two doors down

luna messages

Lizzies pov

It was 11pm and I was about to head to bed when I heard the door down the hall quicky but quietly swing open and footsteps walking down the hall. I was scared for a second before remembering I now live with kids. 

I walk through the main part of the house and to where the kids were and saw the last of someone walking back into the room with a towel. Wondering if something was wrong I quietly walk down the hall gently pushing the door open as it was slightly ajar. 

"hey you okay?" I whispered as I saw y/n frantically drying something. At the sound of my voice she tries to stand up quickly but manages to whack her head on the desk on her way up. Acting like it didn't hurt she stood up in front of what she was doing. The poor girl seemed scared to death. 

"im sorry" she practically whimpered scared to speak. Her behaviour confused me as she had never seemed so scared to talk to me before. 

"what are you sorry for hun" I asked and she stepped aside where I saw the glass of water I had put on her desk knocked over on the floor. So that's what she needed the towel for. "oh that, its okay its just water. Its probably my fault for putting the glass so close to the edge" she seemed shocked at my answer. Shocked I was taking responsibility or shocked I wasn't blaming her but either way she started to tear up. 

y/n quickly wiped her eyes and apologised again. "do you want a hug?" I offered as I had been told many times my hugs were very comforting. Hopefully that's a good thing. She nodded hesitantly and I hugged the shaking girl. 

y/ns pov

she continued to hug me and comfort me and it made me just cry. I don't know if it was because of the throbbing pain in my head or not but it was embarrassing. 

"why don't we go get you some ice for your head then you can go back to sleep yeah?" she offered and I simply nodded afraid to say anything. She gave me an encouraging look and held my hand as we went back to the kitchen. 

"im sorry again for the drink" I just felt the need to apologise again. She put ice in a freezer bag before wrapping it in some paper towels, it reminded me of the ice you would get from school.

"you have nothing to apologise for sweetheart. But you probably shouldn't go back to sleep for another 20 minutes if your heads sore. Would you like me to stay up with you?" right after lizzie said that sentence she yawned.

"no its okay, you go to bed" we said our goodnights again and I went back to the room to grab my phone and a blanket before going to sit outside. I had noticed lizzie had a couch out there and I like being outside at night. 

When I opened my phone I had countless messages from monica a few from my other friends and even a couple from rose. I was only away for like a couple days. I open monicas first as shes the most important. 

Monica

hey where are you 

are you coming to school today 

honey answer me

why aren't you at school. 

Are you sick again, do you want me to bring food. 

Im coming over cause its been 2 days and you haven't answered me. 

Your dad said your not at home. y/n where are you 

girl

okay last time you were away this long you were almost beaten to death im calling the cops. 

Im sorry

Your kidding me. Monica called the cops. After all these years of me making her promise not to do it it only takes a couple days of me being away for her to call the cops. I mean I get where she is coming from but she didn't need to be so worried. 

y/n

dads back in rehab so thanks for that 

that sounded mean Im sorry 

monica

y/n oh my god

are you okay

what happened 

where are you

y/n

hi monica 

yes im fine.

Im at lizzies till my dads back. One more strike and he looses me all together. 

My grandparents died and dad blamed me. 

He even hit mattie. 

While monica was typing I checked my other messages mostly just asking why I wasn't at school to which I told them I was sick. 

Rose

Hey are you okay, word of whats happened has gone around. Im so sorry. 

y/n

hey rose yeah im fine now. And are you serious does everyone know. 

Rose 

Yeah I think so, you know how word spreads

I think it was Braxton your neighbour who saw it all and told everyone. 

y/n 

fucking snitch

thanks for letting me know. 

After that rose told me shes there if I need to talk about anything but I didn't open that message and went back to monicas. 

Monica

Babe right a statement, you don't seriously want to go back there.

y/n

of course I don't want to go back there but now theres mattie and I don't want us to get separated and something worse happen to him when we could just stay together and I can protect him. 

Monica

y/n you cant always protect him

you said your dad started to hit mattie as well. 

y/n

yeah I know and I wont let it happen again

goodnight.

monica 

goodnight y/n make sure you actually sleep

I honestly just didn't feel like talking anymore so I said goodnight to everyone and just sat outside thinking. I shivered as a blast of cold air hit me in the face and I debated going back inside. 

Maybe I could break into my house and get a couple more things I couldn't get when we were rushing. Like my roll of cash that I could finally get to since my dad wasn't there. 

Everyones asleep and I mean its not like lizzie would notice.

a/n

I wrote this is class instead of doing my English final. 

on another note as i am posting this several hours later i actually hate history.