𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬

Chapter Three.

      

      EDDIE LOOKS at Allison with curiosity as the girl got under the covers, with Eddie lying directly on top of them. "Nothing, just that... you haven't changed. Even after arguments or little bickering fights we had, you still came over and acted like this was your home too." She looked over at him and he just stared at her.

"You've changed." Eddie murmured quietly and suddenly reached up. "Where did my favourite blondie go?" He played with the ends of her hair and she glanced down, realizing that the last time he'd seen her, she still had blonde hair, similar to her mom's before she dyed it dark brown. "Not completely. Just my hair." She sounds like she's reassuring him.

He suddenly moves to lay onto his side, facing her. "You're okay, right?" He asked suddenly and she just looks at him, her brows crease together. "Yeah... why?" She asked and he just looks away. "Just making sure." He whispers before he rested his head. But even then, when he closed his eyes, he couldn't stop seeing Chrissy. He refuses to sleep, all while Allison fell asleep and he just watched over her.

By morning time, he went over and sat at her window, smoking a cigarette he then tosses before standing up straight. "Ed?" Allison sat up, rubbing her eyes gently and he immediately looks over, sort of taken back.

"Morning, Al." He quietly moved to sit on the end of her bed and she crawls over to sit next to him. "Do... you perhaps think there's somewhere else we could go? My dad's gonna freak out if he finds out you spent the night. And we also need to talk more about what happened. And specifically where and if you called the cops." She said, looking over at him.

"Yeah, about that..."

Allison now stood in the livingroom, in front of the tv which was turned on by her dad earlier that Saturday morning, watching the news. "Wh--what are they talking about?" She asked her dad immediately and Carl just sips his coffee. "It's just terrible, honey. A body was found... Michelle came home last night, right?" He said, looking up at Allison.

"Yes. She did." She headed off suddenly and Carl Godfrey just watched his twenty year old daughter head to her bedroom before turning back to the tv, flipping the channel. Allison, still, to make sure, checked if Michelle was home and sure enough, she was laying super comfortably with one foot off the bed and her arms sprawled around her so she sighed.

Allison enters her bedroom, shutting the door behind her. "So..." She cleared her throat, rubbing her eyes as she walked over to where Eddie is sitting on the chair at her desk. "What?" He looks concerned and she sighs. "We should go somewhere else to hide you." She suggested, hoping he'll agree with it.

"Why? What? Why?" Eddie instantly stood up and Allison sighs. "They kind of think... you did it." She explains, looking away and he just softly plops back down onto the desk chair, looking away. "But it--it was inhumane, I'd never hurt anyone." He said and she kneels down, grabbing his hand. "I know. I know that." She says, trying to reassure him and he looks at her. "You believe me? Y--You don't think I did it?" He asked, sounding like he cared what she thinks which was surprising to Allison.

"No. I don't think that you did... why else would I let you still stay here?" She asked and then she stood up. "Okay. I'm gonna get dressed then we'll go. I'll hide you in the backseat of my dad's truck and we can find a place, where I can pretend I'm taking care of it for someone and--" "Reefer Rick's... I can stay there." He said and sounded a little disappointed he had to leave Allison's place as he glanced away.

"Okay. I'll be right back." Allison grabbed clothes and quickly left the bedroom. She heads into the bathroom where she changed from her pyjamas and into a pair of black jeans, with a Metallica shirt and pulled on her plaid shirt next before heading back into her room.

"Al?" Eddie quickly stood up and Allison quickly shuts the door. "Yeah, Ed?" She looks over at him and he sighs. "Can you grab me some food before we go?" He asked and she quickly nods. "Of course... can you sneak out the same way? I'll meet you out front." She says and he immediately nods his head.

Allison grabbed some food and shoved them into her bag before grabbing her dad's keys quietly. She then looks at the man sitting by the tv, his headphones of his record player, swaying side to side with his eyes closed.

She sighed and exited out the door, shutting the door gently behind her. She quickly got into the car and started it up, glancing to the side of the house where Eddie rushed over, opening the door and hopping into the back. "Here." She tossed the bag and it hit his face. "Ow! Ow!" He exclaimed and she rolls her eyes.

"You're so dramatic."

She droved all the way to the other side of Lovers Lake, where Reefer Rick's home came into view and she sighs, glancing around. "No one's around... Should I park on the side or in front?" She asked the boy. "The side." He whispers, stuffing a bunch of Cheerios into his mouth. "By the way, I only like Honeycomb, you know that." He whispered.

She glanced back, "it's been two years since we last talked, Ed, I don't remember everything." She said before turning off the vehicle. "Come on." She says and then got out. He leads the way, trying for the door, "I--I don't have a key and I don't want to break the window." He whispers and Allison sighs. "Yeah, that'd be stupid." She says and he suddenly grabs her hand, "come on." He brings her with him.

At the boat shack, he is relieved to see that the door was unlocked so she follows him in, shutting the door quickly behind him. "Okay, so... you're gonna live here." She looked around and he sighs. "I have no choice, Al. You don't want me to stay with you." He says and she grabs his arm. "It's not that I don't want you to. I'm just trying to straighten everything out and understand." She explains.

"I didn't do it!" He suddenly said as he turned to her and she sighs. "I know... I know you didn't." She says and he backs away, turning around to walk around the shack. "I have to go back home, but I'll be back later tonight, okay?" She asked and he grabs her arm right away. "Can you bring me Honeycombs?" He asked and she sighs, rolling her eyes. "Yeah, of course." She whispers and he grabs her again.

"You promise you'll come back?"

She looks at him, kind of taken back and immediately nodded. "Yeah, of course, Ed. I just wanna go grab a couple of things then I'll be back, I'm just gonna take my dad's car home. Alright?" She asked and he nods right away, but his hand is still on her arm.

"Okay, Ed, just stay here and be careful."

authors note
alleddie? eddison? OMGGG eddison!!
i'm trying to pick a shipname for them or at least come up with one.