Chapter 5
Amy was walking out of the hospitable. Reeling from Stes exaggerations that Brendan's dad beat him up. "Amy" a voice behind her spoke, she gasped. It was just Michaela. "Hi Chela" Amy smiled. Michaela walked over to her. "So Brendan eh, I'm not surprised though, he is a gangster like 50 cent" Michaela didn't know anything. "Yeah" Amy couldn't say anything. "Eh, you want to come back to my house, watch a DVD with pizza" Michaela smiled. "Oh, I don't know" Amy was cut of by Michaela. "We can watch Sister act" she said, knowing that was Amy's favourite film. "Go on then" Amy giggled, putting her arm under Michele's. She was fun to be around. She texted Mike. Need a break, can you plz look after kids for tonite, going Chels x. Mike.Mike got out his phone, reading the text message from Amy. He nodded. Yeah sure flower x, he texted, pressing send. "Zoe, we got the kids tonight, Amy needs a break, and Ste cant look after them, he's with that boy of his" "He's hardly a boy Mike" Zoe said, sitting next to him, putting her eyes to the TV. "Fine then, a little shit" Mike snarled. "Why do you have to be like that? Mike, Ste loves a man, build a bridge and get the hell over it, well you're at it, don't turn into a troll under the bridge" Zoe tutted. Mike scoffed. "Why are we even together?" he asked her, with fresh tears in his eyes. "Mike, because we love each other" Zoe said. "You went out with my daughter Sarah" he let more tears roll down, sobbing. Zoe wiped tears from her face, sitting up. "I know, its not" Zoe sobbed. "I think we should call it a day" Mike nodded. Zoe nodded back. She kissed him on the cheek. "Goodbye Mike" she got up, going into her room, to pack clothes. Zoe Carpenter was going to go back to Kris Fishers, Elliot Beaver, Kathy Barnes and Dave Colburn. Mike was in the doorway, it was goodbye. "Kathy will make a real meal deal out of this" Mike said, still sobbing. "I don't care, Kris is there so" Zoe said, putting more clothes in her suitcase. "Yeah Kris flipping Fisher, sorry, look I'm going to miss you, but we were never going anywhere, I will move back to Hollyoaks, with Amy and flipping Ste Hay and his new boyfriend probably, happy days" Mike scoffed, he hated Brendan already. "Cheryl's his sister, so you be okay Mike" Zoe smiled. "Yeah" Mike signed. Mike went over, hugging her, holding her tight. He loved her like a dear friend. "Bye Zoe" Mike said. "Bye Mike" she smiled, taking her suitcase. "Tell the kid's auntie Zoe loves them" Zoe wiped another tear. "Yeah I will" Mike grunted.
The Next Day
Leanne walked out into the open, feeling guilty. She looked at chez chez. Expecting Brendan to walk out, with his cheeky grin. Riley on the other side, from the tree expecting the exact same thing. Dennis at Price Slice, looking over, thinking the same thing. Texas, by the tree, thinking the same exact same thing. Frankie, in the shop, was looking. Walking out. "You okay love?" she asks, Dennis, looking at the others, she never seen anything this strange since Kate Bush's song wuething heights, from when she was in her 20s. "Yes" Dennis said with that funny grin. "Just waiting for the club to open" Dennis added. Frankie made a face, looking at the others. "Well you got a long wait, Brendan is ill love" Frankie heard it of Ruby, who heard it of Esther, who heard it of Nancy. It was spreading. Like every secret in Hollyoaks. Frankie signed, going back into the shop. Texas kept going through last night, in her head. The blood, the scream for help and the cries. Looking in the club. Seeing Walker walk out. "Excuse me" Texas said, walking towards him. Walker looked at her, she was the beautiful woman who he ever talked to. Leanne rushed over, then Riley, then Dennis ran over. "What?" Walked asked, looking funny at them. "Is Brendan okay?" Leanne asked. "Why the interest" he asked, he was the most wired person Texas has ever talked to. "Just being friendly" Texas replied, getting chills. "After Douglass?" he asked, testing their patience. "We just wanna know" Dennis crossed his arms, trying to be a gangster. "We want to know like shim shady" Dennis was so embanssing to be around for Leanne. "Look, were just being concerned" Riley added quickly, trying to get him to take them serious, after Dennis and his stenotype act. "You want to know like shim Shady do you?" he asked, looking at Dennis. "Well I dont know who that is" Walked, started to walk away, feeling like shit, how dare they mock him like this. "No, sorry" Dennis grabbed his arms. "Sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel bad, please, we just want to know what happened" Dennis needed to kiss ass, to get what he wanted. "Go away" Walker groaned, he was getting annoyed now. "FINE! HE IS FINE!" Walker finally gave in. "How fine?" Leanne asked him. "He is paralized, how do you think he is" Walker scoffed, walking of. Leanne let tears roll down her face. "Paralized? No, he cant be, you cant get paralized from getting battered can you?" Riley asks. "You obviously can" Texas wiped away tears. It wasn't because Brendan got hurt, it was because she was partly to blame, for his beatings. If she said stop, then the attacker would of ran away and Brendan wouldn't be so badly bruised. He would just have a few scratches. "That Walker guy gives me the creeps" Leanne commented. "Leanne! Riley what did you tell Mitz, you know cause you almost blown it last night" Dennis asked, he knew he made Mitizeee supsious. "Oh, I just told her Tex knew, cause you were last to see Ste last night, and I was thinking about my mum and India, I,m sorry Tex" he felt guilty for using his dead mother, as an excuse for his mistake. "You said I knew, and mentioned my sister and you dead mother" Texas was disgusted. "I know, but if I didn't, people would know, I might get Bobby taken of me and Mitizeee would of ended it, Tex, Please I couldn't, I couldn't" he was crying uncontrollably now. "Ste knows! Riley do you really think Ste isn't going to mention we left his boyfriend to die, he is gonna tell!" Dennis never been so angry and scared. "We didn't leave him to die, there were a packed restaurant, meters away" Texas fell to the floor in floods of tears. Dennis kneeling beside her, hugging her. Leanne wasn't very happy, she felt sad, that Dennis was this close to Texas,she had feelings for him. So she faked crying, Dennis then rushed of his feet, comforting her, Riley comforting Texas.
Back at the hospitable, tensions were boiling over. Lindsey and Cheryl, still not knowing who attacked Brendan. They were outside the waiting room, talking about it. "Warren is in prison Cheryl, it couldn't of been him" Lindsey was trying to figure it out. "You think he cant escape, he got contracts Lindsey, he wants revenge!" Cheryl punched the seat next to her. "It wasn't Warren, it must of been a random attacker Chez, or someone who Brendan got on the wrong side of, and Jesus, you know how many people have a grudge against him, it be hopeless" Lindsey was very angry, angry of not knowing the truth. Ste was talking to Brendan in the room. "Brendan, we need to tell somebody" he let tears roll down his cheek. "No, leave them out of it and leave him out of it" Brendan knew about Texas, Riley, Leanne and Dennis, Ste told him straight away. He was scared of his dad, now he was even more scared, he was powerless now. He couldn't protect Steven, if he came back. No it was a risk ,he was not taking. In dropping him in, that means a court case and let out on bail. And Cheryl realizing her dad a monster, to must to lose. "No, I dont want Cheryl to know, Steven, come here" he was trying to sweet talk him. "Come gives a kiss, I,m in need" Brendan winked. "No! We need to tell someone" Ste groaned. "No, Steven if you do, then I cant protect you, they let him out on bail and it will wreck Cheryl's world, please Steven, come here" Brendan ordered. Ste did as he was asked to and walked over to him. "Kiss, Kiss" Brendan smiled, Ste placed his lips on Brendan's. "Go on, get some sleep" Brendan smiled. Ste nodded, giving him one last kiss. Ste walked out, a bit more happy. He scoffed. Brendan still satisfies him, even when he is not doing much. His kisses are amazing, even when hes paralized. "Ste, are you okay?" Lindsey asked him. "Yeah, sorry for ignoring you last night, but I was in shock" Ste put his head down, like a naughty boy in detention. "Its fine, I told Cheryl that anyway, but its her brother, so you and Brendan, you are with him cause you want it, not just because you feel you have to" Lindsey pouted. "No, I want him, I do" Ste felt stupid now. "Okay, maybe you should go chick, just to go to asleep" Lindsey then leaned in, for a kiss. She didn't what she was doing. Ste leaned back. "What the hell Lindsey!" he shouted, shocked to the core of her advantage. Lindsey tried again. "No! Lindsey, tell me what is your problem?" Ste asked. "What! aren't I good enough, John always said that you were fragile" Lindsey laughed a little. Grinning deviously. "John?" Ste asked, confused. Lindsey is a nice girl, why would she do this. "Brendan's da" she replied. "I dont have a clue, I dont know him!" Ste was so furious. "No, Lindsey, your a nice girl, why would you get involved with that pig, has he forced you?" Ste asked her, not believing his eyes. Lindsey was sweet, her personality couldn't of changed over night. Its impossible. Lindsey wasnt the sweet girl she acted like. Lindsey fooled them all. John knew where they were, because Lindsey told him.
24 hours earlier
"So where are you going?" Lindsey asked him, wanting to know every detail. "The Fish and steak place" Brendan replied, with him mouthful. "What time you going anyway?" she asked him. "Leave him alone Linds!" Cheryl groaned. "About 7" Brendan replied. "Great" Lindsey sat, slightly clockwise. She got out her phone, texting John. Brendan and Ste, hes blonde, there going to the fish and steak place, Hollyoaks, about 7, but go at 7:10, cause Scott you the Italian bloke, hes gonna get them out, you know B is very unconformable at homophobes, xx Love you. John. John read the text, yes she was getting a good time tonight. He was disgusting. She was 26, but it didn't bother him. Lindsey was in a bad position,when he took advantage, it when Silas was mocking her and tormenting her. He made her feel safe, when Brendan went to jail. He met her down the alleyway all the time. He was aware,she was kissing Riley and what not, which is why she ended it, he would hit her if she didn't. He was still shocked Doug didn't make a pass at her, jealous that Doug was helping her,the little queer he thought. Sure thing babe, you going to have fun tonight, i can promise you, BTW tell Ste to go home in the moring xx.
Present day
"You bitch!" Ste said. just as Cheryl walked in. "Get out" Cheryl said, looking over. "Cheryl, I was just saying" Ste was cut of by Cheryl. "Get out!" she shouted, rushing over, hitting. It was going exactly how Lindsey and John planned.