Curfew? Of course once everything seems like it's going good a curfew is set I can't believe this. I leaned against a beam that held the canopy above us, observing all that's going on around me. I take another drag from my lucky strips cigarette. The past weeks have been hell the strong man Dell showed up with his sad excuse of a wife/husband, I don't know, and he just ruined everything beat Jimmy up by the dinner orders us all around like he's boss. Wish someone would just take care of him but sadly he still around even though he doesn't even always show up for the show.
"Sarah, Sarah" I call out to her.
She continues to walk pass going to her trailer. I narrow my eyes to her confused to why she would ignore me.
She entered her trailer looking in a rush. I huff and run up to her trailer waiting for whatever drama she has going on. I opened the door fast seeing her in the bathroom looking in the mirror.
"Sarah" I sigh.
Walking to her I put my hand on her shoulder.
"Go away Bonnie" she begged.
"What, why?" I asked.
My heart quickened she is worrying me deeply.
"Sarah what's wrong?"
She just sighed and turned around showing her split lip and blackened and purple left eye.
I'LL KILL THAT SON OF A BITCH DANNY! IF HE THINKS HE CAN TOUCH MY SISTER THE MOTHER-
My thoughts were interrupted by Sarah she grabbed me and begged.
"Bonnie its okay I'm fine" she sobbed.
"No, NO!" I yell to her. "How can you be so stupid, Sarah? This isn't okay!" I tell her.
"Bonnie I know but what are we gonna do about it?" She asked sarcastically.
"Just don't worry about it big sis I'll take care of it" I reassure her. "Just go to someone else tonight I'll take care of it" I finished.
"Don't do anything stupid" she continued to beg.
"I won't I just want to talk and after I say what I have to say I'll leave"
"I don't want you getting hurt"
"I won't go alone... I'll take Jimmy"
She nodded.
I lied I won't bring anyone else in this it's our family drama not Jimmy or anyone else. I know I told Sarah I would but it's not his obligation no one's but mine. After a while I left to find Danny. I should have known he would do this, everyone Sarah dates does this. She deserves better so much better then these low life's she always brings home.
"Have you seen Danny?" I ask Eve.
"No sorry hun" she tells me.
"Okay thanks" I say.
I was about to walk away when Jimmy chimes in.
"Yeah, he just got back from town. He was looking for your sister"
"Of course" I add.
I walk off back to Sarah trailer seeing the door cracked open. I didn't bother to knock just walked right in seeing Danny kicking the bed.
"Danny can I talk to you?" I ask keeping my anger under control.
"Not now I'm looking for Sarah" he roars.
He picks a wrapped box off the bed and starts to walk over to me trying to pass me to exit.
"Got her a gift?"
"Yeah thought I would do something nice"
"Wonder why" I say sarcastically.
"What does that mean?" Anger rose up in him his empty hand balled in a fist.
"It means you need to leave Sarah alone I saw what ya did to her and it's never gonna happen again"
"I think that's up to Sarah" he roars only inches away from my face.
I didn't back down though this isn't the first time a man has tried to scare me, defiantly not the first time it was one of Sarah boyfriends.
"It was till you put your hands on her now it's up to me and I say you two are over!"
"Shut up you little bitch you think I'm gonna let you tell me what to do!?" he laughed.
With no warning he pushed me through the door causing me to crash down to the ground as he stood over me smirking. I yelped as I fell to the ground quickly I reign myself knowing I can't let this guy near my sister again.
"Stupid Bitch" Danny says over me.
"Hey!" A man shouts over here. "Get your hands off of her!" I soon knew it was Jimmy.
Danny backed off. I shook my head trying to catch my breath, I blinked rapidly trying to unfussy my vision but it didn't work. I leaned more up and as I did I saw Jimmy come running up and clocked Danny right in the face sending him to the ground only a few feet away from me after a few more hits Jimmy turned to me.
"Are you okay?" he asks diving down next to me helping me sit up a bit.
"Yeah" I answer groggy.
I continued to feel light headed. The back of my head felt like it was pulsating, hot and burning. I send my hand to the back of my head to investigate the source of the pain. Hot liquid is what I found I bring my hand back into my blur view to see hot red blood covering my hands.
"Crap" I moan.
"Shit Bonnie hold on"
Jimmy scooped me up in his arms one hand under my knees the other supporting my neck and head, I help on to his neck as I continued to blink back nausea. Where he took me was a blur as I heard concern voices fallow us till I felt rough sheets under me and Jimmy voice pleading something I'm not sure what.
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It was four days later I woke up two days ago to learn when Danny shoved me out the door and over the railing of his trailer I fell on a sharp rock that hit the back of my head. From blood lose I fell unconscious Ethel told me for a moment there they thought I was gone my breathe was so shallow it wasn't heard. It wasn't till Sarah came to me crying why I understood why Jimmy looked so different, Sarah went on about how Danny was dead, beaten bloody and then I understood what I saw different in Jimmy he had a fresh kill written on his face. I feel terrible to have left that to him to take care of, Sarah is my sister and I am my own responsibility I should have taken care of Danny. However, I can't help but feel an unbelievable amount of happiness to know Jimmy would kill another for me, is that wrong? I could tell it wasn't the first time he's done someone in but I don't think I should be asking him about that, anyways no one wanted me to know about it so with respected I won't talk about it to anyone. Ethel had been taking care of me making sure I was alright even though I protest I can't deny her mothering ways. Today though I left her trailer to my own I finally feel like I have enough blood in me to move around normally. I pull on my red poodle skirt that had no poodle on it, and then tucked in my striped white and black skin tight sweater, the sleeves elbow length, the trimming flux fur, I drape a red carangid around my shoulders, and tie a red short scarf around my neck fallowed by white lacy socks and white and black oxford shoes. After my makeup of cat eyes and red lips I walk out finally ready to face the world. It didn't take me long to find who I was looking for, Jimmy. I found him in his trailer.
"Jimmy?" I call as I knocked softly on the trailer door.
I heard Jimmy inside and something fall and a grunt from him.
"Coming!" he called out.
After another moment he opened the door out of breathe. I laugh and brush his curls back in to place. He blushed.
"Can I come in?" I ask.
"…Yeah!" it took his a second to answer he seemed lost in thought. "Sorry it's a bit of a mess"
"That's okay" I smile to him.
The place smelled like teenage boy trying to be covered up by cologne.
"H-how are you?" he asks rubbing the back of his neck.
"I'm good finally feel good" I laugh.
"Yeah you gave us a scare there" he laughed shyly.
"Sorry"
He just looked down to the floor.
"Thank you" I say softly.
He gaze rose to look at me in the eyes he sighed and continued to rub the back of his neck.
"Don't worry about it"
It was quiet for a second neither one of us knew what to say to each other.
"Jimmy-" I started. "…Do you wanna go out maybe? Grab a bite to eat?" I asked.
His face lit up.
"Yeah!" he answered fast.
I smiled to him and he returned the smile with his boyish grin. After he grabbed his leather jacket, gloves and hat we were off to a little dinner inside of town. At first I was awkward to be so close to Jimmy but after awhile of riding it was comfortable. As we pulled up the place was lit up with teens flowing in and out of it seeing it is Saturday afternoon and since the curfew afternoons have been louder. A waitress sat us at a two-seater booth she left after setting down the menus. The place hopped with the latest hits from the jukebox. With small talk of the food and music we ordered, cherry cokes and cheeseburgers with fries. When the food arrived Jimmy shuffled trying to hide he was upset also trying to hide his hands. He hides them every time someone walked past us or the waitress came to check up on us.
"Jimmy you don't have to hide" I tell him.
"Easy for you to say" he laughed.
Again he hides his hands as a woman walked past our table.
"Jimmy" I sigh.
I think to myself a way to make him feel alright.
"Give me your hand" I command.
He looks around before compiling. I took his hand holding it with mine on the table smiling to him.
"It doesn't matter what they think" I tell him. I squeeze his hand reassuring him. "Your beautiful don't let them take that away from you"
He looked away.
"I'm not" he said pulling his hand away.
"Fine" I huff. "If you don't believe you're handsome that you're opinion but I haven't seen a more attractive man and I like your hands, I think it adds… understanding, compassion to your soul"
"You're crazy" he laughs
"I don't care as long as I'm happy" I bounce.
He just laughs again. Again the small talk started and after awhile our conversation lasted longer leading to talk about more than small maters of life, I started to tell him of my upbringing, who taught me my act a little about my father leading to the conversion that Jimmy doesn't know who his father is then we talked about our mothers I talked a little about my sister then to where we want our life's to go. I liked Jimmy want of normal family life it sounded perfect, kids, a dog, perfect house and a wife waiting for him at home lovingly. About an hour before curfew the place closed leaving me and Jimmy riding of his bike not wanting to go back to the freak show, I could tell he was enjoying himself deeply finally feeling normal I guess. After a little of riding we stopped by a pound. I walked to the water sitting facing it and Jimmy joined me.
"I'm having a really nice time, Jimmy" I tell him.
"Me too" he tells me.
"You've done a lot for me, Jimmy when you didn't have to" I start. "I just want to let you know I see what you've done for me, it means a lot, and you mean a lot" I confess.
"Bonnie, I wanna do something… close your eyes" he asks.
My heart stopped I wanted this so bad, I wanted Jimmy. Before I could listen and do what he asked a bright light flashes our way.
"Hey its past curfew" I police calls to us.
I stood fast as did Jimmy.
"We've still got five minutes" Jimmy informs the officer anger.
"You kids need to get going" the officer commands.
"Yes, officer we're going right now. I'm so sorry we lost track of time thanking you for looking out for our safety" I slyly charm the man with my defenseless act.
He nodded and led us back to the road where Jimmy's bike was. We hopped on with three minutes to spare. It was a long ride back to the freak show we were on the other side of town completely about more than half way Jimmy's bike started to slow till it stopped.
"Shit, out of gas" he tells me.
That's the oldest trick in the book I think. I trust Jimmy yeah but he still a man and the 'out of gas' line wasn't gonna work on me.
"Jimmy really?" I ask.
"What?" he asks confused. "We can go through here to stay off the road" he explains talking about the woods.
"Jimmy" I roll my eyes.
"What?" again with confusion.
"Out of gas?" I laugh. "Not the first time I heard that"
"Really?" he huffed. "I'm not trying to make out with you. Really out of gas" he laughed with no amusement.
Before I could say anything else we saw car lights and ran into the tree lines hiding. We waited for awhile until I finally spoke.
"There hasn't been a car for ten minutes now. The shows not too far away let's just walk"
"When your right your right" he shrugged.
The cold night air nipped at me it seems my red cardigan wasn't thick enough to keep me warm. I shivered crossing my arms for warmth.
"Here" Jimmy quickly took off his jacket.
"No its fine keep it… its cold" I didn't finish before he draped it around me. "Thank you" I smile pulling my arms in.
"HELP ME, HELP ME PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!" screamed a girl from behind us.
We ducked into the tree line again behind a bush and watch as a… a clown? A clown took the young dirty female, tackling her to the ground knocking her out. I covered my mouth so I wouldn't make a sound I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I almost thought her to be dead for a moment but prayed to god she wasn't. The bloody clown picked the girl up pulling her over his shoulder going back to the other side of the woods.
"Dear God" I mutter.
Fast Jimmy leapt from the bushes we hide behind.
"Where are you going?!" I ask
"To see if I can help her" he explains simply. "Stay here"
He walked off and I looked around me, darkness took over my vision I didn't want to be alone more then I didn't want to fallow that clown man. At least with Jimmy I felt somewhat safe.
"Wait up!" I whispered and called out to Jimmy.
I ran across the road catching up with Jimmy fallowing him deep in the wood as we fallowed the clown. I swear I think the clown gonna hear my heart and turn around and kill us. I held onto Jimmy arm making sure I kept right behind him. Soon we found ourselves in a twisted place that had balloons hanging above and a rundown school bus ahead.
"This is the killer" Jimmy confirms to what I thought as well. "This is where he's keeping the missing kids"
"We've got to get the police" I tell him.
He agreed. I felt relieved that we were going to leave this hell as I went to turn everything stopped blackness took over me after I felt a sharp pain on the back of my head.
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