...Down
that red dirt road.
"Oh my god!" Maggie whispered into a blackberry bush. Bianca held her tightly from on top.
"Mary are you alright?" Bianca asked into her hair. It felt so good to be close to her even if it was like this.
"I don't know. My face hurts."
Bianca moved from on top of Mary. She was about to help her up when she heard a voice that made her shake in her shoes.
"Watch where you are going pretty one. Next time you won't be so lucky."
She turned to look up at the man, but felt a few pieces of clay and sand get tossed into her face landing in her eyes. She didn't have to see to know who it was. Bianca heard the truck peal off as she rubbed her eyes trying to see clearly. When she could see she gently placed her hand on Mary's shoulder. "This is going to hurt like hell."
Mary didn't trust her voice. She carefully nodded her head. Her face was tangled in a thorn branch.
Bianca very carefully removed the branch a few of the thorns stayed in her soft skin. Bianca looked into Mary's eyes. She saw how scared she was; she gently wiped away a tear. "Its okay he is gone."
Mary nodded softly. "I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry for? I'm the one who should be apologizing. I pushed you into the bush."
"No, you saved my life. If it wasn't for you that madman would have hit us both."
"That's Michael Cambias. He was probably drunk. Mary...I'm..."
"No."
"No?" Bianca asked confused.
"Call me Maggie, you earned it."
Bianca smiled wide. "Are you sure, I don't want to mess with the memory of your brother."
"No, your not. Please?"
"Alright." Bianca whispered. "Come on, I'll take you home. We'll get you cleaned up."
Maggie nodded. Even though she didn't need to she leaned into Bianca for support as they walked to her house.
Maggie knew her father was passed out up stairs so she wouldn't have to worry about him. Her mother was in town shopping in the little stores that the small town had.
Bianca followed Maggie into her bedroom. It used to be Greenlee Johnson's the girl that lived here before. It looked pretty much the same.
Once they got in the bathroom Maggie pulled out the tweezers. "Could you...you know?"
"Sure, but this is going to hurt. Would you rather have you father or..."
"NO!" Maggie almost yelled. "I...I'm sorry, I trust you, I mean could you please. They hurt pretty bad."
"Right, sorry." Bianca took a deep breath. "Just try to sit still."
Fifteen minutes later Bianca was gently wiping away Maggie's tears before handing her a bag of ice. "That one was really bad close to your eye. Maybe you should go to the hospital."
"No, I'm fine." Maggie gently smiled at her. "Thank you."
"What are friends for right?"
Maggie nodded. "Thank you for being my friend Bianca."
Bianca smiled, she didn't know what to say. She pulled Maggie in for a hug that shouldn't have lasted as long as it did.
"Do you want me to go?" Bianca asked looking at the door.
"You don't have to... but if you do that's cool." Maggie said stretching out on her bed next to Bianca.
"Well..." Bianca looked at her watch. It was getting late. "I can stay for about a half an hour. I have chores that I have to do." Bianca said lying down next to Maggie.
Maggie nodded. "You like the country don't you? I can see it in your eyes, its your passion."
Bianca smiled. "I guess it is. What's your passion Miss Stone?" Bianca smiled over at her.
"Well...lets see..." Maggie's father cut her off.
"MARGARET?!"
Maggie blushed looking down. "You should go."
Bianca stood. "Are you going to be okay with him?"
Maggie nodded. "I'll walk you to the door."
"Margaret where the hell are you? God damnit when I call 'ya you better get your ass up here!"
Maggie looked down. "You have to go." Maggie pushed Bianca out the door.
"Maggie!"
"GO!" Maggie slammed the door and went to face her father.
Bianca dragged her feet going home. She looked up to see her sister on horseback. Kendall could tell something was wrong. She pulled back her foot to allow Bianca to get on the back of the horse. Once settled next to her sister Bianca held her tight. Slowly tears fell down her face. "That bastard was after me today Kendall."
Kendall's face-hardened; maybe it was time to have another chat with Mickey Cambias.
"I'm so scared for Maggie Kendall. Her dad, he just freaks me out. I...how can I be in love with someone I just met?"
There was a long pause. "It was the same with Greenlee and I." Kendall whispered. It was rare that Kendall talked about her love. For one reason, it hurt too much. "We where best friends, and then one day I just kissed her. We were together ever since. Well...until Mary and Roger made her move." It was clear to Bianca that her sister hated Greenlee's parents. "Bianca, you have to fight for love, once you find it hold on to it as hard as you can, never let go."
Bianca nodded. "How do you know if the other person is gay?" Bianca asked.
"You don't really know until you ask." Kendall said. "All as I can say is get closer to her, see how she feels about a really close friendship first."
Bianca nodded. "Thanks Kendall."
"No problem."
"You know...maybe you should give Greenlee a call."
Kendall looked up at the lowering sun. "Maybe."
....TBC?
"Oh my god!" Maggie whispered into a blackberry bush. Bianca held her tightly from on top.
"Mary are you alright?" Bianca asked into her hair. It felt so good to be close to her even if it was like this.
"I don't know. My face hurts."
Bianca moved from on top of Mary. She was about to help her up when she heard a voice that made her shake in her shoes.
"Watch where you are going pretty one. Next time you won't be so lucky."
She turned to look up at the man, but felt a few pieces of clay and sand get tossed into her face landing in her eyes. She didn't have to see to know who it was. Bianca heard the truck peal off as she rubbed her eyes trying to see clearly. When she could see she gently placed her hand on Mary's shoulder. "This is going to hurt like hell."
Mary didn't trust her voice. She carefully nodded her head. Her face was tangled in a thorn branch.
Bianca very carefully removed the branch a few of the thorns stayed in her soft skin. Bianca looked into Mary's eyes. She saw how scared she was; she gently wiped away a tear. "Its okay he is gone."
Mary nodded softly. "I'm sorry."
"What are you sorry for? I'm the one who should be apologizing. I pushed you into the bush."
"No, you saved my life. If it wasn't for you that madman would have hit us both."
"That's Michael Cambias. He was probably drunk. Mary...I'm..."
"No."
"No?" Bianca asked confused.
"Call me Maggie, you earned it."
Bianca smiled wide. "Are you sure, I don't want to mess with the memory of your brother."
"No, your not. Please?"
"Alright." Bianca whispered. "Come on, I'll take you home. We'll get you cleaned up."
Maggie nodded. Even though she didn't need to she leaned into Bianca for support as they walked to her house.
Maggie knew her father was passed out up stairs so she wouldn't have to worry about him. Her mother was in town shopping in the little stores that the small town had.
Bianca followed Maggie into her bedroom. It used to be Greenlee Johnson's the girl that lived here before. It looked pretty much the same.
Once they got in the bathroom Maggie pulled out the tweezers. "Could you...you know?"
"Sure, but this is going to hurt. Would you rather have you father or..."
"NO!" Maggie almost yelled. "I...I'm sorry, I trust you, I mean could you please. They hurt pretty bad."
"Right, sorry." Bianca took a deep breath. "Just try to sit still."
Fifteen minutes later Bianca was gently wiping away Maggie's tears before handing her a bag of ice. "That one was really bad close to your eye. Maybe you should go to the hospital."
"No, I'm fine." Maggie gently smiled at her. "Thank you."
"What are friends for right?"
Maggie nodded. "Thank you for being my friend Bianca."
Bianca smiled, she didn't know what to say. She pulled Maggie in for a hug that shouldn't have lasted as long as it did.
"Do you want me to go?" Bianca asked looking at the door.
"You don't have to... but if you do that's cool." Maggie said stretching out on her bed next to Bianca.
"Well..." Bianca looked at her watch. It was getting late. "I can stay for about a half an hour. I have chores that I have to do." Bianca said lying down next to Maggie.
Maggie nodded. "You like the country don't you? I can see it in your eyes, its your passion."
Bianca smiled. "I guess it is. What's your passion Miss Stone?" Bianca smiled over at her.
"Well...lets see..." Maggie's father cut her off.
"MARGARET?!"
Maggie blushed looking down. "You should go."
Bianca stood. "Are you going to be okay with him?"
Maggie nodded. "I'll walk you to the door."
"Margaret where the hell are you? God damnit when I call 'ya you better get your ass up here!"
Maggie looked down. "You have to go." Maggie pushed Bianca out the door.
"Maggie!"
"GO!" Maggie slammed the door and went to face her father.
Bianca dragged her feet going home. She looked up to see her sister on horseback. Kendall could tell something was wrong. She pulled back her foot to allow Bianca to get on the back of the horse. Once settled next to her sister Bianca held her tight. Slowly tears fell down her face. "That bastard was after me today Kendall."
Kendall's face-hardened; maybe it was time to have another chat with Mickey Cambias.
"I'm so scared for Maggie Kendall. Her dad, he just freaks me out. I...how can I be in love with someone I just met?"
There was a long pause. "It was the same with Greenlee and I." Kendall whispered. It was rare that Kendall talked about her love. For one reason, it hurt too much. "We where best friends, and then one day I just kissed her. We were together ever since. Well...until Mary and Roger made her move." It was clear to Bianca that her sister hated Greenlee's parents. "Bianca, you have to fight for love, once you find it hold on to it as hard as you can, never let go."
Bianca nodded. "How do you know if the other person is gay?" Bianca asked.
"You don't really know until you ask." Kendall said. "All as I can say is get closer to her, see how she feels about a really close friendship first."
Bianca nodded. "Thanks Kendall."
"No problem."
"You know...maybe you should give Greenlee a call."
Kendall looked up at the lowering sun. "Maybe."
....TBC?