CRAZE

5

I wiggled my shoulders. Something was tickling my spine, and giggling. I waved my arm at them. "Stop," I groaned, then realized where I was. My eyes snapped open and I was about to sit up when his hand rested on my shoulder blade. "Good morning, Doll Face," Craze whispered, his deep voice so close to my ear that I could feel his hot breath against my neck. "Good morning," I replied softly. I didn't want to repeat what had happened yesterday. Last night I'd lifted up my shirt and saw five large bruises one each of my sides that were already purpling. Now that I thought about it, I was kind of relieved that Craze didn't make me get up. It probably would have been painful.

"Do you like school?" He asked. I felt that tickling sensation on my spine again. Then wondered if it was his finger. "Um, yes," I said. My hair fell in front of my face and the tickling stopped. I quickly tucked the blonde lock of hair behind my ear and it started again. So did the giggling. "What do you like about school?" He asked, slightly lifting my grey t-shirt to reveal my bruises. I blinked a few times. "The learning. Not so much the people," I said. "I don't like that many people either."

I felt him glide his hand over my side, over my bruises. Then he started kissing them. "I'm sorry, Baby Doll," he said in between kisses. "I just want to see your beautiful face all the time." That made my cheeks go red. He thought I was beautiful? Craze's knuckles grazed my neck, and the tickling stopped. I kind of wanted it to start again. It reminded me of when my mom used to rub my back when I was little, to calm me to sleep. I'd never see her again. Or any one in my family.

I tried to hold back my sobs, but I could help it. In seconds he was on top of me, holding my hands and rubbing them against his face. "Don't do that," he said, kissing my wrists. "A-am I..." I wasn't sure whether I should ask. "Ask me," he whispered with a dangerous smile. "Will I-I ever, um, see my family again?" I asked. "Do you want to see them again?" I thought about that. They never really did anything to stop the bullying, but they were still my family.

I nodded. "Maybe...at least once," I admitted. He looked like he was thinking about something before he said, "You haven't showered in three days." He wiped the tears away from my eyes and stood up beside the bed. I sat up, wincing at the pain in my sides and put on my glasses.

"Come on, Doll Face," Craze said, heading for the other door. I followed him, but at a slower pace. He held the door open for me. The other side was complete darkness. My eyebrows creased as I took my first slow step through it. Once my other foot passed the the threshold the whole room lit up. It was ginormous, and I thought my room was big. I looked around and my eyes slowly widened. The decor was the same, but there was way more stuff in it. A whole living room with a tv, a bed that I didn't think even had a name for the size, a pool, hot tub, a walk-in closet that was a total mess and a giant bathroom.

Craze pointed to the bathroom so I went towards it. "Everything's already in there for you, Doll," he said. I nodded and peered into the bathroom before going in. When I entered there was a set of clothes on the counter beside the sink along with a toothbrush and toothpaste, a hairbrush, razor, shaving cream and a...bikini? Another surprising thing was that it wasn't grey, but green. I looked back at Craze who was turned away from me by the pool, taking his t-shirt off. I quickly spun back around and closed the door.

~~~C~~~

Craze

I heard the bathroom door slam and smiled as I threw the rest of my clothes on the floor. Then it occurred to me that she probably wouldn't want to get in if I was naked. I frowned and put on a pair of boxers. I didn't have any swimwear because I was usually alone. But now I had somebody, and even if she wasn't crazy about me yet, I'd make her perfect.

I turned around so my back faced the pool, closed my eyes and fell backwards. A big splash echoed through my room and my ears. When I got back to the surface, I heard the water running in the bathroom. Then I started picturing her naked. Damn. I realized she hadn't eaten anything since she got here. Didn't normal people have to do that once in a while? I climbed out of the pool and jumped on a distinct tile on the floor. The food, drink and alcohol panels came out of the wall beside my bed without a sound. I walked over, got the bourbon, apple juice, a couple waffles and syrup, then set it all down on the living room coffee table.