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Chapter 6: The Feelings Keep Growing
The next day was Saturday and Elle never looked forward to the weekends. She would always wind up staying home taking care of her mom who would drink uncontrollably and get sick. Then she would have to clean up the mess her mom made and empty out all of her alcohol bottles. She would have rather gone to school than stay home and be miserable. Ash being mad at her didn't help either. She needed someone to talk to about all of the stress she was going through. If she couldn't talk to someone she would start cutting again. She had been trying to stop, but it wasn't as easy as it sounded. Who was she going to talk to? Marco was always to busy hanging out with Dylan, Ash was mad at her and wouldn't even take her calls, and everyone else found her to be weird and would talk behind her back. There was Craig, but she wouldn't want to bother him with her problems when he had his own to worry about.
She heard her mom run to the bathroom and slam the door. "I have to get out of here," she said to herself aloud. She put on her boots and buckled them up. Then she grabbed her coat and her scarf and yelled to her mom that she was going for a walk. She waited for a response, but all she heard in return was the sounds of her mom gagging.
She walked down the block and found a nice bench in front of the Dot Grill to sit on. She shivered as a burst of cold wind blew across her face. She watched people walk by and stair, though she didn't really mind considering kids did it all the time in school.
She heard the sounds of her mom gagging echoing in her head and with that she buried her face in her hands trying to get rid of the familiar sound.
"Boo!"
Elle jumped when she felt the hands on her back, but was relieved when she heard the comforting voice that she soon recognized.
"Craig! What the hell was that for? You scared the crap out of me!"
"Whoa sorry, I thought I might try and cheer you up."
"No I'm sorry," she said, "I didn't mean to yell at you, you just kind of caught me off guard."
"So.....," Craig started, "you have any plans today?" He was hoping that she didn't. He liked spending time with her, getting to know her.
"No I just had to get out of my house for a little while." She knew he was probably going to ask why, but it surprised her when he didn't.
"Good!" Craig grabbed Elle's hand and pulled her off of the bench that she was sitting on.
They ran a couple of blocks until they got to Craig's house. They stopped in front of the house for a few seconds before they proceeded inside. When they walked in they found Joey and Angie sitting on the couch.
"Hey Craig," Joey said as the two walked into the living room. "Who's your friend?"
"Hey this is Elle, do you mind if she stays for a little while?"
"Not at all, it's nice to meet you Elle."
"It's nice to meet you to Mr. Jeremiah," Elle said and then shook his hand.
"And this is Angie," Craig added leaning over the back of the couch to tickle Angie's stomach. She burst out into laughter and even Elle gave a little giggle for the first time in a while.
Craig Invited Elle into the kitchen for a snack and when she told him that she wasn't hungry he didn't force her. He was the happiest that he has been in a while. He liked hanging out with Elle. She seemed to be very calm and she never cared what other people thought about her. The more he got to know her the more he liked her.
Craig grabbed a bag of pretzels from the cabinet over the sink and grabbed her hand and led her upstairs. He opened a door at the end of the hallway on the right and moved out of the way so she could go in. It was his room. It was like any ordinary room. She noticed a dresser with his camera stuff laid out across it.
"This room is awesome," she thought out loud.
"Thanks, I decorated it myself." He said his last comment in a very cocky voice and Elle gave a little smile. "Can I take your coat," he added "Or would you like to hold on to it?"
"Yeah, thanks."
She noticed his guitar sitting in a corner of his room and she walked over to it and picked it up.
"Nice acoustic," she said in her most intelligent voice.
"Thanks it's actually from my dad. Hey want to watch the tape of our band practice? Joey's one of those crazy 'I have to get every moment on tape' step dads."
"Yeah sure," Elle agreed.
They sat on the floor at the bottom of Craig's bed leaning their backs against the frame. He popped in the movie and grabbed the remote. The movie cheered up Elle and Craig was glad. He looked over at her watching the tape and when he saw her with a big smile on her face it made him feel better. Craig had watched Elle's reactions the whole time, thinking of how much he was glad to make her feel better and forget about home. Craig had forgotten about all of the problems he had with Ash when he was around Elle and he wanted to keep it that way.
Chapter 6: The Feelings Keep Growing
The next day was Saturday and Elle never looked forward to the weekends. She would always wind up staying home taking care of her mom who would drink uncontrollably and get sick. Then she would have to clean up the mess her mom made and empty out all of her alcohol bottles. She would have rather gone to school than stay home and be miserable. Ash being mad at her didn't help either. She needed someone to talk to about all of the stress she was going through. If she couldn't talk to someone she would start cutting again. She had been trying to stop, but it wasn't as easy as it sounded. Who was she going to talk to? Marco was always to busy hanging out with Dylan, Ash was mad at her and wouldn't even take her calls, and everyone else found her to be weird and would talk behind her back. There was Craig, but she wouldn't want to bother him with her problems when he had his own to worry about.
She heard her mom run to the bathroom and slam the door. "I have to get out of here," she said to herself aloud. She put on her boots and buckled them up. Then she grabbed her coat and her scarf and yelled to her mom that she was going for a walk. She waited for a response, but all she heard in return was the sounds of her mom gagging.
She walked down the block and found a nice bench in front of the Dot Grill to sit on. She shivered as a burst of cold wind blew across her face. She watched people walk by and stair, though she didn't really mind considering kids did it all the time in school.
She heard the sounds of her mom gagging echoing in her head and with that she buried her face in her hands trying to get rid of the familiar sound.
"Boo!"
Elle jumped when she felt the hands on her back, but was relieved when she heard the comforting voice that she soon recognized.
"Craig! What the hell was that for? You scared the crap out of me!"
"Whoa sorry, I thought I might try and cheer you up."
"No I'm sorry," she said, "I didn't mean to yell at you, you just kind of caught me off guard."
"So.....," Craig started, "you have any plans today?" He was hoping that she didn't. He liked spending time with her, getting to know her.
"No I just had to get out of my house for a little while." She knew he was probably going to ask why, but it surprised her when he didn't.
"Good!" Craig grabbed Elle's hand and pulled her off of the bench that she was sitting on.
They ran a couple of blocks until they got to Craig's house. They stopped in front of the house for a few seconds before they proceeded inside. When they walked in they found Joey and Angie sitting on the couch.
"Hey Craig," Joey said as the two walked into the living room. "Who's your friend?"
"Hey this is Elle, do you mind if she stays for a little while?"
"Not at all, it's nice to meet you Elle."
"It's nice to meet you to Mr. Jeremiah," Elle said and then shook his hand.
"And this is Angie," Craig added leaning over the back of the couch to tickle Angie's stomach. She burst out into laughter and even Elle gave a little giggle for the first time in a while.
Craig Invited Elle into the kitchen for a snack and when she told him that she wasn't hungry he didn't force her. He was the happiest that he has been in a while. He liked hanging out with Elle. She seemed to be very calm and she never cared what other people thought about her. The more he got to know her the more he liked her.
Craig grabbed a bag of pretzels from the cabinet over the sink and grabbed her hand and led her upstairs. He opened a door at the end of the hallway on the right and moved out of the way so she could go in. It was his room. It was like any ordinary room. She noticed a dresser with his camera stuff laid out across it.
"This room is awesome," she thought out loud.
"Thanks, I decorated it myself." He said his last comment in a very cocky voice and Elle gave a little smile. "Can I take your coat," he added "Or would you like to hold on to it?"
"Yeah, thanks."
She noticed his guitar sitting in a corner of his room and she walked over to it and picked it up.
"Nice acoustic," she said in her most intelligent voice.
"Thanks it's actually from my dad. Hey want to watch the tape of our band practice? Joey's one of those crazy 'I have to get every moment on tape' step dads."
"Yeah sure," Elle agreed.
They sat on the floor at the bottom of Craig's bed leaning their backs against the frame. He popped in the movie and grabbed the remote. The movie cheered up Elle and Craig was glad. He looked over at her watching the tape and when he saw her with a big smile on her face it made him feel better. Craig had watched Elle's reactions the whole time, thinking of how much he was glad to make her feel better and forget about home. Craig had forgotten about all of the problems he had with Ash when he was around Elle and he wanted to keep it that way.