Musical Undertones
Musical Undertones
ATaintedStarsNightmare
DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN ANYTHING CEPT FOR PLOT.
"Face Down"
Hey girl you know you drive me crazy
one look puts the rhythm in my head.
Still I'll never understand why you hang around
I see what's going down.
Cover up with make up in the mirror
Tell yourself it's never gonna happen again
you cry alone and then he swears he loves you.
Do you feel like a man
when you push her around?
Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.
A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect
Every action in this world will bear a consequence
If you wait around forever you will surely drown
I see what's going down.
I see the way you go and say you're right again,
Say you're right again,
Heed my lecture.
Do you feel like a man
when you push her around?
Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.
Face down in the dirt
she said "This doesn't hurt"
She said "I finally had enough!"
Face down in the dirt
she said "This doesn't hurt"
She said "I finally had enough!"
(Screaming)
One day she will tell you that she had enough
it's coming round again
Do you feel like a man
when you push her around?
Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.
Do you feel like a man
when you push her around?
Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end
as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.
Face down in the dirt
she said "This doesn't hurt"
She said "I finally had enough!"
My heart stopped as I fainted. My head hitting the floor, everything faded into black.
Sean's POV Sean's POV Sean's POV
When Jay told her, I cringed. When I looked back she was lying in a crumpled heap on the floor, Mike started to pick her up. I helped Jay bring Alex to the car, and then ran in to wake Manny up. As soon as we piled into the two cars, we sped off to the emergency room. This was going to be a great night. The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife; Manny was silent with her head in my lap, I could feel her silently crying. The seconds turning into minutes as I kept trying to wake Alex up. I saw her cami ride up, looking at her stomach, I saw bruises. Apparently abuse to woman followed me everywhere, hurting the ladies close to me. Trying to push the anger back, and looking towards Jay.
"She has bruises on her stomach; I don't want to check anywhere else." My voice breaking through the silence, almost deafening in the car. He looked back at me in the rearview mirror, too many emotions running across his eyes for me to settle with naming one. I looked behind us, Alex's car steadily behind us. The hospital was coming into view; I slowly let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. Looking down at Manny and smiling down at her, I leaned down and kissed her forehead.
When we finally got in, the nurses stared at us, probably relating the problems to alcohol. We told the nurses the problem and what had happened. Jay had woken up and tried to wake up Alex and she just wouldn't wake up, nothing we did worked. When Emma and Mike came, we were getting ready to leave without them. The doctors soon put both Emma and Alex on carts, and took them away.
As we sat in the waiting room, I could feel that Jay was going to lose it if he didn't see one of his girls soon. I tried my best to comfort him, he just wasn't having it. He started pacing; it was starting to worry me. The minutes turned into hours, it was pretty crowded tonight. We heard them call Manny's name, she was legally Emma's sister now, so it made sense on some level. As she rushed towards the desk, they pointed her in the direction of Emma's room. Both her and Mike rushed towards the room, leaving me and Jay to wait for Alex. Time seemed to pass slowly; I guess I feel asleep a couple of times. I heard Jay's name called, we both jumped up and followed where the nurse pointed us. We jogged towards the room, walking in while hoping for the best. We saw Alex sitting up, smiling as Jay walked into the room.
"Where's Emma?" Her voice was slightly raspy from not being used for a few hours. IVs hooked up to her making it hard to believe she was comfortable.
"She passed out when she heard that you weren't waking up. She's in another room, I'm sure she's fine." Jay's voice was soft, only a voice used for Em and Lex. He pulled a chair over to the bed and sat down. "So, the doctors haven't told us anything. Have they told you anything?" The door opened, and we saw Emma walk in, with the help of Mike and Manny. Emma sat on the bed beside Alex and let Alex snuggle into her embrace. She rubbed Alex's back, and whispered words into her ear. But then pulled away, looking straight at her.
"Sweetie, why didn't you tell me?" Emma's voice was soft, I almost didn't hear it. I gave Jay a questioning look, but he just shrugged. His eyes only watching Alex and Emma, the two girls who ruled his heart. "I talked to the doctors, they told me." Her eyes intently watching Alex for an answer.
"I just didn't want anyone to worry about me, its nothing I couldn't handle. I just partied a little too hard today, just exhaustion. Everything is going to be fine Emma. I promise." She was trying not to cry, but everyone knew it wouldn't help. I felt arms coming around my waist, seeing it was Manny I returned the motion, running my hand up and down her back.
"Just tell me who." Emma's voice was cold as ice, it was strange to hear.
"Chad. He doesn't like lesbians or gays. I was his little punching bag. It got worse when I fought back. I did get a few licks in." She tried to calm Emma down; Jay just sat with his mouth open. Chad had always been buddy-buddy with Jay. Now he hurt his girl, I could tell that Jay would get revenge for Alex.
The doctor took that moment to pop in, taking in the scene around him and looking back down at his clipboard. "Miss Nuñez, it seems you had slight non-life threatening internal bleeding and suffered from exhaustion. You can go tonight, just be sure to rest." A smile appearing on his tired and worn face, his glasses coming to the tip of his nose. "If they are any problems, don't hesitate to come back." Walking over to her, telling her to take a breath and took the IV out of her arm. Then fixed everything so we could leave.
"Chad did this?" Jay's voice angry and tight. His anger partly for her not telling him and partly for seeing Alex in a hospital bed for something that could have been avoided somehow. "Manny, then Alex. Well, Emma seems you are next for the abuse train." His voice dark and filled with hate. "Alex, you are moving in. I don't care what you say." Ending the conversation with a voice that didn't leave room for anything else to be said.
A smile graced Alex's lips. "Same old Jay." As she stood up to get dressed, we turned away. Emma helped her get dressed, making it easier on her. As Emma let us know we could turn around again, Alex was leaning on Jay while Emma held her hand.
"Let's get back to the beach house, and get some sleep." Manny was holding my hand and my hand was tingling.
"I have to work tomorrow, so could I get a ride home?" Mike sounded unsure. I knew that he was trying not to interrupt, but seeing as he wasn't too rich, he didn't have a choice.
"Yeah, since it's on the way, Jay could take you home." Alex turned to Jay for an answer, and he just nodded. I could tell he was still angry, but he didn't want to make a big scene at the hospital.
When we finally piled into the cars, I went with Mike and Jay. Letting the girls have the car ride home to talk. I hoped Manny or Emma would try and convince Alex that it would best to move in with Grassi.
The ride to Mike's was oddly silent, the radio wasn't even on. I knew Jay was fighting himself about the whole situation at hand. I tried to think of something to say but nothing came to mind. After we dropped off Mike, we just drove back to the beach house. I could tell he needed to be calmed down but I also knew that only Emma or Alex could do that. It did make me mad that she didn't tell us, one question that bothered me was 'how long had this been going on?'
The minutes rolled by as the house came into view. We just got out and walked in, finding the girls snuggling asleep on the couch. The TV was on, but the light snores of the girls told us that they weren't paying attention. I picked up Manny and took her to the bedroom we were sharing. As I came back down, I noticed Jay picking up Alex to take her to bed and Emma was stretching out, starting to stand up. She looked over towards me and gave a tired smile, rubbing her eyes while yawning.
"I need to walk and get out of here. More than ever right now, would you come with me?" Her voice was soft, and sounded vulnerable. I knew whenever life got tough for her she would go the park where she lived and run all her emotions out. I gave her a nod; grabbing a jacket for both me and her while she told Jay where she was going. When she walked towards me, I handed her the jacket as she took a detour to the kitchen table. I laughed lightly as she grabbed some Mary Jane and dug around her purse for a bowl, we walked out the door without a care in the world. We were going down the stairs as we heard the door open and slam shut. Jay locked the door and intertwined his fingers with Emma's.
"Can't let you dorks have all the fun." A smile playing across his lips, I could tell he was trying to forget all the bad things that constantly surrounded him, using the things that were close to him. As Emma looped her arm with mine, she took the middle of our little trio. We walked to the pier; the party was still going on through the night. We sandwiched Emma sitting between us, leaving room but still really close. As soon as she got the bowl ready, we all shared it. As it started to take effect, Emma and Jay stood up to dance, I got three beers for us. Opening mine and settling down on the sand, letting the laughter and the sound of the ocean calm me down. I heard laughter coming closer to me and saw Em and Jay walking up towards me. I just passed them the beers I had gotten for them. Their laughter slowly ending as they cuddle together for warmth.
"I can't believe she didn't tell us." Emma's voice broke through the silence, though slightly muffled by Jay's arms. "She said it had been going on since for about six or seven months." Her voice breaking as she said it. I knew it was killing her to think of someone harming Lexi, hell; I was aching to kill someone! I knew Jay probably had it the worst. She checked the time on her phone; it was about four-thirty in the morning. "Fuck this Oprah moment. Let's get back." Emma stood up, walking a bit ahead.
Jay just sighed and took the last sip from his beer and stood up, offering me a hand. As I took it, I saw Emma slip her arms around Jay's waist. She was still in her pajamas, so she was lightly shivering. We walked up the beach, taking in the scene around us. The brightly burning fire, the couples around it, the ocean and the nighttime sky, it made everything better somehow. We walked into the lightless road, staying on the side. The cars passed slowly, watching us walk with our arms around Emma, probably gathering perverted thoughts in their heads. We finally made it to the house, planning on sleeping in and then taking care of business.
"Jay? You're going to get Chad, right? And Craig?" Emma's voice penetrated the darkness on the way to the stairs. Knowing that Emma wanted revenge for the girls closest to her, she would stop at nothing. "If you don't, I will."
We reached the door, and waited as Jay unlocked it. The girls apparently were still sleeping, nothing had been disturbed. We said our tired good-byes and headed off to our rooms. Jay and Emma walked to their bedroom silently. I slipped into the bedroom I was using, carelessly tossing my jacket and shirt off to the side and climbed into bed with Manny. She sleepily cuddled with me in her sleep, making me smile. I let sleep take over and put my arms around Manny's waist.
When I woke up, Manny had already gotten up, the sunshine pouring into the windows making it harder to fall back asleep. I just groaned, today we would have to go back. I didn't even bother with a shirt as I walked down to the kitchen. I heard someone cooking and fussing about the kitchen, but I couldn't tell who it was. When I finally came down, I saw Jay was cooking again this morning and everyone else was eating.
"Going to wear an apron next?" I couldn't stop the comment from coming out, letting a smile appear on my face to let him know I was playing around. "I mean, you can cook, but if you are going to wear a French-maid outfit…I'm sure that's right up Emma and Alex's alley." I was trying to lighten the mood; I could tell it was working when I felt pieces of toast hit me from in front and behind me. I just grabbed the plate Jay had probably made for himself, settling down at the table next to Manny. There wasn't any sounds, save for the chewing of food. Jay went to the couch, taking Emma with him, settling so she was straddling his waist. She just stuck out her tongue and took another bite of her toast, she laughed as he made a face at her. I couldn't help but laugh at their antics.
It was late in the afternoon, and I could tell no one really wanted to go back to Degrassi tomorrow. As we all piled onto the couch, Manny laying on me and Emma laid on Jay while Alex laid on her. We watched movies like 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz', we only had time for two movies. The clock on the wall said it was about seven, I knew we had to start heading back.
"Guys we gotta get ready to go." They nodded and stood up, stretching out their muscles. We all went in random directions, getting the things we would need. As the girls took to piling their new clothes in the cars, Jay and I took the food. Emma knew Alex would have to get some rest, so she and Manny rode to together, Em drove. I just rode with Jay, leaving the girls to gossip.
We got to the house in one piece, making runs to car and packing it in the kitchen and in our rooms. We didn't talk to anyone and just ignored them mostly, giving some bits of information though leaving out big pieces. Everyone went to shower up and chill out, just hanging around basement, smoking up more of Emma's stash, not that she minded, she was sucking face with Alex.
As everyone started to go to bed, we just said our good-nights and lay in our beds, letting sleep over take us. I sighed, knowing tomorrow at school would be great, and Manny's bruised face was hardly noticeable. But if Craig came near her, I would kill him.
Sorry for the long wait! Just had writer's block, and I know, Alex getting abused is horrible, but it's really important to the story!
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