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Chapter 23
"Hey..I'm home" Bayley called out as she entered her house to find Charlotte lying leisurely on the couch while Sasha was flipping through the channels on the Tv from her seat in the arm chair
"Sasha that Tv is looking at me funny" Charlotte said not having heard or noticed the youngest Helmsley
"No it's not"
"Uhh..hello?"
"Yo what's up Bayley?" Charlotte said with a smile causing Sasha to roll her eyes while bayley stared at her older sister confused
"Yo?"
"Ignore her she's still coming down from her high" Sasha said, "apparently someone spent her lunch smoking and took edibles during her fourth block"
"She's high again?" Charlotte rolled her eyes and slowly pushed herself up from the couch, "Charlotte what is wrong with you? Do you want mom and dad to kill you?"
"This is what I said" Sasha said angrily
"You? You said that? Where's Becky?" Bayley asked not 100% sure that Sasha would be the responsible one in their situation
"Outside punching out her feelings" Sasha said pointing towards the backyard
Bayley placed her backpack down on the end of the couch beside Charlotte before she slowly walked to the glass door that showed Becky, wearing a white tank top and sweats as she kicked away at the punching bag that hung by the door, "Why is she out there?"
"She got into an argument with a boy at school and now she's taking out her anger"
"I thought she already did that" Charlotte asked, "Or was that a dream? Is this a dream?"
"No that was not a dream..Paige stopped her so now she's taking out her pent up anger on the punching bag" Sasha said to Charlotte before she got up and walked to stand beside Bayley by the door, "And I need her to hurry the fuck up because she's the one who knows all of the hangover cures"
"I've seen you get drunk before Sash..I would think that you would know something" bayley said with a raised eyebrow
"Yeah I do for people who are drunk..but Charlotte is high and I need her to not be by the time mom and dad get home" Sasha said before she banged on the glass door trying to get Becky's attention "Hey! Hurry up!"
"Woah, woah..don't do that" Bayley said grabbing Sasha's arm and dragging her away from the door, "When Becky is really angry you don't want to mess with her until she's done. The last time Dean did that she pushed him down the stairs. Now come on let's see what we can do...I mean with the two of us we can figure something out"
Sasha sighed and nodded as Charlotte slowly came into the kitchen and sat at the island, "Yeah we got two hours..we have to calm Becky and sober up Charlotte"
Bayley quickly took a look at Charlotte and saw the redness in her eyes, "Uh her eyes...we need like eye drops of something"
"Mom has some in her bathroom" Sasha said before running upstairs to get them
"How did you get through the day like this?" Bayley asked Charlotte who mumbled something and laughed to herself
"I have no idea how she did it but she did" Sasha said as she came into the room and placed the eyedrops on the counter, "Come on Char..sit up, we gotta get these eyedrops in you"
Sasha moved to lift their sister's head but Charlotte pulled away and began talking about some spirit animal or some colors that she was seeing, "Everything is orange...why are you guys so orange..like just all around you.."
Bayley helped Sasha lift Charlotte's head but the girl squirmed and laughed wildly causing Sasha to grow frustrated, "this is pointless..Charlotte's too spaced out to hold still"
"Okay..maybe we can kill her buzz"
"How?"
Bayley thought for a second, "I don't know we have to do something to..wake her up"
Sasha thought about ways to wake someone up before she remembered something, "Remember that time the two of us threw a bucket of water on her?"
"To wake her up? Yeah I remember...that could work..we need to get her to wake up..what better way then with a cold shower?"
Sasha nodded before the two pulled Charlotte out of her seat and pulled her upstairs to the bathroom where the quickly sat her in the tub. Sasha looked sadly at their older sister before turning the shower knob causing water to spray out on her. Charlotte quickly snapped up and began to cover her face trying to avoid the water as she coughed out whatever water that had managed to get in her mouth.
"WHAT THE HELL?"
"Hate us later" Bayley said before Sasha grabbed the shower head and aimed it more directly at Charlotte's face. After a while Sasha turned off the water and Bayley tossed Charlotte a towel as she quickly dried her face and hair, "I'll go get her some clean clothes..then we'll go check on Becky"
Sasha nodde before Bayley went out and entered Charlotte's room, taking note of how clean everything was besides the girl's backpack that was spilled out over the bed. Bayley moved a couple of notebooks to clear out some space when she noticed a small baggie that held one pill in it. She inspected the bag before pocketing it as she went to the closet and pulled out a black t-shirt and a pair sweats before taking them to the bathroom where Sasha was helping charlotte stand up.
"Here Charlotte..get dressed, we'll be back" Bayley said placing the clothes on the sink counter before she and Sasha headed downstairs, "I think I found what she's been taking"
"What?" Bayley pulled out the baggie and handed it to Sasha, "Wow..Xanax...where was she getting these?"
"No idea but i found it on her bed"
Sasha shook her head and put it in her pocket, Sasha was never one for drugs, preferring only alcohol so she would dump it later, "I'll deal with it..let's see if Becky has calmed down"
Just as Sasha said that the two came up to the glass door and saw her still punching away at the bag, harder than before. Bayley looked nervously to Sasha, "She seems like she's getting..angier"
"Yeah..if we don't calm her down now..she might actually explode" Sasha opened the door and the two slowly walked out.
The backyard still held the old swing set and playground that they girls had when they were younger but a punching bag had been added as it hung on a stand nailed into the concrete beside the door, "Hey Bexs"
Becky made no response as she punched the bag, hitting it with a few strikes, kicks and switching combinations, moving as if she were fighting a real person, "becky?"
Sasha and Bayley looked at each other confused before moving so they were on the opposite side, facing the redhead, "becky...how are you feeling?"
"Don't ask her that..she's obviously upset" Sasha whispered causing Bayley to hold up her hands defensively
"Well what do you want me to say?"
Sasha thought and shrugged before she began to speak, "look becky..i know that you're upset but you fighting this..bag is only making you more upset"
There was silence before Becky gave the bag a kick and said, "I'm not upset"
"You-you're not?"
"No. i'm training"
"For what?"
"For when I am upset so I can beat the crap out of Finn" Becky mumbled before she went back to fiercely striking the bag
Sasha went to say something else but Bayley pulled her back slightly so they were a few steps away from Becky, "I don't think she okay"
"Really what gave it away?" Sasha asked sarcastically before a crash could be heard from inside the house.
"I'll deal with Becky..you take care of whatever Charlotte's doing" Bayley said causing Sasha to look unsure
"I don't know Becky isn't exactly the most stable and I'm not sure you're the best to handle her aggression right now?"
"I'll be fine"
"Okay then...just...don't..get hit" Sasha said awkwardly as she stared at her younger sister
"Is that your way of saying that you care about me?" Bayley asked with a small smile
"No..i-I'm just saying that Becky isn't always the nicest when she's angry...and I don't need you hurt right now. Kind of need you to help me with these two." Sasha said before turning to head inside and deal with Charlotte
"Hey..Sash" Bayley called out causing Sasha to turn back and look at her sister, "Love you too"
"yeah, yeah whatever" Sasha mumbled before entering the house leaving Bayley alone with Becky
Bayley looked around taking in the nice atmosphere. It was pretty warm out and the sun shined down on their backyard. There were a few birds chirping but other than that the only other sound was Becky punching the bag.
"hey Becky" no response, "rough day?"
Becky made no moves to speak to the girl or even look in her direction as she gave the bag a rough kick causing it to move and almost hit Bayley making her take a few steps back.
"If you don't want to talk that's fine I guess" Bayley said offhandedly, "I guess I can talk..and you can listen..you're always the best listener out of the family. Mom's always busy, Charlotte's always high and mighty trying to get me to do the right thing even when i don't want to. Sasha never really cares and dad'll always try to crack a joke...but you always know what to say"
"so…" Bayley started as she walked around the punching bag casually, "I took your advice"
Bayley could see Becky watching her slightly as she circled her but the redhead made no moves to speak so Bayley continued, "I made a new friend..her names Alexa. We're partnered up for this project where we have to present something to the class that talks about our similarities and differences as a you know..kind of like a getting to know you type thing. She wants me to sing"
Becky's punches became slower but she still didn't talk, "I've never played or sang for anyone before other than you guys...but It was her idea and really want to be friends with her. She even invited me over on Friday...well she offered but she has to ask her mom...she's got a pig you know. Maybe we could ask dad for a pet"
Becky stopped punching and held the bag still as she thought for a second and opened her mouth slowly like she was about to speak but just shook her head and went back to punching. Bayley took note of this and stopped walking so she could get a good look at her big sister. Sweat ran down her face and her knuckles where slightly reddened and cut from punching the bag without wrapping up her hands first
"She's really nice..and she helped me keep my mind of Carmella..well i mean I still think about Carmella but just not as much today. I mean I still love her..well not love..but you know." Bayley thought for a second. Did she love Carmella? "I don't know if it's love, you told me it was just a crush but every time I..every time I even think about her I-I-I just..I feel like my heart is about to... explode, So I think...I think I might be in love. C-Carmella..she makes me feel happy. Like a weight is off my shoulders whenever I'm around her because I just feel like I can tell her about anything."
"Why do I feel like that?" bayley asked
Becky sighed and stopped the bag once again and held it still as she looked up to stare at her younger sister, "Bayley..how you feel is how you feel. I can't tell you why you feel that way. All I know is that you are young..too young to be this caught up on love and some girl"
"Carmella is not just some girl" Bayley said defensively causing Becky to roll her eyes
"Of course not... she's your best friend, and as you are learning about yourself and your feelings you have to find a way to let them out. You needed to find someone to place your feelings onto and seeing as how Carmella is the only person you ever talked to you're just placing your feeling on her"
"What are you talking about?"
"God Bayley..you are not in love with her okay?" Becky yelled still frustrated, "It's just some dumb crush and you are trying to figure out your feelings so you are projecting them onto anyone you can and it just so happens that it's Carmella. It's not real"
"That's not true" Becky gave a short laugh, filled with sarcasm as she gave the bag a rough punch, "I talk to you about something serious..i tell you what's going on with me and all you have to say is that whatever i'm feeling isn't real? I confide in you and all you do is- "
"Yeah well bayley maybe I don't have the time or the mental capacity to deal with your shit right now okay? I'm kind of in the middle of my own thing here and I don't have time for your lesbian crisis with Carmella" Becky yelled as she punched the bag roughly causing blood to openly pour down her knuckle. The redhead stopped and examined her hand, turning it slightly as blood slowly pooled into her palm before falling onto the concrete. She watched the blood drop before she turned to her sister to see tears filling up in Bayley's eyes sending an instant wave of calm and guilt to flow through her, "Wait Bayley I-I..didn't mean it..i'm sorry"
Bayley quickly wiped her tears and shook her head, before turning around to see Sasha leaning against the open glass door, "How much did you hear?"
Sasha held her hands up defensively, "Look Bayley..i'm not judg-" before Sasha could finish Bayley rushed past her and ran upstairs causing Sasha to stare widely at Becky, "What the hell was that? What did you go and say that stuff for, you know how Bayley can be"
"Shut up will ya" Becky said before walking past Sasha, "Bayley..Bayley wait" Becky called out as they entered the kitchen where Charlotte was placing a bandage on the her forehead
"What was that all about?" Charlotte asked lazily as she looked back to where Bayley ran to
"What happened to you?" Becky asked not even paying attention to what Charlotte had asked previously
Charlotte rolled her eyes and looked to Becky, "None of your business..what happened to you?"
"None of your business" Becky said roughly causing Sasha to elbow Becky before she closed the door and dragged Becky to the sink to wash her knuckles
"Charlotte here hit her head on the bathroom counter" Sasha said as she let the cold water wash the blood from Becky's hand
Charlotte scoffed and laid her head down on kitchen island, "And what...did Becky punched a hole in her hand?"
" .Ha" Becky said as she flinched away from the cold water
"Shut up and just hold your hand over the sink..i'll go get you some bandages" Sasha said shoving Becky's head slightly before she walked off to go get a towel from upstairs. As she made her way to the bathroom, she passed by Bayley's room where she heard crying coming from behind the closed door. Sasha sighed before walking up and knocking twice on the door, "Bayley..Bayley..can..can we talk?"
"Please go away" came a small whisper from behind the door
"Look Bayley I just want to say that..I don't care about how you feel about Carmella...I mean it's not like I don't care. All I mean is that..it doesn't matter how you feel or who you love..y-you're still my sister and look...I love you okay? I know I don't say it a lot but I love you okay...and nothing can change that. So can you please let me in?"
There was a small click signalling that Bayley unlocked the door before she slowly opened it revealing part of Bayley's face and her red eyes, "I'm sorry"
"What are you sorry for..you have nothing to apologize for Bayley" Sasha said seriously as she pushed her door open slightly and pulled her in for a hug, "Look...i am your big sister...you can tell me anything and I know this isn't the way you wanted to tell me...if you were ever planning to in the first place"
"I was...i just…"
"It's fine, you shouldn't feel forced to tell me or anyone else. Look...what Becky said, she didn't mean it. She was angry and said something dumb..we all do it sometimes, but she still loves you..we all do" Bayley gave a sad smile before pulling away from Sasha's hug
"Thank you"
"Now..anything you want to tell me..on your own. I'll pretend that i never knew" Sasha said with a smile causing Bayley to laugh before she cleared her throat and thought for a second
"...okay..uh..Sasha. I have something I would like to tell you"
"Oh really..what?" Sasha said playing the part causing Bayley to roll her eyes but internally smile, grateful for her sister being her and being accepting
"I uh...i've been having feelings, like deep feelings towards my..uh..my best friend Carmella." Bayley said slowly
"WHAT! Are you serious..NO! No way!" Sasha said causing Bayley to roll her eyes and push her slightly causing Sasha to laugh, "I'm just messing with you. So you're in love with Carmella...have you told her yet?"
"What no..no way. She doesn't like me back and I don't want to ruin our friendship. Becky said..before she got all mad and stuff...she said that I should try to hang out with people other than carmella so that I can learn to be around her without feeling like a love sick puppy"
"Well that is good advice but..but..how do you know she doesn't like you? I mean what if she feels the same way? You should tell her" Sasha said
"I don't know"
"It's fine..you're great kid, and if she is too blind to see that then maybe she's not worth your love. You are special Bayley... y-your love and who you love...it makes you special, because it makes you who you are. What you do with that love, is up to you and only you..but no matter what you do i and this entire family will support you." Sasha said causing Bayley to tear up a little but she smiled nonetheless. Sasha had never been this nice to her before and the two had never been alone long enough to have a serious conversation. Well atleast one this deep.
"Thank you Sasha" Bayley said causing Sasha to smile, "Really..that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me"
"Yeah well don't get used to it. Now come on let's go talk to tweedle blood and tweedle bloodier downstairs..I was supposed to bring Becky bandages like twenty minutes ago" Sasha laughed before heading to grab the stuff for Becky with bayley following behind her
"No I already told you I'm not using those...they hurt my eyes" Charlotte complained as Becky stood beside her holding the bottle of eyedrops
"If you don't use them then you're eyes are going to be a dead give away..and you have to drink water" Becky said opening the bottle and handing it to Charlotte to use before she turned to see Sasha and Bayley entering the kitchen, "bayley..I-m-"
"It's fine Becky..I forgive you...you were mad and said somethings...it's all behind us" Bayley said while Sasha came up to Becky and wrapped her hand in gauze
"Seriously? Because what I said..I didn't mean it and I completely understand if you're mad at me... I deserve your anger" Becky stuttered out
"No..i'm not mad...honest"
"Yeah Bexs..some of us don't stay mad forever" Charlotte said as she finished with the eyedrops
"Yeah and some of us don't skip volleyball practice to get high just to impress some guy" Becky mumbled
"Both of you stop it alright..I think we've had enough fighting...and enough..whatever this bullshit is that you both have been doing today. No more punching bags, no more drugs or any of that shit. I'm trying to get us ungrounded and you both are running around here like you're fucking chickens with your heads cut off. So look from here on out..we are honest with each other. We have to talk to each other...all we have is each other. Got it?" Sasha said causing all of the girls to nodded before Sasha turned to look at Becky, "Becky...any time you are angry about Finn or are going through something with him..talk to us. We are your sisters and we are here to help."
"Yeah alright" Becky said with nod
Sasha nodded back before turning to Charlotte as she pulled out the baggie from earlier, "This. This shit has to stop...no more drugs Charlotte..I don't care what you feel for roman but this shit is not cool and you shouldn't be doing it just to make him like you"
"I'm not doing it for him to like me" Charlotte denied
"Really...then what the fuck are you using for?"
"Maybe because I don't want to feel like I'm in charge all the time. I don't want all this pressure that you and everyone else puts on me and I get relief alright"
"Well, find it a different way..drugs ain't good for you"
"And alcohol is ...because I recall you getting drunk with Seth as his party" Charlotte said causing Sasha to roll her eyes
"Yeah..yeah I drink okay, but i'm going to stop..if you do...and if Becky stops punching her feelings"
"You think I believe you'll actually stop drinking for me?" Charlotte laughed
"Yes..because I will, because I'm not about to let you become some fucking druggie on the street alright?" Sasha said before dumping the last pill in the drain and turning on the garbage disposal, once she turned it off she turned around to face her sisters, "There...now..I'm serious...our sister pact is reinstated...new rules. No more lies. No hiding things...we are a family, now and forever. We are here to help each other, through drugs, assholes, and even crushes"
"What?" Charlotte asked confused about the last part
"I may have a slight crush on Carmella" Bayley said slightly uncomfortable about how Charlotte might react
"Aw really..I knew you had a thing for her" Charlotte said placing a hand on Bayley's shoulder with a smile, "I'm proud of you. Congrats"
"Thanks"
"Alright...we all good now..right?" Sasha asked causing all of them to nod "We are good..100%. Sister pact right?"
"Sister pact" the other girls agreed before the front door opened
"Girls we're home we brought pizza"
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