Pairing: Wilhemina Venable x Fem Lector
Author's note: I had this in drafts for a while, didn't like the ending but there it is.
-Winnie, who were you talking to?
-I was making a video call with Y/n but the internet went down.
-I don't like you hanging out with that girl.
-Yeah, but she's gay, good thing her parents are dead they are spared the disappointment that their daughter is sick- she angrily blurts out making Wilhemina shift uncomfortably in her place.
-Enough, we are not going to have this conversation,- she says before leaving the room.
-Winnie,- you shout softly, crawling out from under her bed.
-All this time I've been calling you Mina when I could have called you Winnie," squealing with delight.
-I'm sorry you heard what my mother said,- she apologizes with a sad smile.
-Don't worry, but I have to go- sitting down for a moment on her bed.
-No, she was just being stupid,- he says playing with his cane.
-It's not for that, Miriam is going to bring dinner and she wants me there for when she arrives-, changing a smile.
-All right,- she says with melancholy in her voice.
-I'll see you tomorrow pumpkin,- leaving a kiss on her cheek.
-See you tomorrow Y/n- watching you leave through his window
-I'll let you know when I get there
-Hello pumpkin,- you say, accosting her in the hallway.
-How many times must I tell you that I hate it when you call me pumpkin?
-But why?- you ask, pouting, -You're small and red-haired, the perfect description of a pumpkin!
-Don't call me pumpkin,- looking at you angrily.
-All right...Winnie,- smiling mockingly.
-You know what? I'd rather you call me pumpkin.
-So what's the plan today pumpkin,- you ask, letting her into the living room.
-I don't know what you're talking about," she answers taking her usual seat.
-Today's plan, did you think I forgot about it?- pulling out a gift for Mina from your backpack.
You see how her eyes light up when she sees you bought her a white dress with purple flowers and fingerless gloves of the same color.
-But how did you get the money to buy this?- she asks playing with the friendship necklace you gave her years ago.
-I have my ways,- you say before the teacher comes in.
You imagined it would be Miriam calling you asking if you need anything, but you were surprised to find Mina's name on the screen, when you answer you hear the sadness in her voice as she asks if you can pick her up.
When you arrive you find her crying in the rain, while her clothes are completely soaked and she is holding something against her chest; with your umbrella you protect her from the water while you ask her to get in the car with you.
The ride home is quite silent, you wanted to hug her and know what happened, but you had to pay attention to the road. Wilhemina was just looking out the window hugging her diary tightly.
When you arrive you take her to your bathroom and give her a change of clean clothes, while she bathes you arrange the guest room, you return just as she comes out of the bathroom, she looks so small in your clothes. You hug her and feel her collapse in your arms, she buries her face in your chest as her body spasms.
You move both of them to the bed and rub the arms in circles on her back, you knew about her scoliosis, I had never seen her before but she had told you long ago.
-My parents threw me out,- she says between gasps clinging to you.
-I'm sorry, you'll live here with me...okay?
LET HIM LEAVE, IT'S OK AND YOU'RE SAFE, you repeated those words like a mantra while comforting your best friend, it hurt you too much to see her this way, you had been in love with her since sixth grade and you couldn't stand to see her suffer, but you had to be strong.
At one point she fell asleep and it didn't take long for you to join her.
-What?- you ask with a hoarse voice.
-Can you tell me what's going on?- looking at the redhead sleeping in your arms.
-Give me a minute please,- you say.
You get out of bed being careful not to wake her up and go downstairs to find Miriam in the kitchen.
-So?- she asks, looking at you with a raised eyebrow.
-Do you remember I told you that I like a girl and that this girl happens to be my best friend?
-Well...it's her,- referring to the girl in your bed.
-Congratulations, but no...
-No, she doesn't know,- you interrupt before she says the rest, -her parents took her out of the house.
-Poor girl,- he says with sadness in his voice.
-Yes, yesterday I took your car to go and look for her-, receiving an angry look before this last remark.
-We'll discuss this later,- anticipating the redhead's entrance to the kitchen.
When your parents showed up you were left in charge of your aunt and uncle but they only wanted to spend the money that your parents abandoned you, Miram was your neighbor and you trusted her to be the person who would be in charge of you.
A month had passed and this had been the best month of your life, living with your best friend was a dream come true, you went to school together, did homework together and sometimes slept together. Today was Friday and Miriam had ordered pizza for dinner.
-I have no idea how I'm supposed to pass the subject if I've never paid attention to the teacher,- you say looking at Mina from your place on her lap.
-I don't understand why you took that subject,- without taking your eyes off her book.
-They told me they didn't do exams, but then they changed the teacher,- you complain, snorting dramatically, -I have to see if my phone is charged.
As soon as you leave the room Mina lets out a sigh, you both had moved to the living room to wait for the pizza, while Wilhemina was reading her book you lay down on the couch and rest your head on her legs, but it was affecting her more than she wanted it to.
The doorbell rings and you yell to Mina that if she can have the pizza, as you open the door the girl's breath catches at the sight of her father.
-You're coming with me,- the man demands angrily.
-I'm not going anywhere with you,- he says trying to sound firm.
-I'm not asking you and mother wants you to come back,- taking the younger girl by the arm with force.
-No...let go of me, you're hurting me,- she says trying to free herself.
-She said to let her go,- he intervenes calling the man's attention.
-You shut up, this is not with you!
You can see the fear in Mina's eyes as she tries to break free from her father's grip.
-If you don't let go this instant I will call the police,- you say trying to help her.
-It's not enough for you to corrupt my daughter,- he says pulling out a handful of papers and throwing them in your face.
-Get out,- you say ignoring the papers and reloading with a taser, pulling Mina out in time.
You put Wilhemina behind you to protect her from the man, you see her raise her hand to hit you, but she is stopped with Miriam.
You see the woman fighting with the man to get him out of the property and you take Mina, she locks herself in her room and no matter how much you knock on her door she doesn't open it.
-Give her time,- says Miriam putting a hand on your shoulder.
You leave Mina alone and go downstairs for some pizza, you find the papers at the entrance, you pick them up, while you take some pizza to your room.
Today I saw the most beautiful girl in my life, she is taller than me, has beautiful eyes and a smile that would light up a room. Apparently she is quite popular and everyone loves her.
Maybe it's not such a bad thing that we moved.
You knew that handwriting, you wanted to stop but you were curious who she was talking about.
Today was the best day of my life, the teacher told us to pair up, no one wanted to pair up with me, two girls were fighting over T/n, she came up to me and asked if she could pair up with me, obviously I said yes.
Of all the people in the room approached me, her "friends" told her not to hang out with me, but she shut them up. She is super cool, smart and cute, I really want her to like me.
Y/n said we are friends...some girls were picking on me in the bathroom and she stood up for me, ended up getting grounded after school but she says it was worth it and I quote "I won't let her mess with my friend."
Today Y/n didn't go to school, I tried to contact her but it doesn't work, I have a feeling something bad happened to her, I was supposed to confess to her today that I like her, but maybe her not going is a sign about me not saying what I feel .
Y/n is finally back, I was so happy when I saw her at school, but something is different, as far as I know she had an accident and was hospitalized all this time. My mother says her parents died in that accident and that is why she is so sad, I wish I could do something for her.
Y/n came over to my house in the afternoon, we spent them watching our series in my bed, with popcorn, candy and soda. At one point I fell asleep and woke up with her arms around me, I wish I could say what I felt.
My mother came home early from work and I hid Y/n under my bed, she asked who I was talking to and I lied saying I was video calling with Y/n, she heard my mother call me Winnie and then when she left my room she started teasing me calling me Winnie.
As she left she gave me a kiss on the cheek and I couldn't help but blush.
You finish reading the papers and you take in what you just read for a second. During all this year she reciprocated your feelings, the papers are incomplete but the last one is recent.
Tiredness gets the better of you and you go to bed knowing that the girl sleeping in the next room feels the same way about you.
The next morning you wake up at noon to hear someone knocking on your door, with all the sleep in the world you stop to open it and find the redhead.
-Good morning,- you greet with your voice still hoarse from sleep.
-Hello... I wanted to apologize for last night,- playing with the base of her cane.
-It's okay, don't worry about it,- letting her pass.
-Yes...but I- interrupting herself when she sees the papers on your bed.
You look to where she's looking and realize what's going on, you can literally see the walls building up around her.
-I like you,- you say, taking her by surprise.
Your confession causes her walls to shatter in a matter of seconds and she turns to look at you, looking for some sign that you are lying.
-I really like you, all these years I have repressed what I feel for fear of being rejected," you confess giving her a sad smile.
-Really?- he asks not believing what he just heard.
-Of course,- biting your lower lip.
-I...I like you too- blushing furiously.
You see her coming closer to you and you feel your heart going a thousand per second, then there are fireworks, her lips feel so good against yours and even if it only lasts a second, it's as if time had stopped in that instant. You try to chase her lips but at that instant Miriam enters to wake you up, realizing what is happening she apologizes and leaves the room quickly, you are in laughter at having been caught in a moment like this.
-I'll see you downstairs,- says the woman on the other side of the door.
