Title- Dealing with It
Chapter Title- The Plan and Fears
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Tikagem- Maybe he will get her in real trouble. Yes, I believe he will…
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Note- Flashbacks, omnipresent, yeah, you ought to know. It's been a few stories and a lot of chapters and too many flashbacks (that is, if you've been with me since the beginning...)
"I can't believe Two-Bit let her drink," mom kept saying over and over again. "I trusted him with my baby and he ends up getting her drunk." Mom didn't let me out of her sight that night. She sat in the living room with me all night, with my head resting on her lap.
Ugh, I felt sick. I needed the bathroom and I needed it now. I got up, but I got up way too fast. The room got twisted and I tripped over the coffee table. I pulled my self up and made my way to the bathroom. I kept my fingers on the wall, to steady my self. I knelt in front of the toilet, and felt my mom's presence. She was keeping my hair out of my face.
Finally, I crawled into bed, pulling the covers over my head, so my feet hung out. I was lying on my stomach with my head buried in my pillow. I didn't get up until later the next day. Mom was home, cleaning the bathroom. She called me in sick and called herself in sick.
I was lying down on the couch when the front door opened. It was Two-Bit. I managed to get out a 'hey'.
"Who's there?" mom called. I moaned and covered my ears. Two-Bit walked into the bathroom. The next thing I know, mom was shoving him out the door saying 'out, get out and stay away from my family' she was pissed. She wasn't mad at me, she blamed Two-Bit entirely. I felt bad.
"Mom, it's not all Two-Bit's fault," I whispered. She turned to stare at me. "Yesterday I cut class to hang out with a bunch of kids and we drank, and after he got off of work, I went back to drinking."
"Yeah, but Two-Bit started you," she snapped. She went into my bedroom, probably to make the bed. I could only hope Nate wasn't pissed at me. I flipped through the channels hating my poor decision.
Nate came home and sat down next to me.
"I need to tell you something," he said. He sounded very alarmed.
Flashback
Nate was in the locker room changing for gym. He noticed the roup of eleventh grade guys his ister recently started hanging out with. They were actually at class for once. He ducked into the nearest bathroom stall to listen to their conversation.
"Neeca isn't here today, probably experiencing one hell of a hangover."
"You should've tried while she was drunk."
"Nah, I want her trust first, then I'll destroy her life. I love that part, gaining their trust and doing something that would kill them mentally."
"Ben, I don't know why you do that for kicks. Don't you have anything better to do?"
"Well, yeah, but have you seen her? She's fine! Besides, she was already upset, and I happened to be there."
"Shut up Ben, I think her brother's in this period."
"Duh, she was in this period, at one point they were inseparable. God, she is going to be more disturbed than that Shepard girl."
"After you screwed her life over, she started spreading rumors about everybody and whining."
After the guys left the locker room, Nate sat in the stall trying to figure all this out. Why would he want to hurt Ronnie like that? What did she do to them?
I wanted to believe him, I knew it was true. But I didn't want to stop hanging around them, I had fun when I was with them, even if the were going to get me in trouble.
Mom made me go to school the next day. I didn't argue, I was probably going to cut class and hang with Ben and his friends. As I walked into the school, somebody grabbed my arm. I turned around, half expecting to see Josh, Nate or Ben. Instead, I saw Janice.
"You're going out with Ben now, right?" she asked. I nodded. "Don't, he'll make you crazy. The way he does what he does. I mean, look at me. I can't be the daughter of the toughest JD, can I?"
"I didn't think you liked me," I told her.
"I don't, but every girl knows about Ben so I thought I'd warn you. As a girl-to-girl thing, not a friend type of thing. Don't get the wrong idea." I smiled and thanked her. Watch Ben try to screw my life over, he'd be in for a surprise.
"Neeca," I heard his voice call down the hall. He hugged me, but he soon turned it into a kiss. I went along with it. "You cutting with us?" he asked. I nodded. We walked out of the school and to the place we went last time.
"It's Ben and Neeca," on guy said, handing us each a beer and Ben a weed. "Neeca, we were just thinking about something. We wanna know everybody's fears." I was about to make something stupid up when the real one tumbled out.
"I don't want Nate getting hurt badly. What about you guys?" Most of them said getting caught, but Ben said losing me. I knew people had to be wrong about him. He had to have changed.
Is that a hint of foreshadowing? I better stop this commentary; otherwise I won't have anything to put on the website I am working on.
"I could've been a murderer," I told him. He turned around, saw me, and went back on his search. "I'm sorry about my mom's behavior. It's not your fault at all. I made a stupid decision, and cut class with a bunch of stoners. I'm sorry."
"Yeah, well, now I'll starve to death 'cause I got no food." I laughed.
"Did ya ever try Darry or Steve?" I saw his switchblade glinting on the counter. I casually walked over and slipped it into my pocket. Who knows if it might come in handy?
"Steve has that brat and I used to eat every meal at Darry's. Besides, he's been busy with his job and everything. Pony's out of state, doing his job... whatever it was, I forget. And, well, I ain't got no other friends," he answered.
"I tried to help you, Two-Bit, but my mom wouldn't hear of it." I looked at my feet. "I needed to say that, I tried, I really did." I walked out of his apartment and went back home. Nobody was home, that's odd, and shouldn't Nate have been home? I removed the note and wrote a new one, saying Nate and I went back to the school.
Dun, dun, dun... I hope you like this! Please review so I can get it up faster, only six more chapters, ya know! I really want to get 21 out today so please review. I just need two reviews to get it up. I plan to finish this on Monday, it might be faster... the fate is in the hands of the reviewers! I mmust address something: recently, one of my online buddies called me a Two-Bit hater after reading this. I don't hate Two-Bit he's awesome, my character Jessica doesn't like Two-Bit. I made her so she wasn't like me (actually, just slightly she is). I do NOT hate Two-Bit.