I continued to struggle against Paul, trying to fight for my freedom. Finally I had a chance, and I had to take it. I raised my knee and nudged him hard in the crotch. I heard his cries, and in shock I was let go. Immediately running across the room, to the phone.
"You Bitch!" He yelled, coming after me. I screamed, as he approached and I hurriedly tried to call anyone for help. He was to quick and ripped the phone away from me. Looking for an escape, but seeing none, because I had been backed into a corner. Raising my arms in protection and closing my eyes silently praying for help. My prays seemed to be answered right away, because not even a second later the door bell rang, and then a guy rushed in. Blinking I watched as my hero and my captor fought it out. Resulting with one final hit on my captor, knocking him out cold.
"Are you ok?" The stranger asked, rushing to my side. His eyes were the colour of a deep blue lake and were full of concern.
"Yes. Thank you, you saved my life." I told him, trying not to think what would of happened if he hadn't showed up.
"It's not every day I get to save a beautiful girl." He replied in ease. I smiled faintly at him.
"How'd you know?" I questioned.
"You're Charlie right?" He asked, I nodded not knowing what my name had to do with anything. "Holly, she's my twin sister. She was suppose to be at the Crashdown working on a project, but when I went to find her she wasn't. I knew you were her friend, and I'd been to a party that your brothers has had, so I came her to see if you knew her whereabouts."
"So, you're her twin brother?" I inquired.
"What has she told you?" He asked, with a smile which made me melt.
"No worries, she actually hasn't mentioned you at all." I replied, with a smile to meet his.
"Not even once. Well, she sure loves me." He joked, and then his face turned very serious. "Do you know where she is?" He questioned me.
"If she wasn't at the Crashdown, then I haven't a clue." I told him. "Why, what is the matter?"
"Zoë." Was all he said in return. A jealous spark, flicked in my head. Was that his girl? "She's our niece, and she lives with us, just a wee thing, but she, she is not to well. We think she has a fever. Kevin drove her to the hospital." He finished.
"Why, don't we check back at your house in case Holly went home." I responded, he grinned at me, but then looked down at Paul.
"What do you want to do about him?" He asked me.
"Not the cops." I didn't want anything too bad to happen, I was ok and maybe he wouldn't of even done much harm, I tried to tell myself.
"If you say so." I watched him get a glass of water and dump it over the guy's face. He not so gently slapped his face and sat back as if he had experience in waking up unconscious people. Soon, Paul blinked and looked up at us both. When he got to his feet, Holly's brother followed suit and stood.
"So, I'll be leaving." Paul stated, going to grab his bag. On the way out, my new friend grabbed his shirt. "Hey, lay off Bennett." Paul gasped, grabbing his hands.
"Say you'll never touch her again. And, then apologize to her!" The boy insisted, pulling harder on his shirt. At first Paul didn't reply and then put up his hand in defeat.
"I'll never touch her again. Let me go now!" He exclaimed. He was dropped out of the other boys hands. "And, I'm sorry Charlie." He told me, it actually sounded sincere, I was impressed.
"For the assignment, you just do your own autobiography and I'll do mine and then we can exchange them and alter them a bit, ok?" Paul nodded, and quickly left.
"Hey Hero, what's your name?" I questioned.
"Nick." He commented, with a lazy grin.
"So, Nick how do learn how to deal with jerks and the unconscious?" I asked. I didn't not except the reply, that was given.
"It's a necessity with my family." His face turned grim, and I knew not to push on the subject. I left a note for Julie, and locking the door followed Nick. His house looked even more uneasy in the night, with only the moon light. Nick didn't seem to mind anything about it, because he calmly ran up the creaky steps and across the porch to the door, when he had seen a light on.
"Shit, Nick where have you been?" Holly stood in the front hall, and began to go postal on him. "Christ, I've been worried sick!" She exclaimed. Scott stood by her side, and tried to cool her down. He gave me a small smile, and a curious glance when I had come in with Nick.
"Holl, Zoë's in the Hospital." Holly faces visibly paled, and it looked as if she was going to faint. "Kevin took the kids to Rusty's house, and I went to find you."
"Will she be ok?" Holly asked, she sounded like a little child. Nick soothed her, whispering words of how Zoë would be better in no time. "Well, lets go." She said, after a moment.
"Kevin, said to call Jacob for a ride." Nick told her, she nodded and went to call from the phone in the kitchen.
"Who's Kevin?" I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.
*** Scott's POV ***
"Zoë's Father." Nick explained. I sensed Charlie continual confusion.
"Jacob will be here any second." Holly stated, coming out of the kitchen. Looking much better, or at least a little better. We all sat there in a silence, that was neither awkward or comfortable. I recalled how worried Holly had become when we had arrived home to an empty house. I had to give her one thing she was strong, never showing fear. But, continually living this unguided journey.
"Hey guys!" I looked over to see Jacob, he was one of the guys who had come over that afternoon, when I went to get Holly. He was gruff and rough looking, but that didn't stop Holly from responding to the sort of half hug he gave her. "Oh, little one, everything will be fine." He told her in a soft voice. It was funny watching him who seemed so coarse, be so gentle. He had at least a days worth of stubble adorning his face. Ruffled slightly curly hair which looked as if he had just woken up. "Alright, lets see if we can all hop in the pick up." He commented, laughing, as he led Holly outside. Nick didn't even bother locking the door, but then I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to rob this house from it's outside appearance. It seemed tattered and torn, so why wouldn't that be the same inside.
"Shot gun!" Holly called, running to the truck. Luckily no one had to sit on the back, because there was a back seat behind the driver. We all sat in silence as we went to the Hospital.
"Rusty and I will bring the troops back to the house and we'll stay with them." Jacob, told her as they got nearer.
"Ok, thanks so much Jake." She responded, giving him one of her heart warming smiles.
"Anytime, little one." Both Charlie and I had taken note of the nickname that he had for her. Once we arrived, we all hopped out and thanked him again. Charlie and I fell behind as Nick and Holly who knowingly led the way around the Hospital. It seemed they had been there one too many times.
"Kevin!" Holly called, as we reached, the emergency waiting room.
"Oh, Holls!" He replied, giving her a hug, and a smile to Nick. "Everything will be just fine, it turns out a lot of babies go through this one time or another." Kevin explained. He looked really tired, his dark bags under his eyes seemed to give it away.
"You should go home and get some rest." Holly told him, in a motherly tone. He grinned at her.
"I'd knew you say that, Little one, but I'm fine." He responded. Again using that nick name Little one. Kevin went to go get something to eat in the Hospital's cafeteria. Charlie went to get a coffee, but my thoughts think she went for a smoke. While Nick, collapsed in a sturdy blue plastic hospital chair.
"Thank you." Holly said to me. I looked in her deep blue eyes which were over come with compassion.
"Anytime, you know that. Anytime you need me, I'll be there." I told her, she smile at me, and my heart did a small flip. Not because, I liked her, because I didn't, but because she was so vulnerable and small standing there. At least that what I told myself, because no I couldn't like her.
"That means a lot." She replied to me. I reached for her, and gave her hug. Not wanting to let her go, not wanting her to ever feel lonely or face anything on her own. Just wanting her to be able to let me help her.
"You Bitch!" He yelled, coming after me. I screamed, as he approached and I hurriedly tried to call anyone for help. He was to quick and ripped the phone away from me. Looking for an escape, but seeing none, because I had been backed into a corner. Raising my arms in protection and closing my eyes silently praying for help. My prays seemed to be answered right away, because not even a second later the door bell rang, and then a guy rushed in. Blinking I watched as my hero and my captor fought it out. Resulting with one final hit on my captor, knocking him out cold.
"Are you ok?" The stranger asked, rushing to my side. His eyes were the colour of a deep blue lake and were full of concern.
"Yes. Thank you, you saved my life." I told him, trying not to think what would of happened if he hadn't showed up.
"It's not every day I get to save a beautiful girl." He replied in ease. I smiled faintly at him.
"How'd you know?" I questioned.
"You're Charlie right?" He asked, I nodded not knowing what my name had to do with anything. "Holly, she's my twin sister. She was suppose to be at the Crashdown working on a project, but when I went to find her she wasn't. I knew you were her friend, and I'd been to a party that your brothers has had, so I came her to see if you knew her whereabouts."
"So, you're her twin brother?" I inquired.
"What has she told you?" He asked, with a smile which made me melt.
"No worries, she actually hasn't mentioned you at all." I replied, with a smile to meet his.
"Not even once. Well, she sure loves me." He joked, and then his face turned very serious. "Do you know where she is?" He questioned me.
"If she wasn't at the Crashdown, then I haven't a clue." I told him. "Why, what is the matter?"
"Zoë." Was all he said in return. A jealous spark, flicked in my head. Was that his girl? "She's our niece, and she lives with us, just a wee thing, but she, she is not to well. We think she has a fever. Kevin drove her to the hospital." He finished.
"Why, don't we check back at your house in case Holly went home." I responded, he grinned at me, but then looked down at Paul.
"What do you want to do about him?" He asked me.
"Not the cops." I didn't want anything too bad to happen, I was ok and maybe he wouldn't of even done much harm, I tried to tell myself.
"If you say so." I watched him get a glass of water and dump it over the guy's face. He not so gently slapped his face and sat back as if he had experience in waking up unconscious people. Soon, Paul blinked and looked up at us both. When he got to his feet, Holly's brother followed suit and stood.
"So, I'll be leaving." Paul stated, going to grab his bag. On the way out, my new friend grabbed his shirt. "Hey, lay off Bennett." Paul gasped, grabbing his hands.
"Say you'll never touch her again. And, then apologize to her!" The boy insisted, pulling harder on his shirt. At first Paul didn't reply and then put up his hand in defeat.
"I'll never touch her again. Let me go now!" He exclaimed. He was dropped out of the other boys hands. "And, I'm sorry Charlie." He told me, it actually sounded sincere, I was impressed.
"For the assignment, you just do your own autobiography and I'll do mine and then we can exchange them and alter them a bit, ok?" Paul nodded, and quickly left.
"Hey Hero, what's your name?" I questioned.
"Nick." He commented, with a lazy grin.
"So, Nick how do learn how to deal with jerks and the unconscious?" I asked. I didn't not except the reply, that was given.
"It's a necessity with my family." His face turned grim, and I knew not to push on the subject. I left a note for Julie, and locking the door followed Nick. His house looked even more uneasy in the night, with only the moon light. Nick didn't seem to mind anything about it, because he calmly ran up the creaky steps and across the porch to the door, when he had seen a light on.
"Shit, Nick where have you been?" Holly stood in the front hall, and began to go postal on him. "Christ, I've been worried sick!" She exclaimed. Scott stood by her side, and tried to cool her down. He gave me a small smile, and a curious glance when I had come in with Nick.
"Holl, Zoë's in the Hospital." Holly faces visibly paled, and it looked as if she was going to faint. "Kevin took the kids to Rusty's house, and I went to find you."
"Will she be ok?" Holly asked, she sounded like a little child. Nick soothed her, whispering words of how Zoë would be better in no time. "Well, lets go." She said, after a moment.
"Kevin, said to call Jacob for a ride." Nick told her, she nodded and went to call from the phone in the kitchen.
"Who's Kevin?" I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.
*** Scott's POV ***
"Zoë's Father." Nick explained. I sensed Charlie continual confusion.
"Jacob will be here any second." Holly stated, coming out of the kitchen. Looking much better, or at least a little better. We all sat there in a silence, that was neither awkward or comfortable. I recalled how worried Holly had become when we had arrived home to an empty house. I had to give her one thing she was strong, never showing fear. But, continually living this unguided journey.
"Hey guys!" I looked over to see Jacob, he was one of the guys who had come over that afternoon, when I went to get Holly. He was gruff and rough looking, but that didn't stop Holly from responding to the sort of half hug he gave her. "Oh, little one, everything will be fine." He told her in a soft voice. It was funny watching him who seemed so coarse, be so gentle. He had at least a days worth of stubble adorning his face. Ruffled slightly curly hair which looked as if he had just woken up. "Alright, lets see if we can all hop in the pick up." He commented, laughing, as he led Holly outside. Nick didn't even bother locking the door, but then I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to rob this house from it's outside appearance. It seemed tattered and torn, so why wouldn't that be the same inside.
"Shot gun!" Holly called, running to the truck. Luckily no one had to sit on the back, because there was a back seat behind the driver. We all sat in silence as we went to the Hospital.
"Rusty and I will bring the troops back to the house and we'll stay with them." Jacob, told her as they got nearer.
"Ok, thanks so much Jake." She responded, giving him one of her heart warming smiles.
"Anytime, little one." Both Charlie and I had taken note of the nickname that he had for her. Once we arrived, we all hopped out and thanked him again. Charlie and I fell behind as Nick and Holly who knowingly led the way around the Hospital. It seemed they had been there one too many times.
"Kevin!" Holly called, as we reached, the emergency waiting room.
"Oh, Holls!" He replied, giving her a hug, and a smile to Nick. "Everything will be just fine, it turns out a lot of babies go through this one time or another." Kevin explained. He looked really tired, his dark bags under his eyes seemed to give it away.
"You should go home and get some rest." Holly told him, in a motherly tone. He grinned at her.
"I'd knew you say that, Little one, but I'm fine." He responded. Again using that nick name Little one. Kevin went to go get something to eat in the Hospital's cafeteria. Charlie went to get a coffee, but my thoughts think she went for a smoke. While Nick, collapsed in a sturdy blue plastic hospital chair.
"Thank you." Holly said to me. I looked in her deep blue eyes which were over come with compassion.
"Anytime, you know that. Anytime you need me, I'll be there." I told her, she smile at me, and my heart did a small flip. Not because, I liked her, because I didn't, but because she was so vulnerable and small standing there. At least that what I told myself, because no I couldn't like her.
"That means a lot." She replied to me. I reached for her, and gave her hug. Not wanting to let her go, not wanting her to ever feel lonely or face anything on her own. Just wanting her to be able to let me help her.
