled. My makeup was a mess. Mascara was running down my cheeks. 

"This is all because of Millie fucking Bobbie Brown. Why don't you love me Finn Wolfhard?"

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Millie's P.O.V

It's already been a day since the fight happened and people seemed to be very curious about me and Finn's relationship. A couple of girls walked up to me asking if I slept with him. I really didn't want to answer that question. It was a good thing I had my earbuds on that day. Once they asked me that question I walked away as if I heard nothing. I know it's rude but it's better than being known as Millie the whore.

I'm currently stuck in Mr. Blakes class right now. He's been bombarding the whole class with complicated equations that I had no interest in solving. I felt something vibrate on my seat. I pull out my phone that was in my back pocket and hid it under my desk checking my notifications. It was Finn.

Finn: 'Meet me after school at my place'

I look up from my desk checking if Mr. Blakes was paying any attention to me. He was too busy writing on the board. I look back down at my phone and texted back.

Me: 'Can't, have work later,'

Finn: 'please,'

I stare at my phone for a minute.

Finn: :(

My cheeks warm up from the fact that Finn misses me. I roll my eyes at Finn's desperate act.

Me: 'Meet me at work after school,'

Finn: 'Great, see yea British'

My lips curled when I read my nickname he gave me. I stuffed my phone in my back pocket and looked back up at the board seeing several equations that would last a week to solve. I rolled my eyes and went back to work.

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School ended a couple of hours ago. I was currently working on my homework at Hall of Sounds again as I sit next to the cash register ready for any customers that are ready to pay. I was forced out of my seat once in a while for people that needed some assistance. 

The sound of a bell rings signaling a customer just walked in. My heart did a double take as I look up from my homework as I spot Finn with a wide grin on his lips. The cuts and bruises he got from the fight are still a bit noticeable but not as much as he first got it.

"Finn!" I jump off the stool I was just sitting on and run up to Finn throwing my arms around his neck pulling him close to me. The sent of his familiar cologne caught my nose giving me comfort in my mind except homework. I feel his arms wrap around my waist giving a warm feeling inside me. 

"Mills, I've only been gone for a day," He says as he slowly pulls away from our embrace.

"But it felt like an eternity," I said with a whining tone causing him to chuckle.

"Millie, I have a really important question to ask you," Finn says with his eyebrows tied together. My smile suddenly fades away at his serious tone. 

"Uh, sure but not over here," I said awkwardly as I pull him in inside a less public area in the shop. Finn and I were both inside the storage room that was filled with dusty records and broken record players.

"So what did you wanna ask me?" I ask as I cross my arms over my chest with a worried expression stuck on my face. Finn suddenly avoids my eyes and takes a long deep breath. He suddenly starts to take small steps back and forth as if he was depated on telling me or not. I quickly grab his arm causing him to stop pacing. 

"Finn, what's wrong," I ask as I gently stroke his cheek. Finn's chocolate brown eyes finally reach my eyes. He takes a closer step to me and gives a shaky breath. His shaky breath bounced against my cheeks giving me the sent of fresh mint.

"Millie Bobby Brown... will you be my-" The storage door opened wide with a clear view of Billy. Billy's eyebrows were raised high as he spotted Finn and me only an inch away from each other. 

"Hey Finn," Billy says with a smirk lifting on his lips.

"Hey Billy," Finn says awkwardly.

"What are you two doing here?" He says raising an eyebrow. He had a mischevious tone in his voice. Finn and I slowly take a step away from each other realizing what Billy was thinking what we were doing. Finn stared at the ground rubbing his neck as I played with my sleaves.

"Finn just wanted to ask an important question," I explained. Billy stared at me with a smirk still placed on his lips. The idea of me liking Finn is still stuck on him. 

"Mhmm, well you've your shift is over, so you can continue answering that question of his," He says sending me a wink as he says the word "question" and walks away leaving us both in the storage. I look back at Finn seeing his awkward feeling fade away.

"You wanna get out of here?" Finn asks placing a hand out for me to take. I pause for a couple of seconds but later takes his hand. 

"Sure," I shut the storage room door and grabbed all my things. Finn guided me to his familiar worn out car. I buckled up my seatbelt ready to go. Finn quickly pulls out of the parking lot and drives toward the freeway. I spot a couple of tapes sitting on the cup holders. 

"Can I play one of these?" I ask as I point at the tapes. He nods as he stares at the road. I read through all the tapes until one caught my eye. It was the song Uncomfortable by Wallows.

"I didn't know you listen to Wallows, I thought I was the only one," I said as I pull out the tape from the case. 

"Yeah, I love them, I've met them, the band and I see them a couple of times whenever the band and I are performing. They sometimes perform at the same places as we do," I place my hand against my chest dramatically as hearing Finn say that he met them.

"Finn you have to let me meet them, I've been listening to them ever since they came out with their first song!" I said pleadingly.

"Okay, okay I will, just play the music already," He says as he chuckles at my excitement. I quickly slide the tape inside the radio.

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The drive finally ended at Finn's little hangout area. The same area that was in the forest with the same wooden bench and the same old swing set. I took a seat on one of the swings as I watch Finn break beer bottles over and over with no struggle.

 "So what did you wanna ask me?" I ask he shoots a rock at the row of bottles using his slingshot. Once he let go of the slingshot the rock flew right past the beer bottle. This was the first bottle that I've ever missed. I get up from the swing set and walk toward him. He looks down at the floor and drops the slingshot on the ground. 

"Finn there is nothing that you have to worry about, if you have to tell me something important tell me now, no matter what I'll stay by your side no matter what, I don't understand why you're acting like this, do you think I don't trust you? Am I not trustworthy? You mean everything to me and I won't let anything get to-" he quickly cuts me off and places his hands on both my arms.

"Millie Bobbie Brown... will you be my girlfriend?"

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(A/N): Hey guys, I am really, really really, REALLY, sorry that I haven't updated in like forever. I felt like I was killing all of you for not updating soon. I have been so busy with school and finals that are coming soon. I tried studying and writing at the same time and it wasn't working well so I decided to take a break for a couple of weeks to prepare for finals. But I promise you guy I have a lot in store for all of you. Oh, and shout out to @TheRauraParadise for making an incredible book cover. Thanks again for waiting patiently, I am really sorry but I love you guys!!

Damn i wrote some long ass authors notes. 

- Abby