Chapter 3: I Can Be Your Hero
Thad stared at me, then started to get up but he leaned over and whispered,
"Don't fucking move!" ... like I was gonna listen.
I got up, and tip-toed over to see who it was but all I saw was Thad and a little bit of bleach blonde hair. My eyes widened as I realized that the blond was Jeff.
"Thad, what are you still doing here?"
"I was just ummm cleaning up…."
I ripped the tape off, ran behind Thad and tried to catch Jeff's attention. Life would be much easier if I wasn't 5'2". After about 30 seconds of flailing my arms Jeff finally noticed me.
"Hey umm I think I left one of my books on the couch-" I ran back to the corner and put the tape back on. "can I go see if it's there?"
Apparently Thad also gets distracted by Jeff because he forgot I was in there and let him.
As soon as Jeff walked in I ran to him, hugging his waist as tight as I could and just started bawling uncontrollably.
"Dude, what the fuck did you do to her?"
"Nothing…"
"Really? Because it doesn't look like nothing!"
He looked down at me, took off his jacket, and put it around my shoulders.
"It was just-"Thad choked a little then looked at the ground & smiled "some good old fashioned american fun."
"How about I give you a good old fashioned american ass kicking!"
Jeff was in a rage, I think this was the maddest he's ever been. He was turning beat red but as looked down at me he started to calm down.
"Come on Jeff, we can settle this some other way."
"Of course."
"Wait what?" I exclaimed.
Jeff whispered in my ear "I got this, trust me."
"Okay."
"You know Alicia I think it would be better if you sat outside of the room I wouldn't want you in here if anything got….violent."
"Va-violent?"
"Yes Thad, violent." I felt a nudge to my side.
"Shut up bi-" Jeff shot a look a Thad the could kill a whole country. Thad looked absolutely terrified, which kind of made my smile.
"Go on now, I'll be out in a bit."
"Mmkay."
I didn't turn back when I closed the door but I could feel the tension as I was leaving the room.