Chapter 2
She thought about him all night and couldn't wait to see him the next day. When she showed up and class started, he was no show. "Ms. Matteo, that kid who was in trouble yesterday." Ana knew his name was Christian, but she didn't want the teacher, thinking she was paying that much attention. "Christian Grey? He gets in trouble a lot and doesn't show up for class. He's smart and only comes on test days."
All Ana heard was Grey. She thought it couldn't be, Elliot mentioned a little brother Chris. He talked about him a lot to Kate. She could always hear everything. She knew they were adopted, all of the Grey kids even their sister Mia in middle school. Elliot worried about him a lot. They used to be close, but lately something was wrong. He blamed himself for not being home and living on campus.
Ana knew she needed to say something, "Do you have a lot of kids skip classes. We were told in our class that it was more of an issue with older kids and to watch for it." Ms. Matteo started explaining, but Ana wasn't listening, she was thinking. She said goodbye and headed home. When she got there Kate and Elliot were watching TV. Kate looked up, "Hey! You look cute! You're a big girl now picking out your own outfits." Ana smiled and sat down. "High school all over again. Fun times."
Elliot turned, "What high school?" Ana knew she had Elliot's attention, "Bellevue, I'm doing my Practicum for my teaching class." Elliot smiled, "Have you run into Chris? Oh wait, hold on, his formal name, Christian?" Ana got up, looking for something for dinner, "Actually yeah. Literally he was running and knocked me over on my first day." Elliot smiled, "Don't tell me. He was in trouble right?" Ana didn't want to say too much. "It's ok Ana. He's always in trouble these days. You two would make a cute couple." Ana laughed, "Ummm. I'm there as a Practicum teacher. I think that's breaking all the rules. He's cute though."
That night Kate came in, "He's cute Ana?" Ana smiled, "More like sexy, but don't tell Elliot. He also skipped class today, so don't tell him that either." Kate winked, "Try not to listen to us tonight." Ana smirked, "I hope you're on birth control." Kate turned around, "I am smart ass. The shot, but you wouldn't be able to take it, because it goes in your butt." Ana laughed, "Goodnight!"
The next morning she was making breakfast and Elliot walked in, "Morning Ana! Did we keep you up?" Ana rolled her eyes, "Kate tells everything." He sat down, "She also told me my brother skipped school. I'm worried about him." Ana bit her lip, "Elliot, is your mom blonde?" Elliot shook his head, "Well my birth mom is blonde, but my mom has brown hair like you. Christian's birth mom had brown hair too. I don't know where he gets that copper colored hair from." He looked at her, "What do you know Ana?" Ana shrugged, "Nothing. I only met him once." He narrowed his eyes, "Why would you ask about my mom?"
Ana had to tell him, "Elliot please don't get me in trouble with him." He smiled, "You like him don't you?" Kate came in, "Tell me Ana. I promise I will only help." Elliot and Kate stared at her. She told him how he was running and trying to leave school, but got caught. Then after school, an older blonde woman slapped him in the face and he got in the car with her. "Something didn't seem right." Elliot was silent, "A Benz?" Ana was confused, "Huh?" He looked at her, "Was she driving a Benz?" Elliot grabbed his phone, "Yeah, black, two doors."
He showed her the phone, "Her?" Ana looked, "Yeah! Who is she Elliot?" Elliot shook his head and called Christian, "Christian! This is Elliot, call me back." Elliot ran his hands through his long blonde hair, "Ana her name Elena Lincoln. They are involved, sexually." Ana's mouth dropped, "Elliot she's got to be…" Elliot stopped her, "My mom's age. They are best friends." Kate shook her head, "How do you know that Elliot, just from what Ana said?" Elliot looked at them, "Because she did the same fucking thing to me."
Kate was hysterical and hugged him, "It's abuse Elliot. We have to tell. Elliot started explaining and he was so embarrassed. Kate did what she could to help him. "That's why I slept around. I tried to be normal, keep it out of my head. When you said she slapped him, I knew. She tried it with me. She gave me a blowjob on my 15th birthday. I was about to cum and she stopped and slapped the hell out of me. She told me I was bad and if I wanted her to finish, I had to let her beat me with her belt." Kate was rubbing his back. "I told her to fuck off and if she ever came near me again, I would tell."
He stood up pacing, "I'm so fucking dumb. I should've seen it. Christian's behavior. He's not as strong as me. He had a rough childhood. I've never seen them together, but that's on purpose she made sure of it." Ana couldn't believe what she was hearing. Everyone goes through something, it's really about how the person handles it. "We have a test today, so he should be there. What do you want me to do?" Elliot didn't want Ana involved, "I'll handle it ok."