~ The One I Need ~ Johlex Fanfiction ~

Hypnotic

After a little while, we lie down in bed and just talk, like it was the only thing that mattered to me.

"You still didn't tell me about what you've done that was so terrible. You said you would tell me when we got to my house."

Johnnie allows a sigh to be exhaled from his lungs. He finally caves and gives in. "Fine. I'll tell you. But, Alex, you need to solemnly swear you will not say a single word about this to anyone." After thinking for a second, I nod my head in response. After a split second of silence, he begins to explain. "Several months to a year ago, there was a bust in my old hometown. A drug bust, and I was part of it. I was kind of like the errand boy in the group. I delivered what I had to deliver, any drugs, any amount. My boss, Bender, he brought me into the business when I was about eleven after my parents left me in a foster home. Bender brought me into something he called a 'family' with his unlimited amount of girlfriends and whores at his side with other kids like me, along with other workers. Anyways, in about January, we were found, and they sentenced me to four months in jail since I was only seventeen at the time. I was beaten, thrown around, abused in there. No one did anything about it. Nobody. After I got out, I was on the streets for about three weeks until Bryan found me in late April. He and Kyle had lived together for only a week or two, but they had room to spare, and they took me in. They gave me clothes, food, a home, and after everything, they thought I should have changed my appearance since there could have been people still looking out for me. Contacts, haircut, hair dye, I lost some weight, all of that. So we moved to Texas and here I am."

Covering my lips with a few of my fingers in shock, I say through them, "Oh my God, Johnnie, I'm so sorry, about all of that. I hate that you've been through that." I slowly hug him, and he hugs me back. His hands are kept onto my waist and he whispers into my neck, "It's okay. You didn't do it." I gently kiss his neck and he exhales through his nose. "Thank you for telling me." He clutches my torso tighter to him, commenting back, "You're welcome. But thank you for understanding." I slightly chuckle into his shoulder, then I gently sniff the body spray spritzed onto him earlier in the day. He smells so amazing. He slowly backs away and holds my head in his hands. "I don't think I've ever been this happy in my life. You make me so happy in just the course of two days. God, you make me curious."

Smiling, I ask, "Curious? What about?" He kisses my lips again, then replies shortly after, "Everything. About you." Before I can say anything else, I hear the front door open and my mom and stepdad scream at each other before slamming the door and making the whole trailer. I instantly jump up and Johnnie stands up as well. I stammer to Johnnie, "Oh my God, you've gotta hide, you need to hide." I look around as fast as possible and without thinking I grab him by the arm and push him into the closet and shut the blinder doors.

I hear my mother shout, "What the hell were you thinking, Randy?! You could have gotten us both killed, goddamnit!" 

"Damn it, woman, will you shut the fuck up for two minutes! I did what I had to do, and you're really unlucky your kid isn't here." I hear a loud thud on the floor, like a bag, and then a smack, and another thud, my mom quietly whimpering and moaning afterwards. He smacks her some more, making me see red. Without thinking anything through in my head, I stomp through the hall, jump on Randy, and punch him in the back rapidly, wailing on him.

"Get off of my mother, you fucking asshole!" Grabbing the top of his head, and beating him, he defends himself by grabbing me and flipping me over onto the floor, causing me to have a splitting headache. Rubbing my head, Randy immediately kicks me in the stomach twice, making me feel sick. He screams, "Don't you fucking touch me again, you little bitch!" My mother pushes him away f om me, shouting back, "Don't you touch HER again, you good for nothing, arrogant prick! Next time you lay a hand on her, I swear to God, I will kill you when you least expect it." Randy takes rapid breaths through his nose in anger, stomping back towards his bedroom.