Don't Pop the Bubble

Mal's P.O.V

Bubbles ran out pretty fast. Oh well. It smells weird, I walk over to Bubbles's suitcase and open it. It smells like blood. I go through her suitcase and I find a pack of cigarettes, a few lighters, a pocket knife, and then I see clothes covered in blood. I gasp, what is this girl hiding. I hear someone at the door, so I put everything back except for the pack of cigarettes. The door opens and in walks Julie and Bubbles. I put the cigarettes behind my back. They come in and Julie takes some stuff out of Bubbles suitcase and then walks out with it, with Bubbles behind her. I take the cigarettes from behind my back thinking that the coast is clear and then I hear a gasp. I look up to figure out that Bubbles didn't leave fully yet. She closes the door and leave me by myself. A few minutes later I decide to get rid of the cigarettes. I take the cigarettes and hide them. At least try to. I walk out and try to get through the hallway without anybody noticing, but of course my "Mama" Tobin sees me and calls me over to her. I internally groan. "Yes Mama" I say walking over to her.

She looks at me. "What are you hiding" She asks.

"Nothing" I say trying to walk away. She grabs me and takes the cigarettes out of my hands.

"Mallory, you are only 17 years old. You shouldn't be smoking." She whisper yells.

"Don't you think I know that. I'm trying to get rid of it." I yell, snatching the cigarettes out of her hands. I run away, and go outside a few blocks down from the hotel. I soak the cigarettes in the lake and then throw it away. I then go back to the hotel and go back to my room. I unlock the door, I open it but then I get pulled in.

"Where the hell are my cigarettes" Bubbles asks angrily with her hand on my arm.

"I threw them away, you shouldn't be smoking you're too young." I say trying to get out of her grip.

"And you shouldn't go through people's stuff" She says "Now come on" She says dragging me out of the room.

"Where are we going" I ask trying to get free. As she drags me down the hallway, then outside of the hotel.

"Since you decided to throw away my cigarettes, you are going to come with me to get a new pack" She says pulling me around a corner.

"I don't want too" I say giving up on getting free because she has a really tight grip on my arm.

"Too late sunshine, you decided to be curious" She says stopping. She turns around and look at me. "Here put this on" she says handing me a mask. Where in the world did that come from.

"Why" I ask

"Because we don't need these guys finding out who you are. You are loved by America, we don't need to ruin your image sunshine." She says smirking

"Stop calling me Sunshine" I say taking the mask and putting it on.

"No can do sunshine" She says smirking. I groan. We walk up to the group of guys. She takes my wallet out of my bag, takes money out of it and hands it to the guys. They take the money and give her a pack of cigarettes. She says bye to them and we walk off.

"You just robbed me" I say as she puts my wallet back in my bag, and I take of the mask. She rolls her eyes. "Welcome to my world. I swear if you tell Juls, I will cut you" She says seriously, pulling out her pocket knife. I gulp, but hide my fear.

"How did you get that through security?" I ask

"I didn't Juls brought it for me when we got here" She says. My jaw drops. "Why would she buy you a pocket knife?" I ask.

"You know nothing about us." She says looking straight. I don't, but I am going to figure out.

"Okay over here" She says grabbing my arm and pulling me into a forest. We walk until there is an clearing, and we sit on a log. She opens the cigarette pack, takes one out, takes a lighter out and lights it.

"You know that is bad for you" I say setting my bag down and sitting next to her on the log.

"And I care why?" She says rolling her eyes.

"Wouldn't you get in trouble with your parents?" I ask. She chuckles. "You ask too much questions sunshine." She says smirking. I just want to strangle her. She finishes up her cigarette, throws the remaining on the ground and steps on it. She gets up, takes up my bag, and her cigarettes. Then she grabs my hand and pulls me over to the lake. She drops my bag and the cigarettes and pushed me into the lake.

"You bastard" I say. She jumps into the lake.

"Hey, Sunshine has a potty mouth. Who would have known." She says smirking. Man, I can't stand her. "Calm down sunshine. I'm trying to get the smell of smoke off of you so you don't get in trouble with your "mothers"" She  says smirking.

"Why is everything a joke to you" I ask. She just smirks at me. I decided to trip her up. So I take my leg and hit hers and she falls back into the water. I start laughing. I look at my watch. "Oh shoot we are going to be late for lunch." I say grabbing her hand. I pull her out of the water, grab my bag and she grabs her cigarettes and I pull her to the hotel. We arrive at the hotel and we walk to the dining hall. I let go of her hand, we walk in and I feel something drop in my bag. I walk over to my "mothers" and sit down. Mama got my food for me again.

"Mal you are soaking wet" Mama says.

"Sorry me and Bubbles went to the lake" I say.

" Oh are you enjoying your time with her" My Mom (Christen) asks

"Yeah you can say that" I say and open my bag, and there lays Bubbles pack of cigarettes. I look up and look over to her and she winks at me. I glare at her, close my bag and go back to talking to my parents.