Chapter four
Priestly was away for the weekend to a concert he was going to with his buddies. He really wanted to take Lisa but he bought the tickets before he met her. She pushed him to go and to NOT change plans already made.
Tish and Lisa were getting ready to go out to Benny's. A new Dance club that opened weeks ago. Tricker closed shop early so they could get ready.
"Are you sure about this?" Tish heard outside the bathroom door. Tish fizzed her eye make-up and insisted that the outfit she brought over would work out perfectly for tonight.
Lisa opened the door and felt very uncomfortable.
Tish took one look at her and she smiled, She was a mini Tish. Lisa wore a Black tank with her belly exposed, and a red and black plaid skirt just short enough not to reveal anything.
"You look awesome! Let's go!"
Tish pulled Lisa through the house and Trucker looked at both girls.
"Well, don't you two look…similar." Trucker said, trying to keep his impulse of laughing.
"I know we look great right?" Tish stated and ran to the door.
"Don't make me do this!" Lisa begged, but Trucker just kissed her head.
"Have fun angel" She just rolled her eyes and followed Tish out of the house.
A few hours later at the club, the music was so loud that it was throbbing through Lisa's blood. She was ready to call it a night. She looked everywhere for Tish and was no where to be found.
She went outside to use her brand new phone.
She called Tish two times and actually got an answer.
"Tish, WHERE ARE YOU?" Lisa yelled at her.
"I met this really great guy, and we kinda left. I'm so sorry I forgot." Tish said. Lisa waved her arms in frustration.
"You have no idea what I was thinking, I thought someone could have killed you."
"Hey, I said I was sorry, what do you want from me?" Tish argued back.
"To be my friend. You wanted me to go out tonight, you dressed me like a scank so you can pick up guys. I'm NOT You and what you did to me was NOT ok." Lisa said and hung up the phone.
It was 3am and She was walking home. Her feet hurt so bad from Dancing and walking in heels that she had to talk them off. She knew Priestly was home, but didn't want to bother him after being on a long road trip, and she wasn't about to call Trucker awake.
She walked 3 miles home. Sure, it wasn't a far walk, but barefoot was like walking on rusty nails on every step.
By the time she walked in, the bottom of her feel were blistered and bleeding with little pebbles and sand. She rinsed off her runny eye make-up and sat at the tub with her feet under the warm water. She was gonna wash everything about tonight away, including her closeness with Tish. She wrapped her feet with bandage and socks then finally went to bed at 5am.
The next morning, Trucker knocked on Lisa's door. He figured she was still sleeping on her bed, and decided to keep her there.
It was almost noon and Lisa was still nowhere in the shop.
Tish walked into the shop pissed off. Throwing her bag under the counter and fiddling with her apron.
"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this afternoon." Priestly said, playing with the food on the grill.
"Blame your girlfriend on that! She flipped out on me last night."
Trucker lifted his head from the newspaper to hear where this argument was going.
"What did she do to piss you off?" He asked, wondering what she said to her.
"She totally went off on me that I left her at the club. I found a guy, we went back to his place, the usual." She said.
"You left her there alone?" Priestly asked, his voice grew in volume.
"Yea, she's a big girl. I mean she acted like my mother asking me where I was, Like I needed to report everything to her."
"Tish, you were her ride. How did she get home?" Trucker asked, worried.
Tish suddenly froze. Last nights conversation was making more sense.
"I don't know, I just sort of left her there?" she said, and then priestly was worried now.
"Did she even come home?" Priesty asked Trucker, but cause Trucker just assumed she was still in bed, now he wasn't sure.
Priestly ran out of the shop and toward the house. Taking two steps at a time and making it inside the house. He passed the bathroom to see first aid supplies out.
He opened Lisa's bedroom door and let out a breath of relief that she was resting under her blanket. Then he noticed the socks she wore were spotted with red blood.
He sat on her bed, hating to take her from her slumber but he needed to know she was okay.
"Lisa, Lisa walk up." he said as he shook her.
" Priesty?"
He smiled. "Yea, it's me. Are you okay? Your feet…"
"Urgg, I'll tell you later." she said as she quickly fell back asleep.
He moved to the bottom of the bed and peeled away her socks and bandages. He was in shock on how raw her feet were. It looked as if she walked on needles. The bottom of her feet were red and bleeding. He went into the bathroom, retrieved the first aid kit and began to clean her feet. He found it funny how she was so tired, she slept through the whole process.
What he noticed was she talked in her sleep. 'No, Stop' Nightmare He thought. Probably from the pain in her feet.
He dressed her feet up again and pulled the covers back over her. He laid a soft kiss on her cheek.
By the time he was back at the shop he assured Trucker she was at the house.
"Is she okay?" Trucker asked.
"She's very tired, and she should be… She walked home."
"Walked? She said she walked home?" Tish asked.
"No, she didn't even have to tell me, I saw it on her feet. Cause of you she probably can't walk for a few days. Hope that guy was everything you wanted, ten inches right?" Priestly said and slammed the kitchen door open.
"Tish, I think you should take the day off." Trucker said and walked towards the kitchen.
"But Trucker…"
"Tish, Priestly and I are very upset with last nights outcome, now if you don't want me to say something i'll regret tomorrow, you will leave now."
With that said, Tish grabbed her stuff and left the shop.
Trucker made his way to Priestly.
"Are you okay?" Trucker asked, seeing how pissed off Priestly was.
"I'm fine. I just hate how she didn't call one of us." he stated, crossing his arms.
"It was probably late, she was always a stubborn one that Girl, Just like her mom." he noted and patted priestly on his shoulder. "She's home and she's okay."
Lisa woke up at around 4. The day was mostly gone, but it was rest needed. She could still feel the faint pain in her feet, but it's what she had to deal with.
She heard the front door open and Zo walked in.
"Lisa, What happened to you feet?" she asked, seeing the white bandages over both Lisa's feet.
"uh- dancing all night in tight shoes and walking 3 miles barefoot."
"You shouldn't be standing dear, come, Sit. I'll make you tea. You don't look well at all."
"Maybe that's cause I just woke up."
"When did you get home?"
"Round 4, It's ok. I'm a big girl. I'll live."
Zo brought the tea to her and ran a hand across her hair to flatten some of the bed head away.
"It's ok to show pain and fear Lisa. It allows you to welcome others into your aura. You are blocking people from seeing your grief and it's gonna hurt you in the long run." Zo explained, keeping her eyes on Lisa.
" If only it were so easy." Lisa said, taking a sip of tea.
"It is, you already have…with Priestly. You let him see you weak and you felt better, did you not?"
Lisa looked back shocked. "How did you know that?Did he tell you..?"
"No, I can tell in your aura. It changes color. It was once a Dark blue, now it's slightly off green Still blue though. The more you open, the lighter it gets." Zo explained.
It was odd, Lisa didn't know whether she was a fortune cookie saying riddle after riddle or an Angel from God speaking passages through her mouth.
"I'm so happy you are with my uncle. He's really a changed man, He's happier." Lisa said as she sipped her tea.
Zo smiled and let out a laugh. "He's changed me too."
Lisa glanced at her feet and noticed new bandages. Priestly. She smiled at how much he cared for her.
"Do you think I can make Priestly happy?" Lisa asked, doubt in her eyes.
Zo smiled. "You already have, sweetie."
Then the tears started to produce in Lisa's eyes. "I don't want to hurt him,Zo. I can't forgive myself if anything happens to him." then the tears fell and she tried to hide but Zo caught her hands before she could cover her face.
"Don't fight your feelings. Open them."
Lisa looked right into Zo's and Zo could see the fear she has been holding back.
"He's gonna find me. He will hurt everyone I care about. I'm scared."
"Who is this man you are afraid of?" Zo asked, holding Lisa's shaking hands.
"Pete, My ex boyfriend. We dated for two months, but he started getting… rough. He's a Cop, so I couldn't report him without him finding out. He liked the fact that I was…waiting to have sex. One night, he tried to r..r..rape me but…. I fought back, and I ran. Thats when I came here. I left that night and drove three days straight without stopping. I keep thinking he's gonna find me and try to rape me again." That was when she couldn't stop crying, her body shook with sobs forcing out of her mouth. She could feel Zo's embrace and she hugged her tighter.
Zo let a small tear fall from her eye. She now understood the fear Lisa had beed holding back.
"I don't want to be afraid anymore!" She whimpered, as her body was loosening up from the tension she was holding during her meltdown.
" You don't have to be anymore." Zo said and patted her back, almost motherly.
An hour later, Lisa moved back into her room and rested.
Priestly and Trucker walking inside to see Zo on the couch.
"Zo, you alright?" Trucker asked as he took the spot next to her.
"Yes, I'm okay." She turned to Priestly. "Priestly, please go check on Lisa. She's still resting."
He nodded and moved to her room.
"Everything okay?" Trucker asked, taking her hand from her lad. She clasped her hand on top and looked at him in sorrow.
Priestly opened the door to see Lisa laying on her bed. "Feeling better?"
She didn't open her eyes, but shook no.
He knelt on the side of the bed to see her and could tell she had been crying.
"Are you ok?" he asked, wiping a tear away.
"Lay with me?" she asked and finally opened her eyes to look at him. His heart felt like it was being crushed, and he didn't even know why.
He pulled his legs up and to the bed and he laid facing her, putting his arm over her torso. She immediately felt safe.
"I have to tell you somethings about my past…and It's not good."
Lisa explained everything. Why she moved here, what happened between her and her ex boyfriend, and her journey to get to California.
"Not only am I scared he will find me, I'm scared you're gonna go away." she said, hiding her eyes with her hand, but as soon as she did, he pulled them away, making sure she could look right at him.
"I'm here. I'm not going anywhere."
That's the end of another Chappy! It's gonna get very intense soon so please stay tuned!
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