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OPENING AN OLD WOUND.
The night was still young when Molly emerged from the attic to find some ice cream. Raven was sat upstairs, a worn black notebook in his hand as he scratched down some tenderly dark words. Molly smiled through feathery lashes. Everything was calm when she was there, in the darkness with him. She giggled then stopped. She hadn't heard that sound for a long time. Isolation did that to you, sudden joyful noises brought surprise. Raw was lonely because no one understood her pain and anger and how she chose to express it. Betrayal was such an ugly word.
The freezer released a frozen breath which chilled her to the bones. It made her smile. She could hear Raven moving around on the floor above. She cast an eye above, listening to his footfalls. He'd hung her Christmas gift to him on their bedroom wall. She'd seen him smile at it and hid her own. It was his way of saying he liked it, by hanging it where he could see it.
She scooped some ice cream into a bowl and tried a spoonful. It tasted divine. Her favourite. As she began scooping more into another bowl, there was a loud impatient knock at the door. Frowning, Molly put down the spoon and crossed in bare feet to the door. Who would be out at this time of night? Usually it was an ECW person, in the area and wanting shelter. So Molly would gather a pillow and blankets and leave them on the couch for them. In the morning, she'd cook them pancakes and coffee and smile as they left, glad to see them again. It was all a learning experience to get to know more of Raven's past who he hesitantly welcomed in.
With a creak she opened the door and smiled at the person she saw standing there. It was a female, stringy build and the same height as Molly. She has long hair dyed ash blonde and pulled into a lot of skinny braids and covered with a white backwards baseball cap. She wore denim cut-off shorts with black patterned leggings underneath and a plain white baggy basketball jersey. Her eyes were covered with large kiddie sunglasses the lenses shaped like hearts and she chewed gum loudly, her make-up sharp and dark so that it emphasised the angles in her face with lips outlined in black. Molly had the strangest sensation that she'd met her before. The girl's dark mouth twisted into a smile
"You must be Molly" she said, her voice rough and raspy "mind if I come in?"
"Sure"
Even though Molly couldn't find a name for her, she knew this girl was someone from Raven's past. Maybe she'd seen her on one of the old WCW or ECW tapes? It didn't matter. The girl walked abrasively in though she didn't knock Molly as she did, just brushed past her. After locking the door securely, Molly turned to find the stranger sprawled out on the couch with a faded denim knapsack beside her.
"Do you want me to get Raven?" Molly asked
"Nah, he knows I'm here already, it's a thing we've always had"
"Ok, want some ice cream?"
"Sure why not"
Molly picked up the other bowl from the kitchen and handed it to the stranger who sat in their living room. There was a sharpness to her features that Molly recognised, the way she looked around the room keenly and the way she suddenly smiled. But most of all it was her voice. Molly was positive that she ought to know who this female was but she didn't.
"I see you've met my sister"
Raven appeared and stared at the two of them sat on the couch. Molly jerked around and then gave a slow thoughtful nod, entirely unsurprised. The final piece of puzzle slotted into place. His sister. She racked her brains for the memories she had. Her name was Chastity and she'd been part of both ECW and WCW but hadn't followed her brother all the way to the WWE. She been involved in a lot of hardcore matches and was most famous for her use of the fire extinguisher. She had the look of Raven about her which made Molly smile and like her immediately. It was the same sort of feeling she'd had about Dawn Marie.
Raven slowly descended and then circled round to look at his sister who blew a large bubblegum bubble before smiling a wide obnoxious smile. Molly smiled a little at the stern look on Raven's face. Chastity was obviously his younger sister.
"Yes, she's younger than me" confirmed Raven "when there were my problems with my dearest mother in WCW, I brought Chastity along with me before she aligned herself with that delinquent Hak"
A vague memory of a stocky angry man, with short bleached blonde hair and barbed wire wrapped around his body surfaced in Molly's mind and she nodded thoughtfully. Raven hadn't told her much about her family but she'd seen it in his thoughts. Cranky grey memories swirled around in barbed wire and a wiry blonde who sprayed a fire extinguisher in his face. His memories were blurred and softened in places but in others sharp and painful.
"Suck wind Raven" Chastity snapped, pulling her shades off to reveal angry eyes as black as cherries "I didn't come here for you to trash Hak alright? I'm here to spend a little New Year time with my brother"
"How fortunate for me" Raven said, remaining standing
Chastity rolled her eyes and removed her gum, sticking it in a tiny dish on the table in front of her. Molly raised an eyebrow, how did Chastity know that was what the dish was used for? The blonde shrugged at her brother and began eating the ice cream in her bowl as though he wasn't there.
"What exactly is your purpose here?" Raven asked her, determined not to let her stay silent
"I told ya, to see you and your girl" Chastity gestured at Molly with her spoon "you can't keep nothing secret from ECW remember? I know all about her and I'm happy for ya"
"Do not talk about Molly as though you know her!" Raven said sharply "you know nothing of her or of us, you cannot stay here tonight"
"Why not? You gonna make me sleep on the doorstep?"
"If I have to, yes" Raven's voice was strong and deep, his eyes glimmering dangerously "remember I never wanted you near me Chastity, our mother forced your presence into my life"
"Get a grip Raven! You got depressed and Mom took you home" Chastity shot back "oh and then you say you were faking the depression? Babe, I know you better and you were depressed, no matter what you claim, I'm a part of your life whether you like it or not"
"I may just choose to ignore it"
"Real mature, you can be such an ass"
"And you are a brat Chastity! Always wanting your own way, well you cannot have it here, especially when you're still involved with that delinquent Hak, he's not even worthy to spit on"
Molly remained quiet. She rarely heard Raven speak with such dark intensity, so angry at his scowling sister. This was something buried deep within him that he refused anyone, not even her, look at. Chastity was his pain spot, a wealth of unhappy childhood which set off all his sparks and stripped him down to his basics; an angry young man in a world he perceived to be unfair.
Chastity glared back at him, that same intensity burning in her eyes. She ground her teeth
"I don't want my own way Raven, I just deserve a little respect, ya can at least be civil to me ok? And you ain't being rid of me yet ok?" she spat out "I'm not here to mend the bridges in your deluded mind, I'm here coz I wanted to see you for some perverted reason"
Raven regarded her for a moment before sliding his eyes over to Molly. Molly smiled at him and raised an eyebrow. She could see his thoughts, he wasn't torn, he wanted Chastity as far away possible. So much pain there, so much he could never say. She was no longer part of his life. Raven nodded and turned away. She understood
"Be gone by the time I return"
Chastity sat and watched him as he walked up the stairs, a million memories mirrored in her glassy dark eyes.
OPENING AN OLD WOUND.
The night was still young when Molly emerged from the attic to find some ice cream. Raven was sat upstairs, a worn black notebook in his hand as he scratched down some tenderly dark words. Molly smiled through feathery lashes. Everything was calm when she was there, in the darkness with him. She giggled then stopped. She hadn't heard that sound for a long time. Isolation did that to you, sudden joyful noises brought surprise. Raw was lonely because no one understood her pain and anger and how she chose to express it. Betrayal was such an ugly word.
The freezer released a frozen breath which chilled her to the bones. It made her smile. She could hear Raven moving around on the floor above. She cast an eye above, listening to his footfalls. He'd hung her Christmas gift to him on their bedroom wall. She'd seen him smile at it and hid her own. It was his way of saying he liked it, by hanging it where he could see it.
She scooped some ice cream into a bowl and tried a spoonful. It tasted divine. Her favourite. As she began scooping more into another bowl, there was a loud impatient knock at the door. Frowning, Molly put down the spoon and crossed in bare feet to the door. Who would be out at this time of night? Usually it was an ECW person, in the area and wanting shelter. So Molly would gather a pillow and blankets and leave them on the couch for them. In the morning, she'd cook them pancakes and coffee and smile as they left, glad to see them again. It was all a learning experience to get to know more of Raven's past who he hesitantly welcomed in.
With a creak she opened the door and smiled at the person she saw standing there. It was a female, stringy build and the same height as Molly. She has long hair dyed ash blonde and pulled into a lot of skinny braids and covered with a white backwards baseball cap. She wore denim cut-off shorts with black patterned leggings underneath and a plain white baggy basketball jersey. Her eyes were covered with large kiddie sunglasses the lenses shaped like hearts and she chewed gum loudly, her make-up sharp and dark so that it emphasised the angles in her face with lips outlined in black. Molly had the strangest sensation that she'd met her before. The girl's dark mouth twisted into a smile
"You must be Molly" she said, her voice rough and raspy "mind if I come in?"
"Sure"
Even though Molly couldn't find a name for her, she knew this girl was someone from Raven's past. Maybe she'd seen her on one of the old WCW or ECW tapes? It didn't matter. The girl walked abrasively in though she didn't knock Molly as she did, just brushed past her. After locking the door securely, Molly turned to find the stranger sprawled out on the couch with a faded denim knapsack beside her.
"Do you want me to get Raven?" Molly asked
"Nah, he knows I'm here already, it's a thing we've always had"
"Ok, want some ice cream?"
"Sure why not"
Molly picked up the other bowl from the kitchen and handed it to the stranger who sat in their living room. There was a sharpness to her features that Molly recognised, the way she looked around the room keenly and the way she suddenly smiled. But most of all it was her voice. Molly was positive that she ought to know who this female was but she didn't.
"I see you've met my sister"
Raven appeared and stared at the two of them sat on the couch. Molly jerked around and then gave a slow thoughtful nod, entirely unsurprised. The final piece of puzzle slotted into place. His sister. She racked her brains for the memories she had. Her name was Chastity and she'd been part of both ECW and WCW but hadn't followed her brother all the way to the WWE. She been involved in a lot of hardcore matches and was most famous for her use of the fire extinguisher. She had the look of Raven about her which made Molly smile and like her immediately. It was the same sort of feeling she'd had about Dawn Marie.
Raven slowly descended and then circled round to look at his sister who blew a large bubblegum bubble before smiling a wide obnoxious smile. Molly smiled a little at the stern look on Raven's face. Chastity was obviously his younger sister.
"Yes, she's younger than me" confirmed Raven "when there were my problems with my dearest mother in WCW, I brought Chastity along with me before she aligned herself with that delinquent Hak"
A vague memory of a stocky angry man, with short bleached blonde hair and barbed wire wrapped around his body surfaced in Molly's mind and she nodded thoughtfully. Raven hadn't told her much about her family but she'd seen it in his thoughts. Cranky grey memories swirled around in barbed wire and a wiry blonde who sprayed a fire extinguisher in his face. His memories were blurred and softened in places but in others sharp and painful.
"Suck wind Raven" Chastity snapped, pulling her shades off to reveal angry eyes as black as cherries "I didn't come here for you to trash Hak alright? I'm here to spend a little New Year time with my brother"
"How fortunate for me" Raven said, remaining standing
Chastity rolled her eyes and removed her gum, sticking it in a tiny dish on the table in front of her. Molly raised an eyebrow, how did Chastity know that was what the dish was used for? The blonde shrugged at her brother and began eating the ice cream in her bowl as though he wasn't there.
"What exactly is your purpose here?" Raven asked her, determined not to let her stay silent
"I told ya, to see you and your girl" Chastity gestured at Molly with her spoon "you can't keep nothing secret from ECW remember? I know all about her and I'm happy for ya"
"Do not talk about Molly as though you know her!" Raven said sharply "you know nothing of her or of us, you cannot stay here tonight"
"Why not? You gonna make me sleep on the doorstep?"
"If I have to, yes" Raven's voice was strong and deep, his eyes glimmering dangerously "remember I never wanted you near me Chastity, our mother forced your presence into my life"
"Get a grip Raven! You got depressed and Mom took you home" Chastity shot back "oh and then you say you were faking the depression? Babe, I know you better and you were depressed, no matter what you claim, I'm a part of your life whether you like it or not"
"I may just choose to ignore it"
"Real mature, you can be such an ass"
"And you are a brat Chastity! Always wanting your own way, well you cannot have it here, especially when you're still involved with that delinquent Hak, he's not even worthy to spit on"
Molly remained quiet. She rarely heard Raven speak with such dark intensity, so angry at his scowling sister. This was something buried deep within him that he refused anyone, not even her, look at. Chastity was his pain spot, a wealth of unhappy childhood which set off all his sparks and stripped him down to his basics; an angry young man in a world he perceived to be unfair.
Chastity glared back at him, that same intensity burning in her eyes. She ground her teeth
"I don't want my own way Raven, I just deserve a little respect, ya can at least be civil to me ok? And you ain't being rid of me yet ok?" she spat out "I'm not here to mend the bridges in your deluded mind, I'm here coz I wanted to see you for some perverted reason"
Raven regarded her for a moment before sliding his eyes over to Molly. Molly smiled at him and raised an eyebrow. She could see his thoughts, he wasn't torn, he wanted Chastity as far away possible. So much pain there, so much he could never say. She was no longer part of his life. Raven nodded and turned away. She understood
"Be gone by the time I return"
Chastity sat and watched him as he walked up the stairs, a million memories mirrored in her glassy dark eyes.