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Next eventful 24 hours - chapter 11

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Me, Emily and katie finished lunch. As were clearing up, because Emily insisted we should, I hear the doorbell go. I leave the kitchen and walked to the front door, drying my hands on a tea towel. I open the door and I'm greeted by none other than Effy Stonem. Smrik plastered on her face as mysterious sea Blue eyes scan the expression on my face. I stepped out shutting the door behind me. She turns slightly so were face to face.

"Hey." She says so casually, so dismissivly, I feel my blood boil.

I lift my right hand slapping her hard across the face. Effy's head whips to the side but she doesn't seem surprized. She raises her hand to her cheek turning her head back to face me.

"I guess I deserved that after what I did." she says. "I never thought I'd see the day you defended Katie though"

"You think that was for what you did to Katie. Fuck me Eff, how wrong are you? Where's your all seeing abilites gone?" I begin my anger not dissipating one bit. "That was for fucking off, without telling me or anybody where you were going. Bloody hell Effy you do get yourself into some shit situations. If it wasn't for the factor that I know Katie is more than capable of handling herself, I'd tear you from limb to limb for what you did to her. That slap was for leaving me worried sick, one fucking text was all I got." My voice raises throughout my rant but I try hard to keep it down fully aware Emily and katie are inside.

"So you are defending Katie?" Effy asks eyebrows raised. "And by the way I never knew you cared so much." she adds teasingly on the end.

"I have to, she's Emily's sister. And don't be pissing smart with me."

"Finally realised your in love with her huh?" Effy asks looking bored.

"Yup, told her so last night." I answer honestly.

"About fucking time to. Only took you the whole year to realise. Making you feel good now?" Effy asks, a teasing expression on her face.

"I knew Effy. From the moment I meet her. I knew. I was scared though. There's a distinctive difference between the two. And yeah, yeah it is." I reply, calmer now.

"I know there is. I'm proud of you though, you know for doing something about it. Not letting fear rule. Something I've never been good at." Effy says.

For once her mask is down she's being completely honest with me, actually opening up. She sits down leaning her back against the wall of my house. I sit down next to her. Effy pulls a packet of cigereetes and a lighter from fuck know's where and hands me one. She lights her own and hands me the lighter. We sit in complete silence for a few minutes.

"Why are you back Eff?" I break the silence.

"Freddie." Effy states simply like it's the answer to all.

I open my mouth to answer but the front door opens and out steps my girlfriend.

"Babe are you coming back in it's..." Emily trails off as soon as her eyes land of Effy. "What the fuck is she doing here?" Emily spits at me.

"Em." I warn. "Remember what i said this morning?"

Emily nods but her eyes give her away. Fuck she's angry.

"Emily, go inside. We'll be in soon okay?" I ask, looking at her with pleading eyes.

"Yeah, okay." And she dissapears back through the door slamming it behind her.

"Everyone really hates me." Effy states "Maybe this wasn't a good idea at all." She muses.

"You said you were back because of Freddie?" I question. She nods.

"Like you I decided fear of rejection and fucking up couldn't rule my life forever. I've already fucked up with Cook and Freddie. I can't make things any worse, so I might as well face it all instead of running away." Effy explains.

"Good!" I comment throwing my fag away. Effy copies my action standing up.

"Right let's do this starting with Katie fucking Fitch." Effy tells me heading towards the door.

"How'd you know?" I ask standing up and following her.

"Yours and Emily's silent exchange wasn't very silent." Effy answers smirking at me, before pushing the door and walking in.

Effy enters through the kitchen door, her expression blank. Katie looks her up and down before her eyes fill up with rage. She charges at Effy with speed, punching her square in the face before she grabs her hair and smashes her head on the wall behind her with a scream.

"YOU FUCKING BITCH! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, YOU WHORE! YOU FUCKED UP EVERYTHING EVERYTHING!" Katie shouts in Effy's face before pulling her down and kneeing her in the ribs.

Effy just takes it, her expression still blank as Katie screams in her face and lands violent blow after blow. I see Emily take a step forward ready to intervene, but I look up meeting her eyes, shaking my head no. She steps back leaning back against the counter.

Katie needs to do this, and I know this is what Effy expected. What she wanted. Katie to get a little bit of justice for her actions. I flinch as I hear bone crack as Katie stands on tip toes to headbutt Effy straight across the bridge of the nose. I stand and watch my girlfriends sister beating the shit out of my best friend helplessly. Secrectly I'm cheering for Effy to defend herself, but I'd never admit that to Emily or Katie.

I'm not justifling what Effy did, but Katie did try to strangle her. To my relief Effy finally raises her hands grabbing hold of Katie's arms. They sturggle for a minute as Katie tries to shake her off, still screaming obsentitys at Effy.

"I'm sorry Katie. I'm so fucking sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry." Effy whispers over and over.

The struggle goes on for another minute before Katie collaspes into Effy's arms sobbing. She grips Effy's t-shirt so hard I think it's going to rip. Effy catches her, holding her up and pulling Katie to her.

"It's alright, I've got you. I'm sorry." Effy whispers, pulling Katie over to a chair as they both collapse down onto it.

I'm surprized to say the least. The last thing I expected was Katie to collapse down into the arms of a girl that nearly killed her. But by the look on Effy's face she expected this to. Guess her all seeing abilities haven't fucked off after all. Emily walks over to me wrapping herself up in my arms and buryng her head in my neck. It's clear she hates seeing Katie like this. I kiss the side of her head repeatidly, wrapping my arms tighter around her. Effy sends me a genuine smile over the top of Katie's head. A smile that says it's about time she saw me and Emily like this. I send a small one back.

After a few minutes, Katie's sobs subside and she pulls away from Effy furiously wiping her eyes clearly embarrased.

"I hate you." Katie tells her. Effy nods unfazed. "But I'll drop the charges." she adds.

"Thank you Katie." Effy replies gratefully.

"Don't thank me, Thank Campbell over there."

"Me?" I question confused.

"She is your best friend is she not?" Katie asks. I nod still dumbfonded. "Well me sending my sister's, girlfriends, bestfriend to prison won't exactly help you two's fucking releationship will it?" She questions.

"I guess not." I say.

Emily pulls away from me, and walks over to Effy slapping her round the back of the head.

"I would punch you, but seeing as katie headbutted you I don't think that would be fair." Emily told her before pulling up a seat across from Effy. "Where's the handprint from? Katie never slapped you?" Emily questions inspecting Effy's cuts and bruises.

"Me." I answer for Effy. "I slapped her. MUM!" I shout.

My mum comes strolling into the kitchen pretending like she wouldn't have heard anything. She pretends to ignore Effy's battered apperance and katie's disheavled one.

"Yes love?" she asks me.

"Where's the disinfectant?"

"Upstairs bathroom sweetie." She answers before disappearing.

I walk over to the freezer, grabbing a bag of ice.

"Eff. Come on." I demand, walking out of the kitchen and just expecting her to follow me.

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I Flip the toliet lid down as I enter the bathroom.

"Sit." I tell Effy who's lingering in the door. "And take off your t-shirt."

"Naomi, your girlfriends downstairs, I hardly think that's approriate." She quips.

"Just do it. I need to look at your ribs." I answer fishing around in the bathroom cabniet for disinfectant.

Effy pulls her t-shirt off and sits down on the lid of the toilet. I walk out of the bathroom, grabbing some towels from the cupboard on the landing, before re-entering the bathroom. Grabbing the bag of ice, I wrap some in a towel before handing it to Effy.

"Hold that on your ribs." I instruct and Effy complies without protesting.

I run some luke warm water in the sink, tipping in some disinfectant. Dipping the towel into the water, i turn to Effy.

"Tip your head up." again she complies.

I grab her chin wiping the blood from her lip, I hear her hiss as the disinfectant gets into her split lip. I continue repeating the process over and over cleaning the various cuts across her face from Katie's blows. Man that girl can throw a mean right hook. Effy's got a split lip, a bloody nose, a cut across her right cheekbone and a gash across her left eyebrow.

"Effy, you need to go to hospital. I think the cut on your eyebrow needs stitches. Not to mention all your other injuries, that's without me looking at your ribs. You need to see a doctor." i tell her breaking the slience.

"No fucking way." Effy says. "I hate hospitals, and i deserved everything i got off of her." she replies.

"I'm not saying you didn't. Doesn't change the fact you need to see a doctor though. Eff why'd you let her beat the shit out of you? i know you could have defended yourself sooner if you wanted to." I ask.

"'Cause she needed to do it. There just cuts and bruises, they'll heal. This way katie feels she got even. I can live the pain if it means she gets on ounce of her dignity back. Me and Freddie humilated her, they least i can do is give her back a piece of her reputation." Effy answers with a shrug of her shoulders.

"Right, get in the shower, get clean. I'll find you some clothes, and then were going down the hospital." I tell her in a tone of voice that leaves no room for arguments.

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"Where's Katie?" I question Emily as a re-enter my kitchen.

"Gone home. Dad phoned." Emily answers. "How's Effy?" She asks.

"Like you actually care." It comes out harsher than I wanted it to.

"Don't be a bitch Naomi, it isn't my fault Katie decided to beat seven bells out of her. Anyway she deserved it." Emily answered me with a sharp edge to her voice. "If I didn't care I wouldn't have asked."

"I know I'm sorry. She needs to go to hospital." I reply, tone apoligetic.

"So we'll take her." Emily tells me simply.

"Your sure?" I ask, double checking.

"Course I am. Naom's?"

"Hmmmm?"

"I love you." Emily says, the twingle in her eyes gone.

I guess me snapping at her has made her insecure again. Can't say I blame her really. It's going to take her a while to convince her I'm not about to fuck off.

"Come here." I reply, spreading my arms wide.

Emily happily walks over to me throwing herself at me. I stumble backwards from the force, chuckling. Emily pushes her lips to mine and I smile into the kiss. She pulls back, resting her forehead on mine.

"I love you too. I'm sorry for snapping. Today's just getting weirder and weirder." I reassure her.

"If you play nice, I'll give you a massage later to relieve the stress" Emily promised with a cheeky grin.

"You Miss. Fitch, have got yourself a deal." I reply winking at her. "Right I've got to find Effy some clothes. Back in five." I told her planting a chaste kiss on her lips and leaving the room.

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