𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐒 - 𝐄𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐎𝐍

𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋𝐒 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊

𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗚𝗘

𝙺𝙸𝙼𝙱𝙴𝚁𝙻𝚈 𝙲𝙰𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙳𝚈

I woke up the next day with a pounding headache, on the couch covered in my boyfriends blood still. I hadn't a clue why I didn't get dressed into some pyjamas or something else at the very least, but I did know why I had this horrendous pain bashing the inside of my skull.

Once I had cleaned the blood from my skin in my bathroom, I just burst into tears. I don't know why and I couldn't tell you how long it had lasted but the pain in Eddie's eyes was all I could see when I saw myself, standing there in that mirror covered in his blood. That was something no girl should ever have to experience.

I didn't want to disturb Ed by getting in the bed with him, regardless that it was a double and I would fit with ease with how tiny I was compared to him, so I left him alone and grabbed a couple of blankets out of the wardrobe on the landing to lay to sleep with. My house had become warm with the summer sun having only just disappeared an hour or two ago, so one blanket had been enough.

I cried myself to sleep, I assume, and now I regret that.

I groaned to myself and threw the blanket over my body onto the floor and stood up, making my way up the stairs and into the bedroom with a still sleeping Eddie. I knew he wouldn't be able to go to school in this state, and I didn't want to leave him here alone with my hormonal mother, but what other choice did I have?.

I sighed and tried as quietly as possible to open my dresser draws without waking the boy lay no further than a meter away from me. Pulling out an oversized, plain white hoodie with some black stirrup leggings and my black and white converse. I knew I had to go to school, but I also knew Eddie would want his cigarettes, his weed and most likely his van.

Now, it was a very stupid idea. The biggest and most dumbest idea of the century, but I knew how to drive I just didn't want a car my parents bought for me, I wanted to do that by my lonesome.

I looked over at the alarmclock on my bed side table and saw it read 7:01 am. This would give me enough time to get to the trailer park, grab his shit and drive to the school before it got overly crowded. I'd have to make up some lies, and I would do it over the phone but they would never believe me, so doing it in person was my only other option, which sounded silly I know. I liked to do things my way, okay?.

I turned to face Eddie and watched him for a few seconds, making sure he was definitely still breathing. I saw his keys hanging out of his Jeans pocket and leant down to get them, being extra quiet when I had them in my hand. I gave him a quick and gentle kiss to the cheek before making my way to my patents room.

My dad would be awake and most likely reading the Hawkins post in bed before he got up and left for work, but my mother was probably asleep.

I opened their bedroom door and saw them both sat up, having a nice little chat before I interrupted them.

"Morning." I whispered with a smile, gaining two more in return.

"Mornin' pumpkin. How's Ed today?" My father snickered a little bit kept his eyes on me. I shook my head and knew that telling them the truth was the only way I would get out of this.

"He wasn't drunk, dad. These boys attacked him and messed him up, but he's okay now." I nodded at them and watched the colour leave their cheeks.

"Attacked??" My mother asked in a shocked voice, most likely thinking the worse of the worse.