He grabbed both of my arms and Matt took my cell phone out of my pocket.
"GIVE IT BACK!" I yelled.
Jeff let me go.
"NOT TIL YOU KNOW HOW TO ACT." Jeff said.
"WHAT WOULD MOM SAY IF SHE SAW YOU ACTING THIS WAY?" Matt yelled
I pulled my hand back and slapped him.
"HOW DARE YOU BRING UP MOM!" I screamed. "HOW DARE YOU!!!"
I started pounding on his chest and he grabbed my hands. I was crying.
"Stacy stop it" Matt said.
Jeff grabbed me and pulled me over to the bed where he sat me down on his lap. He held me and rocked me back and forth.
"Stacy, Tell us what's the matter. Tell us why you are doing all this?" Jeff whispered.
"You wouldn't understand." I cried.
" We can try" Matt said as he bent down in front of us.
After a long pause, I spoke.
"After Mom died, Dad worked all the time, you and Jeff were wrestling and working, no one was left to take care of me, take care of this family. I put all my feelings aside. I stopped being a kid and I had to grow up and take care of this family. I had to cook, clean, do my school work, do everything. I had no fun at all. Now I am trying to have fun and you all are taking it away from me. I never once told you to stop wrestling, to stop having fun. Now I'm being punished for having my fun" I cried
"Stacy" Matt paused."I understand you are trying to have fun, but what you are doing is dangerous. You could die."
"So...what you are doing is just as dangerous. You could die too. Look at Owen Hart (God bless that man) He died doing what you do."I cried.
They looked at eachother. They didn't say a word. They knew I had a point.
"Stacy, what we do is a lot safer than what you are doing." Jeff said.
I looked up at him. I jumped off his lap.
"SEE I TOLD YOU THAT YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND" I cried.
"Stacy" Matt said.
"NO, JUST GO! GET OUT!" I yelled.
They didn't want to upset me any further. So they left. I plopped down on my bed and cried into my pillow. I cried myself asleep again. Meanwhile downstairs...
"What are we going to do Matt?" Jeff asked.
"I don't know bro, but we have to think of something. Maybe take her to rehab or take her to a therapist. "Matt said.
"Good idea, next time she tries something like she use to, she goes. " Jeff said
I was in my room sleeping when I heard a noise. I woke up and went to the window. I saw B.J, my boyfriend climbing the tree with a backpack. I helped him climb into my room. I hugged him and told him everything. He said it would be OK and he was going to figure out a way to get me out of here. I hugged and kissed him good bye. He safely climbed down and left. I opened the 2 packs of cigarettes and hid the cigarettes in different places and I hid the beer in another. I then grabbed a cigarette and a lighter and I lit the cigarette. I went by the window and smoked. It helped calm my nerves. I heard footsteps. I put out the cigarette and threw it out of the window. Jeff's head popped in.
"Are ya hungry?"Jeff asked.
"No." I said looking out the window.
He was about to shut the door when he smelt something. He came in and sniffed in the air. He smelt smoke. He looked at me and his eyes that were filled with guilt and love were now filled with anger and disgust. He walked over to me and grabbed my hand.
"YOU'VE BEEN SMOKING HAVEN'T YOU?" Jeff yelled.
"What's it too you?" I said.
"GOD DAMMIT STACY" Jeff yelled.
Matt ran into the room.
"What's going on and what's that smell?" Matt asked.
"Stacy's been smoking that's what's going on" Jeff said.
"Stacy is this true?" Matt asked
"Yea. I need something to calm my nerves alright" I said.
"No, it's not alright." Matt said.
"Hand over the cigarettes" Jeff said.
"NO!" I Yelled.
"STACY NOW!!!!" Matt yelled
"HERE JEEZ!" I said
I gave him the pack with only 3 cigarettes left.
"Did you smoke all those cigarettes" Jeff asked
"Yea. I don't do well with cold turkey" I said
"Well you're going cold turkey" Matt said.
"This is it Stacy. We gave you plenty of chances to change, but you refuse too. So we are sending you to rehab" Jeff said.
" I ain't going anywhere." I yelled.
"It's not your choice Stacy. We are taking you there in the morning" Matt said.
"Let's go Matt." Jeff said.
"NO PLEASE DON'T SEND ME AWAY!" I cried.
"SORRY STACY, YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE" Matt said as they walked away.
"I'll show you" I whispered.
I grabbed some cigarettes and 2 cans of beer and climbed out the window and into the tree to where I climbed down it. I looked at the house one more time and started jogging away.
"Don't you think we were alittle ruff on her?" Jeff asked.
"No, she needs to be punished." Matt said.
"I'm going to go check on her to see if she is hungry yet. She hasn't eaten all day." Jeff said.
He walked upstairs and into my room.
"Stacy?" Jeff called out.
He looked around and realized I was gone. He ran back down stairs.
"Matt, Stacy's gone" Jeff said.
"WHAT!?!" Matt yelled.
"She climbed out her window" Jeff said.
"Let's go look for her" Matt said.
They hopped in there car and drove around looking for me. They had been searching for 20 minutes when they saw me. I was standing on a bridges ledge smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer. They stop the car and got out.
"STACY!" Matt yelled
I turned around so fast that I lost my balance. I fell off the bridge and into the water below.
"NO! STACY!" Jeff and Matt yelled.
They ran to the bridge and looked down. They didn't see me rise up.
"Take the car down there. I will bring her there." Jeff said.
MAtt nodded. While Matt got in the car and headed to where they would meet, Jeff dived into the water. He came up for air and went back down. He frantically searched for me and his searching paid off. He found me and brought me up. He swam me over to where Matt was. Matt help Jeff drag me out of the water. They checked for pulse and breathing.
"She's got a pulse" Matt said.
"She's not breathing" Jeff said.
Jeff started to do mouth to mouth. After a minute, I began coughing up water. I looked up and saw Matt and Jeff looking down at me.
" Thanks God, you're alright" Jeff cried.
" You scared us to death"Matt cried.
"I didn't mean too" I cried.
They both held me as we all cried. Once our tears stopped. Jeff picked me up and we went into the car. When we got home, we all changed into our bed room clothes. Jeff and Matt decided that it would be best if I slept in Jeff's room with Jeff so I don't smoke or runaway again. Matt said goodnight to us and then went to bed. Jeff was holding on to me close. I fell asleep. Jeff laid there looking at me and thinking. He was also praying what Matt and him were doing was the best thing for me. In the morning, I woke up before Jeff and I got up. Jeff didn't wake up. I went into my room and had a few puffs of a cigarette. I picked out my clothes and took a shower. When I got out, Jeff and Matt were downstairs eating breakfast. I walked down and sat on the couch.
"Stacy, come and eat" Matt said.
"I'm not hungry" I said.
"You haven't eaten since the day before yesterday" Jeff said. "You need to eat"
"I TOLD YOU, I'M NOT HUNGRY!" I yelled.
"STACY, YOU APOLOGIZE TO JEFF RIGHT NOW" Matt scolded.
"OH I'M SORRY KING OF THE BASTARDS, I DIDN'T MEAN TO SOUND SO MEAN. OFF WITH MY HEAD." I yelled as I walked upstairs and slammed my bedroom door.
" I hope sending her to rehab will work" Jeff said.
"Me too bro, me too" Matt said.
"GIVE IT BACK!" I yelled.
Jeff let me go.
"NOT TIL YOU KNOW HOW TO ACT." Jeff said.
"WHAT WOULD MOM SAY IF SHE SAW YOU ACTING THIS WAY?" Matt yelled
I pulled my hand back and slapped him.
"HOW DARE YOU BRING UP MOM!" I screamed. "HOW DARE YOU!!!"
I started pounding on his chest and he grabbed my hands. I was crying.
"Stacy stop it" Matt said.
Jeff grabbed me and pulled me over to the bed where he sat me down on his lap. He held me and rocked me back and forth.
"Stacy, Tell us what's the matter. Tell us why you are doing all this?" Jeff whispered.
"You wouldn't understand." I cried.
" We can try" Matt said as he bent down in front of us.
After a long pause, I spoke.
"After Mom died, Dad worked all the time, you and Jeff were wrestling and working, no one was left to take care of me, take care of this family. I put all my feelings aside. I stopped being a kid and I had to grow up and take care of this family. I had to cook, clean, do my school work, do everything. I had no fun at all. Now I am trying to have fun and you all are taking it away from me. I never once told you to stop wrestling, to stop having fun. Now I'm being punished for having my fun" I cried
"Stacy" Matt paused."I understand you are trying to have fun, but what you are doing is dangerous. You could die."
"So...what you are doing is just as dangerous. You could die too. Look at Owen Hart (God bless that man) He died doing what you do."I cried.
They looked at eachother. They didn't say a word. They knew I had a point.
"Stacy, what we do is a lot safer than what you are doing." Jeff said.
I looked up at him. I jumped off his lap.
"SEE I TOLD YOU THAT YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND" I cried.
"Stacy" Matt said.
"NO, JUST GO! GET OUT!" I yelled.
They didn't want to upset me any further. So they left. I plopped down on my bed and cried into my pillow. I cried myself asleep again. Meanwhile downstairs...
"What are we going to do Matt?" Jeff asked.
"I don't know bro, but we have to think of something. Maybe take her to rehab or take her to a therapist. "Matt said.
"Good idea, next time she tries something like she use to, she goes. " Jeff said
I was in my room sleeping when I heard a noise. I woke up and went to the window. I saw B.J, my boyfriend climbing the tree with a backpack. I helped him climb into my room. I hugged him and told him everything. He said it would be OK and he was going to figure out a way to get me out of here. I hugged and kissed him good bye. He safely climbed down and left. I opened the 2 packs of cigarettes and hid the cigarettes in different places and I hid the beer in another. I then grabbed a cigarette and a lighter and I lit the cigarette. I went by the window and smoked. It helped calm my nerves. I heard footsteps. I put out the cigarette and threw it out of the window. Jeff's head popped in.
"Are ya hungry?"Jeff asked.
"No." I said looking out the window.
He was about to shut the door when he smelt something. He came in and sniffed in the air. He smelt smoke. He looked at me and his eyes that were filled with guilt and love were now filled with anger and disgust. He walked over to me and grabbed my hand.
"YOU'VE BEEN SMOKING HAVEN'T YOU?" Jeff yelled.
"What's it too you?" I said.
"GOD DAMMIT STACY" Jeff yelled.
Matt ran into the room.
"What's going on and what's that smell?" Matt asked.
"Stacy's been smoking that's what's going on" Jeff said.
"Stacy is this true?" Matt asked
"Yea. I need something to calm my nerves alright" I said.
"No, it's not alright." Matt said.
"Hand over the cigarettes" Jeff said.
"NO!" I Yelled.
"STACY NOW!!!!" Matt yelled
"HERE JEEZ!" I said
I gave him the pack with only 3 cigarettes left.
"Did you smoke all those cigarettes" Jeff asked
"Yea. I don't do well with cold turkey" I said
"Well you're going cold turkey" Matt said.
"This is it Stacy. We gave you plenty of chances to change, but you refuse too. So we are sending you to rehab" Jeff said.
" I ain't going anywhere." I yelled.
"It's not your choice Stacy. We are taking you there in the morning" Matt said.
"Let's go Matt." Jeff said.
"NO PLEASE DON'T SEND ME AWAY!" I cried.
"SORRY STACY, YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE" Matt said as they walked away.
"I'll show you" I whispered.
I grabbed some cigarettes and 2 cans of beer and climbed out the window and into the tree to where I climbed down it. I looked at the house one more time and started jogging away.
"Don't you think we were alittle ruff on her?" Jeff asked.
"No, she needs to be punished." Matt said.
"I'm going to go check on her to see if she is hungry yet. She hasn't eaten all day." Jeff said.
He walked upstairs and into my room.
"Stacy?" Jeff called out.
He looked around and realized I was gone. He ran back down stairs.
"Matt, Stacy's gone" Jeff said.
"WHAT!?!" Matt yelled.
"She climbed out her window" Jeff said.
"Let's go look for her" Matt said.
They hopped in there car and drove around looking for me. They had been searching for 20 minutes when they saw me. I was standing on a bridges ledge smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer. They stop the car and got out.
"STACY!" Matt yelled
I turned around so fast that I lost my balance. I fell off the bridge and into the water below.
"NO! STACY!" Jeff and Matt yelled.
They ran to the bridge and looked down. They didn't see me rise up.
"Take the car down there. I will bring her there." Jeff said.
MAtt nodded. While Matt got in the car and headed to where they would meet, Jeff dived into the water. He came up for air and went back down. He frantically searched for me and his searching paid off. He found me and brought me up. He swam me over to where Matt was. Matt help Jeff drag me out of the water. They checked for pulse and breathing.
"She's got a pulse" Matt said.
"She's not breathing" Jeff said.
Jeff started to do mouth to mouth. After a minute, I began coughing up water. I looked up and saw Matt and Jeff looking down at me.
" Thanks God, you're alright" Jeff cried.
" You scared us to death"Matt cried.
"I didn't mean too" I cried.
They both held me as we all cried. Once our tears stopped. Jeff picked me up and we went into the car. When we got home, we all changed into our bed room clothes. Jeff and Matt decided that it would be best if I slept in Jeff's room with Jeff so I don't smoke or runaway again. Matt said goodnight to us and then went to bed. Jeff was holding on to me close. I fell asleep. Jeff laid there looking at me and thinking. He was also praying what Matt and him were doing was the best thing for me. In the morning, I woke up before Jeff and I got up. Jeff didn't wake up. I went into my room and had a few puffs of a cigarette. I picked out my clothes and took a shower. When I got out, Jeff and Matt were downstairs eating breakfast. I walked down and sat on the couch.
"Stacy, come and eat" Matt said.
"I'm not hungry" I said.
"You haven't eaten since the day before yesterday" Jeff said. "You need to eat"
"I TOLD YOU, I'M NOT HUNGRY!" I yelled.
"STACY, YOU APOLOGIZE TO JEFF RIGHT NOW" Matt scolded.
"OH I'M SORRY KING OF THE BASTARDS, I DIDN'T MEAN TO SOUND SO MEAN. OFF WITH MY HEAD." I yelled as I walked upstairs and slammed my bedroom door.
" I hope sending her to rehab will work" Jeff said.
"Me too bro, me too" Matt said.