Once Loved.

Chapter 2

"Hey Marilyn" Andy says poking my ribs. "We're going to Disney World."

"Really! I haven't been there in years sounds like fun." Better than being stuck on a plane with people I hate.

"So can you tell me why you cut then? Pretty please???" He looks at me with those big blue eyes.

"I guess...my dad died a few months ago but things were bad before that. I guess you could say his death was the straw that broke the camels back. Everyone hates me. My mother forced me to go on that trip. I despise all of the people I was going with. They're jealous of my writing. I've been told I'm a good writer." I take my leather bound notebook out of my carry on. "You can take a look if you want."

It's mostly music and poetry I'd written. He just opened the book and started to read. I stare out the window as he does and end up falling asleep.

Waking up on an airplane is not the most comfortable experience in the world. Especially when you're woken up by someone kicking you. I open my eyes and my book hits me in the face. "What is this fuckery!?"

Andy laughs at me. "Your writing is pretty good. But Marilyn your face then was so fucking hilarious!"

"My writing? Good? You can't be serious." He nods. "Ok wow wasn't expecting that. I mean from you, that's a big deal to me."

"He wasn't paying attention, he was looking over me out the window. "You think we're there yet?"

"Well I don't know Andy. I've been asleep for however long it took you to read my writing." Then the pilot announced that we were making our descent. Andy got very quiet until he had his feet on the boarding ramp.

"I don't like landings." He confesses. I laugh. "Come on don't laugh."

I shrug. "Whatever. Race you outside!" He has those gazelle legs but isn't expecting the challenge so I beat him outside.

(A/N this is where the similarities between the two stories end.)

I beat him outside only to stop at the huge amount of people around me. Andy ends up running into me and knocking me over. "Shit. I'm sorry Marilyn." I can't help but giggle.

"It's fine Andy." He helps me up and I get my luggage as he rents a car. When we've got that he leads me out to the car and puts my stuff in the back. He turns out of the airport and starts away from DisneyWorld. "Where are we going? I thought we were going to Disney."

"Changed my mind. We're going to the beach." I grin. "I assume you're going to enjoy this?"

"YEAH!" I scream. He cringes at my loudness and I calm down quickly. "I'm sorry."

"No worries. Because you know what?"

"What?"

"MY NAME IS LIGHTNING THUNDERSTINE!!!!! AND I LOVE THE BEACH!!!!!!" He screams causing me to bust out laughing.

"I forgot about those videos!" I gasp as he swerves because of his laughing. "Don't kill us Andy!"

"Oh we're fine Marilyn. I'm not gonna crash."

I relax a bit at his words and I'm quiet until he lets a guy pass us. "Andy why'd you let that guy pass?"

"Because he wanted to. Why?"

"He had a very Hitlarian face." Andy laughs.

"Have you seen all of them?" I nod and he sighs. "I'm never gonna live that down am I?" I shake my head and he just sighs. "How's your arm?"

"Ok. It wasn't that bad anyway." I mumble. He pulls over into a gas station.

"I understand that you're upset about your dad and how you say your mom hates you. But nothing's worth hurting yourself. Understand." I nod stunned at his words. He gently takes my arms and rolls up my sleeves. "This isn't beautiful Marilyn. This is just you ruining your perfect body."

"I-I know. It's just so hard Andy. It's what I've begun to rely on it always seems to help." He shocks me by hugging me.

"Don't say you have no one to rely on. You can rely on me. I won't let you down. I promise."