Share
Chapter Twenty-Three:
| Whitney |
“I’m fine, Hollis. Really.” Whitney sighed with agitation during the drive back to her place after lunch the following afternoon. Fidgeting with the top button of her dark wash skinny jeans, she cast an indifferent glance at her worried blonde girlfriend. “It’s not even like we were close or anything...I’m over everyone asking me if I'm okay already!”
It was as if an internal switch had flipped itself off overnight. Whitney finally cried herself to sleep cradled in Hollis’ arms at around one A.M, and everyone at the Bogard residence braced themselves for what was to come when the grieving woman woke up and had to face the news all over again. What they weren’t prepared for was her seemingly emotionless, disinterested attitude. She went about showering and socializing like normal, albeit with a skeptical Hollis following her around everywhere just in case she broke down again. D
Related chapters
Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Twenty-Four:
Three and a half years prior, Minot Maine| Hollis |“Are you sure about this place?” Twenty six year old Hollis heard her newest co-worker, Vivian , ask nervously just as they were pulling up to a shady looking three story home located in a heavily wooded area an hour away from where either girl lived. Everything, even the worn down shutters, were painted with the same shade of asphaltum black. At 9 P.M, not much was happening outside aside from the occasional bird flying aimlessly around squawking the obnoxious song of it's 'people'. Hollis re-read the address scrawled out on a yellow sticky note Billy gave her a few days ago, before allowing her apprehensive grey eyes to rake over the house one more time. "Yeah. I know it's not great, but don't let it spook you too bad; I've been in worse areas. Besides, you're in my company and I won't let anything happen to you." Turning to the cute blonde sh
Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Twenty-Five:
The next evening| Jakob |SMS: You on the schedule tonight? I’m back in Auburn and headed to group here pretty soon. Hit me up if you’re free and want to come. I’ll grab you. Jake glanced over at his black Galaxy S8 with an elated grin as he applied a decent amount of TIGI Bed Head mousse to his anything-but -natural floppy royal blue hair. He hadn’t spoken with Hollis since the afternoon they’d all gone hiking together, and figured she’d call or text when she had a chance to cool off. It was about time too, because he’d been feeling like dog shit from that day on after blabbing about Ringo’s possible closure in front of his co-worker’s clueless girlfriend. He could still feel those intense grey eyes boring a hole into his skull as the words left his lips- only made worse by Whitney’s confused glare in Hollis’ direction.
Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Twenty-Six:
| Hollis |“Are you alright, Hollis?” Miles asked gently from the center of the circle once everyone had a chance to take their seats, and group had officially begun. Since arriving ten minutes ago, she’d been able to control her tears but not much else; The heavy breathing and soft whimpers still couldn’t be contained to save her life. Tilting his thin wire rimmed glasses down some, the confused organizer regarded a visibly irritated Hollis with calm understanding as he waited for her to answer. Jake glanced at his fidgety friend, who held her blonde head in her hands as she rapidly bounced a leg in place out of stress. Everyone gathered around tonight’s meeting observed their fellow member with a mixture of expressions. Most were empathetic and friendly, some uncomfortable as they purposely looked at anything but the depressing sight taking place right in front of them. A desperate human being’s crumbli
Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Twenty-Seven:
| Whitney |Is Holly at group tonight because of me? Whitney pondered guiltily after Dalton and Nina settled back down and tuned into their horror flick marathon. The dark haired girl loved on camera gore as much as the next person, and had even been behind the scenes on a few sets her EX Zette had been casted to play a minor role in. That meant getting to see some cool shit like FX makeup being applied, ECT.As much as Whitney wanted to lose herself in the third installment of ‘The Human Centipede’, she just couldn’t stop thinking about what happened between her and Hollis earlier. The blonde’s defeated misty grey eyes tormented Whitney from memory, making her wince involuntarily. She started playing with the top button of her light blue dip hem tee as she cursed herself out internally for pushing Hollis out of her house in tears this afternoon.How could you do that to her? She was trying to make you feel less alon
Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Twenty-Eight:
| Hollis |Jesus fuck, how many stairs are there in this damn house!? The walls were moving colorfully, forming shapes with a great many pictures hanging against them. Photographs of happier times- Dalton and Hollis at their respective high school graduations. Camping trips. Candids and selfies. Looking at them now felt almost forbidden, because they were from a different lifetime ago. When Dalton could walk still, and Hollis wasn’t head over heels in love and trying to embrace sobriety damn near solely for her relationship’s sake. Walking up the lengthy staircase frightened a still extremely drunk Hollis, who felt like she was about to go tumbling down any second. An angel’s voice was encouraging her softly and she struggled to keep listening to it. “One step at a time, Holly. I’ve got you- you’re not going to fall.” Whitney urged in a soothing tone. The brunette continued to help her intoxi
Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Twenty-Nine:
Twelve years prior, Auburn Maine | Hollis |“WHO THE FUCK IS THIS BITCH YOU BROUGHT IN MY HOUSE-” Margot Bogard’s slight Swedish accent became more and more prominent as she screamed like a banshee at someone- who soon identified himself as her ‘loving’ husband, Chadwick, with a mature, slurred retort of his own. He was clearly drunk, and just as erratic as ever. “OH FUCK OFF, YOU DITZY BROAD. WE ALL KNOW YOU’RE SLEEPING AROUND ON ME AND HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS. HOW DOES IT TASTE, SWEETHEART? HUH??”Fantastic. At least he sounds too busy to hit me today... Hollis thought to herself grimly. Her battered, bruised ribs couldn’t take any more abuse for the foreseeable future. The stinging cuts and welts on her legs from being whipped there just started healing, too. She needed a break more than anyone knew."Vara ot
Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Thirty:
The next evening| Whitney |“So...are your parents meeting us here?” Hollis asked warily after she and Whitney’s plane landed in Sunny Los Angeles, California at around four P.M. Arrangements had been made so quickly, both girls weren’t left with much time to give their respective bosses notice, and were forced to rush around so they could get all other affairs in order. In the midst of their chaos, Whitney completely spaced telling Hollis that James and Eileen would be waiting near baggage claim with the promise of a hot meal and a ride to their hotel afterwards. Her arrogant father ignored Whitney’s protests and booked everything- from their plane tickets, to the hotel room, and that irritated his youngest daughter to no end. Of course, her internal rage was nothing compared to Hollis’ reaction. The blonde fully grasped that she wasn’t wanted at Theresa’s funeral in the first
Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Thirty-One:
The following morning| Whitney |In Loving Memory,Theresa Caroline York-O’SullivanFebruary 11th 1986 - May 17th 2020 ✿ A Celebration Of Life ✿The thin paper program felt strange -grainy- between Whitney’s fingertips as she stared at the front page absently. A studio shot of Theresa smiling radiantly jumped right out at her. The deceased woman’s golden blonde hair had been arranged into perfect soft beach waves cascading down her frail shoulders, and she was wearing one of her favorite floral designer dresses. As Whitney peered into her sister’s lightly done up sea green eyes however, she couldn’t find an ounce of happiness present in them. Instead, they appeared dim and closed off. Maybe it was a recent picture?How long had she been feeling that way bef
Latest chapter
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost A Word From The Author:
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost Epilouge:
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Forty-Five:
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Forty-Four:
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Forty-Three:
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Forty-Two:
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Forty-One:
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Forty:
- Not All Who Wander Are Lost Chapter Thirty-Nine:
