Practice went pretty smooth, we managed to do a few of the songs we had written along with a few covers. Alex smiled as we started to play Break Your Little Heart. I loved his smile, it was so casual but sincere and welcoming. Wide awake my mistake, so predictable. You were fake I was great, nothing personal. Alex smiled as I sang the lyrics he wrote into the mic. We had just finished the song when I heard my phone beep from inside my bag.
One new message: Jacky Poo xx
You and Alex get your asses out here right now! ;)
I laughed. 'Jacks here' I said to Alex. We said bye to the band and headed out to the car.
'You guys are so cute.' Alex said smiling at me 'you are such good friends but your serious with your music, you make a great band.'
'Thanks Gaskank.' I said jokingly. He pushed me lightly.
Ronnie was in the front seat so I was next to Alex in the back. The car ride home consisted of screaming along to Blink 182.
'I wanna fuck a dog in the ass!' Alex yelled out the window to a guy walking his dog. He laughed and flicked us off, which Ronnie shot right back.
'So how's my baby sisters band?' Jack said in a baby voice. I kicked the back of his chair.
'They are really good.' said Alex. I blushed, it was provably obvious cause Jack gave me a look in the mirror.
'I tried to fuck a fucking pirate in the ass!' I yelled out the window.
'It's a Mexican pirate?' Alex yelled after me, a woman with a pram gave us a shocked look. I went into a fit of giggles.
'She's kinda cute when she's having a fit,' said Alex laughing at me. I blushed and Jack gave me another look before laughing at my stupid laugh. I don't blame them, my laugh sounds retarded. I cleared my throat desperately trying to stop laughing.
'Jack can you stop at Davids house, I need to pick up some of my stuff.' I said hoarsely
'Sure Hail, do you want us to come in with you?' Jack said with an evil grin on his face, iknew he was just looking for an excuse to beat up David.
'It's fine, I can do it myself,' I said smiling at him
'Fine, here we are,' Jack said pulling up onto the curb outside my house, well I guess it was David's now.
'I'll be two minutes,' I said to Jack noticing he didn't smile 'one?' I kissed his cheek and he gave me weak smile as I got out the car and headed to David's front door.
'hey Strom come in,' he said opening the door.
'Don't call me that.' I said walking past him and into my old bedroom.
'Fine, what should I call you?' he said shutting the bedroom door behind us. That made me nervous.
'Hailey' I said bluntly. I didn't really like to be called that people still did but It's what my mom called me. I swallowed down the sad memory.
'So is my stuff in the cupboard?' I said to him. Where were my boxes? I'd asked him to put my stuff in boxes for me.
'Yeah,' he said taking a step towards me. I stepped back hitting the wall. He stepped toward me again so we were inches apart. He put his arms against the wall trapping me. His hand shot down to my t shirt, trying to pull it off. Fuck, he wanted to try and make me forgive him again. Not this time. I tried to break his grip, ripping my t in the process. It had ripped down my entire sleeve revealing my bra underneath. He didn't seem to care he just kept trying to pull it off completely. I slapped him hard across the face.
'Bitch!' he said practically spitting the word at me. He punched me in the jaw, knocking me to the floor. Where he then proceeded to actually spit on me. he left the room leaving me on the floor. I ran, straight out the front door and back into Jacks car.
'Hailey!' Jack said staring at my face. I lay down across the back seat crying my eyes out.
'Go.' I choked at Jack. Alex pulled my head onto his lap and started to stroke my hair.
'Hails?' he said soothingly. I didn't want to be questioned right no, I just wanted to go home.
'GO!' I yelled at Jack, he sped of the curb and drove home. He didn't play music. I just sqeezed my eyes shut. Trying to force myself to sleep. I didn't care that my makeup was smeared or that my t shirt was ripped and showing my underwear. I just needed to sleep. I sat up in the spare room at Jacks house, I must have fallen asleep in the car. I headed into the bathroom putting on a new t shirt on the way, I stared at myself in the mirror, and there was a large red mark in the shape of a fist across my cheek. I covered it with makeup. The doorbell rang and I heard Jack answer it.
'hey Jacko, how ya been' said a familiar voice. Before I could let Jack reply I let of a loud girlish giggle.
'Ooh Jack do we have some female company, I hope you are willing to share.' I came out my bedroom and ran right up to Zack hugging him.
'Hey thanks for helping me man.' said Rian's voice at the door. 'Hail!' I hugged him too.
'Hey Storm, how come I didn't get a hug like that when I first saw you again?' said Alex from behind me pouting.
'Cause I was in PJ's that barely covered me' I said rolling my eyes, Alex shot me an evil grin.
'So?' he said playfully. I punched him on the shoulder.
'Really?' said Rian
'No fair!' said Zack jokingly but sounding like a whiny toddler.
'Guys, guys! This is my sister you are talking about here!' Jack said looking disgusted
'Sorry bro.' said Zack wandering in the house, while Rian struggled in with 2 boxes and a guitar case
'Here is your stuff back, Storm.' Rian said dumping it on the floor in the apartment.
'What?' I said confused
'We went over and beat that dick shitless!' Zack said simply
'Really?' god I loved these guys 'How did you know to beat him shitless?' that came out wrong.
'I called them.' Alex said 'You came back to the car with a red mark on your face and your t shirt ripped. You thought we wouldn't beat him to crap?' I smiled and kissed Alex on the cheek. I've never done that before.
'Hey, I'm the one who had to lug this up 4 flights of stairs.' Rian said, I kissed him to, just lighter.
'hey I did most of the work beating him up' Zack said tapping his cheek, I laughed kissing him lightly too.'
Ronnie and Jack helped me put all my cases in my room. I was about to leave my bedroom when jack stopped me.
'Storm? Do you like Alex?' he said with curious eyes. Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit! I told Jack everything and I mean EVERYTHING.
'Uh, well, kind of, maybe, yeah.' I mumbled staring at the floor. Jack laughed.
'Hmmm? Alexander and Hailey? It doesn't sound like a cute couple.' I threw my pillow at Jack 'but seriously Storm, if you like him I don't mind? But if he breaks your heart, I will break his face.'
'I'd like to see you try?' I said laughing at Jack you was flexing his arms, trying to make muscles show up. 'I'm sure it would hurt you more than him if you punched him.' He threw the pillow back at me.
'I'm not sure he like you in that way though Hails?' Jack said scratching the back of his neck.
'It doesn't even matter. It's just some stupid crush.'
'Hail he really needs someone like you in his life,' Ronnie added, I had nearly forgot she was there. 'He has been really lonely since his girlfriend left him.' I hugged Ronnie, if Jack had to marry someone I was so glad it was Ronnie. There was a sound from just outside my door. I walked over and opened my door just in time to see Alex walk out the front door. I gasped, fuck. He had just heard everything we had just said.
'Shit.' I cursed turning around to Jack and Ronnie.
'I'm sure he didn't hear anything. Even if he did he's not smart enough to put it together.' Jack said trying to joke. I didn't laugh. I stared at him.
'Don't worry Hails.' Ronnie added. 'Alex is a retard, he won't have heard.' I sighed.
