A/N: Quick question. Does the movie take place in LA? Well, now I'm just
assuming that it does.
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I felt like the world's biggest asshole.
"Just grab anything," Davina had said and she sprinted off towards the fruit section to get some oranges for Ally.
I didn't get the chance to protest, so I was left standing there holding a plastic red basket with a box of Kraft Dinner and some crackers sitting in it.
Standing and staring at the maxipads.
It had been Mom's brilliant idea for me and Davina to go shopping. To get my mind on something else.
Now I found myself in the worst situation ever. I longed to be staring at fruit with Davina instead of here.
After Murray left, Mom had come into the bedroom to catch me and Davina hugging. "Ok, fuck it, get out of the house!" she exclaimed. I pulled away from Davina and looked at her. She looked flushed and reeked of cigarettes.
"Okay," mumbled Davina. She grabbed my hand and pulled me off the bed. I was already dressed but felt disgusting after lying in bed for two days.
"There's $40 bucks on the table," Mom yelled out from behind me. "Go and get us something healthy to eat tonight."
"No cigarettes!" yelled back Davina.
"If you don't come back with any." threatened Mom, but the money had already been shoved in Davina's back pocket and we were out the door. Ally was over at the neighbours house.
"Is she back with Murray?" I asked Davina. She gave me a wary look, like she was afraid to answer me.
I gave her an equally wary one back.
As we started walking towards the bus stop she looked down at the ground while I waited for an answer.
"I don't know," she muttered. When she caught me staring at her, she threw up her arms. "Well, I don't!" she said. "I mean, he comes over here in that" - here she snickered - "track suit."
I let a small grin slip.
"Maybe they are back together. I don't care," she said. "If it makes her happy." she shrugged. We were silent for a minute. It was about 7:30 and the sun was almost at the horizon, glowing a pinkish red. The evening LA traffic had moderately fizzled out and few cars were speeding along the road to our left.
Did I want Murray to be back with Mom? I wasn't even sure anymore. The thought stayed in my mind all through the bus ride and now re-surfaced as I stood looking like a total dick staring at these pads. Just when I was considering getting out of there and finding Davina, someone grabbed my arm.
Thankful for the interruption, I looked over to see my sister who looked absolutely terrified. My heart gave a sudden jolt. "What?" I asked. She yanked me away from all the personal hygiene products, out of the aisle and towards the back of the grocery store. There was a pharmacy located at the back and we stood next to a shelf full of cough medicine where Davina finally placed us.
"Davina, what the hell?" I gasped, the red basket swinging from my hand.
She nervously looked around. "I just saw Cameron and Seth in here," she gasped.
My eyes widened. "What? What are you talking about? They're in the hospital!"
"Well, not anymore I guess." Davina bit her lip. "They both look like shit."
I clenched my fists. "Did they see you?"
"You would have heard me screaming if they even came near me," she replied, her voice shaky.
"Where were they?" I asked, scanning the area around us. If they saw me here.
"They were standing at the express line talking," she said, also looking around.
I took a deep breath and slowly put the red basket down beside me. Logic calmly kicked in. "Dav?" I said slowly. She looked at me, still biting her lip. "Listen to me. They wouldn't dare do anything to me in public, okay?"
She looked skeptical. "Derek, it's SETH and CAMERON we're talking about here."
I shook my head. "Believe me, there's two of them and a whole crowded store of people. Even they know better than to pull shit like that in an open area."
She rolled her eyes - more in fear than exasperation - and started edging her way up the nearest aisle, slowly creeping away from me.
I started to yell at her to get back here, but then followed her slowly shuffling up the food aisle. About halfway down it, we had a clear view of the express line. And there, running a magazine and a bottle of whiskey over the conveyor belt, stood Seth and Cameron.
Davina was right. They both looked like shit. Cameron's right eye looked black, the skin around it puffy. His hair looked greasy and there were bruises on his neck. Seth looked equally disgusting, with cuts on his left cheek and bandages wrapped around the top of his head. He reached up to scratch his ear and I saw that two of his fingers were taped together. Cameron had his left arm in a sling and the vision of the two of them standing there together reminded me of two boys who had been fighting.
"Jesus," I whispered. "Why'd they get let out so early?"
Davina had no answer for that. "Oh Derek, why did you ever tag along with them?" she whispered. "Those stupid fucking Nazis could have got you into so much trouble."
I resisted the urge to punch something. "Like they haven't gotten me into enough trouble already?" I hissed.
Davina stiffened. "Oh my God Derek, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that." I couldn't see her face but got the feeling she was teary.
Cameron and Seth started digging in their pockets for money, Cameron having some difficulty.
"It's okay," I muttered. She reached behind her and I grabbed her hand. She squeezed it and let out a long shaky breath. "We'd better go," I whispered. "They might see us."
"I thought you said they wouldn't do anything in a public place!" she whispered angrily.
"I don't want them to see me," I shot back.
Cameron and Seth grabbed their purchases and started lumbering out towards the exit. Watching Seth, I could see he had a limp. Before they got out the door, the top of the whiskey bottle had been ripped and he started downing it. "Fat pervert," I muttered and turned around to see Davina picking up the basket that I had put down. "We'd better get going," she said. "Mom will be worried."
I nodded. "But, let's just stay here for a minute or two."
Davina nodded too. We walked around the store, picking up items and killing time. Giving Seth and Cameron time to get a good way away from the both of us before we left the store.
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I felt like the world's biggest asshole.
"Just grab anything," Davina had said and she sprinted off towards the fruit section to get some oranges for Ally.
I didn't get the chance to protest, so I was left standing there holding a plastic red basket with a box of Kraft Dinner and some crackers sitting in it.
Standing and staring at the maxipads.
It had been Mom's brilliant idea for me and Davina to go shopping. To get my mind on something else.
Now I found myself in the worst situation ever. I longed to be staring at fruit with Davina instead of here.
After Murray left, Mom had come into the bedroom to catch me and Davina hugging. "Ok, fuck it, get out of the house!" she exclaimed. I pulled away from Davina and looked at her. She looked flushed and reeked of cigarettes.
"Okay," mumbled Davina. She grabbed my hand and pulled me off the bed. I was already dressed but felt disgusting after lying in bed for two days.
"There's $40 bucks on the table," Mom yelled out from behind me. "Go and get us something healthy to eat tonight."
"No cigarettes!" yelled back Davina.
"If you don't come back with any." threatened Mom, but the money had already been shoved in Davina's back pocket and we were out the door. Ally was over at the neighbours house.
"Is she back with Murray?" I asked Davina. She gave me a wary look, like she was afraid to answer me.
I gave her an equally wary one back.
As we started walking towards the bus stop she looked down at the ground while I waited for an answer.
"I don't know," she muttered. When she caught me staring at her, she threw up her arms. "Well, I don't!" she said. "I mean, he comes over here in that" - here she snickered - "track suit."
I let a small grin slip.
"Maybe they are back together. I don't care," she said. "If it makes her happy." she shrugged. We were silent for a minute. It was about 7:30 and the sun was almost at the horizon, glowing a pinkish red. The evening LA traffic had moderately fizzled out and few cars were speeding along the road to our left.
Did I want Murray to be back with Mom? I wasn't even sure anymore. The thought stayed in my mind all through the bus ride and now re-surfaced as I stood looking like a total dick staring at these pads. Just when I was considering getting out of there and finding Davina, someone grabbed my arm.
Thankful for the interruption, I looked over to see my sister who looked absolutely terrified. My heart gave a sudden jolt. "What?" I asked. She yanked me away from all the personal hygiene products, out of the aisle and towards the back of the grocery store. There was a pharmacy located at the back and we stood next to a shelf full of cough medicine where Davina finally placed us.
"Davina, what the hell?" I gasped, the red basket swinging from my hand.
She nervously looked around. "I just saw Cameron and Seth in here," she gasped.
My eyes widened. "What? What are you talking about? They're in the hospital!"
"Well, not anymore I guess." Davina bit her lip. "They both look like shit."
I clenched my fists. "Did they see you?"
"You would have heard me screaming if they even came near me," she replied, her voice shaky.
"Where were they?" I asked, scanning the area around us. If they saw me here.
"They were standing at the express line talking," she said, also looking around.
I took a deep breath and slowly put the red basket down beside me. Logic calmly kicked in. "Dav?" I said slowly. She looked at me, still biting her lip. "Listen to me. They wouldn't dare do anything to me in public, okay?"
She looked skeptical. "Derek, it's SETH and CAMERON we're talking about here."
I shook my head. "Believe me, there's two of them and a whole crowded store of people. Even they know better than to pull shit like that in an open area."
She rolled her eyes - more in fear than exasperation - and started edging her way up the nearest aisle, slowly creeping away from me.
I started to yell at her to get back here, but then followed her slowly shuffling up the food aisle. About halfway down it, we had a clear view of the express line. And there, running a magazine and a bottle of whiskey over the conveyor belt, stood Seth and Cameron.
Davina was right. They both looked like shit. Cameron's right eye looked black, the skin around it puffy. His hair looked greasy and there were bruises on his neck. Seth looked equally disgusting, with cuts on his left cheek and bandages wrapped around the top of his head. He reached up to scratch his ear and I saw that two of his fingers were taped together. Cameron had his left arm in a sling and the vision of the two of them standing there together reminded me of two boys who had been fighting.
"Jesus," I whispered. "Why'd they get let out so early?"
Davina had no answer for that. "Oh Derek, why did you ever tag along with them?" she whispered. "Those stupid fucking Nazis could have got you into so much trouble."
I resisted the urge to punch something. "Like they haven't gotten me into enough trouble already?" I hissed.
Davina stiffened. "Oh my God Derek, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that." I couldn't see her face but got the feeling she was teary.
Cameron and Seth started digging in their pockets for money, Cameron having some difficulty.
"It's okay," I muttered. She reached behind her and I grabbed her hand. She squeezed it and let out a long shaky breath. "We'd better go," I whispered. "They might see us."
"I thought you said they wouldn't do anything in a public place!" she whispered angrily.
"I don't want them to see me," I shot back.
Cameron and Seth grabbed their purchases and started lumbering out towards the exit. Watching Seth, I could see he had a limp. Before they got out the door, the top of the whiskey bottle had been ripped and he started downing it. "Fat pervert," I muttered and turned around to see Davina picking up the basket that I had put down. "We'd better get going," she said. "Mom will be worried."
I nodded. "But, let's just stay here for a minute or two."
Davina nodded too. We walked around the store, picking up items and killing time. Giving Seth and Cameron time to get a good way away from the both of us before we left the store.
