BEEEEEEEEP!!
Jude was quickly dragged back to reality. She stopped abruptly at the loud noise that had filled her eardrums, only to realise it was a car. A very angry car. The headlights shone in her eyes annoyingly but threateningly, as she could see nothing much else. The horn was loud enough to wake every sleeper in a five-mile radius of the street and man behind the wheel looked ready to scream at her even louder. Jude snapped out of her current thoughtful state and moved back towards the curb she had just stepped off. The car drove on shouting something rather distasteful back at her. Jeez she thought, both at the fact that she had nearly become road kill and at the rather over dramatic reaction of said angry man. She looked briefly up the street then attempted to cross again, guitar and rucksack slung over her shoulders.
Many people who walk the streets at nearly four in the morning probably don't know where they are going. Jude did however. She had walked this path many times in the months after have fathers departure. She stopped and looked up at the building she had arrived at and smiled. A reaction not a normal person would have based on the state of the building. It was an old run down factory with many broken and boarded windows and a large amount of pretty pointless and boring graffiti. Couldn't someone paint some thing thoughtful or pretty at least Jude thought to her self. (Add name here) woz ere 07' is so last year.
She headed around the side of the building. The main doors were bolted and pretty hard to break into. Jude would know. So the small dog flap sized hole round the side was a much more successful option though it did involve crawling and minding your head. Once through Jude stood up and wiped her jeans down. She walked carefully across the big empty room in to a much smaller, less scary in the dark on my own, one.
She found the box she had left in the far corner covered under a big dustsheet and opened it. Please know rats she thought automatically though she had never seen one in the building. Luck was on her side as no rodents leapt out at her. She laughed slightly to her self and reached in the box pulling out a few candles and a box of matches. She carefully placed the lit candles in the corners of the room. They cast eerie yet familiar shadows on the floor and ceiling. Next she pulled out a large blanket and notebook. She made herself comfortable on the cold floor, The blanket didn't do much to stop that. She started to lose her self in the words in her head writing down phrases only to scribble them out seconds later. It wasn't that she couldn't think of any thing to write, it was quite the opposite, she had so much to write but couldn't string her feelings together. She was glad to be home but missed the endless peace of mind that came with being wild and carefree on tour.
After a few hours Jude was yawning endlessly as see tried to sing the words on the page. She placed the guitar to her side and lay back on the blanket. She hadn't really slept since she got back, to much occupied her head now and even before that sleep hadn't come willingly. She shut her eyes as exhaustion came over her. But as soon as she did everything she didn't want to think about shot to the front of her mind. Her dad, her mom arguing about her again, Darrius, Tommy, the music, school starting in like a week and Jamie. What was she gonna do about Jamie? Sure things weren't normal when she left, in fact they were pretty awkward but it wasn't like this. He didn't hate me…. Did he?
'Damn it' Jude sat up quickly and groaned to herself. She'd only been back two days couldn't some one give her a break. She looked at her phone randomly only to see the time swear loudly and jump up gathering her things and throwing them carelessly in to the box. It was eight thirty already, she hadn't really been paying attention to the time as she wrote. Now she sprinted to the hole in the wall and pulled her cell back out her pocket. 2. Okay she thought, kinda sad Tommy is first in my speed dial. The phone rang three times before a tired sounding Tommy answered.
'Hey girl, I'm shocked you even up, don't worry I'm on my way now.
'Hey yeah sorry I'm not at home.' Jude cut in quickly still jogging down the street. ' Can you pick me up just outta town on Razor Street?'
'Where?' Tommy asked confused and rather curious to know where she had been all night.
'Err…near the old church on the edge of town.' Jude answered thinking how best to describe where she would wait. She needed to get there first and even jogging would still be a few minutes. She didn't know why she didn't ask to be picked up from where she had been. Didn't know why she had never told Tommy or anybody about the place. She loved going there it was her only real escape from everything and as Tommy was often something it wouldn't be if he knew.
'Jude you there…?' Tommy asked, as Jude hadn't answered him being to deep in thought.
'Yeah sorry what did you say?' she replied.
' I said I'm here where are you?' Tommy's voice sounded on the other end of the line.
Shit Jude thought, how fast does he drive. She sprinted to the last corner and rounded it to run in to a flustered Tommy. The force of her impact at the speed she was running sent her flying backwards hitting her head hard on the concrete below.
Tommy felt all air leave his chest as a mass of red hair charged in to him. He heard a loud thud of bone on concrete. He gasped quickly trying to regain himself.
'Ouch' Jude groaned from the floor. She opened her eyes slowly the world spinning above her and a sharp pain shooting through her head.
'Jude are you ok?' Tommy asked panicked as he knelt beside the girl sprawled on the pavement.
'Arrg, that didn't knock sense in to me that just hurt.' Jude answered giggling slightly. She felt rather giddy but sick at the same time.
'I know they say I have an effect on women that makes them throw them selves at me…but Jude seriously I don't think they meant it that literally.' Tommy joked, pulling Jude to sitting next to him.
'Very funny Quincy'. She tried to throw him a sarcastic look but the sudden movement made her wince with pain.
'Come on, up ya get.' Tommy practically lifted Jude of the floor and held her close to him as she stumbled. He place is arm under hers and all but carried her to the car. She mumbled incoherently as she sat in the passenger seat. Tommy went back to grab her bags and guitar, which appeared unscathed thanks to its chunky leather case. He placed her stuff in the trunk of the viper and walked round to the driver's side. Jude was leaning her head back on the seat eyes shut tight against the pain. She looked a rather amusing shade of green that Tommy would have commented on if he weren't so worried that she might pass out any second. 'Hey girl' he said as he sat down. 'You don't look so good.'
Tommy was expecting a witty comeback but Jude just murmured and tried to open her eyes. Tommy started the engine then turn and pulled the seat belt across Jude. He turned back to the wheel and heading in the direction of the local hospital rather than the studio.
Jude woke up in a bright, white room. She wasn't quite sure where she was, or how she got here for that matter. She tired to sit up in which I flash of pain reminded her. She looked down at her right hand to see someone else linked closely with hers. She glanced up at the sleeping figure slumped over the side of the bed. He started to move as she did.
'Your awake' he smile and quickly removed his hand from hers.
'As are you Quincy' Jude laughed lightly. 'Care to explain what I'm doing here.' she gestured with the hand he had just released as if to take the attention away from the fact he had just let go.
'You don't remember?' Tommy frowned at her.
'Vaguely' Jude answered simply. 'You, me, crash, ouch. That's about it!'
'Short version yeah. Followed by you passing out and me carrying you here.' He continued at Jude's look of surprise. 'Nothing broken and pretty sure most of your brains still there. Not to sure though as I never was to begin with, ouch' his last part the result of Jude hitting him pretty hard on the shoulder. ' That's what I get for rescuing you?' Tommy feigned being hurt and Jude laughed at his puppy dog eyes.
'Mr Quincy how ever will I repay you?' Jude mocked.
'I can think of a few ways.' Tommy shot back with a sleazy smile. Earning him another whack from Jude. 'And I repeat ouch!' Jude was laughing pretty loud as the nurse came in.
'Awake I see'. The nurse observed from the door causing Tommy and Jude to stop laughing. 'Well Miss Harrison I just need to get the doctor to give you a once over and sign these and your free to go.' She smiled. 'Oh and don't forget to pick this up from you local pharmacy'. She added handing Jude a green slip of paper that Jude guessed was a prescription of some sort. Jude smiled back as she left the room again.
'I don't know back two days and already in a hospital, you're a piece of work Harrison.' Tommy smiled at her, his sharp blue eyes dazzling in the bright light from the window.
It was almost eleven when Jude and Tommy pulled up in front of her house. The doctor had taken hours to get to them only to tell Jude she should take better care of herself. Claiming that her exhaustion and dehydration where more to blame for her passing out than the collision with the pavement. Jude beg to differ every time she accidentally knocked the large lump on the back of her head. Luckily for Jude, Tommy hadn't called her parents before she woken and she wouldn't let him after she had. That was the last thing she needed her mom fussing and her dad then arguing that she didn't need to. Now though she had some explaining to do. She almost thirty missed calls from her mom alone.
'Arrg…supposed I will go get this over with.' Jude grimaced as she opened the car door. Tommy would have done this for her had she given him the chance. Instead he leaned over and crossed his fingers for good luck. Jude smiled and waved as he pulled away. 'Here we go!' Jude muttered to herself as she headed for the front door.
'Jude Elizabeth Harrison, where the hell have you been?' Victoria shot up off the couch, phone clutch between her fingers, the moment Jude stepped through the door.