It's Not Meant To End (WayHaught Fanfic)

It was raining cats and dogs one Thursday afternoon in Purgatory. Water level on some streets was already ankle-deep as Nicole biked her way heading home, soaked wet to the bone. Apparently, someone stole her umbrella that was sitting to dry outside their classroom during their morning class. She knew who the culprits were as she saw Champ and Steph use her umbrella as a baston during lunchtime.

Nicole pedaled away against the slippery road, thinking about how she's gonna get through high school now that her bullies were back. How ironic it was being a senior bullied by juniors. She shrugged the thought. She's not gonna even survive life, she didn't have to worry about her high school.

The thoughts of an angry Waverly crossed the redhead's mind again. She had never seen Waverly that mad before. Or maybe she hadn't just seen that part of Waverly before. Days ago, they were merely just strangers.

Amidst Jeremy's never ending apologies, Nicole knew her best friend had really saved her a lot of deal. But she couldn't help but feel sorry towards the brunette. Nicole had stepped over the line of being honest only to be safe.

At least Nicole didn't have to tell the truth. At least it wouldn't be hard to say goodbye to Waverly. If Nicole meant something to the brunette anyway.

When Nicole finally arrived in their home, her mother's voice flowed from the basement, greeting her. Her mother was just probably looking for some scraps to sell to their neighbors. Antiques, as what Nancy would like to call them.

The younger redhead hurriedly ran upstairs to her bedroom, two flights at a time. Letting her mother find out that she was bullied at school wouldn't help her case at all. Nicole was trying to keep her condition as a secret except to close friends. Her parents had respected that decision. Nicole would rather have an empty funeral than full of people who used to never care about her when she was still alive.

Once she was changed into some fresh dry clothes, Nicole pulled out her phone from her backpack then slumped on her bed. She stared at the last text message she got from Waverly last Sunday, saying she's at the market with her Aunt Gus, looking for corn seeds. The thought of Waverly doing farm work intrigued the redhead in a good way. She imagined Waverly, her hair tied in a ponytail, her nape slicked with sweat as she blew into the air, panting from all the farm chores. She'd still look beautiful just the same.

Nicole missed the brunette, there's no need denying that. Of course, she had Jeremy who always kept on sending her links of memes from The Big Bang Theory series, especially Sheldon ones. But being with Waverly and talking to her was a lot different.

The redhead's thumb hovered over Waverly's mobile number. She wished she could say it was that easy. Control.

Nicole didn't have control. She wished she had when she pressed the dial button. She's just gonna say how sorry she was.

The call connected and went on ringing for three seconds until it was dropped. Nicole straightened to a sit, slightly bewildered, as she dialed again. Once connected for a second, it was immediately dropped. So, Waverly is not accepting her calls. Fair enough.

A knock on her ajar door brought Nicole back to reality. Nancy peeked her head through the gap.

"So, do you want tapioca pudding for dessert later or apple pie?" Nancy asked, smiling. She was wearing a polka dotted red frock dress that time.

Nicole forced a smile as she replied. "Can I have both?"

Nancy only playfully glared at her. "How was school?"

Nicole only pursed her lips as she answered. "Okay, I guess..."

It was always the younger redhead's response to her parents. She wished she could just say everything to them, how she really was doing, how she was feeling and how unfair it was that she doesn't get to live that long. But Nicole grew up like this - not being vocal about feelings.