5
I was taking a big risk standing on the other side of the street watching the police station behind a car. School was over and Mom picked me up, but I told her I was going to hang out with Beverly. I wasn't even sure if Henry was even still in jail. But after waiting for two and a half hours, I saw him walking out with his dad who gripped him by his t-shirt and said something threatening before letting him go.
"Get your ass home!" he yelled before walking back inside the station. Henry just walked down the steps with his hands in his pockets, face red. I leaned around the car.
"Henry." I whispered harshly to him and he looked up and saw me and he seemed genuinely surprised. He moved across the street and took my hands.
"What are you doing here, my dad sees you he's gonna freak." he said taking my hands and guiding me down the street. We down the alley way between two stores and stopped there.
"What happened, why were you arrested?" I asked and he sighed.
"Fucking Lance Murtaugh. He said some things and I just lost it." he said avoiding my eyes. I tilted my head and pressed my hand into his shoulder.
"What did he say?" I asked gently and he sighed.
"Just some shit about you. I couldn't let him get away with it." he said lowly and I nodded.
"It's okay." I said taking his face in my hands and he smiled.
"I've missed you all day." he said leaning forward and kissing me. "Hopefully your first day was better than mine." I shrugged.
"It would have been perfect if you were there. No more fights please."
"Anything you want." he said his hands already moving toward my hips and pulling me into him, our groins now rubbing against one another. I could already feel the sensations between my legs but then I remembered what the doctor's said. I pulled back some and looked away.
"I should be getting home soon. I told my mom I wouldn't be out long." I said and he looked me over before nodding and sighing.
"Okay. Come on." he said and took my hand and leading me down the alley way.
It was sort of like this the entire week. It was hell not having sex for the week. I could tell Henry was growing annoyed with me denying him for all kinds of reasons. I was too tired, not feeling well. All kinds of stuff. I wanted to just tell him, but I wasn't ready, I didn't know what he would think or do.
"What is going on with you lately?" Henry snapped suddenly as we were walking home together from school. We took a back road, that way we could walk together "publicly". We were crossing the familiar bridge.
"Nothing is wrong." I said. He gave me a look.
"I'm not stupid, Faline. I know something is going on. We hang out we have fun together, I deal with your loser friends." he said. I nodded.
"Yes and I hang out with your friends on the rare occasions that you ask me." I said. He crossed his arms now and looked away.
"Am I… not doing something right?" he asked and I shook my head.
"No you're fine." I said and he looked at himself and then me.
"So what is it? You don't want to fuck me anymore, is there someone else…are you cheating on me?" he asked accusingly. That earned him a smack on the side of his head causing him to huff and puff angrily.
"You're an idiot." I said and kept walking, but he gripped my forearm hard and turned me to him.
"Then what is it?" he snapped. "If… I'm messing things up you can tell me and- and I'll fix it." he exclaimed and I just stared at him with soft eyes.
"I'm madly in love with you." I said. Hearing his words made me grow even more in love with him. I sighed and looked down. His tense body dropped and he just moved closer to me looking down at me.
"And I'm madly in love with you too. That's why I don't understand why, you won't let me touch you." he said gently letting his fingers graze my cheeks. I looked up at him and sniffled some.
"Last week, something did happen, the day before school." I said tears streaming down my cheek and Henry shook his head in confusion.
"What, what is it? What happened?" he asked raising my eyes to look at him.
"I found out I was pregnant… and I lost the baby." I cried and his face just melted into shock and surprise as he looked me over. "I bled everywhere and was in so much pain. My mom took me to the doctor's and that's how I found out." He gasped some and gently wrapped his arms around my shoulder and pulled me into him.
"Ssshh. It's okay. It's okay. I'm sorry." he said lowly. I shook my head.
"It's because of that fucking clown. With his spirit locked inside me… he could be reborn in any child we have. Henry… I'll miscarriage every time." I sobbed and he shook his head and took my face in his hands.
"It's okay. It's all going to be okay. We won't have kids. I don't mind that." he said. I sniffled some looking him over.
"You don't?" I asked and he shrugged.
"I don't if you don't. We have each other that's all that matters to me." he said and I sniffled some and nodded letting my forehead press into his. What would I do without this man? We heard someone coming and we looked up to see a brown pickup truck driving our way. We stood off to the side and watched as the truck drove past us. I caught only a glimpse before realizing it was Lance and some of his friends in the back of the truck. The tires came to a screeching halt and my eyes widened. Henry immediately took my hand and began to back up to the metal rails.
"Can you run?" he asked.
"After everything we've been through, oh yeah." I whispered. Lance got out of the truck face covered in bandages.
"Hey Bowers, you and I have some unfinished business." he growled removing a wooden bat from his truck. His other friends began to exit the truck.
"Run!" Henry yelled and the two of us quickly jumped the railing and ran down the hill. It was easy for us to lose our footing and hurl to the leaves and dirt below.
"You can't run you hillbilly mother fucker!" Lance roared from above. My head was spinning as I wobbled to my feet with Henry's help. With our hands locked we ran through the forest quickly. Everything was a brown blur. We could hear the boys hollering behind us. Revenge was such a bitch. Nothing was familiar around us. I looked back to see them gaining on us.
"Come on!" Henry yelled and we picked up speed, our hands never leaving each other's. We saw a clearing ahead of us and hurried faster until we ran through it and landed on familiar rocks, the river flowing so calmly. We both panted and looked up to see…
"Bill." I said happily moving over to him, Henry right behind me. Everyone was here and Henry looked around.
"Woah déjà vu." he said.
"What's going on?" Bev asked. They got their answer as Lance and his gang of five came out of trees panting some.
"Oh look here, the faggots and losers all together." Lance mocked. I stood between Henry and Mike and everyone was starting to glare.
"You know I'm really getting sick and tired of the name calling bullshit!" Eddie snapped. Lance smirked.
"Let's make a deal. You give us Bowers, and I'll let you get back to whatever it is you guys are doing." Lance said. "And I guess his girlfriend can come too. I can show you what a real man is." Stanley frowned more at his words.
"Just leave Lance. No one else has to get hurt." Henry said. Lance frowned at him growling some, pointing his bat at him.
"The only one who is going to be getting hurt is you!" he said. I felt something snap inside me. I was so sick and tired of the bullying and name calling. No one was going to hurt my boyfriend or my friends. I let out a scream and everyone looked at me. I leaned over grabbed the biggest rock I could find and just chucked it right at Lance. He turned his shoulder to the rock and it hit him and I leaned over to pick up another one and I started to throw it again. Now Lance and his friends began to pick up rocks too.
"Oh fuck yea." Mike said leaning over to grab some rocks. Bill and the others began to grab some too.
"ROUND TWO!" Richie suddenly yelled before he was pelted right in the face.
Author's Notes
So here's an update there will be more. Things have been slow on my end with adulating and life you all know. I'll try to keep posting but if I don't after a few days it's because I'm getting some stuff done! Until next time