Chapter 4
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Chapter 4.
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The party raged on with the group of survivors. They all stayed oblivious to what had just happened with the two who had stayed behind, instead they had grown drunk in the night. It was something that most of them hadn't done in a year, if not more. An experience all of them enjoyed, until Ellis stepped into the room, filling the light heart-ed atmosphere with sudden sorrow. It was Rochelle who noticed him first and his disheveled state, his hair a mess, his clothing barely on his body; even in her drunk state she knew Nick and Ellis had a fight. "Oh Ellis dear." She said before moving over to the male, touching his arm lightly. "You okay honey?"
Ellis looked at her slowly before nodding, "Yeah Rochelle I'll be fine." He looked at Ma and Pa. "Hey Ma, you wouldn't happen to have a different room I could stay in do you?" He asked giving a crooked smile. "I don't think my room mate and I are getting along well right now." Ma looked up at Ellis talking to her, she gasped before getting to her feet and waddling over to Ellis. "Oh my oh my!" She said as she pulled a rag out of her cleavage, licking it before rubbing Ellis's cheek with it. "You poor dear. I knew when Nick asked if you two could stay together, I just knew sometin bad would happin." She continued to rub Ellis's cheek with the cloth, clearing away some of the stains from the tears against the dirt on his cheek. "Yeah. Bad." Ellis muttered as she continued to baby him. "Can I just have somewhere else to stay? I'd really like to go to sleep."
"Oh of course Dear." Ma patted his shoulder before giving Ellis what seemed like a rib cracking hug. "Let me go get you a room set up, and we'll take care of you." Coach watched what was happening beside Pa, both of the bigger males looked at each other before taking another drink of their drinks. "That Nick feller seems like trouble." Pa said after a moment to Coach who shook his head slowly. "I thought after a year those two would just get along. Nick has a horrible habit of picking on Ellis for just small crap." Pa shook his head as he sipped his drink. "Man don't seem ta get we're dying here." He said finally before finishing his drink and pouring another. Coach sighed as he leaned back in his chair looking at Rochelle. "We'll have a talk with him in the morning. It's about time that Nick learned we need to stick together, not try to kill each other. We have enough things trying to kill us right now."
Ellis watched the two males talk, his stomach turning as they spoke of what they thought Nick had done. If he spoke up now, he was sure they would have a different feeling on the matter. Rochelle on the other hand placed her hand on Ellis's cheek, turning his head so that he had to look at her. "What'd he do Ellis?" She asked softly, Ellis only noticed her hand was cold, the feeling of his whole body right now really. "I don't wanna talk about it Rochelle." Ellis muttered as she kept her eyes locked with his. "Why'd he hurt you?"
Ellis could only bite his tongue for so long. He took a deep breath before closing his eyes. "Because of you." He muttered putting his hand on her chest and pushing her back. "So just lay off alright?" Rochelle stood there stunned as Ma lead Ellis out of the dinning room and back towards the hallway, his arm over her shoulders as he limped.
Rochelle watched Ellis and Ma go, still stunned about his words. Because of her? What'd she do? She'd always tried to stand up for Ellis to Nick and now the kid was claiming she was the reason Nick had beat him? How was that exactly fair? Coach called her over to the table, she sat down next to him trying to calm down and join in the conversation once more.
Ellis continued to limp with Ma down the hall to the new room he'd be staying in. Ma helped the wounded man into the room and to the bed before she finally put her hands on her plump hips, looking at the scrawny man. "Now Ellis. I know I aint your mother, but they call me Ma because everyone thinks of me as that. Now you can talk to me 'bout anything kid." She reached over and set her hand on his shoulder. "Anything."
Ellis nodded before smiling weakly. "Ma, I just wanna go to bed." She nodded in understanding taking her hand back before heading out of the room, stopping at the door. "Sleep well kid, I'll see you in a couple hours." She then shut the door behind her, heading out.
Ellis laid down slowly on the bed, taking his time as the pain rushed through his body slowly. He wasn't sure what to do next, as he laid on the bed he thought of what had just happened, it caused him to shake lightly in pain. How could Nick just do that to him? He'd always known Nick hated him, but all of this had crossed a line. Tears rolled down his cheeks slowly, he'd never done anything to cause harm to the other, yet Nick had taken out all his anger on him. He didn't see how any of that was fair, especially in the situation they were all in.
He closed his eyes rolling on his side, hugging his pillow slowly as even more pain rushed over him as he moved. He needed to sleep, they'd be coming in to check on him in the morning. He closed his eyes tightly, slowly drifting to sleep.
The next morning the sun rose slowly. The sound of the groans and moans from outside were far worse then the day before. Most likely because of the gun fire they'd had, startling the once resting zombies who had believed everything was dead. Ellis awoke to Ma slowly shaking his shoulder. "Mornin sunshine." She said softly before placing clean clothing at the nightstand. "Yeah feelin better?" Ellis rubbed his eyes slowly, looking at Ma before looking at the clothing. "A bit." He whispered before sitting up slowly, pain still rushing through his hips and back. "Yeah don't have to talk about it." Ma said looking at him before stroking his hair slowly. "Just you feel better."
Ellis looked at her slowly before rubbing his face. "I just don't understand what happened." He whispered before grabbing the clean shirt and pulling it on. "I just... Don't get why he did it." Ma shook her head clicking her tongue before sitting next to Ellis once more. "Once in a while hunny, everyone makes stupid choices." Ellis nodded slowly at that, head in hand still. "I just... want to be alone." Ma nodded before hugging Ellis tightly. "Hunny you don't gotta tell me nothin." She spoke softly, fingers slowly sliding over his hair petting it slowly. "Just know I'm here for yeah sugar." Ellis nodded slowly in understanding as he watch Ma stand before leaving the room.
It hurt to move, it hurt worse to stand. He forced himself anyways as he slowly took off the soiled outfit from last night. It was an over done outfit in general, since it'd been a year since he finally had a change of outfit. He slid the blue jeans over his legs slowly before buttoning them. The door to his room opened once more, Ellis thought perhaps Ma had come back once more to speak to him, so he turned to the bed so he could finish putting on his clothing. It wasn't until their were arms around his shoulders before he realized it wasn't Ma in the room with him. "Nick?" He whispered, his body going ridged. There was a grumble from behind him before his body was pulled against the other males. "I'm sorry." It was a whisper, more of a mutter; one you would receive from a child who knew he was in trouble but didn't want to face it.
Ellis continued to stand frozen. He waited for the other part of the apology, the part where Nick would blame him for it, how he'd led him on and how he deserved it. When it didn't come Ellis started to realize there would never be more, just those two words were expected to make everything better, when it never would. "Fuck off." He finally mustered out, hands going up to pull off Nick's arms from around him. "Get the hell off me man. I don't even wanna see you!" The words had the effect Ellis wanted, if not more.
Nick let go, and stepped back, a shiver running through his body. "Look man... I know I fucked up." Ellis finally turned around to see the wreck of a man that was Nick. His hair was a disaster, his clothing half assed thrown on; buttons missing holes, and his shirt un tucked. His pants looked rushed, his zipper unzipped and belt undone. He looked like a man who instead of sleeping off his drunk state has stayed up, until the alcohol had finally worn off. Ellis looked his over before swallowing slowly, it made him feel like shit seeing Nick like this, but he knew he deserved it. "I told you to stop." He managed finally, unable to look Nick in the eye as much as he wanted to. He could feel his body shutting down on him, his knees giving in as he finally fell to the bed once more, sitting hard on his ass, causing a small grunt from the skinny male. "I know..." Nick whispered.
He moved closer to Ellis, sitting before him on his knees. "I know... I... Ellis man I couldn't stop." He whispered his hands going to Ellis's and holding them. "I'm so sorry, there's no way I could ever make this up to you." Ellis looked at Nick before swallowing hard. "Just go."
Nick watched Ellis before looking away. "Yeah." He stood slowly, hands on his knees to help himself up. "Yeah I'll do that." He nodded before heading for the door. There was nothing left to say as Nick walked out the door and headed down the hall, leaving Ellis to sit in his room alone wondering what to do now.
Nick made it to the main hall. The groans growing louder outside as he got closer to the front door. He could just walk out now, solve everyone's problems really if he did. Ellis wouldn't have to see him anymore, his fucking feelings for Rochelle would be gone, hell his cares would go with it as well. He rubbed his face with his hands slowly before pushing his hair back with them. He could just go, just like Ellis wanted, like everyone wanted. He moved closer to the door, placing his hand on the knob, the groans and scratches at the metal door so close, so loud. "End it all then?"
His fingers gripped the cold metal tightly, his thoughts racing as he gripped the knob in both fear, but determination. If he did this it'd be best for everyone, except himself. He stopped, fingers loosening their grip before his hand fell. What the hell was he doing? He gripped his forehead with his hand, rubbing his face slowly before backing up. Was he going insane? Kill himself because he fucked Ellis? Bullshit. The kid didn't get that satisfaction.
End Chapter 4
AN: Sorry it's so short guys. They get longer again next chapter I swear!