God of Speed's Redemption

Chapter 43

I couldn't even take my bath peacefully. As I lie there in the bathtub to relax, I couldn't. My mind kept replaying the scenario that happened between her and Savitar. I waited for him at dinner. Being a speedster, she knew he could return the clothes and the money in a minute. He was gone for hours now. It was clear that he was avoiding her, but she was almost certain he would appear by dinner. He never missed a chance for food after all. I ate dinner alone and I told myself I didn't care where he was or what he was doing. I was lying to myself. Nevertheless, I left food for him so that he could eat when he gets back.

By bedtime, I started getting worried. It was cold outside and he was only wearing his usual, black, avatar jacket when he left. I tossed and turned in my bed unable to sleep. I started reading a novel but that didn't help either. She didn't even lock the door which was probably a stupid thing to do, but she didn't want Savitar kicking in or ruining a perfectly good doorknob to get in if it was locked. I checked the time it was 11 pm which means it was around 4 pm in Central City.

I decided to call Barry on the phone. I could've used the device Cisco gave me but I didn't want Barry to see my face. He could read her like a book and it was pretty annoying sometimes.

"Caitlin, hey!" It was a familiar voice. I could feel myself already smiling. "Long time!"

"It's only been a couple of days," I said laughing.

"Well, it feels like a long time. How are you? And I can't believe I'm going to ask this but how's Savitar doing? How's the job hunt going?"

Barry bombarded her with questions just as she expected. I tried to keep my voice normal. It was useless to make him worry when he was across the world. There was suddenly a pit in her stomach. She missed her friends and her home.

"Fine!" I said a little too cheerfully. "I'm fine, everything's...fine. How are you doing? How are Iris and the rest of the team? It's good to hear your voice. I spoke to Cisco though."

"You already spoke with Cisco and didn't call me until now? Ouch, Cait."

"He called me. He was probably bored. You know him." I replied.

"Anyways the team's great. We caught another bad guy today. It was awesome! You should have seen it." Barry rambled on and on and I was glad he was excited and enthusiastic that he loves being the flash so much. If only his counterpart has that much enthusiasm. I thought bitterly.

"Cait?"

I snapped back to the present and focused on his voice. "Yeah?"

"You there? I lost you for a second. I thought it was the connection."

I flopped back on the bed. "I'm here."

"Are you alright?" Barry asked her concerned. "You sound down. Is it Savitar? The job hunt? Do you want to come back home?"

"Yes yes and no, at least not really. I have to stay here. I can't abandon him."

He was silent that I thought the connection failed for a second. I frowned and looked at the phone. Nope, still here.

"Do you want to talk about it?" His voice came. "I'm not busy, I'll listen." He continued just as she was about to ask if he was busy. He knew her so well.

"We got into a fight. Two fights actually which is not ideal, since we just got here a couple of days ago. And he hasn't come home yet. I'm worried." I quickly filled him in about what happened since they arrived. How Savitar refused to meet her friend, to how he stole money to buy clothes for him and her. The whole time Barry was silent, but I could tell he was listening patiently and intently.