A Twist You Didn't Expect, chapter 1
Angie turned over. Her bed was so fucking lumpy these days. She saw her sister come in the room. Rose screamed and pointed at Angie's bed. Angie jumped up and slowly turned around. There was a boy, asleep, on Angie's bed.
"What the hell!" Angie screamed as she pulled on her dressing gown.
"Fucking hell Ang. What have you been up to?"
"Nothing! I swear! Look I don't know how he got here.....hang on. did you put him here? Yeah it was you wasn't it. After one of your 'night's out' you thought you'd bring some sleaze back home. And you wouldn't want mum to see would you? So you put him in MY bed!"
"Hey fuck off that is not true! I don't know where he came from either!!"
As they were arguing, the boy opened his eyes. He reached for Angie's leg and stroked it. Angie jumped.
"SEE! I knew he came home with you Angie. You can't lie to me. Look he's all fucking over you!"
It was true. The boy had got out of Angie's bed and started caressing her. Angie suddenly realised how good looking he was. His black her just slightly covering his right eye. His eyeliner smudged down his cheek. She looked down at him. He was wearing jeans and nothing else. She suddenly realised she was staring. Rose exploded.
"SHIT ANGIE WAIT TILL I TELL MUM ABOUT THIS YOU ARE SO FUCKIGN DEAD YOU WHORE! HOW COULD YOU! YOR'E SICK YOU KNOW THAT?"
"But Rose I swear...."
"FUCK YOU!" Rose ran out of the room. Angie could tell she was jealous. Rose had brought boys home before, but the next morning they were history. they ran out of our house as soon as possible. they didn't call her or anything. But this was the first time Angie had bought someone back and he'd actually stayed. The thing was, Angie hadn't bought him back. The boy started to play with her hair. She turned away.
"Who are you?" She said so softly. He stopped touching her, picked up his shoes and walked out. "NO! wait! I just want to know..." He opened the bedroom window as far as it could go and jumped.
***
Rose was giving her evils across the dinner table. Sat in front of Angie was a bowl of mushy cornflakes. She had lost her appetite after the whole scenario this morning. And she was waiting for Rose to spill the beans on her. Mum walked in with the paper and sat down on the couch. Angie saw Rose's eyes move away from her's and they lay on mum.
"You'll never guess what happened this morning mum..." Angie kicked her under the table.
"What darling?"
"Oh...never mind." A look of relief seeped across Angie's face.
"Actually mum..." Angie suddenly sat up and mouthed 'NO' at her sister.
"Yes darling?"
"Oh. Don't worry." Angie knew she was teasing her. She got up and took her bowl to the kitchen.
"Mum I need to say that..." Angie grabbed the front door key and ran out of the house.
She had been running for ages. She turned down an alley to catch her breath. She started to cough and as she stopped someone carried on coughing. It was coming from behind a dustbin. Angie dismissed it. It was probably a bum or something. Then it got worse and this person was practically coughing their lungs out. Angie slowly walked up to the dustbin. Suddenly this man jumped out and grabbed her. She punched him in the face and backed away slowly. The tramp held his nose, blood was spilling all over the ground.
"Fucking hell....where did you learn to punch like that?" Angie stood still and silently. She stared at the man.
"It's ok hun. I'm not gonna kill ya!"
"You were....why the hell did you grab me like that?" The man laughed.
"Jeez woman I thought you were somebody else. Is that a crime?" He fell forward into her arms. Blood was soaking through her best jacket but she didn't care. she needed to help this man.
Angie put her arm around him and helped him along. The got out of the alley and turned left.
"I'm going to take you to the hospital, all right?"
"Nah that ain't all right sugar. They hate me, those hospital fuckers. They always kick me out when I get a lil wasted, nah watta mean?"
"Yeah I know what you mean. But we need to get you some help...have you got any family?
"Nah. My dad died when I was 10. And ma? Dunno where she is."
"Anyone else? uncles aunties...grandma's?" He turned away.
"Nah."
"Well...what's your name? Come on, you've gotta know that..."
"Ma name is Billie Joe."
"Right...well...we need.....to take you...somewhere....safe." She dumped him on the doorstep of a shop. She looked up. It was 'Cool's Ice Cream, the best ice cream in California.'
"Ah. This'll do you good." She got up and opened the door.
"What the hell!" Angie screamed as she pulled on her dressing gown.
"Fucking hell Ang. What have you been up to?"
"Nothing! I swear! Look I don't know how he got here.....hang on. did you put him here? Yeah it was you wasn't it. After one of your 'night's out' you thought you'd bring some sleaze back home. And you wouldn't want mum to see would you? So you put him in MY bed!"
"Hey fuck off that is not true! I don't know where he came from either!!"
As they were arguing, the boy opened his eyes. He reached for Angie's leg and stroked it. Angie jumped.
"SEE! I knew he came home with you Angie. You can't lie to me. Look he's all fucking over you!"
It was true. The boy had got out of Angie's bed and started caressing her. Angie suddenly realised how good looking he was. His black her just slightly covering his right eye. His eyeliner smudged down his cheek. She looked down at him. He was wearing jeans and nothing else. She suddenly realised she was staring. Rose exploded.
"SHIT ANGIE WAIT TILL I TELL MUM ABOUT THIS YOU ARE SO FUCKIGN DEAD YOU WHORE! HOW COULD YOU! YOR'E SICK YOU KNOW THAT?"
"But Rose I swear...."
"FUCK YOU!" Rose ran out of the room. Angie could tell she was jealous. Rose had brought boys home before, but the next morning they were history. they ran out of our house as soon as possible. they didn't call her or anything. But this was the first time Angie had bought someone back and he'd actually stayed. The thing was, Angie hadn't bought him back. The boy started to play with her hair. She turned away.
"Who are you?" She said so softly. He stopped touching her, picked up his shoes and walked out. "NO! wait! I just want to know..." He opened the bedroom window as far as it could go and jumped.
***
Rose was giving her evils across the dinner table. Sat in front of Angie was a bowl of mushy cornflakes. She had lost her appetite after the whole scenario this morning. And she was waiting for Rose to spill the beans on her. Mum walked in with the paper and sat down on the couch. Angie saw Rose's eyes move away from her's and they lay on mum.
"You'll never guess what happened this morning mum..." Angie kicked her under the table.
"What darling?"
"Oh...never mind." A look of relief seeped across Angie's face.
"Actually mum..." Angie suddenly sat up and mouthed 'NO' at her sister.
"Yes darling?"
"Oh. Don't worry." Angie knew she was teasing her. She got up and took her bowl to the kitchen.
"Mum I need to say that..." Angie grabbed the front door key and ran out of the house.
She had been running for ages. She turned down an alley to catch her breath. She started to cough and as she stopped someone carried on coughing. It was coming from behind a dustbin. Angie dismissed it. It was probably a bum or something. Then it got worse and this person was practically coughing their lungs out. Angie slowly walked up to the dustbin. Suddenly this man jumped out and grabbed her. She punched him in the face and backed away slowly. The tramp held his nose, blood was spilling all over the ground.
"Fucking hell....where did you learn to punch like that?" Angie stood still and silently. She stared at the man.
"It's ok hun. I'm not gonna kill ya!"
"You were....why the hell did you grab me like that?" The man laughed.
"Jeez woman I thought you were somebody else. Is that a crime?" He fell forward into her arms. Blood was soaking through her best jacket but she didn't care. she needed to help this man.
Angie put her arm around him and helped him along. The got out of the alley and turned left.
"I'm going to take you to the hospital, all right?"
"Nah that ain't all right sugar. They hate me, those hospital fuckers. They always kick me out when I get a lil wasted, nah watta mean?"
"Yeah I know what you mean. But we need to get you some help...have you got any family?
"Nah. My dad died when I was 10. And ma? Dunno where she is."
"Anyone else? uncles aunties...grandma's?" He turned away.
"Nah."
"Well...what's your name? Come on, you've gotta know that..."
"Ma name is Billie Joe."
"Right...well...we need.....to take you...somewhere....safe." She dumped him on the doorstep of a shop. She looked up. It was 'Cool's Ice Cream, the best ice cream in California.'
"Ah. This'll do you good." She got up and opened the door.
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