The Guy Nextdoor (H.S)

Chapter Twenty-Six

A paper town for a paper girl. -M
Flashback
"Drew, no way, that's really bad." I say as we enter the cafeteria."Babe, come on it's just a party, it's okay, I'll be there with you, I just can't believe you've never been to a party." He finishes with his hand on my back walking towards the line. We stand in line with my purse around my waist. I wore a dress today with my shirt blond hair wavy with  light makeup on. "freshman don't invited to many upperclassmen parties, okay?" I say trying to get him off my case."Please, for me?" He says with his puppy dog eyes. I sigh, he got me again."Fine, but when I want to leave, we will or I'll walk home." I say sliding my card through the thing that allows me to get this crappy food. We sit at our usual round table near the exit."Thank god!!" He exclaimed. I roll my eyes and smile. My friend comes and sits down across from us."Hey El." Said Jacob shoving peaches in his mouth. "Hey." I say and then my other friend comes and sits next to me."Hey babe." Said my best friend Adam. I roll my eyes at his fake comment."Do what ya doing this evening?" Asked drew with his hand still around my waist."Studying." I say, sadly."At home?" He asked a little scared. I told him about my dad. He lost it."Yes." I whisper and shove my food away."Please don't go back." He whispered in my ear."I have to protect my mother drew-" I let out a sigh in annoyance."-you just wouldn't understand." I wished back. "He left fucking bruises on you last time, Ellie, please don't go back." He says."and do what? Huh? Just let my mom take it? Huh?thats what you want me to do? Leave my mother with that excuse of a father? No way drew, no way, now let it go." I snap and get up and storm out of the cafeteria. Running to my locker furiously, I put in my combination 11/05/08. Since we're in high school, we get to pick out combo. The meaning was the day my dad came home, the day I met him.

I sigh shut my locker and start walking to Algebra, which happens to be the one and only Mr. Heat. He was the only one that was good and nice to his students. Other teacher were just mean. I walk in and sit at my desk and lay my head on my desk. Thoughts. No one knew about my dad and mother, they just saw me as little miss perfect, the little girl with the dress and flats, so little, innocent. But really, I was cracking, I am a bomb, and soon, I'm going to blow up. And hurt everyone around me.
I felt two fingers on my shoulder and instantly sit ups. "What the he-" was I going to say a bad word? I stop my self to see a wide grin spread across mr. Heat's face. "Sorry." I whisper looking at my hands. I tend to do that when I'm nervous. "It's okay." He said sitting on top of the desk across from me."rough day?" He asks lacing his hands together."Sort of." I say. I give him a half smile and lean back in my seat."It's just... I don't really know, it's not like I can talk to anyone about it anyway." I say not looking at him. "What?" He says and I look up at him."My-" I stop my self from saying anything else. Stop this Ellie, he doesn't need to know, I'm going to far. Make him not wonder, I snap a smile on my face and tilt my had up."Nothing, it's nothing." I say and smile to get him off my case."Oh.. Well, okay." He says and gets up and walks away awkwardly. Strange. I pull out my phone and go to call my mother. It answers in the first ring.
"Hello?"
"Hey mom."
"Why are you calling me, you okay?"
"I-I'm coming home today."
"Why?"
"Well, why wouldn't I?"
"Well I can give you a reason,, your dad is a abusive alcoholic, and he-"
The phone suddenly ends. Weird. To weird. I began to panic and get up and grab all my things. "Ellie what's wrong?" I hear Mr.heat yell behind me. I go to turn into the other hallway to go outside, but was suddenly knocked off my feet and my butt hits the floor. I feel hands around my waist and and me pulled up off the floor. My eyes connected with dark blue eyes. "Sorry." He said and I shove past him and run through the double doors. I sit on the bench and think what I'm going to do. I hear the cracking of the double doors and see a boy in front of me."You okay?" He asks and sits down on the black bench."Sorry." I mumble and pull out my phone and sigh of annoyance leaves my lips."waiting for someone?" He asks. "Honestly, no I walk so I'll just get going." I say and stand up and start walking."Wait I have a car let me take you!" He says and runs to catch up to me."No it's okay." I mumble and walk anyway. I feel a hand on my shoulder and shiver."please?" He asks and I smile ."Okay." I say and he walks me to his car. A white ford car. Nice. He opens the door and I get in with a smile. He slides across the car hood and I laugh. He is cute. Really cute.

He gets in and I tell him where to go. The car ride was silent. We eventually get to my house and pull the car to the stop. I look to see my fathers car in the drive way, dang it. Moms home also. The porch door slings open and my father walks out. He stays in the porch and stares at the car. "Well." I say and look at him."Thanks for the ride." I say and try to pull a smile.He glances at me then my dad then back to his clenched hands on the steering wheel."That your dad?" He nods his head towards the man on the porch."sadly, yes." I mumble. "Oh." Was all he said. My dad, walks back into the house."Once again, thanks." I say and open the car door. I get out and take a deep breath and walk towards the dark house.

Let's see how much blood will be on hands tonight.