Princess [harringrove]

Babysitting

Steve's pov:

Lucas and Dustin were having a sleepover while his parents were out so I was obviously on babysitting duty. "Steve!" Dustin and Lucas shouted when they opened the door. "Hiya kiddos," I smiled at them. "Dustin and I are planning a dnd campaign so you'll mainly be alone with my sister. His sister Erica sat on the brown leather sofa and rolled her eyes when she saw me. "My friend told me you were a pedo," she half giggled.

"I'm sorry what?" I was shocked 😮. She starts telling me about how everyone always sees me around little kids so she just assumed. "1, I'm just babysitting, 2, I'm  a que- " I almost finishes my sentence but quickly turn away. My checks redden and I start panting. "Your a what?" She gets up and looks me in the eyes.
"Nothing, let's watch a movie!" I said trying to divert her. I grab skittles from my bay and threw them to her lap.

We watched Karate kid until 9pm. "Alrightio I think it's time you head upstairs kiddo"
We hadn't talked the whole time. She was like 8 what was I supposed to say?
"What did you mean earlier?" She asked me trying to act innocent.
"Uh," I wasn't gonna give her the puberty and gay talk at this time of night. I ended up giving in. I explained gay people and straight people and the word queer but she literally shrugged it off.  It felt way better admitting I was gay to someone like a pressure just released off myself.

I tucked her in and head downstairs. I cleaned up and ate everything else. I pretty much dozed off. Knock knock!
Someone was at the door I walked through the mysterious hallway and opened the door gently. I was still scared of answering doors since everything that happened with the funny monster. It was that skinny ginger girl again. But this time she looked different, her eyes red and puffy as if she had been crying and her hair not in plaits but like a bed head she was still in her pyjamas. "Uh hello?" I asked.

The small girl pushed passed me and walked upstairs. I followed for some reason threatened that she was a intruder or something. I noticed blood on her arm. Not her blood but someone elses.

I pulled her arm. "What is that!?" I gesture at her arm.
"Who's blood is that?"
"What happened?"
Questions burst through my head and I go panic mode. "It isn't your bwoyfwend," she mutters.

What. "I never- I'm not- he's not- " I was left dumbfounded on the stairs as she shoved past me. I caught up with her to Luca's room and barged in. "Steve it's happened again!"
Holy guacamole!

The girl starts telling us about how she was skateboarding home and a dog looking thing appears and attempts to kill her. Dustin Lucas's and I got in a huddle.
"We can't tell her!" Dustin says.
"We can trust her I swear!" Lucas responded.
"Tell her later I'll drop her home," I rolled my eyes

"Max Steve is gonna take you home after we first aid you," Lucas smiled at her.
So her name was Max . I grabbed a cloth and rubbed the blood off her.
"Come on then Max I don't want to leave your family worried," I plastered a fake smile.
"They won't be worried 😐" she responded.

It was an awkward drive and she just sat at the back with her leg bouncing up and down. "Come in then kiddo," I opened the door like I was her butler.
She opened the house door and I saw a middle aged ginger lady open the door with a worried look on her face. I then saw Billy.

Billy's pov: Tw abuse and racism

Susan opened the door and I was relieved to see max. She looks down but u noticed her tank top had gotten all dirty and grubby. "What happened dear!" Susan exclaimed.
"Skateboarded into a ditch" she muttered looking to the floor. She was lying.
"Bet she was hangin around with that boy again," Neil sneered.
Max didn't respond. Everyone knew she was lying now.

"You can't hang out with people like that!" Neil raised his voice at her.
"Billy learned the same thing in California!" I winced at the mention of California.

Don't hurt max
Don't hurt max
Don't hurt max

"Geez she's allowed to hang out with whoever she wants" I mutter under my breath.
But not quiet enough. "What did you just say," Neil stepped away from max and went over to me.

It was over for me.

Timeskip because I have too much ptsd to write a full detailed encounter 😂

I just wanted to protect max from Neil.
I couldn't even stand up or move to defend myself. I just laid there and took it. Neil left to go to bed and Susan followed. Max sat me down on the sofa and we just awkwardly sat there not really being able to do anything else. "I was just trying to protect you."
I broke the silence. "You didn't have to I deserved it," she muttered.
"No, you didn't."