Two Young Hearts (A Finn Wolfhard Story)

Chapter 22 - An Overprotective Dad

Eleanor's P.O.V.

I woke up with biggest headache, felt very cold and couldn't nearly breathe through my nose. My mom told me to take the temperature and it turns out that I have a fever so I stayed home from school. Most of my day I spent sleeping but I also talked to Leah on facetime for a long time and now I was scrolling through instagram. All of a sudden someone knocked on the door.

"Hi sweetie, you have a guest here to see you" The voice of my mom said as she slowly opened the door.

I look up to see my mom in the doorway and behind her I see Finn. He looks around in my room and I realize that the wall behind my bed are covered in drawings which is mostly of him or his characters Mike and Richie. I feel my cheeks heat up.

"I'll leave you two alone for abit" My mom says as she walks away.

"Hi Ellie..." Finn said as he steps into the room.

"Hi Finn... what are you doing here?" I said.

"You wasn't in school today and you didn't answer my texts so I wanted to see if you where okay" He said.

"Oh... I'm sorry. I saw your texts but then my best friend called on facetime and I forgot to reply once we had finished speaking.... but how did you know where I live?" I said.

"It's okay and well, Hailey told me" He said.

I watched him walk over to my bed. He looked at the drawings on the wall as he sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Have you done these?" He said.

"Yeah... It probably looks like I'm obsessed with you now..." I said.

"Don't worry, these are amazing Ellie. Your so talented" He said as he leaned closer to them.

"Thanks" I said and smiled.

"Wait, are you @EllieCDraws on instagram?" He then said.

"Uhm yeah that's my drawing account" I said.

"I've seen your drawings before I even knew you" He said.

"Yeah I know" I said and smiled "You have liked quite a few of them"

"Yeah" He said and chuckled. "Anyways, how are you feeling?"

"Well you know how it is to have the flu so not that good" I said.

"Yeah, well I hope you get better soon. I missed you in school today. It's not the same without you" He said.

We began to talk and while later my dad came home and into my room.

"Hi kiddo, How are you feeling?" He said.

"A little bit better than this morning but still not that good" I said.

"Well atleast you're becoming better" He said as he noticed Finn, who where sitting pretty close to me on the bed. "Who are you?"

"This is my friend Finn, he came to visit me after school" I said.

"Hi sir" Finn said nervously.

"I thought you said that I didn't had to worry about any boys just yet" Dad said.

"Dad... we're just friends" I said.

"look son, I don't know what your intentions with my daughter are but she's still my little girl and I'm not going to let any boy near her anytime soon. Get it?" Dad said and looked straight at Finn.

"O-okay sir..." Finn said as he moved away from me.

I could tell my dad made Finn uncomfortable. Seriously dad, I'm not a little kid anymore. I looked down, embarrassed for what my dad just said.

"I-I think I should head home, I'll speak with you later" Finn said and looked at me.

"Okay" I said and nodded.

"Yeah it's best that you leave boy" Dad said.

He got up from my bed and rushed past my dad who stood in the doorway. After Finn had disappeared my dad walked out aswell and I fell backwards and onto my bed. Why did my dad had to scare Finn away like that.

Abit later my mom called that it was dinner. I walked downstairs and sat down at the table with my parents and began to eat.

"Your friend seems really sweet honey" Mom said and looked at me.

"He is" I said and smiled "but dad scared him away"

"Robert, why did you do that?" My mom said and turned to my dad.

"Because I don't want a boy to come and break her heart just yet" Dad said.

"I'm 15 dad" I said. "I'm not a kid anymore"

"I know it's hard for you but she's growing up and becoming a young woman. I had a conversation with Finn before and he was so adorable. He came to see if she was okay because he got worried when she wasn't in school and he said they connected really fast and you know how hard it's always been for Ellie to make friends. If you ask me he seems like a very good boy" Mom said and smiled.

"She's still my little girl and boys that age just want to explore the other gender now a days and then they move on and leave the girls all heartbroken" Dad said.

"Well not Finn, he's nothing like that!" I said.

"You don't know anything about boys kiddo, your only 15 and trust me. He's not what he seems" Dad said.

"I'm not hungry anymore, can I go back to bed?" I said.

"Of course honey" Mom said.

I stood up and walked out from the kitchen.

"Robert what's wrong with you? You don't even know this boy and he actually seems to make her really happy" I heard my mom said.

I ran upstairs before I could hear anything else and threw myself on my bed. I guess dad's are always overprotective but he doesn't even know Finn and it's not like we're dating or anything. We're literally just friends. I then decided to send Finn a text.

Sorry about before, my dad isn't usually like that at all...

Only a few minutes later Finn replied

It's okay, You're his little girl after all and according to your mom I'm your first male friend so I don't blame him for being over protective.

I quickly sent him another text.

I know but still. He doesn't even know you and yet he assumes your horrible. I hope he didn't scared you away from being my friend.

Almost immidiately Finn replied.

Don't worry, I'm still your friend and I will win your dad over in someway. Trust me!

I smiled before I grabbed my laptop and decided to watch an episode of a TV show I was currently watching.