"You little shit!" Lorna awoke to a feminine scowl. Her stomach felt better
and only her head ached a bit. What time was it? She rolled over to look at
the clock beside her bed. Six-forty p.m. and Lorna flinched as Tabitha in a
flash of fury, smacked the alarm clock off the table. What the hell was
going on?
Lorna's eyes bulged in surprise as Tabs' scrawny hands wrapped around her neck. Her legs started kick and she squirmed a bit but had a better idea. She magnetized Rogue's thermo-mug and sent it flying at Tabs' cranium. Tabs lost her grip and feel on her ass to the floor. "Oww." She groaned.
Lorna sighed heavily. She magnetized the door by its knob and opened it wide. "What the fuck's wrong with you?!" She sat up and had screeched through that exclamation. "You know what? Nevermind. Get the hell out. Approach me later with a not so violent attitude." She said almost calmly. She had just woken up and didn't have much energy. And plummeted back down lying on her back.
Tabs left grumbling stuff like "I'll get you later." Lorna didn't care to understand. There were so many thoughts. And waking up so late in the day left her feeling so odd in addition to those thoughts.
Lorna took a deep breath and traced her thoughts back to last night. Making out with a guy she's just met, she shivered and felt dirty about it. There was the feeling of security with Tabs as she got rid of Frankie and Travis. Next in her mind would be what got her in the condition of sleeping through today, meeting up with Dana, Will, and Jeff. They sneaked Tabs and Lorna into the club and funded for a vast amount of drinks. Will drove them home around 1, they couldn't make it to far into the mansion, I mean the stairs were quite challenge. They found the lounge the nearest play to relax. And passed out there.
That whole night was an escape, but the return to reality plainly fucking sucked. Lorna sat up in bed. She dug her hands into her greasy hair, ran them along her scalp, combing through the green curly strands mindlessly self indulgent in thoughts and delusions.
Then came to mind how stupid she must've looked to Bobby. She tried to block out any memory of being hung over so she could move on. She was too weary in thought. He would most definitely turn his back on her now, now that she was at rock bottom. And a new thought rose in her. 'Ya know what. Fuck 'em if he's just going to ditch me.' He sense of value returned. 'I did what I did, and there's no going back. I have no use for regrets' she exhaled in relief of conquering her inner demons, for now. 'Now what about Tabs?' She hopped out of bed, revived, and headed to the closet for clean clothes.
"You fucking ditched me, that's what!" Tabs exclaimed. Lorna and her were engaging in a viciously loud conversation, more or less an argument in less crowed hallway.
"No! I didn't know!" Lorna exclaimed in return.
"Yes you fucking did! You and your god damn fuck buddy!"
"I. Did. Not. Leave. You."
Tabs' face was hard and cold, hurt by everything she knew. And this was no different. "I should fucking rat you out."
"You wouldn't." Lorna's eye bulged, like she already wasn't being half shoved out the door.
"I would."
"Look, I was totally out of it. Bobby took me to my room. Of course he left you, what do you expect? You guys aren't the best of friends. Go pick a fight with him" Lorna tossed some attitude to that salad and under her breath said, "Not like it's going to do anything."
Tabs looked the other way. Frustrated that she couldn't get through to tabs, 'I should've known' Lorna shook her head a walked ferociously away. Her new mantra, 'Fuck you, I'm walking away.' Now she really was alone, if Tabs wouldn't reconcile with her, she became more doubtful in how Bobby would react to her, and thought to be less than good or fixable.
It was another Sunday night, another feeling of loss and loneliness. She began to really consider leaving. Nothing good was coming out of this. She wandered, looking for Bobby. 'Might as well get it over with' so she could make a decision to stay or to go.
After many minutes and heavy sighing, she thought about how disappointed her aunt and uncle would be to see that she quit. To loss their pride in her, on top of all this, her thoughts shifted back to staying. She retired to the kitchen. It was desolate minus one person at the fridge. Lorna couldn't identify them at first, for the fridge door blocked sight. Lorna took a seat on the stool and cracked her knuckles. The door closed and revealed who was behind it. Tabs.
She was mixing a drink. Orange juice and something else, some bottle in a brown paper bag. She poured in a large plastic cup, then some orange juice. She drank as Lorna watched her. Nothing had been said. Pulling the cup away from her lips, she made eye contact with Lorna. And held the cup out for Lorna to take. "Care to reconcile?" She said. How strange and fascinating.
Keeping a straight face, "Yeah." And Lorna took a swig. 'Alcohol' she thought and hid her sour expression from tabs. After that hang over she didn't want to touch the stuff for a while, but the intoxication was alluring and regardless, she swallowed more and placed the cup on the counter with a satisfied smile, also hiding the burn she felt as it laced her throat.
Before either of them could say anything Bobby was heard walking outside the kitchen, talking to some one. Lorna and Tabs were attentive in ease- dropping. "Man you better dump her soon. She's already suspicious of your feelings for the broccoli." Bobby communicating partner said. Both Tabs' and Lorna's eyes raised sky high. Broccoli was an obvious code name for Lorna. Since almost everything on her, hair, nails, lips, eyes, was green.
"I know, it's hard to end things ya know?" Bobby replied, and the door opened, he entered. Since Bobby was unaware that Tabitha and Lorna were in the kitchen, and he stopped dead in his tracts when he noticed them, he inhaled and resumed walking, playing off the fact that they most likely heard his conversation. Tabs uselessly shot him dirty looks, but he didn't pay any attention to her. His friend headed to the fridge for drinks.
"Hey," Bobby smiled warmly Lorna. [Funeral of Hearts by HIM plays]
Lorna smiled in return, the relief she felt that he hadn't abandoned her after all that was too much for words. They stayed locked on that warm glance for sometime. She inhaled and emotionally fell into the endless icy, but gentle blue of his eyes. 'He's not done with me. After all that, wow.' Gazing in, falling deeper and deeper, becoming speechless in her mind her lips began to tremble. [End of song]
Tabs had been observing their warm exchanges, and it fueled a fire inside her. A pyro-kinetic cluster grew in her hand. How dare he walk in here like that? Taking away her time with Lorna. 'That pretentious snob, the scum of the earth', her thoughts empowered for an assault. Her arm was down, behind her back. The tiny cluster rolled down from her palm to her thumb, and tucked her index finger behind it.
Without another wasted moment of thought, she swung her arm up, underhand. He saw the arm rise, and the glow out of the corner of his eye. Without any halt Tabs flicked the cluster towards the side of Bobby's head. It all happened so fast he had no time to physically react. Only in his mind, a jolt of defensive reflex sparked. The cluster froze in mid air, fell and shattered to the floor. He strongly blinked and caught his breath. A close one indeed.
Lorna's eyes narrowed viciously like knives at Tabitha. Her mouth was agape with astonishment and anger. What the hell? Too many things to say and yet no words came out.
Bobby's friend was only wide-eyed and smirked at the awkwardness. No sense of seriousness, for he was a very detached to this circumstance.
Frustration built up in Lorna, unable to react with words, she grunted and stormed out. Bobby watched helplessly, and after a few moments of that, ran after her.
Bobby's friend remained. He gave Tabs a creepy grin, and appalled, Tabs left in the opposite direction that Lorna and Bobby went.
Lorna's eyes bulged in surprise as Tabs' scrawny hands wrapped around her neck. Her legs started kick and she squirmed a bit but had a better idea. She magnetized Rogue's thermo-mug and sent it flying at Tabs' cranium. Tabs lost her grip and feel on her ass to the floor. "Oww." She groaned.
Lorna sighed heavily. She magnetized the door by its knob and opened it wide. "What the fuck's wrong with you?!" She sat up and had screeched through that exclamation. "You know what? Nevermind. Get the hell out. Approach me later with a not so violent attitude." She said almost calmly. She had just woken up and didn't have much energy. And plummeted back down lying on her back.
Tabs left grumbling stuff like "I'll get you later." Lorna didn't care to understand. There were so many thoughts. And waking up so late in the day left her feeling so odd in addition to those thoughts.
Lorna took a deep breath and traced her thoughts back to last night. Making out with a guy she's just met, she shivered and felt dirty about it. There was the feeling of security with Tabs as she got rid of Frankie and Travis. Next in her mind would be what got her in the condition of sleeping through today, meeting up with Dana, Will, and Jeff. They sneaked Tabs and Lorna into the club and funded for a vast amount of drinks. Will drove them home around 1, they couldn't make it to far into the mansion, I mean the stairs were quite challenge. They found the lounge the nearest play to relax. And passed out there.
That whole night was an escape, but the return to reality plainly fucking sucked. Lorna sat up in bed. She dug her hands into her greasy hair, ran them along her scalp, combing through the green curly strands mindlessly self indulgent in thoughts and delusions.
Then came to mind how stupid she must've looked to Bobby. She tried to block out any memory of being hung over so she could move on. She was too weary in thought. He would most definitely turn his back on her now, now that she was at rock bottom. And a new thought rose in her. 'Ya know what. Fuck 'em if he's just going to ditch me.' He sense of value returned. 'I did what I did, and there's no going back. I have no use for regrets' she exhaled in relief of conquering her inner demons, for now. 'Now what about Tabs?' She hopped out of bed, revived, and headed to the closet for clean clothes.
"You fucking ditched me, that's what!" Tabs exclaimed. Lorna and her were engaging in a viciously loud conversation, more or less an argument in less crowed hallway.
"No! I didn't know!" Lorna exclaimed in return.
"Yes you fucking did! You and your god damn fuck buddy!"
"I. Did. Not. Leave. You."
Tabs' face was hard and cold, hurt by everything she knew. And this was no different. "I should fucking rat you out."
"You wouldn't." Lorna's eye bulged, like she already wasn't being half shoved out the door.
"I would."
"Look, I was totally out of it. Bobby took me to my room. Of course he left you, what do you expect? You guys aren't the best of friends. Go pick a fight with him" Lorna tossed some attitude to that salad and under her breath said, "Not like it's going to do anything."
Tabs looked the other way. Frustrated that she couldn't get through to tabs, 'I should've known' Lorna shook her head a walked ferociously away. Her new mantra, 'Fuck you, I'm walking away.' Now she really was alone, if Tabs wouldn't reconcile with her, she became more doubtful in how Bobby would react to her, and thought to be less than good or fixable.
It was another Sunday night, another feeling of loss and loneliness. She began to really consider leaving. Nothing good was coming out of this. She wandered, looking for Bobby. 'Might as well get it over with' so she could make a decision to stay or to go.
After many minutes and heavy sighing, she thought about how disappointed her aunt and uncle would be to see that she quit. To loss their pride in her, on top of all this, her thoughts shifted back to staying. She retired to the kitchen. It was desolate minus one person at the fridge. Lorna couldn't identify them at first, for the fridge door blocked sight. Lorna took a seat on the stool and cracked her knuckles. The door closed and revealed who was behind it. Tabs.
She was mixing a drink. Orange juice and something else, some bottle in a brown paper bag. She poured in a large plastic cup, then some orange juice. She drank as Lorna watched her. Nothing had been said. Pulling the cup away from her lips, she made eye contact with Lorna. And held the cup out for Lorna to take. "Care to reconcile?" She said. How strange and fascinating.
Keeping a straight face, "Yeah." And Lorna took a swig. 'Alcohol' she thought and hid her sour expression from tabs. After that hang over she didn't want to touch the stuff for a while, but the intoxication was alluring and regardless, she swallowed more and placed the cup on the counter with a satisfied smile, also hiding the burn she felt as it laced her throat.
Before either of them could say anything Bobby was heard walking outside the kitchen, talking to some one. Lorna and Tabs were attentive in ease- dropping. "Man you better dump her soon. She's already suspicious of your feelings for the broccoli." Bobby communicating partner said. Both Tabs' and Lorna's eyes raised sky high. Broccoli was an obvious code name for Lorna. Since almost everything on her, hair, nails, lips, eyes, was green.
"I know, it's hard to end things ya know?" Bobby replied, and the door opened, he entered. Since Bobby was unaware that Tabitha and Lorna were in the kitchen, and he stopped dead in his tracts when he noticed them, he inhaled and resumed walking, playing off the fact that they most likely heard his conversation. Tabs uselessly shot him dirty looks, but he didn't pay any attention to her. His friend headed to the fridge for drinks.
"Hey," Bobby smiled warmly Lorna. [Funeral of Hearts by HIM plays]
Lorna smiled in return, the relief she felt that he hadn't abandoned her after all that was too much for words. They stayed locked on that warm glance for sometime. She inhaled and emotionally fell into the endless icy, but gentle blue of his eyes. 'He's not done with me. After all that, wow.' Gazing in, falling deeper and deeper, becoming speechless in her mind her lips began to tremble. [End of song]
Tabs had been observing their warm exchanges, and it fueled a fire inside her. A pyro-kinetic cluster grew in her hand. How dare he walk in here like that? Taking away her time with Lorna. 'That pretentious snob, the scum of the earth', her thoughts empowered for an assault. Her arm was down, behind her back. The tiny cluster rolled down from her palm to her thumb, and tucked her index finger behind it.
Without another wasted moment of thought, she swung her arm up, underhand. He saw the arm rise, and the glow out of the corner of his eye. Without any halt Tabs flicked the cluster towards the side of Bobby's head. It all happened so fast he had no time to physically react. Only in his mind, a jolt of defensive reflex sparked. The cluster froze in mid air, fell and shattered to the floor. He strongly blinked and caught his breath. A close one indeed.
Lorna's eyes narrowed viciously like knives at Tabitha. Her mouth was agape with astonishment and anger. What the hell? Too many things to say and yet no words came out.
Bobby's friend was only wide-eyed and smirked at the awkwardness. No sense of seriousness, for he was a very detached to this circumstance.
Frustration built up in Lorna, unable to react with words, she grunted and stormed out. Bobby watched helplessly, and after a few moments of that, ran after her.
Bobby's friend remained. He gave Tabs a creepy grin, and appalled, Tabs left in the opposite direction that Lorna and Bobby went.