Chances ▻ Riverdale

11

It was seven o'clock in the morning when Eliza woke up the following day. She wasn't able to go to school since she was still healing, meaning she was on somewhat house arrest.

Bored out of her mind, Eliza walked over to the landline phone in the trailer that was attached to the kitchen wall. She picked up the phone, dialing the number of the landline in FP's trailer. After a couple rings, someone answered, "Hello?" FP answered the phone, meaning he hadn't left for school yet.

"Come over," Eliza whined, causing FP to become a bit concerned when he heard the urgency in her tone of voice.

"Are you hurt? Is everything okay?" FP asked his girlfriend concerned.

Eliza couldn't help but smile as she heard his question, "I'm perfectly fine, FP. Just bored." She informed him, causing FP to let out a large sigh.

"It's seven in the morning, Liza," FP complained, "I have to get to school soon. So should you. Am I meeting you at your trailer or are you meeting me at mine?"

"That's the thing. I'm stuck on Bedrest until Friday. I can't go to school," She informed him, sounding disappointed about it.

FP couldn't help but let out a small laugh, "So let me guess, you want me to skip school today to keep you company?" He questioned and before Eliza could respond, FP spoke once more, "I'll be there in twenty. I'm going to go to the store to get some of your favorite snacks."

"You're the best, FP," Eliza smiled brightly.

"I better go. See you in a few," FP told his girlfriend before hanging up.

Eliza hung the phone back in its original fist before muttering a 'Yes', clearly excited that FP had agreed to come over to keep her company.

Eliza took a seat on the couch as she patiently waited for FP to show up. Eliza immediately got up from her seat when someone knocked on the door since she forgot to unlock it beforehand. She walked over to the door and opened it with a smile on her face, only to have it turned upside down when she saw Johnny standing there instead of FP.

"Johnny. What are you doing here?" Eliza asked him, a confused look on her face.

Johnny awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck, "I just wanted to know how you're doing since the crash," He told her, a concerned look on his face.

Eliza gave him a small smile, "I'm doing fine," She assured him and Johnny gave her a skeptical look, clearly not believing her.

"I can tell when you're lying, Eliza," Johnny replied and Eliza playfully rolled her eyes at him.

"Listen, I'd love to talk, but--" Eliza began to tell Johnny, but was interrupted.

"Sorry I'm late," FP spoke up as he walked up to the trailer door with a paper bag filled with snacks in his hands, "The store I usually go to was closed so I had to go to a different one."

FP glanced at Eliza before looking over at Johnny, "Oh, hey, Johnny," He greeted the boy, even though he was clearly not happy to see him.

"FP," Johnny responded before turning to look at Eliza, "Listen, I better get to school before they mark me late for the tenth time. We'll talk another time?"

Eliza smiled slightly and nodded her head, "Yeah, yeah. Sure." She answered.

Johnny sent Eliza a small smile and a two finger wave before heading over to his motorcycle. After he drove away, Eliza sighed and turned to FP, opening the trailer door wider to allow FP to enter.

The couple immediately made their way down the small hallway and to Eliza's bedroom, where they both took a seat on her bed.

"What was Johnny doing here?" FP asked curiously.