Chapter 1: A is for Agonize
Author's Note: This is my new story, and it will hopefully be 26 chapters long. These are random words beginning with the letters of the alphabet describing various characters, while also being under 500 words. I'll try my best to update ASAP but it will be challenging since I am frequently volunteering at a local hospital. Enjoy!
Agonize: undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something
Callie Shaw's blonde hair tickled her neck as she reclined backwards in her favorite chair. Tonight was a night she had hoped would be different, but sadly, it was the same. It was also sad that this situation was presented upon her so many times, that it could have been encompassed into her daily routine.
She had perfected this part of her routine. She would wish them good luck, and once they left, would her torture start. The wandering thoughts and the nail biting was just the beginning. He didn't know how much it killed and murdered her. It was painful, staring at the same four walls safe in the haven of her home, while there is a change that any day he could die. Everyday, he would wake up and save the world, in a more realistic version of Superman.
He was constantly being put in danger. She was afraid that someday he wouldn't come out victorious, and he would die. It pained her to think about it, but that was a reality that she would have to face one day. It was an occupational hazard, a small price to pay, for being a superhero. Even after all the good he did, it pained Callie to even let her thoughts wander this far. She was selfish, putting her own needs over the rest of the world.
She worried about him every single day, and every single night. There was not a time that she could remember that should could completely relax and forget about the danger he was in. She wasn't allowed to forget what he was doing, no matter how much she tried. It wasn't even as if she doubted his abilities, because he and his brother were the best in the state.
She was worried. The worst part was that he didn't even know. He thought that his career did not affect her in any way, but it did. She would pace back and forth in her living room waiting, for any sign he was alive. Before him, she didn't even know how to love, and now she thought it was possible to love someone too much.
A loud honk jolted Callie out of her thoughts. She slowly pulled back the flowered curtain and stared. A tall dark haired man and blonde haired man were exiting a car. She let out a breath that she did not even realize she was still holding. Everything would be okay. At least for now.