Life is Strange 2: Falling Into Place

Chapter 4 of my Life is Strange 2 story, enjoy.

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Chapter 4

Cassidy couldn't deny, after everything she had just heard, on top of her current worries, she was feeling overwhelmed. This was not something she was used to feeling, even when trapped at her home with her family. She always did her best to appear laid back and make it seem like nothing bothered her. But right now things were really starting to affect her and she had to admit, it was a stressful situation that she had a difficult time coping with.

'Urgh, it's pathetic, there are people having way harder times with serious problems and I'm stressed about stupid stuff.' She thought to herself, shaking her head.

But she couldn't help it; if she had to be honest, she had been anxious ever since she arrived at the shelter and her most recent talk with Sean had only exacerbated her current worries.

She shook her head. 'Fuck, I...I can't stop worrying that dad is here right now, hunting me down maybe...urgh, I'm getting paranoid now. But now, with what Sean told me, about his brother...I've got that to worry about now too...'

She shook her head, massaging her temples. It was by no means the worst thing in the world, she knew that, but for her it was a stressful situation, and part of the reason why she originally stuck to her rule of no commitments, normally then she wouldn't have to worry about a boyfriend's brother disliking her. But she couldn't deny Daniel was right about her being a danger, especially as her father was certainly hunting her, even if he wasn't actually here right now.

Shaking her head with heavy sigh, Cassidy entered the shelter again.

"Cass?"

She turned and gave her best smile when she saw Finn approaching, dressed casually in a pair of black pants with matching sneakers and a brown tank-top.

"Hey Finn." She greeted him, trying to sound cheerful.

Finn wasn't fooled however. "What's up, you look troubled?"

"Urgh, dammit, you always see through me, don't you." She remarked. "I've just been worried lately..."

"Well, I'm sure you'd feel better just letting it out." Finn remarked. "You know you can tell me."

Cassidy bit her lip and then, figuring she had nothing to lose, spoke up. "I just can't help but worry that my dad might still be hunting me down, trying to get back at me for running away and, and...that's worrying Sean's brother who thinks I'm a danger and for some reason, despite everything I've ever said before, Sean and I..."

"You think you might actually be considering him a serious boyfriend, and wanna make this work, huh?" Finn queried.

Cassidy nodded. "Yeah, something like that."

Finn bit his lip. "Well, I can't pretend to know what going on in your mind, or Sean's. But you just need to try and think rationally about this...I'd say, your best bet right now, play a song on your guitar and try to clear your head, then you can look at all this fresh."

"Maybe you're right, things have been tense lately, given what only recently happened to Sean's friends." Cassidy admitted. "Yeah, a little time to relax and unwind should do some good. Thanks Finn."

Finn smiled and nodded encouragingly to her before they went their separate ways.

Later Finn smiled as he approached Allison in the rec-room. The room was currently full of all the young people who were currently in the shelter.

"Hey, what's going on?" He asked casually.

Allison smiled and revealed. "Well, Cassidy was playing her guitar and I thought she sounded good and everybody else seemed to be listening so I came up with this idea and suggested it to her."

It was then Finn saw Cassidy sitting at the head of the room, guitar at the ready, smiling and certainly looking a lot happier than she had been as she began to play, now with her full audience watching and smiling, clearly all enjoying themselves.

"Wow that's...that's actually pretty damn good." Finn said. "This'll do great for all of us, a real chance for us to have a good time and even get closer and get to know each other better too."

Allison nodded, grinning and soon they were all settled in and listened as Cassidy played, a feeling of peace and contentment landing on them as they enjoyed their time together.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.