Costco Kisses

She's not dead...right?

"Fuck, you guys, what are we going to do? I'm pretty sure that guy called the cops, what if they got my license plate, what if they call my mom and she figures out where I've been, what the fuck am I going to do, I can't go to juvie again, you guys don't have the money to bail me out... and what if she goes to jail, she'll get eaten alive, and if her dad finds out I'll never be able to see her again... and I really like her-" I was cut off by Danielle slapping me. Although it hurt it helped me get my head on straight.

Kyla was laying on Charlotte's couch, Miriam was sitting on the coffee table watching and moving her fingers frantically as Charlotte tended to her wounds. Danielle and Chloe, Kyla's friend, were trying to console me but it wasn't very sincere. She had a few cuts on her cheek and a black eye as well as some bruises on her forehead and a cut on her right eyebrow. She was a mess and to be honest she looked like she wasn't breathing.

"Wait, guys IS SHE BREATHING?" I yelled and started pacing the floor. Miriam quickly looked up and started grabbing Charlotte's shoulder asking if she was.

"Oh my god guys, she's breathing fine, also it's kind of hard to concentrate on cleaning her up when you are all yelling and having panic attacks!" Charlotte said getting flustered as she did.

"WOOHOO!! CHARLOTTE GOT SOME SHIT FOR US??" The front door suddenly opened and Alehka walked in with a drunken Juliana hanging on her shoulder. She saw Kyla on the couch and just said:

"Who's the bloody chick?" in a silly manner.

"You idiot...that's Kyla, she is in like all our classes," Alehka said as she moved over to the arm rest of the couch. She kneeled down and perched over her face.

"Wow...she got fucked up...TAJON?" Juliana accused.

"Why do you fucking assume it was me, I didn't do shit to her, she got into a fist fight at a fancy restaurant and now we're both going to jail," I said in my defense, Juliana always held a grudge against me after he saw me hit Miracris once.

"Well, we both know I have my reasons-"

"I didn't fucking hit Mira!" I did hit her. I don't know why I did it. I had just left my mom's for good after she told me I was just like my father always not using my brain. And so I didn't use my brain for once. I just packed up a few of my shit and left. She tried to grab me and pull me back into the house but, I made a vow that until I couldn't smell alcohol on her breath I wouldn't come back.

I went to Mira's and fucked her so hard I forgot my problems...until they came back. She was trying to get on top of me again, get me to fuck her again and I kept telling her I didn't want to until we were yelling. Juliana was staying at her house because they were friends and right as I hit her off of me she walked in and grabbed almost naked Mira and took her away. I didn't use my brain.

"Oh shit..." Juliana said quietly as she looked like she was going to puke. She was always a light weight when it came to any substance, one shot of tequila and she was down for the count. She ran to the bathroom and soon we heard puking noises.

"Shit, shit shit, shit, I fucking need some fresh air!" I said as I stomped out the door and slammed it behind me.

I walked around the pool a few times before I heard the door open and looked up. It was then I realized I was crying. Miriam had walked out and I smiled and wiped my tears trying to be the Tajon she knew, the funny, non-caring one.

"Charlotte told me to come out here...are you okay?" She asked as she walked over to the other side of the pool where I was. I sat down and she did next to me.

"Not really," I said focusing on her shiny black boot. "I should have never asked for any more...I guess I wasn't made to be serious with someone or have real feelings. The fuck up life is how my life is supposed to be..." I started crying again and this time I couldn't stop.

"Hey, hey now, you can have more if you try, so what if she got hurt, be there for her when she wakes up. Reassure her, act like they do in the movies, just try. Try not to hurt her, try to be the one for her and it should work out," She said rubbing my back trying to console me.

"Whatever that means, I'll try," I said and stood up. She stood up after I grabbed her hand and pulled her up. I wiped my tears and looked at her.

"Sorry, I'm not that great at consoling people, I just try to tell them what they want to hear," she smiled sheepishly and looked at the pool. I hugged her quickly then we headed inside where Charlotte was still tending to Kyla's wounds and Danielle was talking with Chloe and Alehka at the table and Juliana was asleep on the floor in front of the kitchen.

"How's she doing?" Miriam asked and moved to where Juliana was beforehand. I went and sat next to Charlotte and held Kyla's hand as she put the last butterfly bandage on Kyla's eyebrow.

"She's doing fine, she should wake up in any time in between now and 2 hours later. If she doesn't wake by them then you need to take her to an actual doctor," Charlotte said and squeezed my shoulder with sympathy.

"She'll be fine," She whispered before she walked over to the bathroom.

"I hope so."