Perish {H.S}

chapter 2.

Banging.

Everything is banging.

My head is banging.

My face is thobbing.

My front door is being banged on.

My front door is being banged on? What time is it? Why am I still laying on the floor?

"MJ, open the door." Sarah? I rub my tired eyes and see I am still laying by the door of the lounge against the wall. There, a few feet above me sits a gregs fist size hole in the wall. My right eye aches as I rub the sleep away.

"MJ!"

"Im coming!" I shout back as I manover to stand up. "Ahh." I hiss at the blunt pain that jags in my side as i turn to sit on my knees. My side hurts so bad.

Sarah bangs on the door again and I do my best to close my mouth to insure no whimpers of pain fly out as I stand up. I stumble to the front door and open up.

"Sorry I didn't get a ride home with you last night, but you disappeared and i- what the fuck did he do!" She shouts at the end of her sentence once she looks down too see my face.

Well this is gonna be fun.

"I fell." I shrug and try to play it off. "Into his fist?" She questions and I shake my head. "I had a couple of drinks last night before I went home, I was clumsy and fell into the coffee table." I even fake alittle chuckle so she'd believe me.

"Youe lying." She shakes her head and pushes through the door.

The hole in the wall, shit. She's going too see it.

"Come into the kitchen, I'll make you a drink." I tell her and she nods questionably. "So where is he?" She asks hesitantly and I shrug. "I havent seen him since he left the club last night." I lie but she looks like she's starting to believe me.

"So where did you disappear to then?" She questions. What's with all the questions? My head is throbbing. "Lex said she seen you with Harry."

Harry.

Harry that threatened too kill me.

Harry that dangled me off a roof.

"Yeh, we jusy got chatting." I casually shrug.

"Chatting?" She asks with a raised brow. "About what? Harry doesn't just chat." Oh and don't I know it! "Oh just things. He mostly talked about Greg and I just sat and listened." Its not entirely a lie I guess.

"Ok, well I came to ask if you had seen mitch last night. I went to the bathroom and when I came back he was gone." She looks concerned. I wonder if mitch knows what harrys plans were last night with me.

"No, I didnt see him." She nods acceptably and grabs a glass from my cupboard filling it up with juice.

The door bell rings and it makes me jump. Sarah goes to walk to the door but I stop her. "No, you stay ill go." I tell her as I rase past her to get to the door. I can hear her footsteps fallow behind me as I do this. "Just wait in the kitchen." I tell her and she huffs before she walks back towards the kitchen.

Please don't be Greg.

What if its Harry?

I don't quite know what one is worse.

I open the door hesitantly and Peak through the gap too see a 4ft Delores standing with her cane. "Oh, Mrs baxter what are you doing here?" I breathe a breath of relief at her presence. "I hope you don't mind me asking, but is everything alright dear? See I heard alot of screaming and shouting last night and- " She gasps and slamps her hand over her mouth. "MJ, your face." Her facial features soften as she takes in my apperance. I haven't even seen my face yet. "Oh this." I fake laugh. "I had one two many and fell into my coffee table." I play it off but she doesn't look like she's convinced. "I heard your boyfriend shouting last night Dear, did he hurt you?." She asks and I shake my head.

"Nope. He was arguing with a friend on the phone last night before he left. Thats what the shouting was." She gives me a questionable look before nodding.

"Your sure it was just a fall?" I nod my head and give her a smile. "Im sure, thankyou for checking up on me Mrs baxter." She nods her head and moves in for a hug. "Call me Delores sweetheart, I've told you this before." She lightly scolds and I just laugh while I get lost in her warm embrace. There's nothing better than getting a hug from a grandmother like figure.

"Right, thankyou Delores, you take care."  Tell her as she pulls away from me and fixes her hair. "You come to my door If you Need anything sweetheart." She tells me sternly and I nod my head.

I would never but I just go along with her anyway.

With that we bid goodbye again before she walks back to her door and I shut mine.

Well that was close.

I walk back into the kitchen too see it as empty. I hear footsteps pace up and down from the room next door.

The lounge.

I walk towards the noice to see Sarah standing infront of the front wall with the large hole. "You fell into the coffee table.?" She asks while her face turns a shade of angry crimson red.

I bite my lip and avoid eye contact with her.