Arya x Gendry Week; Day 4: Eavesdropping
“You can’t be serious!” Gendry exclaimed! Because it was absolutely absurd. His suggestion would only end up with them getting in more trouble. Because their excuse that they were “just leaving” had not saved them from the biggest earful they had all received since they were children. Gendry was very surprised that the clerk had not simply ejected them entirely. Instead, they were placed inside an actual room, as if to put them in time out. Or maybe to remove the negative influence. Regardless, all Gendry truly wanted to do was get his face stitched up. And go home.
That was a lie. He wanted to say. He wanted to see the girl with the eyes and the mouth and nose again. Arya Stark he reminded himself. Regardless of the lecture they had received, it had still been worth it. Well, it had been worth one time getting in trouble. Getting in trouble twice, as Lommy was suggesting, his hands on the door handle, about to pull the door free. “They are right next door Gendry! I saw them through the crack in the door!”
“Why were you looking into someone else’s hospital room? What if someone had been I don’t know, giving birth in there!” Gendry protested louder. His voice loud was kind of scary he knew. But Lommy and Hot Pie had known him for too long to be scared.
“Always gotta know your surroundin’s Gen,” Hot Pie said with a smile, standing up from his stool and moving over towards the door. Gendry shook his head, muttering that that was a dumb nickname. Now that they both thought it was a good idea it was going to happen. Gendry stood, his head pounding with both pain and the thought of seeing her face again. It had to be one of the most beautiful he had ever seen. With his seeming agreement, Lommy opened the door and they all exited into the hallway, stealthily walking a few yards to the other door, where at once Lommy and Hot Pie put their ears to the door. Gendry scowled, of course they had to be the ones listening. Weren’t they just looking to hook him up? It was seconds before Hot Pie’s face lit up, excited and exhilarated, and Lommy’s grin became almost devious.
“She’s totally fucking into you dude,” Lommy whispered. Gendry’s eyes widened. He had been sure that he would have been forgotten in an instant. Of course, now that they had done a second creepy thing, they were definitely being lost. Only if they were caught though. That thought came seconds too late as Gendry rushed forwards, accidentally knocking Hot Pie over, poor kid had terrible balance. Hot Pie of course, couldn’t handle it gracefully, instead crashing into the wall and making an echoey sound. Silence came from behind the door, and then it was opened.
There was the girl’s friend who had opened the door, and Arya Stark on the bed, lying there. Gendry tried his best to play it off by leaping to his feet and smiling, waving. “Hi, we were just…”
“Eavesdropping.” Arya’s expression indicated she did not think it particularly funny. Gendry swallowed. Off to a pretty bad start. Lommy and Hot Pie leaped to their feet next to him, their own grins so large he was surprised they weren’t both dosed with laughing gas. Maybe they were. Would explain a couple things.
“Yeah, but we were eavesdropping for romance!” Lommy protested. Gendry sighed.