Double the Trouble, Double the Love

secrets - chapter 8

"Oh? You seem down what's wrong?" I felt a little worried. It was silent after I had spoke.
I heard a sniffle .

"Stu, are you crying?" I tried my best to look at his face but he refused to show me it. "What's wrong?"

"I've done bad things. Things I didn't want to do." His voice was shaky and he seemed scared.
"What do you mean"things you didn't want to do?"" I used my free hand to rub his arm.

"Y/N, I'm not a good person. Please believe me when I say I didn't want to do it." He gripped some of the blanket.
"I believe you but...what did you do?" I was skeptical on whether I should've asked that or not.
"I hurt people." My eyes widened and I was shocked.
"Can I ask what you did?" My voice was a bit quiet.
"Just not nice things." His voice was low and rough from the crying.

"It'll be okay." I continued to rub his arm and we both ended up falling asleep in that position.

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When I woke up, Stu was gone. I was able to walk around the hospital with a cane or with some sort of support so that's what I did.
I tied a blanket around my waist so my butt wouldn't show and I grabbed my cane.

I looked all over the hospital for him but I guess he just went home. I wish he would've left me a not before he left.

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Billy's POV:

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I am looking at all the movies I had in a box to watch but there was nothing good.
There was a knock on my door so I walked up to answer it.

I opened the door to find my best friend crying on my "Welcome" mat.

"Stu? What are you doing here? Why are you crying?" I was confused. I knew he was sensitive but he didn't cry much.

He slowly got up and walked into the living room just to slump himself on my couch.

I waited for him to answer my question but I got impatient.

"Stu, are you going to answer me?" He didn't answer. He was just silently crying and then what's when I realized why he was crying.

"Did you tell them?" I asked firmly. I made eye contact with him.

Stu opened his mouth a little like he had something to say but the words wouldn't come out.

"Yes..and no." He sighed while tears rolled down his cheeks.
"DAMN IT, STU!" I yelled. He's going to blow our cover. I pounded my fist on the side table.

"I'm sorry, man!" Stu pleaded. "I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT! SO WHY DID YOU MAKE ME DO IT?" He stood up, yelling at me. I had never see him this mad before. I felt intimidated. "KILLING ISN'T GOING TO MAKE YOUR MOM COME BACK, BILLY!!CUZ IF IT DID SHE'D BE BACK RIGHT NOW!! BUT GUESS WHAT? SHE'S NOT."

Stu was no longer sad anymore, he was angry, pissed. He was taking deep breaths in and out through his nose.

I felt angry rising up inside of me once Stu had mentioned my mother.
I walked over to Stu and shoved him into the wall, gripping onto his shirt with both of my hands.
Stu wasn't scared of me at all.

"Listen here, Mr. My parents are never home, don't talk about my mother that way." I furrowed my brows, holding back tears.

"At least my dad isn't always at the bottom of a bottle. AT LEAST MY MOMS AROUND!" Stu's eyes were filled with so many emotions. Anger, sadness and fear.

I punched him in the face.
"Don't talk about my parents like that."  I let go of him and walked up to my room.
Once I got to my room, I slammed my door, locked and that's when my tears started to roll down my cheeks.

I lightly pounded the back of my head on my door and just slide down to the floor. I felt hopeless, weak and lonely.
I didn't know what to do. I didn't know where to go or who to talk to. I felt awful, I just punched Stu but it was deserved.

That's when I realized I had only visited Y/N once. That's what I'll do. Visit Y/N.

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Stu's POV:

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I wiped the blood coming from my lip and left Billy's house. I knew I wasn't welcomed there for the rest of the day.
I didn't want to visit Y/N either. I'll go visit Randy at the videostore.

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Y/N's POV:

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I laid in bed, reading a magazine Stu had brought me last week. I was also daydreaming of when I'd finally get out of here. I was tired of looking at these white walls.

*Knock Knock*

My head shot up from where the noise came from, thinking it was a nurse. But to my surprise it was Billy!

I was shocked, I didn't think he wouldn't visit me again.

"Oh, hey Billy!"

"Hey." He walked out of the doorframe and took a seat in front of me.

"It's nice of you to visit me." I set down my magazine.
"Yeah, I'm sorry for not visiting more. Whatcha reading there?"

"Oh just this magazine. Stu got me it." I smiled lightly.
"Oh he did?" Billy seemed jealous. Of what? I don't know.

"Yeah! He's been visiting me like everyday for 3 weeks now. Each week he brings me something new- like movies, magazines, books. Anything to keep me entertained."

"Oh really?" He seemed intrigued. "Not to make it a competition or anything buuut...I think I could bring way better stuff." Billy's eyes had a sparkle to them and he smirked.

"Really?" I was excited.

"Definitely. I'll be right back." Billy got up from his chair and quickly walked out of the room.

"Wow.." I was speechless. Finally! Something interesting is going to happen now.