She's twenty two

Part three Knee Socks

I finally get to my street. "Hmm, Stevie doesn't live that far, but I don't plan on walking again" I say quietly out loud pulling my key out and unlocking the front door. My phone rings and a picture of my mom appears " hello?" I answer " hey, Risa, have you made it home yet?" " yeah I just got here, why?" I say confused. " I'm sorry I couldn't pick you up or take you out for  ice cream...." She starts to say before I interrupt her " it okay" "but.... I got you something, I have to go now but goodnight, I'll probably be home late tonight." " Thanks, goodnight to you too." The phone hangs up and I grab a snack from the kitchen before going up to my room and just falling out on my bed. Time to work on my stupid essay, "ugh!" About half way through I close my eyes for what feels like a second but wake up to the sound of my morning alarm going off. "It's morning already!?!?" I rush to get dressed. Slipping into my black knee cut Jean shorts, a plain white Tee. I look for my socks in a hurry.
"No clean socks!?! Ah man" I say tripping over a bag by my door. "What?" I look in the bag and find a nonchalant of clothes. "Hope you enjoy rise, love mom xoxo" I look through the bag for socks and sure enough I find a pair. "Hey these are the socks I've been asking for all month!!" I say excited. I put them on, then my vans. I grab my bag and jacket walking out of the door and into my garage to get my bike for school.

halfway down the street i put my headphones on, first song on my playlist, Gnash- feelings fade. Down the road i see two people in the far distance of the fog, i cant exactly tell whats going on, but as i get closer i hear yelling and a loud scream.Getting off my bike I squint my eyes and try to focus on the situation, it looks like a guy.....and a girl, and he's yelling at her, he grabs her arm firmly "get in the car, now!" he says with anger in his voice. "shit" i say under my breath as i start to get closer, "HEY!" i yell walking over to them "leave her alone", he looks at me with a death glare "this is none of you're business , get out of here." he says turning back around and continuing to pull her arm. "no" she mumbles quietly, "what?" he replies. "no." she says again louder. He raises the bottle of vodka in his left hand "get your ass in the god damn car, or so help me god ill...." he gets ready to swing, i run over as fast as possible and sock him in the jaw with everything i got. 

The sound goes quiet and the air cold. we look at him, then to each other.

"are you okay ?" i ask helping her up off from against the wall. "i...i'm... LOOK OUT!" she yells and points behind me. i turn around just to be hit in the head and vodka splashing everywhere, i turn to the side feeling the side of my cheek and seeing blood on my fingers. He walks towards me top finish me off,  she jumps on his back and tries to hold him back, he slams her into the dumpster  against the brick wall. he turns his attention back to me and walks up grabbing me by my jacket "so you like getting in other peoples business, huh? you should've kept to yourself kid" he says breathing the smell of alcohol  into my face then shoving me to the ground. i move back to get distance between us as he walks closer. i grab what ever is near me pick it up and swing. He hits the ground landing face first, i breath heavily hopping i didn't kill him. i check, "thank god, he's breathing" i'm relieved. I look over to her and she's crying in the corner with her arms over her face. "are you okay? is there anything i can do?" she doesn't look up "i live right around the corner we can go to my place and you can use my phone to call someone" i say trying my best to help the situation. she stands up sluggish, she starts to walk, i see her staring to wobble so i chain my bike to the street light and walk over to her wrapping her arm around my shoulder and butting my other hand around her waist. 

We walk back to my place and i unlock the door. "man this girl looks pretty beat up." We walk in and she stumbles again, i walk her to the guest room downstairs and she lays down "i'll be right back" i say to her. I go in the kitchen to get her some water, and the first aid kit. i walk back in the room to find her passed out on the bed, i put the blankets over her up to the shoulder, and walk over to the next room to get a chair and set it next to the bed she's in. Looking at the time i send an email to the school saying i might be late today, then after hitting send i doze off. 

BUZZ BUZZ. my phone goes off, "hello?" i say half sleep. "hello, you have won a trip to" BEEP. "i hate those calls" i look over at the bed and see and see no one there "where did she go?" Looking around the room i see no sigh of her, but the pain killers and band aid's are gone off the counter. "  I must've feel asleep so then she left. Hmm i better get to school, don't want them to call  my mom, if i hurry maybe i'll be there by lunch and still have time to talk to Sevie. I arrive at school and i'm greeted by Stevie. "OMG where were you! i missed you in class this morning" "Oh, i just slept in late" "really late" she says smiling "well lets not be late for or favorite time of day" i laugh as we walk to the lunch room. "hmm should i get salad or nachos?" Stevie ask me. "knowing you, i'm going to assume the salad." "what are you trying to say Risa?" she giggles. "oh no i didn't mean anything by" "don't worry i know haha." we get to our bar like table and sit down "so Risa, are you ready for that party this weekend?" "ya know, if you're there, i think it"ll be one hell of a night." "are we still hanging out today?" Stevie ask me. "well we have that party to go to, so i was thinking maybe we could go to the mall and get ready?" "oh that's a great idea, i'm in" "great, pick you up at 5?" "sounds great :)" the bell rings and we walk to out next classes. the day goes by fast, but the whole time i couldn't stop thinking of the girl from this morning. who was she, i didn't even get her name. i wonder if she's okay?