Disclaimer: Same thing as the last chapter.
**Lez's POV**
I looked up at Soda.
"I swear if you do i'll."
I spun around and shut the door in his face. I washed my mouth out with water and brushed my teeth six times.
"Lez! Lez open the door!"
"No!"
"Come on Lez. Open it."
"I don't wanna."
"Lez, open the door or I'll open it for you!"
I started crying.
"Lez, open the god damn door!" He was shouting and it scared me.
I sat on the toilet with my knees to my chest and unlocked the door. Soda opened the door. He reached for my arm and I was so scared I bit him. He smacked me. I looked at him angrily. The next thing I knew we were in the living room beating the crap out of each other on the floor. Pony grabbed Soda and Darry held me back. We were still trying to get at each others throat.
"I hate you Soda! I wish you would die and burn in hell!"
"Fuck you."
"Forget it jerk. You'd never have a chance with any girl."
I broke free of Darry's grip and ran out the door before he could grab me again. I was off to Kevin's house.I heard them behind me but I was too quick. I could run a mile in 6 minutes flat. I ran to Kev's house and start knocking on the door. He opened it and I darted inside.
"Woah there. You ok?" He walked me over to his couch. I started crying. He held me.
"What's wrong, tell me."
"You guys were all right. You weren't being jerks. I didn't bite my lip. I tore my esophogus purging. I ate a bunch of food at home and I ran for the bathroom and Soda stopped me but I got away from him and-"
"Sheesh. Slow down. Calm down. You got all night. You can crash here. If you need to that is."
"Ok. Anyway, I ran into the bathroom and I spent over and hour throwing up. I tore my esophogus again. I know because I had blood coming out of my mouth." I took a deep breath and put my head against Kev's chest. "He reached for me and I was freaking out so I bit him. He smacked me and next thing I know were in the living room wrestling. I told him to go to hell. And now I'm here."
The doorbell rang.
"Go upstairs to my room ok?"
"Ok."
**Kev's POV**
I waited till she was out of my sight before I opened the door.
"Yeah?"
"Hey Kev," Soda greeted me.
"Hi. Isn't it kinda late?"
"Yeah. Uh, Lez ran out on us and we're trying to find her. Seen her?"
"Not since we were at A.J.'s."
"Ok, Thanks Kevin."
"Hope you find her," I said worried. "Want me to come out and help you look?" I asked opening the door wider.
"No. Just keep an eye out for her. If she comes by here tell her as long as shes in school tomorrow we don't care where she crashes."
"If I see her I'll let her stay here. Bye guys I keep my eyes open."
"Thanks Kev," he said walking away.
I closed the door and ran up to my room. Lez was sitting on my bed. I turned on the light and looked at her. Her eyes were bloodshot, you could tell she'd been crying. Her hair was tousled and she had blood dried at the corner of her mouth. Her nose was bleeding and she simply looked a mess. I went to the bathroom and got a wet washcloth. I sat next to her on the bed. I tilted her head back and wiped the dried blood away. I held the cold towel under her nose for ten minutes and it stopped. She started crying and gave me a hug.
"Thanks Kev," She whispered.I held her and stroked her hair. I got up and walked to my closet. I took out a black tshirt and a robe. From my drawer I grabbed a pair of black boxers.
"Here, your favorite color."
She laughed faintly and took the clothes to the bathroom to change. She came back and sat on the bed. I was laying down one hand behind my head.
"Turn off the light. I'm tired, you've been fighting. Let's get some sleep."
She got up and flicked the switch. The was still light from the hall so she found her way back to the bed and crawled in. With the hand I had on my stomach I pulled her in. She used my chest as a pillow and quickly fell asleep. Soon after so did I.
******
"Kevin!" My mother yelled in disbelief. "We leave you alone for four hours and you can't help but find someone to make your night more pleasant!" She said pleasant in the wrong kind of way.
"Mom, it's so not like that. My friend Lez wasn't exactly wanted at home so I told her she could crash here."
"I highly doubt that."
Lez woke up. I don't see how she stayed alseep with my mother screeching.
"I'm terribly sorry. I just ran into some family trouble and needed a place to stay tonight. I didn't mean to upset you. I guess I'll just leave then," She added standing up.
My mother sat her down and sat down next to her putting her arm around her shoulders.
"Don't be silly dear. Kevin was just telling me about it. I always knew he was kind. Get some sleep. You have school tomorrow."
"Thank you."
"Good night Celeste. Kevin."
"Goodnight," we both said together.
I tried to get her to lay back down but it was no use. She was twitchy and awake now.
"I gotta piss. Where's your bathroom."
"Down the hall to the right."
"Thanks," she said waddling out the door.
Minutes later I heard coughing. I thought nothing of it until I remembered. I walked to the bathroom and pushed open the slighty cracked door. She was throwing up in our toilet.
"Left the door open."
She vomitted a little more and started coughing harder. I walked over to her and yanked her up by her arm.
"No more. You've gotta cut this crap out. Got that? Stop freaking purging!" I was getting angry and shook her a little. She looked really sick and passed out her head hit the sink on the way down. I picked her up and walked to my parents room.
"Mom. Dad? Can I use the car. Lez just passed out. I think I oughta take her to the hospital."
"Why? She only passed out."
"Yeah but she was throwing up to."
My dad got out of bed.
"I'll drive."
******
The nurse came out to us with Lez behind her.
"Just a common case of the flu! Plenty of fluids and rest." She smiled.
"Thankyou."
The nurse walked away and Lez stepped forward.
"Mr. Charlotte," she bagan, "I think I'll just go home."
"Are you sure? You're welcome to stay at our house."
"Oh, I'm sure. Never been so sure in my life." He shrugged and started for the car.
"Uh, Dad I want to ask the doctor's something. Wait for me by the car?"
He nodded.
I looked at Lez. "I hate you Kevin. I hate you I hate you I HATE YOU!" She yelled in my face and turned away heading for the car. My dad dropped her off at her house and I looked back at her standing on the porch as we drove away.
**Lez's POV**
I ran inside the house to Soda. He was sitting on the couch watching cartoons. I ran to the couch, sat down, and put my head in his lap. I started crying.
"I'm so sorry," I got out between sobs. I sat up and looked at him through blurred vision.
"Lying son of a bitch," he mumbled as he walked away.
Darry who was in the kitchen looked at me. I looked at the door.
"Celeste! Don't!"
I got up and ran for Kev's house. I sat on his porch crying. He must have heard me cause he came out and sat next to me. He put an arm around me.
"I messed everything up. Soda hates me. And now you hate me too."
"I don't hate you," He said embracing me.
"Really?"
"Come on. You'll catch a cold sitting out here." He took me up to his room and tucked me in. I fell asleep right before he came back.
**Lez's POV**
I looked up at Soda.
"I swear if you do i'll."
I spun around and shut the door in his face. I washed my mouth out with water and brushed my teeth six times.
"Lez! Lez open the door!"
"No!"
"Come on Lez. Open it."
"I don't wanna."
"Lez, open the door or I'll open it for you!"
I started crying.
"Lez, open the god damn door!" He was shouting and it scared me.
I sat on the toilet with my knees to my chest and unlocked the door. Soda opened the door. He reached for my arm and I was so scared I bit him. He smacked me. I looked at him angrily. The next thing I knew we were in the living room beating the crap out of each other on the floor. Pony grabbed Soda and Darry held me back. We were still trying to get at each others throat.
"I hate you Soda! I wish you would die and burn in hell!"
"Fuck you."
"Forget it jerk. You'd never have a chance with any girl."
I broke free of Darry's grip and ran out the door before he could grab me again. I was off to Kevin's house.I heard them behind me but I was too quick. I could run a mile in 6 minutes flat. I ran to Kev's house and start knocking on the door. He opened it and I darted inside.
"Woah there. You ok?" He walked me over to his couch. I started crying. He held me.
"What's wrong, tell me."
"You guys were all right. You weren't being jerks. I didn't bite my lip. I tore my esophogus purging. I ate a bunch of food at home and I ran for the bathroom and Soda stopped me but I got away from him and-"
"Sheesh. Slow down. Calm down. You got all night. You can crash here. If you need to that is."
"Ok. Anyway, I ran into the bathroom and I spent over and hour throwing up. I tore my esophogus again. I know because I had blood coming out of my mouth." I took a deep breath and put my head against Kev's chest. "He reached for me and I was freaking out so I bit him. He smacked me and next thing I know were in the living room wrestling. I told him to go to hell. And now I'm here."
The doorbell rang.
"Go upstairs to my room ok?"
"Ok."
**Kev's POV**
I waited till she was out of my sight before I opened the door.
"Yeah?"
"Hey Kev," Soda greeted me.
"Hi. Isn't it kinda late?"
"Yeah. Uh, Lez ran out on us and we're trying to find her. Seen her?"
"Not since we were at A.J.'s."
"Ok, Thanks Kevin."
"Hope you find her," I said worried. "Want me to come out and help you look?" I asked opening the door wider.
"No. Just keep an eye out for her. If she comes by here tell her as long as shes in school tomorrow we don't care where she crashes."
"If I see her I'll let her stay here. Bye guys I keep my eyes open."
"Thanks Kev," he said walking away.
I closed the door and ran up to my room. Lez was sitting on my bed. I turned on the light and looked at her. Her eyes were bloodshot, you could tell she'd been crying. Her hair was tousled and she had blood dried at the corner of her mouth. Her nose was bleeding and she simply looked a mess. I went to the bathroom and got a wet washcloth. I sat next to her on the bed. I tilted her head back and wiped the dried blood away. I held the cold towel under her nose for ten minutes and it stopped. She started crying and gave me a hug.
"Thanks Kev," She whispered.I held her and stroked her hair. I got up and walked to my closet. I took out a black tshirt and a robe. From my drawer I grabbed a pair of black boxers.
"Here, your favorite color."
She laughed faintly and took the clothes to the bathroom to change. She came back and sat on the bed. I was laying down one hand behind my head.
"Turn off the light. I'm tired, you've been fighting. Let's get some sleep."
She got up and flicked the switch. The was still light from the hall so she found her way back to the bed and crawled in. With the hand I had on my stomach I pulled her in. She used my chest as a pillow and quickly fell asleep. Soon after so did I.
******
"Kevin!" My mother yelled in disbelief. "We leave you alone for four hours and you can't help but find someone to make your night more pleasant!" She said pleasant in the wrong kind of way.
"Mom, it's so not like that. My friend Lez wasn't exactly wanted at home so I told her she could crash here."
"I highly doubt that."
Lez woke up. I don't see how she stayed alseep with my mother screeching.
"I'm terribly sorry. I just ran into some family trouble and needed a place to stay tonight. I didn't mean to upset you. I guess I'll just leave then," She added standing up.
My mother sat her down and sat down next to her putting her arm around her shoulders.
"Don't be silly dear. Kevin was just telling me about it. I always knew he was kind. Get some sleep. You have school tomorrow."
"Thank you."
"Good night Celeste. Kevin."
"Goodnight," we both said together.
I tried to get her to lay back down but it was no use. She was twitchy and awake now.
"I gotta piss. Where's your bathroom."
"Down the hall to the right."
"Thanks," she said waddling out the door.
Minutes later I heard coughing. I thought nothing of it until I remembered. I walked to the bathroom and pushed open the slighty cracked door. She was throwing up in our toilet.
"Left the door open."
She vomitted a little more and started coughing harder. I walked over to her and yanked her up by her arm.
"No more. You've gotta cut this crap out. Got that? Stop freaking purging!" I was getting angry and shook her a little. She looked really sick and passed out her head hit the sink on the way down. I picked her up and walked to my parents room.
"Mom. Dad? Can I use the car. Lez just passed out. I think I oughta take her to the hospital."
"Why? She only passed out."
"Yeah but she was throwing up to."
My dad got out of bed.
"I'll drive."
******
The nurse came out to us with Lez behind her.
"Just a common case of the flu! Plenty of fluids and rest." She smiled.
"Thankyou."
The nurse walked away and Lez stepped forward.
"Mr. Charlotte," she bagan, "I think I'll just go home."
"Are you sure? You're welcome to stay at our house."
"Oh, I'm sure. Never been so sure in my life." He shrugged and started for the car.
"Uh, Dad I want to ask the doctor's something. Wait for me by the car?"
He nodded.
I looked at Lez. "I hate you Kevin. I hate you I hate you I HATE YOU!" She yelled in my face and turned away heading for the car. My dad dropped her off at her house and I looked back at her standing on the porch as we drove away.
**Lez's POV**
I ran inside the house to Soda. He was sitting on the couch watching cartoons. I ran to the couch, sat down, and put my head in his lap. I started crying.
"I'm so sorry," I got out between sobs. I sat up and looked at him through blurred vision.
"Lying son of a bitch," he mumbled as he walked away.
Darry who was in the kitchen looked at me. I looked at the door.
"Celeste! Don't!"
I got up and ran for Kev's house. I sat on his porch crying. He must have heard me cause he came out and sat next to me. He put an arm around me.
"I messed everything up. Soda hates me. And now you hate me too."
"I don't hate you," He said embracing me.
"Really?"
"Come on. You'll catch a cold sitting out here." He took me up to his room and tucked me in. I fell asleep right before he came back.
