Out of the Black - Chapter 2
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Starr wimpers as she touches the side of his face. He was burning up. She slowly stands up, not taking her eyes off of him. She looks around her, seeing the smashed Vodka bottle and all of the smashed shot glasses. She steps towards the couch, accidently tripping on something. She couldn't see hardly anything, it was too dark. She let out a small yell, feeling a sharp pain in the palm of her hand when she fell. She looked down and saw a gash in her hand from where a piece of glass had cut her.
Suddenly, she felt a hand gently grab her wrist. She quickly looks over, with her tear stained face, seeing Todd looking down at the gash.
" I'm fine, it's just a scratch." says Starr, not understanding the way he was acting.
He just kept staring at the wound without saying anything. He turned her hand over, and kissed the front of it, pressing it against his cheek.
" I'm gonna go get something to clean this up with, ok? Stay here. Don't go anywhere." says Starr as she starts standing.
He quickly takes ahold of her other arm, looking up at her.
" I'll be right back. I won't leave you, I promise." says Starr.
He lets go of her arm, continuing to sit there, staring off into space.
Starr goes into the kitchen, taking a deep breath. She didn't know what to do. She had never dealt with anything like this before, or had ever seen her father like this before. She had heard her mother talking one time about when he was like this, but that was a long time ago, and she probably wasn't even supposed to hear about it anyway.
She put her hand under running cold water. She cringed at the sting and looked away. Not being able to stand the sight of blood. She wrapped it in a bandage, after putting aniseptic on it. She dryed off her hands as she headed back into the other room. She stopped in her tracks when she realized her father wasn't where she left him. Her heart sank as she thought he had left the Penthouse, but she looked over and saw him standing by the long bar area where he kept the alcohol. She saw him drinking something in a glass. At least he was moving now and not just sitting there like a zombie.
" See," says Starr as she stands beside him showing him her hand, "...it's fine now."
He dosen't respond. He just keeps drinking from the glass. She looks at him worridely as she notices that he also has a gash on his other hand. Far worse than hers was.
" Omigod, dad. Your hand. Let me see that." says Starr moving to the other side of him gently taking a hold of it.
Todd quickly thrusted it away from her. Starr jumped, startled by this. She stepped back a few steps, not knowing what to do or say to him. She didn't want to be afraid of him, but she had never seen him like this before. All she knew is that he would never hurt her for anything in the world. That was enough to hold onto.
Suddenly, someone began pounding on the door. Starr whipped around staring at the door. She looked at Todd, who wasn't even reacting. He was just too far gone.
" Todd, Todd open up! It's Kelly! We need to talk right now. I know your in there, Todd! Open up!" yells Kelly from the other side of the door.
Starr slowly walks towards the door, opening it enough to stick her head out.
" Hey Kelly." says Starr with a small smile, trying to act like nothing was wrong.
" Starr, what are you doing here?" says Kelly surprised to see her at the Penthouse under the circumstances.
" I'm just...ya know...hanging out with my dad." says Starr.
Kelly looks at her wierdly.
" Are you ok? You look like you've just seen a ghost. Your really pale." says Kelly trying to look past Starr, trying to see what was going on.
" No, I'm fine. I'm just tired and with all that's going on...you've heard about...ya know." says Starr.
" Yeah, Kevin told me. Go figure." says Kelly as she rolls her eyes.
Starr nods as she tries to get Kelly's attention off of the inside of the Penthouse.
" So..how are you and Kevin these days? Is he still obsessed with my mother?" says Starr changing the subject as she crosses her arms over her chest.
Kelly see's past Starr into the Penthouse and notices there aren't any lights on.
" Ok, Starr what the hell is going on?" says Kelly.
" Nothing, Kelly nothing is going on. What are you talking about?" says Starr.
Kelly quickly moves Starr out of the way while pushing past her. Starr tries to block her way, but Kelly is too fast and too determined to stop. Kelly stares at the broken glass on the floor, and then at Todd just standing there, staring off into space. Kelly turns back to Starr, looking around the Penthouse.
" Starr...get outside. Now." says Kelly as they both walk into the hallway.
Kelly shuts the door behind her as she turns around and faces Starr.
" Starr, what do you think you're doing?" says Kelly.
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Starr wimpers as she touches the side of his face. He was burning up. She slowly stands up, not taking her eyes off of him. She looks around her, seeing the smashed Vodka bottle and all of the smashed shot glasses. She steps towards the couch, accidently tripping on something. She couldn't see hardly anything, it was too dark. She let out a small yell, feeling a sharp pain in the palm of her hand when she fell. She looked down and saw a gash in her hand from where a piece of glass had cut her.
Suddenly, she felt a hand gently grab her wrist. She quickly looks over, with her tear stained face, seeing Todd looking down at the gash.
" I'm fine, it's just a scratch." says Starr, not understanding the way he was acting.
He just kept staring at the wound without saying anything. He turned her hand over, and kissed the front of it, pressing it against his cheek.
" I'm gonna go get something to clean this up with, ok? Stay here. Don't go anywhere." says Starr as she starts standing.
He quickly takes ahold of her other arm, looking up at her.
" I'll be right back. I won't leave you, I promise." says Starr.
He lets go of her arm, continuing to sit there, staring off into space.
Starr goes into the kitchen, taking a deep breath. She didn't know what to do. She had never dealt with anything like this before, or had ever seen her father like this before. She had heard her mother talking one time about when he was like this, but that was a long time ago, and she probably wasn't even supposed to hear about it anyway.
She put her hand under running cold water. She cringed at the sting and looked away. Not being able to stand the sight of blood. She wrapped it in a bandage, after putting aniseptic on it. She dryed off her hands as she headed back into the other room. She stopped in her tracks when she realized her father wasn't where she left him. Her heart sank as she thought he had left the Penthouse, but she looked over and saw him standing by the long bar area where he kept the alcohol. She saw him drinking something in a glass. At least he was moving now and not just sitting there like a zombie.
" See," says Starr as she stands beside him showing him her hand, "...it's fine now."
He dosen't respond. He just keeps drinking from the glass. She looks at him worridely as she notices that he also has a gash on his other hand. Far worse than hers was.
" Omigod, dad. Your hand. Let me see that." says Starr moving to the other side of him gently taking a hold of it.
Todd quickly thrusted it away from her. Starr jumped, startled by this. She stepped back a few steps, not knowing what to do or say to him. She didn't want to be afraid of him, but she had never seen him like this before. All she knew is that he would never hurt her for anything in the world. That was enough to hold onto.
Suddenly, someone began pounding on the door. Starr whipped around staring at the door. She looked at Todd, who wasn't even reacting. He was just too far gone.
" Todd, Todd open up! It's Kelly! We need to talk right now. I know your in there, Todd! Open up!" yells Kelly from the other side of the door.
Starr slowly walks towards the door, opening it enough to stick her head out.
" Hey Kelly." says Starr with a small smile, trying to act like nothing was wrong.
" Starr, what are you doing here?" says Kelly surprised to see her at the Penthouse under the circumstances.
" I'm just...ya know...hanging out with my dad." says Starr.
Kelly looks at her wierdly.
" Are you ok? You look like you've just seen a ghost. Your really pale." says Kelly trying to look past Starr, trying to see what was going on.
" No, I'm fine. I'm just tired and with all that's going on...you've heard about...ya know." says Starr.
" Yeah, Kevin told me. Go figure." says Kelly as she rolls her eyes.
Starr nods as she tries to get Kelly's attention off of the inside of the Penthouse.
" So..how are you and Kevin these days? Is he still obsessed with my mother?" says Starr changing the subject as she crosses her arms over her chest.
Kelly see's past Starr into the Penthouse and notices there aren't any lights on.
" Ok, Starr what the hell is going on?" says Kelly.
" Nothing, Kelly nothing is going on. What are you talking about?" says Starr.
Kelly quickly moves Starr out of the way while pushing past her. Starr tries to block her way, but Kelly is too fast and too determined to stop. Kelly stares at the broken glass on the floor, and then at Todd just standing there, staring off into space. Kelly turns back to Starr, looking around the Penthouse.
" Starr...get outside. Now." says Kelly as they both walk into the hallway.
Kelly shuts the door behind her as she turns around and faces Starr.
" Starr, what do you think you're doing?" says Kelly.
