I couldn't believe that I knew Holly, practically all my life and never knew this. But, now that I think of it, there were sometimes when it might have been obvious something was up. Like how sometimes, she'd skip class like all week. And, sometimes she looked like crap, and seemed completely depressed.
"Want me to take you home?" I asked, she nodded silently. "Ok." I responded, guiding her out of the booth. She stopped and pulled out some cash and put it on the table.
"Don't worry about it." I told her, giving her, her money back. "My family owns the place." I explained. On the way out, the waitress stopped us.
"You done." She asked we both nodded.
"Don't worry my parents won't mind." I mentioned, and she grinned.
"Here…" Holly, brought some cash, out of her pocket, to give as a tip.
"Thanks!" the girl smiled sincerely at Holly.
As I started walking Holly home, I still had trouble processing all she had told me. It was like the whole outer image of her has come down, and here she was lonely and miserable. You could almost sense fear in her.
"You wanna go to the park and talk some more?" I asked, looking at my feet. I knew she must of wanted to talk more, or at least I did.
"Sure." She replied, and with that we went over to the park. We both sat down on the swings. "I miss them." She whispered. "I always think that they'll just, y'know, just come home."
"They will one day." I reassured her. Didn't they have to come home one day? Who was I kidding, I had no idea. I had the perfect family, right?
"Maybe, but not when I need them. Y'know I got the crap." She complained. I held back a laugh, because that phrase, just sounded to funny.
"But, Holly. After the rain comes the rainbow." I replied. She seemed to smile, but I could tell she still felt terrible.
"Y'know, the school made me see the guidance counselor. They were afraid, that I might try and go… The more I think about it, well than that's the more I wanna go." She mumbled, softly.
"You wouldn't want to let everyone down though." She sent me a quizzical look. "I mean, your twin brother, your little brothers, your niece and nephews, your sister, Kevin, and even your parents."
"I guess you're right." I was glad to hear that. "I might as well stick around to see what worse shit the fates have in store." She replied bitterly. I tried not to take that personally, but for some reason it hurt. "Sorry, Scott, you've been great to me. I shouldn't take out my anger on you." She apologized quickly.
"No worries." I commented smiling.
*** Charlie's POV ***
Julie had to leave for some stupid meeting. She didn't even mind that Paul was coming over. And, my brother's were over at their Fathers, so I was helpless. I still didn't understand what the hell, Scott meant when he said to look out for Paul. Well, whatever. My thoughts were interrupted, with the doorbell ringing.
"Hey." I said, as I opened the door, to Paul. He smiled, his famous jock smile at me, and walked straight on in. "So?" Why was he looking so at home, he even took off his letterman jacket, I don't plan on having him here long!
"Is no one home?" He asked, looking around. I hope his mind is not all one tracked, cause if so, I think I get what Scott meant.
"Why does that matter?" I questioned.
"Well?" He responded, not going to answer my question. Fine, then I won't answer his.
"So, do you want to tell me your life story, first?" I asked, going to sit at the kitchen table, trying to keep it to work.
"So, no one else is home?" He said, as a statement, more than a question.
"Ok, well I'll go first. So, my parents were young and…" I looked up to see Paul not paying any attention at all. "What the hell? Paul, get out a notebook and take notes, if you're capable of that, or is that to difficult?" I snapped. I watched as anger flash through his eyes, I guess many people thought he was the dumb jock.
"Don't you fucking ever say anything again!" He shouted, I flinched. Whoa! Change of attitude! Fine, so I'll watch the sarcasm and insults.
"Ok, so they were young and penniless. So, they had to put me up for…" I stopped as I watch him get up. "Where are you going?"
"Look, I don't care what the fuck happens with you. And, if you're not going to give me anything else, I'm leaving." He responded, grabbing his jacket.
"Look, I'm new around here. And, on my first assignment, I really don't want a F." I stated, trying not to show any fear. He started to approach me, and I stepped back, against the wall. He put his arms on either side of me.
"You're one piece of ass, and as much as I don't want to give in…" I shut my eyes, as I see his lips come towards me. I put my hands on his chest pushing him away. "Oh, I like a feisty one." He commented. I shook my head. He kissed me straight forward, stopping my screams from being heard. Help! I screamed in my head, someone please help me!
"Want me to take you home?" I asked, she nodded silently. "Ok." I responded, guiding her out of the booth. She stopped and pulled out some cash and put it on the table.
"Don't worry about it." I told her, giving her, her money back. "My family owns the place." I explained. On the way out, the waitress stopped us.
"You done." She asked we both nodded.
"Don't worry my parents won't mind." I mentioned, and she grinned.
"Here…" Holly, brought some cash, out of her pocket, to give as a tip.
"Thanks!" the girl smiled sincerely at Holly.
As I started walking Holly home, I still had trouble processing all she had told me. It was like the whole outer image of her has come down, and here she was lonely and miserable. You could almost sense fear in her.
"You wanna go to the park and talk some more?" I asked, looking at my feet. I knew she must of wanted to talk more, or at least I did.
"Sure." She replied, and with that we went over to the park. We both sat down on the swings. "I miss them." She whispered. "I always think that they'll just, y'know, just come home."
"They will one day." I reassured her. Didn't they have to come home one day? Who was I kidding, I had no idea. I had the perfect family, right?
"Maybe, but not when I need them. Y'know I got the crap." She complained. I held back a laugh, because that phrase, just sounded to funny.
"But, Holly. After the rain comes the rainbow." I replied. She seemed to smile, but I could tell she still felt terrible.
"Y'know, the school made me see the guidance counselor. They were afraid, that I might try and go… The more I think about it, well than that's the more I wanna go." She mumbled, softly.
"You wouldn't want to let everyone down though." She sent me a quizzical look. "I mean, your twin brother, your little brothers, your niece and nephews, your sister, Kevin, and even your parents."
"I guess you're right." I was glad to hear that. "I might as well stick around to see what worse shit the fates have in store." She replied bitterly. I tried not to take that personally, but for some reason it hurt. "Sorry, Scott, you've been great to me. I shouldn't take out my anger on you." She apologized quickly.
"No worries." I commented smiling.
*** Charlie's POV ***
Julie had to leave for some stupid meeting. She didn't even mind that Paul was coming over. And, my brother's were over at their Fathers, so I was helpless. I still didn't understand what the hell, Scott meant when he said to look out for Paul. Well, whatever. My thoughts were interrupted, with the doorbell ringing.
"Hey." I said, as I opened the door, to Paul. He smiled, his famous jock smile at me, and walked straight on in. "So?" Why was he looking so at home, he even took off his letterman jacket, I don't plan on having him here long!
"Is no one home?" He asked, looking around. I hope his mind is not all one tracked, cause if so, I think I get what Scott meant.
"Why does that matter?" I questioned.
"Well?" He responded, not going to answer my question. Fine, then I won't answer his.
"So, do you want to tell me your life story, first?" I asked, going to sit at the kitchen table, trying to keep it to work.
"So, no one else is home?" He said, as a statement, more than a question.
"Ok, well I'll go first. So, my parents were young and…" I looked up to see Paul not paying any attention at all. "What the hell? Paul, get out a notebook and take notes, if you're capable of that, or is that to difficult?" I snapped. I watched as anger flash through his eyes, I guess many people thought he was the dumb jock.
"Don't you fucking ever say anything again!" He shouted, I flinched. Whoa! Change of attitude! Fine, so I'll watch the sarcasm and insults.
"Ok, so they were young and penniless. So, they had to put me up for…" I stopped as I watch him get up. "Where are you going?"
"Look, I don't care what the fuck happens with you. And, if you're not going to give me anything else, I'm leaving." He responded, grabbing his jacket.
"Look, I'm new around here. And, on my first assignment, I really don't want a F." I stated, trying not to show any fear. He started to approach me, and I stepped back, against the wall. He put his arms on either side of me.
"You're one piece of ass, and as much as I don't want to give in…" I shut my eyes, as I see his lips come towards me. I put my hands on his chest pushing him away. "Oh, I like a feisty one." He commented. I shook my head. He kissed me straight forward, stopping my screams from being heard. Help! I screamed in my head, someone please help me!
