Chapter 11: Bayley and Alexa
"What's wrong ya little shit? Can't handle it?" Bayley's mother held Bayley down and burned her arm with a lighter.
"Momma please stop!" Bayley cried.
Bayley's father suddenly lifted her by her hair and threw her against the wall.
"Don't talk back to your mother!" Bayley's dad screamed.
Bayley let out a steady stream of tears and whimpers.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Bayley snapped awake in a cold sweat with tears in her eyes; She sat up and hugged her knees trying to fight back her whimpers. Alexa stirred awake and noticed Bayley was awake and shaking.
Alexa sighed. "Bad dream, Bayley?" She asked.
Bayley nodded. "Momma burned me again." Bayley whimpered.
Alexa sat up and wrapped her arms around Bayley. Alexa gently kissed Bayley's temple, trying to calm her.
"You're alright now; I'm here with you." Alexa whispered.
Bayley leaned closer to Alexa.
All Alexa could do about Bayley's nightmares was comfort her until she calmed down again, and that killed Alexa. Alexa wished she could cure Bayley's pain, she wish she could heal her wounds, she wished she could go back in time and stop Bayley's parents from ever hurting her. But Alexa couldn't do any of that, she could only hope to make Bayley's future better.
Bayley laid back down but Alexa didn't let go. Alexa gazed into Bayley's eyes, stealing a few quick kisses every now and again which would make Bayley giggle.
"What do you love most about me?" Bayley asked.
"Everything." Alexa whispered.
Bayley shook her head. "That doesn't count. You have to pick one thing." She said.
Alexa thought for a second. "Your hugs." She whispered. "And kisses, but hugs more."
Bayley giggled. "I like hugging people, but your my favorite person to hug." Bayley whispered, hugging Alexa.
Alexa kissed Bayley on her cheek. It was dark but due to the heat radiating off of Bayley's face Alexa could tell she was blushing.
"Why are you blushing?" Alexa asked.
"Can we... have sex?" Bayley asked.
Alexa burst out laughing, which annoyed Bayley.
"Why do you always laugh when I ask that?" Bayley asked.
Alexa kissed Bayley. "Now's not the time Bayley." Alexa whispered. "I want our first time to be special."
Bayley smiled at the idea of "special."
"Ok." Bayley whispered.
Alexa kissed Bayley on her forehead and snuggled against her.
There was suddenly a loud bang and a woman screaming.
"Stay here." Alexa said to Bayley.
Alexa ran into the hallway where she bumped into AJ.
"What was that?" Alexa asked AJ.
"I don't know." AJ said.
Paige suddenly stumbled out of Finn's room in hysteria.
"Who the fuck are you?" AJ demanded.
Paige rapidly pointed at Finn's room. "Help, he needs help." Paige cried.
AJ rushed into Finn's room and found someone sprawled across the floor.
"Finn? Are you alright?" AJ yelled rushing towards Finn.
"Call nine-one-one!" AJ screamed when he saw the blood stained on the carpet.
AJ rolled Finn onto his back; Finn was awake but barely clinging to life. AJ noticed he was clutching at his stomach; he'd been shot.
"The ambulance is coming!" Alexa said.
The sounds of sirens approached in the distance.
"Alberto." Finn whispered.
AJ turned to Paige. "Who the fuck is Alberto?" AJ demanded.
The paramedics made their way to the Finn's room. They covered his wound with gauze and raised him on a stretcher.
The paramedics raised Finn into the back of the ambulance. AJ jumped into the back, leaving Alexa, Bayley, and Paige behind.
Bayley clung to Alexa. "Is Finn going to be ok?" Bayley asked.
Alexa's eyes began to water. "I don't know." She whispered.