Forever

chapter 24

"Dad!? What the fuck!??" Julia stared below her in disbelief. She hadn't seen her father in months and then he suddenly showed up, unannounced to her WINDOW? She was barely able to comprehend the situation, much less formulate a sentence, so all that came out was "why?"

"Cmon! Didn't you miss your old man!" Not one bit she thought to yourself

"Go home, Dad" she sighed

"I've come to take you home!" He yelled from below. Julia had almost closed the window by that point but froze at his words. She wanted nothing to do with that abusive asshole of a father, and what left her mouth didn't stray far from her thoughts

"You know what! Fuck you okay! I want nothing. Nothing. To do with you. Go home you drunk!" she had eased up from what she really wanted to say, but still felt a tang of guilt as she continued to close the window

"Juli-" His sentence was cut short as she heard some sort of smack and a thud

"Fuck! I forgot how much that hurt!"

Julia hurriedly opened the window to peak her head out

"Lyle!? What is it with you people and coming to my window!?"

"First of all the fact that me and that dude had the same idea is a bit offending. Second of all I don't like the idea of some perv creeping outside your window"

Julia's heart made a slight flutter at his comment. Maybe he did still care? But then she remembered the situation before her.

"Lyle you fucking idiot! That's my dad!"

"Really?"

"Yes!!"

"Hmm" he raised his eyebrows before delivering a firm kick to Julia's fathers unconscious form

"Jesus Christ! What are you doing?!"

"He deserves it and you know it" Lyle yelled up at her

Julia glanced over at Erik's silhouette, clearly still asleep. Thankfully.

"Can you be any louder?"

"Oo why? Is there someone in your room? A boy?" He gave her a cocky smirk, that quickly left his face as he connected the dots "wait is it your boyfriend, my brother?" he sneered

Julia returned the cocky smirk

"I don't know Lyle. Maybe. But were not even dating. Now what do you want?"

"Noted. And I want to talk" He called up to her

She scoffed, and made sure he heard it

"Oh don't be like that. To be fair I did just knock out this dickhead for you"

"That's still my fucking dad!" she whisper yelled down to him

He shrugged his shoulders "Ehhh tomato, tomato"

"Goodbye Lyle" She said in a sing songy voice and giving him a small wave

"Juls- Juls wait. Come on. We really need to talk. Please." Did she hear his voice break a bit when he said 'please' or was she imagining it?

"I don't think we do Lyle. What done is done" She could hear Lyle take a deep breath before continuing

"Please Juls? I need to explain it to you. Just let me do that. I won't be long I swear but please" Now Julia knew she hadn't imagined Lyles voice breaking. She felt a tinge of guilt in her heart. She owed him nothing... but she felt she was owed and explanation.

"Fine. I'll meet you at the front"

"Wait!" he practically screamed up at her "Just jump! I'll catch you.".