PRETTY LIES || Carl Gallagher

Before

I'll never forget that day. I'll never forget the day it happened. I'll never forget the look on his face. I'll never forget how much I begged for them to let him go. How he hadn't done anything wrong. I'll never forget how many tears I shed that night or the next day. I'll never forget. 

It was like any other day when it happened. The hot, sticky, and uncomfortable summer air that always seemed to be a part of Chicago's summer was in full force today and I was not having it. The AC in the Gallagher's house was already on as high as it could go and it was still hotter than hell. "Babe, I'm hot." I whined at Carl. His lips turned up into a smile. 

"I already knew that. That's why I'm dating you." He said, with a smirk. I smacked his chest. 

"That's not what I meant!"

"I know, I know, but you're still hot." He said. 

"Maybe if you hadn't fucked up the pool we could be swimming right now." I said, giving him a snarky look in the process. He raised his eyebrows and put his left hand on his chest, as in acting offended.

"Me? Fuck up the pool? I think not! There is still water in the damn thing!" I shook my head at his dumb yet cute way of acting.

"Yes Carl, there is still water in the pool, but that water is brown and disgusting. There is no way I'm getting into it." I stated.

"Oh is that so?" Carl questioned, with a smirk. I quickly got up fearing that he would try to throw me in the pool. 

"Gallagher stay the hell away!" I yelled. He then got up off the couch and came closer to me. Carl soon had me cornered and I knew there was no way out. I leaned up towards his ear and whispered, "Please let me out. I'll be good" I thought I had him wrapped around my finger, but I was wrong.

"I don't think so baby!" He said, and picked me up and slung me over his shoulder. I pounded on his back and tried to wriggle free, but it was no use. In no time he had me outside and by the pool. "Ready?"

"Carl I swear to-" I was cut off by being thrown in the air and landing in the murky water. As I arose from the water Carl was laughing his ass off, I on the other hand was pissed. "Carl you better stop laughing or you'll be in here next!" I yelled, trying to get the muck off my arms.

"I'd like to see you try." He taunted. I motioned for him to come closer to the edge of the pool. He held out his arms and I grabbed onto them. "Hit me with your best shot babe."

"Ready?" I asked, copying him.

"As I'll ever be." As he finished talking I pulled both of his arms towards me and he came hurtling into the pool. I waited for him to come up out of the water, but suddenly it was the other way around and I was the one laughing. As he came out the water, he looked honestly amused. "I hate you." He said, wiping his face. I walked closer to him, wrapping my arms around his waist. 

"I'm pretty sure you love me, but I guess since you hate me, I'm not going to kiss you." I said, backing away. He grabbed my waist before I could get any further. 

"Come here, you know I love you." He said, with a pouty look. I smashed my lips onto his and the innocent kiss soon turned into a makeout session. See the thing about kissing Carl was that it was always the right amount of everything. Not too heavy not to light it was just perfect. Every time we kissed I felt like I was on cloud nine. There was always that spark . We were rudely interrupted by Fiona coming home from work. 

"Kids get out of that nasty ass pool. And you best believe you will hose off before you come inside." Fiona yelled as she walked inside. 

"We should probably get out of this nasty water, huh?" Carl said. I nodded in agreement. We hosed off occasionally messing around with the hose and made our way inside. I ran upstairs to get the shower first. When I got out Carl was no where to be seen. I put on fresh clothes and dried my hair and went downstairs. It had just gotten dark out and the house seemed eerily quiet for being the Gallagher's house, but I spoke too soon. I heard Sammi Carl's "half" sister yelling something about her son Chuckie. 

"You made my son get arrested!" She yelled at Carl, who had suddenly reappeared and was sitting on the couch with Frank. 

"Woah wait! What's going on?" I yelled back, at the same time Fiona came in the living room as well. 

"Your little boyfriend and everyone else's brother got my Chuckie arrested for trying to smuggle heroin!" 

"Heroin!" Fiona yelled at Carl. I couldn't even comprehend what was going on. I was speechless, I mean, sure there is some fucked up stuff that happens around here, but I never thought it would involve Carl. 

"Yeah, and I made sure that Chuckie told the police that Carl was the one who did all this and that Carl took advantage of him!" Sammi yelled, and just about that time there was a loud knock on the door and we heard "Chicago Police open up now!" Everyone freaked out and told Carl to run and he took off out the back. I couldn't move I was frozen in place. The door was busted open and police officers came rushing in. "He went out the back!" Sammi yelled at the police. 

"What the fuck Sammi!" Everyone yelled. Then something went off in me and I started to chase after Carl. The voices of everyone trying to stop me faded as I was in the alley. I could see flashing lights up in the distance and from behind. I was yelling Carl's name but I knew I could do nothing. When I caught up with him, he was already in handcuffs. 

"Please let him go! He hasn't done anything wrong please! Please you have the wrong person!" I begged. Sobs racked my body at the image of Carl going to juvie. A officer held me back trying to get me to leave. 

"Miss, please go back home, you shouldn't be here." He said as he went over to Carl. 

"Carl I love you!" I yelled as he was being placed in the squad car. I saw him mouth I love you too, and then the cars pulled away and left me all by myself. I fell to my knees crying my eyes out. I felt a hand on my shoulder and someone pulling me up off the cold wet pavement. They engulfed me in their arms, rubbing my head. 

"Come on this get back home, Carl will be fine Grace. It'll be okay." Fiona said, leading me back to their home. 

I went to Carl's sentencing and my heart nearly broke at the way he acted and how he wanted to go to juvie for a year and leave me. I truly think his sentencing was the crack in the glass of me feeling different about him. That was the last time I saw Carl Gallagher for six months.