Chapter 8:
"Augh!" Gwen muttered loudly to herself. She was up in her room again,
remembering the encounter she had just gone through with her parents. The nerve of them
suggesting Fox Crane would be a proper suitor for her!
Gwen paced around her bedroom, getting angrier the more she thought of what her
parents had said. Picking up a picture frame of her and Ethan, she flung it against the wall.
The noise of the glass connecting with the wall resonated through her ears.
"Damn you, Ethan!" she mumbled angrily to no one in particular. "Why wasn't I
good enough for you?" She sat down on her bed, frowning.
Looking around her room, Gwen noticed the many awards and trophies she had won
in high school and college. It instantly revoked her previous thought of not being a good
enough person to own Ethan's heart.
She was good enough. What was she thinking?! If the roomful of awards and plaques
weren't enough to prove otherwise, then maybe her inner self was, which was telling her that
she WAS good enough. She knew it to be true. But then what else could it be that had made
Ethan break up with her?
Ethan himself, a voice inside her head spoke up.
Hank's right, he is stupid for dumping me after we had been together all this time,
Gwen thought to herself.
Half an hour later, after the maid had come and cleaned up the mess with the bits of
glass on the floor, Gwen went to bed, knowing deep down that she was slowly getting over the
pain Ethan had inflicted. She was moving on. And tomorrow would be a new start for her. At
least she hoped.
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The next morning, Gwen made her way over to work, holding a suitcase and a cup of
coffee in her hand. She was feeling different to say the least. In her heart, she knew she was
getting over Ethan. And it felt GREAT. She was moving on with her life, and that seemed to
give her hope and confidence in herself, something which she had lost when Ethan had first
dumped her.
A few hours later, as Gwen was coming back from her lunchbreak, her boss
informed her that she was getting promoted. Gwen felt so thrilled. Everything seemed to be
going right today. She hadn't given her parents the chance to pester her anymore this
morning, and she was feeling upbeat. And now, she had just gotten a promotion.
What more good can come of this day? Gwen thought to herself gleefully. And it was
just 1 pm!
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Meanwhile, Hank was working as well, at the Youth Center. His brother, Sam, had
given the job to him when Hank had returned to Harmony. He didn't like it too much, but at
least it brought in money.
While coaching the kids to a game of basketball, Hank's mind drifted apart to the
events of last night. How dare Ethan say he should stay away from Gwen! Personally, he liked
her, she was smart, confident and beautiful. Everything he looked for in a woman. So why
should he stay away from her? Especially since they were slowly but surely becoming better
friends.
And Theresa! Ha. That made Hank laugh silently as he remembered how she flirted
"back" to him. Ethan and Theresa are two stupid people made for each other, he had to admit.
He didn't enjoy thinking that way about his best friend's sister, or his best friend's girlfriends'
nephew, but it was true.
After the game ended, and the kids went home, Hank stayed to organize everything
and make sure all would be ready for tomorrow.
As he was about to leave, he ran into Gwen. She was wearing a business suit and
looked like she was in the wrong place.
"Hi," he said, giving her a weird look.
"Hi," she replied. In response to the look he had just given her, she said, "Sheridan
told me to meet her here. She said she was already here with Luis. Do you know where they
are?"
"They left," Hank remarked.
"What?" Gwen exclaimed. "But she said...." She paused, looking around her, then
up at him.
"I'm sorry, but they left about an hour ago."
Gwen sighed, not out of disappointment, exactly, but more out of anger. "You
know," she told him as he led her back to their cars, "I shouldn't be surprised. Ever since
Ethan dumped me for Theresa, she hasn't been much of a friend to me."
"So you noticed," he stated, nodding his head in agreement.
Gwen nodded back. "See I'm getting over the whole debacle with Ethan, but I don't
understand why she won't be there for me. I mean....."
"I know," Hank said, wrapping his arms around her in a sweet, friendly hug. "But
you have me for a friend. I'm here for you."
Gwen smiled. "You've been great," she said. "The best friend I could ask for." To
show her appreciation, she leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
She walked towards her car, leaving him standing there.
"Oh hey," she shouted over her shoulder, "there was an opening today at my
company, and when I heard about it, I thought of you. Do you think you'll be interested?"
Hank nodded, the tingle of her kiss still electrifying through his body. He could
barely hear what she was saying. It's like her kiss had paralyzed his soul. And it was just a
kiss on the cheek. What would happen if she - gasp! - kissed him on the lips?!
She walked back to him, handing him the company's business card before mumbling
a final goodnight and leaving.
He watched her speed off. "Bye," he whispered.
{a/n: there u go fellow gwank fans. a long overdue update. i hope ur still reading this. r/r}
"Augh!" Gwen muttered loudly to herself. She was up in her room again,
remembering the encounter she had just gone through with her parents. The nerve of them
suggesting Fox Crane would be a proper suitor for her!
Gwen paced around her bedroom, getting angrier the more she thought of what her
parents had said. Picking up a picture frame of her and Ethan, she flung it against the wall.
The noise of the glass connecting with the wall resonated through her ears.
"Damn you, Ethan!" she mumbled angrily to no one in particular. "Why wasn't I
good enough for you?" She sat down on her bed, frowning.
Looking around her room, Gwen noticed the many awards and trophies she had won
in high school and college. It instantly revoked her previous thought of not being a good
enough person to own Ethan's heart.
She was good enough. What was she thinking?! If the roomful of awards and plaques
weren't enough to prove otherwise, then maybe her inner self was, which was telling her that
she WAS good enough. She knew it to be true. But then what else could it be that had made
Ethan break up with her?
Ethan himself, a voice inside her head spoke up.
Hank's right, he is stupid for dumping me after we had been together all this time,
Gwen thought to herself.
Half an hour later, after the maid had come and cleaned up the mess with the bits of
glass on the floor, Gwen went to bed, knowing deep down that she was slowly getting over the
pain Ethan had inflicted. She was moving on. And tomorrow would be a new start for her. At
least she hoped.
______________________________________________________________________________
The next morning, Gwen made her way over to work, holding a suitcase and a cup of
coffee in her hand. She was feeling different to say the least. In her heart, she knew she was
getting over Ethan. And it felt GREAT. She was moving on with her life, and that seemed to
give her hope and confidence in herself, something which she had lost when Ethan had first
dumped her.
A few hours later, as Gwen was coming back from her lunchbreak, her boss
informed her that she was getting promoted. Gwen felt so thrilled. Everything seemed to be
going right today. She hadn't given her parents the chance to pester her anymore this
morning, and she was feeling upbeat. And now, she had just gotten a promotion.
What more good can come of this day? Gwen thought to herself gleefully. And it was
just 1 pm!
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Meanwhile, Hank was working as well, at the Youth Center. His brother, Sam, had
given the job to him when Hank had returned to Harmony. He didn't like it too much, but at
least it brought in money.
While coaching the kids to a game of basketball, Hank's mind drifted apart to the
events of last night. How dare Ethan say he should stay away from Gwen! Personally, he liked
her, she was smart, confident and beautiful. Everything he looked for in a woman. So why
should he stay away from her? Especially since they were slowly but surely becoming better
friends.
And Theresa! Ha. That made Hank laugh silently as he remembered how she flirted
"back" to him. Ethan and Theresa are two stupid people made for each other, he had to admit.
He didn't enjoy thinking that way about his best friend's sister, or his best friend's girlfriends'
nephew, but it was true.
After the game ended, and the kids went home, Hank stayed to organize everything
and make sure all would be ready for tomorrow.
As he was about to leave, he ran into Gwen. She was wearing a business suit and
looked like she was in the wrong place.
"Hi," he said, giving her a weird look.
"Hi," she replied. In response to the look he had just given her, she said, "Sheridan
told me to meet her here. She said she was already here with Luis. Do you know where they
are?"
"They left," Hank remarked.
"What?" Gwen exclaimed. "But she said...." She paused, looking around her, then
up at him.
"I'm sorry, but they left about an hour ago."
Gwen sighed, not out of disappointment, exactly, but more out of anger. "You
know," she told him as he led her back to their cars, "I shouldn't be surprised. Ever since
Ethan dumped me for Theresa, she hasn't been much of a friend to me."
"So you noticed," he stated, nodding his head in agreement.
Gwen nodded back. "See I'm getting over the whole debacle with Ethan, but I don't
understand why she won't be there for me. I mean....."
"I know," Hank said, wrapping his arms around her in a sweet, friendly hug. "But
you have me for a friend. I'm here for you."
Gwen smiled. "You've been great," she said. "The best friend I could ask for." To
show her appreciation, she leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
She walked towards her car, leaving him standing there.
"Oh hey," she shouted over her shoulder, "there was an opening today at my
company, and when I heard about it, I thought of you. Do you think you'll be interested?"
Hank nodded, the tingle of her kiss still electrifying through his body. He could
barely hear what she was saying. It's like her kiss had paralyzed his soul. And it was just a
kiss on the cheek. What would happen if she - gasp! - kissed him on the lips?!
She walked back to him, handing him the company's business card before mumbling
a final goodnight and leaving.
He watched her speed off. "Bye," he whispered.
{a/n: there u go fellow gwank fans. a long overdue update. i hope ur still reading this. r/r}