The Help

Chapter Fifteen

I looked down at the rock that had blood covered all over it. "Fuck" I muttered as I stood up and looked at Ed and Lorraine who just walked into the clearing. "Fuck!" I yelled as I wiped my face.

"What?" Ed asked, maybe worried but obviously annoyed with me. Lorraine quickly grabbed his hand for support as she looked around, I stepped forward as well.. I felt a ping of worry for her.

Ed looked up at me for an answer.

"Mary fucking Miller killed her.. affair-e.. I don't even thing that's a word but still" I started, rubbing my eyes triedly. Lorraine give me a shocked or maybe surprised look. "That's a hard accusation" Ed stated, taking a step forward. Then turned to his wife for an answer but she only gave him the same face before she herself looked surprised.

"Lorraine–" She interrupted her husband and looked at me. "Get the rock. Use your jacket to pick it up. We can't have your finger prints on that" Lorraine stated making me nod and quickly take my jacket off and walk back over to the rock and pick it up.

"Lorraine, care to explain"

God they must not realize I'm a physic or some bippity-boppity-boo person myself, or just don't trust me. Both hurt.

Didn't I give him an explanation? Didn't I give them both the explanation?

"Mary did kill.. and–" "You two realize I just explained this" I snapped making the attention turn to me. "Valerie" Lorraine started, I shook my head.

"Can we just get the fuck out of here? Before we get jumped by a possum" I stated half joking, hoping to calm the oncoming tension. Not amused they turned and began walking. "Tough crowd" I muttered to myself as I walked after them, and out of the spooky woods. Spooky? No. Crazy as hell, creepy as hell woods would do it. What kind of rich freaks had woods in their backyard?

I shook my head, not the right time or place to shame people for what I don't have.

"So what do we do now?" I asked walking closer to Ed and Lorraine who whispered quietly to themselves. Maybe they didn't hear me or maybe even forgot I was there. "Ed, Lorraine–" "Valerie, Please. We need to think about this for a moment" Ed stated making me sigh and jog up to them, finally catching up to them.

"I know this isn't the time. But obviously you two don't trust me, so take the murder rock because this is you two, and Drew's little group. Which I understand but for gods sake don't bring me if you won't acknowledge me when shit gets serious" I stated, getting to emotional over this. Over being ignored by them.

I held the rock out to either one of the couple, knowing I was insisting they take it if they don't trust me here. I don't wanna hold a murder rock anyways.. with my favorite jacket might I add.

They looked at each other, speaking through their eyes with love. A language I couldn't understand.

Ed sighed and took his arm off of Lorraine and slowly took the rock, managing not to touch it himself. "Okay.. I'll take the rock if you make sure Lorraine doesn't fall–" "I'll take the rock back.. not good at the helping people" I stated taking it back from them.

Lorraine cracked a smile, "The whole point of our job.. and you don't know how to do it?" Lorraine asked me making me shrug. "Never been good at it.. you can ask Drew" I shrugged, making sure I held the murder rock carefully.

"You seem pretty good at that. Especially with John" Ed stated as we began to walk towards the house. "I have two little siblings" I stated carefully.

"Twins right?" Lorraine asked, I nodded with a small smile. "Yeah.. Jamie and James. Little nightmares. Last time I saw them at least" I stated. That left us in silence.

"Last time you saw them?"

I stopped quickly.. I let something slip.. something viable and something that could be used against me.

"It's nothing.. nothing important at least" I stated and looked back at them.. now they almost looked sympathetic.

"Val, if you ever need to talk about something.. things you don't want Drew to know.. we're always here" Lorraine insisted making me shrug. "My past is nothing important to me.. doesn't define me" I stated before I looked down.

"Now let's get inside before Drew gets rock murdered" I joked, attempting to ease the tension. "That would be nice. I certainly like Drew, no replacing him" Ed joked as well making me nod. "Agreed".

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I looked at Lorraine who shared the same look as me. The house felt... heavy.. almost as heavy when the demon..?.. screamed.. the headache..

"Mary, where's Drew?" I asked as I rounded the corner, not even trying to hide my jacket. "I asked him to help David with a window upstairs" Mary stated blandly.

I felt a hand rest on my shoulder, I didn't care to look back.. My eyes rested on Mary.

Mary herself sounded all to calm, she sounded almost dead. She was looking down at a book, not caring to meet our gaze.

Ed walked in-front of me, I tried to peer over his shoulder but he was to tall. I looked back at Lorraine who had a worried look directed at her husband. "Mary, why don't we sit and talk?" Ed insisted.

I looked confused, what was there to talk about?
"She knows".

I shook my head, this wasn't bound to end well.. I stepped a little to the left, checking her hands to see if there was anything I could see.. yet I saw nothing of importance.. other than the book. Those hurt and can cause concussions.

"I know you must see me as a monster and I think of myself as much" Mary started making my skin crawl. "Mary, we don't think your a monster–" "Speak for yourself" I stated making Ed turn to me, "Valerie shut up" Lorraine muttered.

"That's what I like about you Valerie, you're truthful"  Mary stated standing up, Lorraine quickly put me behind her. Hell maybe they did care.

"Maybe it was your mother that gave you that.. or your father that taught you it was right.. that's what my husband did with David. He taught him that you need to be truthful in a world full of liars" Mary stated in a humorous voice.

I attempted to walk out from behind the couple but Lorraine attempted to grab my arm but I tugged it away.

"That's what my mother always said" I stated as I walked towards a table, trying to find another throwable.. the table itself wouldn't work.

"Your mother, was she a good woman?"

I snorted as I slowly grabbed something on the table, glancing at the couple who looked nervous. I tapped the book that laid on the table, Ed slowly nodded. "My mother was a selfish and insufferable woman" I stated as I grabbed the book slowly.

"No Mother is selfish and insufferable–" Mary was cut off by me quickly gripping the book and swinging, she stepped back making me look surprised. "I don't think it worked!" I yelled obviously panicked.

A/N

Sorry this chapter is weird I got a new phone and everything is so different!! I apologize and tried to make it as.. not Wattpad-y as it came be lol