Hunter & Julie

Scene 12

Days past, twelve to be exact and I could tell that Hunter was getting better, whether it was miniscule or not there was a change.

When he first realized that ever thing was a lie between him and Rose, that bitch, the first day it was pure agony for him. He didn't eat anything, he only slept while I was in the bed, without me he laid awake staring and the night skies. He wouldn't speak to me he only answered in yes or no.

The second day was the same but this time he just kept standing in the doorway of his study and it was as if he was trying to make himself understand that those were real.

The third day he kept saying sorry to me but that was ever it and he still wouldn't eat for than I tried to feed him, I cried in the bathroom for what felt like hours that day. I was upset that I could fix him.

"Are you okay in there Julie" he asked me and that was the most he had spoken in those three days.

"I'm fine, I'm just washing my face".

The fourth day he went to the gym to get his anger out and came back with blood on his knuckles and I was too afraid to ask.

Fifth day I went to the gym with him to keep an eye out but of course I couldn't do the exercises he did, he was much more athletic than I but I saw that whenever he was just working out he was like a machine he was normal I guess, but the minute he hit the punching bag he just blacked out and went ballistic on it. I almost felt bad for it. I could tell if he kept hitting it, it would fall so I got up from my seat and I took his arm to make him stop and his arm jerked so fast that he almost hit me.

I could see the shame and guilt in his eyes. I drove us home and he said

"Julie, I'm so sorry, I didn't know it was you"

"Hunter, you didn't hit me, I shouldn't have scared you like that."

"I'm sorry, for all of this"

The sixth day he stopped going to the gym and started eating a little more to make me happy.

The seventh day he went back to moping and staring at the photos a almost yelled at him. I had all this anger and I couldn't understand why..

Same for eighth and same for ninth I just got angrier.

The tenth day, unexpectedly I'm the one that lashed out. I went into his study I ripped all the photos down as he watched. I broke any pictures of her and I went to his fathers room and made a mess. He looked at me with surprise and I took the photos and put them in the trash and lit then on fire. 

"Julie"

"Don't"

The eleventh day I felt so bad that I went and cleaned everything up and fixed his study perfectly. I felt his fathers room and brought new frames to replace the ones I broke. And Hunter finally was back to normal. Where as I felt guilty, for making a mess but also for feeling jealous that this girl that has supposedly over can cause this much damage to him.

Today is day twelve and me and Hunter were on his bed and I was teaching him how to play chess.

"Julie?" He asked moving his pawn in attempt to capture my rook.

"Yes?" Asked using his move to capture his queen. He huffed.

"Are you upset with me?"

"Why would I be?" Am I?

"Because, well" he moved his queen illegally and I moved it back.

"You can't do that"

"Sorry, Because, of what happened these past few days"

"I don't think I'm mad in all honesty. I'm just confused that's all."

"And why is that?" He took my queen.

"Because, if you were really over Rose as you claimed , why would that have caused so much damage?" I bit my lip feeling like a complete arse. "Check"

"Its complicated" he kept his eyes from mine and took his king out of check.

"Well try to explain" I put his king back in check and this time he only have two places to go. Up or down.

"Well" he drifted off. He wasn't sure where to move his king.

"Well what, don't hide from the limelight, please indulge me!" I heard my voice raise a little and I coughed and felt my heart pound unhealthily.

"I thought she was the love of my life three weeks ago Julie" I felt a pang to my heart.
I stood up and said " I think I should go now, I've over stayed my welcome"

"Look" he stood in front of me.

"Hunter move" venom laced my tone and I felt hideous speaking to him in suck a manner. But of course he loves her. She is beautiful, smart, elegant. And I am just an abused girl. I will always be Just Julie and he deserves more.

I walked to get my bag.

"Julie, I said I thought okay? I know now I was wrong but it just all happened so fast and-"

"I asked you if you wanted to slow down and you said no!"

"Its because I don't want to slow down! Can't you see that Julie?! " he backed me against the wall "I fucking love you ! I want you!" Sure. I pushed him off and walked downstairs about to exit.

He stood at the top of the stairs.

"Julie , don't go" his voice broke.

"Yes, I thought I loved her and the pain is still here but I know I love  you and if you leave the pain will hurt a million times more. Don't go" he walked down the stairs to me. "Please"

We heard a hard knock on the door and loud talking and laughing. Shock took over Hunters face. Who was it? Was it his father?!

"I have the key" a voice said.

"That's my cousin" Hunter said. "Please, I'll tell them to go, just stay with me, I need you Julie."

The door opened and I saw two boys roughly the same age as me. One with brown skin and neat dreads and full lips and another with blond hair and fair skin.

"Hay, I didn't know you have company " the one with dreads said adding something extra to the way he said company.

The two looking at each as if taking with there eyes.

"Well, the more the merrier- Wait you have your bags, are you leaving?" The blonde one said.

"Are you?" Hunter asked his voice pleading.

"No, I'll stay" and Hunter pulled me into a hug but I felt as if I wasn't completely there physically. My heart felt flooded.

I knew I loved Hunter to my hearts consent but what good is that when my heart is failing? And not poetically, literally, failing.