Old scars

Chapter 5

Maria's Pov

"Yeah, wow." I whispered.

"I'm really sorry Maria." Mike said as he pulled me into a hug.

"I'm fine." I croaked out. He just shook his head and wrapped his arms around me. I started sobbing into his chest, drenching his tank top in tears.
The other guys just looked at me, I hated it. I hated when people pitied me. I know I didn't have the most glamorous life, but come on, don't treat me like I would break into a million pieces of you hugged me too hard.

"Umm, I'm sorry to interrupt this little cuddling session, but how much was I supposed to pay again?" Oli asked.

"You might wanna sit down for this one sweetie..." Oli obliged and sat down in the other couch.
"500.000 U.S. Dollars..."

He choked on his own breath and went into a coughing fit.

"WHAT!!" He managed to get out in between coughs. I just nodded and snuggled further into Mike' chest.

"We'll figure this out mate, we're here for you." Jordan said as he patted Oli' back. Everybody nodded and sent him sympathetic looks.

After a while of just talking, Tony suggested that I should get to know everybody. I just smiled and nodded, just like my father told me to do if I was ever in an uncomfortable situation. Act innocent and natural, they'll buy it.
Hi words echoed in my head as they started to introduce themselves.

"Hi!! I'm Jaime. I play bass in Pierce the veil and I love food!"

"I'm Tony, I play guitar in PTV and I love Star Wars and turtles."

" I'm Mike, I play drums and you already know me."

"I'm Vic, I sing and I missed my Maria."

"Hi, I'm Kellin, I sing in sleeping with sirens and I'm Vic' boyfriend." He gave me a fake smile and Vic glared at him.

Everyone else just went with their names, what they play and which band they were in.

We were all hanging out and playing silly games. I was cuddled into Mike' side, his arm wrapped around my waist. I wish this actually meant something, but he was just being a good friend and comforting me.
I had come to terms with my feelings for him, as well as accepting the fact that I could never have him.

Suddenly, a door slammed open and a loud screech echoed throughout the bus.

"MIKEYBOO, IM HEEERREEEE!!!!"

Mikes Pov

"MIKEYBOO, IM HEEEREEEE!!!!"

Shit, i immediately knew who the voice belonged to. My beloved girlfriend Brandi, cherished and liked by everybody. Note my sarcasm.
Honestly, I don't even know why I'm still with her. She looks like a fucking Barbie with oversized tits. Her voice is like someone dragging a fork across a blackboard, and unlike Maria, she is dumber than a fucking piece of toast.

I hear all the boys groan at the sound that comes out of her mouth, I can't help but chuckle at them. Maria just looks up at me through her eyelashes. Fuck she's hot, the way she looks at me with those big brown eyes.
I hear Brandi' heels click down the u, and I count the seconds until she appears in front of the couch.

"Hey babe, I missed you soooo-" she cut herself off.

"Who's the slut?" She asked, pointing to Maria.

"What did you just call her?" I ask, anger prominent in my voice, yet she remained clueless. Maria just ignored her and cuddled into my side even more.

"HEY, GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY BOYFRIEND YOU EMO FREAK!!"
She screeched with that annoying voice of hers. Maria stood up and glared at her.

"What was that?" She asked calmly, too calmly. I know Maria and when she talks like that, someone is bout to get shot. Vic seemed to remember too since he sat up in his seat, prepared  to jump up in case something happens.

"Emo. Freak. You probably have cuts all over your wrists, that's why you're wearing that ugly hoodie inside!" Brandi taunted. I saw Maria start to fidget with her arms, I followed them down to her hands, only to see something in a holster, strapped to her hip under the hoodie she borrowed from me, well technically Vic, but whatever. I sat up in my seat and looked at the gun. Vic must have followed my gaze, because he tensed up at the sight of the weapon.

"At least I  wear something that doesn't look like it was bought at the kids section in Walmart!" Maria sneered.

"Whatever, your probably just a groupie anyway." Brandi barked back.

"And you're  not?" Maria gave her her 'bitch please' look.

"At least I wasn't abandoned! That's probably why you're here anyway, because your whore of a mother didn't want you anymore!" Brandi yelled. Vic' eyes widened and we both knew she had crossed the line. No, she hadn't just crossed the line, she killed the line, spit on it and dropped a nuclear bomb on the fucking line.

"YOU DONT TALK ABOUT MY MOTHER, YOU, YOU, YOU FUCKING WHORE!!!!" Maria screamed, and before we could stop her, the gun was pulled out, a shot was fired and a bleach blonde whore was on the floor choking on her own blood.

Everyone was paralyzed, everyone except me, Vic was shocked but he got over it pretty quickly. He tried to run up to the two girls but I stopped him. Brandi was as good as dead and Maria wasn't going to stop until she was pleased with her work.

She fired three more shots into Brandi' dead body before she backed away.
She just walked up to me and hugged me tight. I just held her in my arms, same way I had done it so many times before. Me and Vic both knew that Maria' mom was kidnapped by one of the rivaling gangs. She was raped and abused, and they tried to make her tell them where Maria was. They knew that everyone in the gang would take several bullets for her, so they wanted to take her too. When they realized Maria' mom wasn't going to say anything, they killed her and sent her head to Maria in the mail. No one was allowed to mention her mom, no one except me and Vic.

When we had stood there for a few minutes, she turned to the rest of the guys and spoke, very calmly.

"No one, and I mean NO ONE, talks about  my mother."

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A/N
So, another chappie is up.
I wrote this while listening to 'mockingbird' by Eminem.
It has nothing to do with the chapter, it's just an awesome song.
Until next time

Stay creepy my little creatures