Lost For Words, chapter 12
‘Did you have a good day today?’, Steph asked Tre to break the ice. Steph turned to look at him. Before she could answer there was a knock at the door.
‘I should go get that’, Steph said, getting up and walking over to answer it.
‘Hi, is BJ here?’, a girl asked. There were a few more girls behind her almost a pack. Steph looked at them closely, making sure she noticed everything about them.
‘Yeah he’s up in his room’, she told him, as they walked past her into the house.
‘Could we go see him?’, the leader of the pack asked. Steph eyed them down, but they were to smiley and happy. She shrugged her shoulders.
‘Yeah I guess. It’s the first room at the top of the stairs’; she told them as they made their way up. Billie met them halfway. They exchanged small talk and then, went into his room.
‘Who we’re they?’, Tre asked, as Steph came and sat down beside him, to watch the movie again.
‘The cheerleaders that follow him at school, ‘Steph let out, she paused for a moment, ‘I think he likes them, Steph finished.
‘Eww Blondes’, Tre let out giggling. Steph joined in and the two laughed at the thought of Billie going out with one of the cheerleaders from school.
‘Yeah but he’s been flirting back with them lately’, Steph sighed. Tre broke eye contact with her and looked down as if he had done something wrong.
‘I......um......I', he let out timidly. Steph looked over at him.
‘You what?’, Steph asked him firmly.
‘I told him too’, Tre let out, with a look of guilt.
‘Tre, why?’, Steph asked, not really knowing what else to say.
‘It was just a dare. I had to kiss Mike for god sakes’, Tre told her. Steph giggled uncontrollably.
‘You kissed my brother. That’s so gross’, she laughed.
‘Yeah he kinda tasted like candy’, Tre said, remembering the dare.
‘No he’s been doing to a while. Even when I’m not around him’, Steph told Tre, sitting back a little more casually, as the movie was about to start.
‘Well you see. I told him if he did it, I would give him anything he wanted’, Tre kept going. Steph was starting to feel a little more awkward now. She raised an eyebrow.
‘But the little shit choose you’, he finished hanging his head, in a sort of shame. Steph rubbed his back a little more to relax him, but it didn’t seem to help, he just moved away from her and was about to stand.
‘Tre don’t be like this, just stay don’t leave’, Steph said, cutting his actions off. He turned back and looked at her, mumbling some words under his breath.
‘It doesn’t matter if it’s only the two of us sitting here for a few minutes alone. The others are gonna come soon enough’, Steph explained, reaching out for his hand to sit him back down again.
‘No it’s not alright. I can’t be here with you alone. I still have feelings for..,’ he cut off again, ‘And you Billie’s girlfriend for god sakes,’ he finished, before he slumped back onto the couch. Lucky he did so to at that time, as Billie and the girls were coming down the stairs.
‘Hey Stephie Cakes, I’m gonna go get something from the car, and I’ll be back as quickly as I can so we can start watching the movie alright’, Billie said, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
‘Okay, but be quick’, Steph told him, smiling sweetly. The girls started to greasy her off. With that, Billie picked up his keys from the table and walked outside, with the group following him.
‘See, Billie’s fine. He doesn’t mind one bit that we’ve been here alone the whole time’, Steph told Tre as Mike came running down the stairs.
‘Are we ready to start watching or what?’, he asked enthusiastically, picking up a beer whilst taking a seat on the couch with the other two.
‘Now I guess’, Steph said, hitting the play button. The three of them, sat in total awe of the screen and what it was showing them.
-An Hour and a half into the Movie-
‘Billie should have been back by now’, Steph thought out aloud. No one answered her back as the two boys had started to slowly drift off to sleep. Thoughts started to worry her about what Tre had told her earlier. She started to evaluate in her mind, whether Billie really did have feelings for her anymore. The door slowly started to open.
‘Billie is that you?’, Steph called out. All that’s she could hear was a groaning noise, and she wasn’t sure if it was coming from the movie or the door.
‘Billie Joe are you there?’, She asked a little louder. By her voice you could tell she was scared. The moaning and groaning of pain continued. Steph got up, slowly and walked over the where the door was. She took each step with fear, not knowing what might happen. When she finally got enough courage to go to the door, she shrieked before a familiar figure collapsed into her.
‘Call the hospital’, Billie told her...
‘I should go get that’, Steph said, getting up and walking over to answer it.
‘Hi, is BJ here?’, a girl asked. There were a few more girls behind her almost a pack. Steph looked at them closely, making sure she noticed everything about them.
‘Yeah he’s up in his room’, she told him, as they walked past her into the house.
‘Could we go see him?’, the leader of the pack asked. Steph eyed them down, but they were to smiley and happy. She shrugged her shoulders.
‘Yeah I guess. It’s the first room at the top of the stairs’; she told them as they made their way up. Billie met them halfway. They exchanged small talk and then, went into his room.
‘Who we’re they?’, Tre asked, as Steph came and sat down beside him, to watch the movie again.
‘The cheerleaders that follow him at school, ‘Steph let out, she paused for a moment, ‘I think he likes them, Steph finished.
‘Eww Blondes’, Tre let out giggling. Steph joined in and the two laughed at the thought of Billie going out with one of the cheerleaders from school.
‘Yeah but he’s been flirting back with them lately’, Steph sighed. Tre broke eye contact with her and looked down as if he had done something wrong.
‘I......um......I', he let out timidly. Steph looked over at him.
‘You what?’, Steph asked him firmly.
‘I told him too’, Tre let out, with a look of guilt.
‘Tre, why?’, Steph asked, not really knowing what else to say.
‘It was just a dare. I had to kiss Mike for god sakes’, Tre told her. Steph giggled uncontrollably.
‘You kissed my brother. That’s so gross’, she laughed.
‘Yeah he kinda tasted like candy’, Tre said, remembering the dare.
‘No he’s been doing to a while. Even when I’m not around him’, Steph told Tre, sitting back a little more casually, as the movie was about to start.
‘Well you see. I told him if he did it, I would give him anything he wanted’, Tre kept going. Steph was starting to feel a little more awkward now. She raised an eyebrow.
‘But the little shit choose you’, he finished hanging his head, in a sort of shame. Steph rubbed his back a little more to relax him, but it didn’t seem to help, he just moved away from her and was about to stand.
‘Tre don’t be like this, just stay don’t leave’, Steph said, cutting his actions off. He turned back and looked at her, mumbling some words under his breath.
‘It doesn’t matter if it’s only the two of us sitting here for a few minutes alone. The others are gonna come soon enough’, Steph explained, reaching out for his hand to sit him back down again.
‘No it’s not alright. I can’t be here with you alone. I still have feelings for..,’ he cut off again, ‘And you Billie’s girlfriend for god sakes,’ he finished, before he slumped back onto the couch. Lucky he did so to at that time, as Billie and the girls were coming down the stairs.
‘Hey Stephie Cakes, I’m gonna go get something from the car, and I’ll be back as quickly as I can so we can start watching the movie alright’, Billie said, giving her a kiss on the cheek.
‘Okay, but be quick’, Steph told him, smiling sweetly. The girls started to greasy her off. With that, Billie picked up his keys from the table and walked outside, with the group following him.
‘See, Billie’s fine. He doesn’t mind one bit that we’ve been here alone the whole time’, Steph told Tre as Mike came running down the stairs.
‘Are we ready to start watching or what?’, he asked enthusiastically, picking up a beer whilst taking a seat on the couch with the other two.
‘Now I guess’, Steph said, hitting the play button. The three of them, sat in total awe of the screen and what it was showing them.
-An Hour and a half into the Movie-
‘Billie should have been back by now’, Steph thought out aloud. No one answered her back as the two boys had started to slowly drift off to sleep. Thoughts started to worry her about what Tre had told her earlier. She started to evaluate in her mind, whether Billie really did have feelings for her anymore. The door slowly started to open.
‘Billie is that you?’, Steph called out. All that’s she could hear was a groaning noise, and she wasn’t sure if it was coming from the movie or the door.
‘Billie Joe are you there?’, She asked a little louder. By her voice you could tell she was scared. The moaning and groaning of pain continued. Steph got up, slowly and walked over the where the door was. She took each step with fear, not knowing what might happen. When she finally got enough courage to go to the door, she shrieked before a familiar figure collapsed into her.
‘Call the hospital’, Billie told her...
