Your Love Is Like A Drug | Vance Hopper

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AUGUST 28TH 1979
LUCY'S POV

I shot out of bed. I was drenched in a cold sweat. I think I had a nightmare but I remember nothing. I start to look around. I noticed a needle stuck in my arm. About 7 shot bottles of Jack Daniels surround me. I'm still in my same bloody clothes from... yesterday? The day before? I've lost sense of time. I look over at my clock to see it flashing 12:00 it must have gotten unplugged. I slowly walked over to the door and swung it open and I start to get ready.

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I finally figured out the time, it was around 5:30. I was bored. Dad has been gone since I passed out. Molly was over at her friend Susie's house. I had nothing to do so I called Jamie. I'll admit I was still mad at her. But it's not her fault. She didn't know because if she did I bet she would've came over.

"Hello?"

"Jamie! What are you doing?"

"Oh hi umm immm uhh with my grandma, yeah she's over right now I'll call you back later k? Bye"

And with that she hung up. I tried to not let it get to me so I started to walk over the the grab 'n go, I needed some cigarettes I had only 3 left.

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Jamie's house was on the way to the store so I decided to stop by. Her grandmother loves me. But she hates smokers so I put out my cigarette before I got the her door.

Knock

Knock

Knock

The door opens. "Finney?" His eyes go wide and behind him appears Jamie and her eyes go wide as well "lucy?! What are you doing here?"

I was pissed. I can't believe she lied to me! "Jamie I thought you're grandma was over?  What's Finney doing here?" Her grandmother hated when Jamie had boys over when she was there, so it was really weird to see him there. "I uhh he's just um" I caught her in her lie. "Woah Lucy what happened to your head?" Finney pointed out the huge cut on my head trying to distract us.

"It's the reason why I called yesterday, I got a concussion" Jamie's face softened. I started to walk away." Lucy wait" Jamie called out but I kept walking as if I couldn't hear her. I was walking down the street smoking a cigarette. Still pissed. ' I can't believe she lied'  I was walking but I stopped when I noticed a new missing child's poster of Billy Showalter. It was next to the older poster of Griffin Stagg. As I was reading the poster that same black van with the words abracadabra on the side. ' what the fuck? That's creepy'  but I brushed it off.

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The moment I opened the door a something caught my eye. A help wanted sign posted near the cashier. I immediately go up to her "hi I noticed your help wanted sign, and I was wondering if I could apply?" She seemed annoyed "yeah whatever, you've ever been to jail?" It was an odd question "no I haven't" she took a long hit of her cigarette "perfect you can start tomorrow"

"Oh wow that's great thanks!" And I left with 4 packs of cigarettes and I felt better than I did earlier. I was smoking a cigarette and Moose the biggest asshole in our school comes up to me. "The hell do you want moose?" I asked annoyed 'mother fucker ruined my mood' "you fought Stacy right?" I rolled my eyes "yeah what about it?"

He swings on me. I was shocked. I spit out some blood and slowly look back at him. I drop my bag of cigarettes and put out the cigarette that I was smoking. And I punched him in the stomach. When he doubled over I push him to the ground and start to punch the hell out of him. His face was covered in blood. His nose was bleeding. His mouth had blood running out of it. My hands burned. They were bleeding like hell.

Our blood was mixing up. I was kneeling next to him, beating the shit out of him,  his blood was leaving stains on the cement. Someone must have called the cops. Officer Thomas was pulling me off of him. He put my hands behind my back " ahh Lucy it's been a while, I was thinking you were done with fighting but you always manage to prove me wrong, c'mon you know the drill" he said leading me to the car. Once I was in I noticed someone was sitting next to me. "Vance?".

I was surprised "what are you doing here?"
He sighed "I got into a fight at the grab n' go the stupid cashier called the cops, you?" "Moose tried to fight me because I fought Stacy Cunningham, guess they have something going on" I sat there for a bit "hey aren't you to hooking up?" He shook his head "not no more I ended it the day you guys fought, I was getting bored of her"

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The both of us were getting yelled at by officer Thomas " you both need to understand how serious your consequences are! I have the authority to send you both to juvie for five years! Assault, theft, destruction of property, vandalism, trespassing, resisting arrest and so much more! Plus all of these charges happened multiple times! " He said reading off of our records.

He rubbed his face. " You might not even go to juvie! You're both almost 18 so you could get trialed as adults! I talked to the board and they agreed that they would remove some of this from your record if you both agree to 150 hours of community service" my eyes went wide " ten hours a week, it'll only be about 4ish months."

" Fine" the only words that came out of my mouth." Whatever" Vance said in an annoyed tone. Thomas smiled "perfect you are both dismissed, service is Saturday and Sunday from 12 to 5 pm it starts next week. Come to the station we will provide transportation. You are both dismissed" and like that we left.

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I walk through the door and see dad passed out on the couch. I head upstairs and lock the door. Molly wasn't home, I didn't see her shoes so she must be spending the night at Susie's. I opened the infamous shoe box and pull out some needles, and did some heroin. I felt warm and calm. Truly at peace. I love this feeling. I live for this feeling. I walk over to my bed and passed out.

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Oh my godddd this chapter took forever writer's block man 😢 it sucks. Anywayyy I hope you've had a great morning/ day/ night! Love you!
       -payton

EDIT: I changed the description of officer Thomas so it could fit my face claim, the face claim looks better with hair :)