Thorns / Eddie Munson & Billy Hargrove

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Eddie's POV:

As I head for the door, I realize that I have no clue what to say or how to apologize. I haven't seen her since that day, and it's been 3 days now. Even worse is the fact, that I have no clue if Billy already has had his claws in her.

I rush out of the trailer, I grab my bike and jump onto it. It's around 8 PM, so it's starting to get dark outside.

Within 15 min I arrive in front of her house. I can tell by the cars in the driveway, that her parents are home once again. They are driving an Audi and a Ford, which both are pretty expensive cars.

I can't deal with her parents right now. If they didn't like Valerie dating Billy, they will certainly not like me neither. I mean, I sure am a better person than him. But her parents will not like the way I look.

I throw my bike against the bushes in the driveway. I stand still for a brief moment, to think about what side of the house, her room is placed. I remember her room having the view of trees, so it has to be the side, where the garden is.

Carefully I start to walk around the house and enter the garden. The lights inside of the house lights up the entire garden. Some curtains are drawn and some are not. I look to my right, which I assume to be the living room, as I do so, I look directly at her dad.

Thankfully he's asleep. Her mother is sitting next to him on the sofa, watching TV. I rush past the windows of the living room, before anyone sees me.

I'm currently 2 windows away from hers. I run my fingers through my hair and change the way my jacket fits me.

I'm so fucking anxious and nervous right now. This girl makes me feel things, I didn't know that I was capable to feel. I would be more concerned if I wasn't anxious or nervous right now. Feeling these feelings, is a reminder to pull myself together. I have to talk to her.

I walk towards her window. Her room is lit up. I walk closer to her window, to have a look.

I realize how much I look like a creep right now.

There she is. She's fully dressed with her long blonde hair in a messy bun. She is sitting on her bed, with her back against me. She's looking directly at the door, like she is expecting someone.

As I'm about to tap the window the door opens. I quickly bow down under the window, so I don't get caught, by anyone else than her.

I stay down for a minute or two. I carefully stand up again, and peek through the window.

You have to be fucking kidding me.

What the fuck is he doing here?

They are both sitting on her bed, with their backs against me. His long curly hair is so easy to recognize.

My heart instantly drops to my stomach. I can not believe my eyes right now. I just stand there, watching them.

My heart shatters into fragments more numerous than the stars. I want to slam the window in, but at the same time I want to run. I don't know what to do in this moment. My body is paralyzed, filled with ache and my mind is playing games with me.

I can't help to wonder, if I was just a rebound to her? She never said or indicated what she wanted from me. I mean, how naive could I be? Of course she would end up with him in the end.

The pain inside of my chest grows, as I watch Billy put his arm around her shoulders. She doesn't even shake it off. She just sits still, leaning slightly in on him.

Fuck this shit.

I walk away from her window and straight to the front door. The ache inside of my chest is pressing against every vital organ in my body. It's unbearable. I storm to the front door, and without even knocking first, I step into the house.