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"Ava?" someone called me and my attention focused from the paperwork that I had been working on for the last few hours, but not making any progress on, and I found Peyton looking at me with concern.
"I'm sorry, what's up?" I asked her as she sat down at the bar beside me. The cafe was slow and we were the closing crew tonight.
"You haven't been right since the night we all went out. Eoin seems so nice, did something happen?" she asked me and I chuckled, but shook my head no.
"No, he is nice." I said and she looked at me with more concern.
"Did something happen walking home?" she asked me quietly and my head shot up.
"No, nothing like that Peyton. I just don't feel much like myself lately." I said and she squeezed my hand. I looked around and we didn't even have anyone in the cafe.
"Let's close up early, and get a pint." I finally said and she nodded.
"You want me to invite Jordan and Eoin?" she asked me and I nodded. Eoin had come by each day, and I put on a normal face. Fintin had come in and thanked me for helping his son. He had told me Fergal was supposed to come by and thank me, but I didn't want him to. I didn't want him to come near me. I knew that if he came near me then everything I had worked for the last few months. We had both tried to start over.
"Ready?" Peyton asked me after I double checked everything and I nodded.
We went to the local pub, had a few pints, and I left early. I was a few feet from the pub when someone grabbed my bag. I went to fight back, but they were too strong. They shoved me to the ground when my head bounced off the concrete. I groaned as I heard someone come running over, followed by the sound of flesh hitting flesh. I managed to sit up when my hero put my bag on the ground next to me.
"Thank you." I mumbled as they bent down in front of me.
"You are hurt." they said and pressed something to my forehead as I felt a warm fluid start down my forehead.
"I will be fine." I said and he smirked.
"Come on." he said and picked me up off the concrete.
"I have friends inside." I said and I finally looked at him... it was Fergal.
"I can go in and get them." he said and I continued to look down.
"Thank you." I said and he nodded.
"What's your name?" he asked me.
"Ava. My friend is Peyton." I said and he nodded. I watched him walk inside and hoped in the first taxi. I didn't want to see him, or be near him. I knew if he found Peyton she would panic, but I would deal with that later. I made it back to my flat, and looked in the mirror. I had a large gash in my hairline, but nothing I couldn't fix. I set to patching myself up, and was almost done when there was a knock on the door. I went to the door and saw Peyton at the door. I opened it and pulled her inside. I didn't want Eoin and Fergal nearby right now.
"Are you ok? You worried us!" she said and I hugged her.
"I'm sorry. I am fine. I patched myself up. I just wasn't sure how long you were going to be. I got into the first cab and came back." I said and she hugged me again.
"Fergal was the one who helped you, and we got lucky that he came right to us to get us to help look for me." she said with a chuckle.
"He was nice." I said and she nodded.
"We were all worried when you left." she said and I chuckled.
"I do apologize." I said. Peyton stayed a little longer before she left. I stayed up a little longer before finally going to sleep. I knew that I needed to thank Fergal, but I just didn't think I could stand to face him.
I went into work a few days later and was finishing up stuff in the back when I spotted Fergal come in. He was looking around and I ducked back into the back. I could hear Peyton talking to him before coming into the back. I already had my stuff off and was going for my bag.
"Ava..." she was saying when she turned to see me at the back door.
"I have an important errand. I will be back." I said and walked out before she could finish. I was walking around the building when Fergal appeared. I took off running the other way. I knew that he would probably catch up to me since I heard him call for me. I made it down a back ally, but realized I had turned a wrong way. I was done and I heard him run up behind me.
"I just wanted to make sure you are ok. Why won't you see me?" he asked me and I stayed facing the wall.
"Ava. What did I do to you?" he asked me and I looked up. I finally took a deep breath and turned to face him. We both stood there for a long time without moving, without saying anything, and without being sure of the other.
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