Where The Wild Things Are

One Of Those Nights

'Hey Imma visit the sky today'

Dallas' POV

I jumped in Bucks car and drove back home. I parked his car and went straight upstairs. Pushing past Diana and all the other broads who threw themselves on me. I went up to my room. I slammed my door. I laid on my bed, lit a blunt and started to thinking. Is this all worth it for her. She doesn't want me now, might as well forget about her. For all I know she's probably out cursing my name.

Adrienne's POV

I was upset now, upstairs in the guest bedroom, crying my eyes out. I felt stupid and used and ignorant. I fell for the first guy I saw when I opened my eyes. Okay he did something real nice for me. So did other people but I didn't let my feelings get in front of me. I decided I wasn't gonna run from my feelings. I sat up and wiped away the tears shed for this bastard. The bastard I'd somehow fallen in love with. I'd gotten up and looked in the mirror. I'd look like I'd been crying, but oh well. I went downstairs, everyone went back to doing what they were before all this happened. I went on to hang out with them and forgot about Dallas. They were a hilarious set of people and I ate dinner and everything-then Johnny pulled me to the side.

"Listen Adri."
"To what?"
"Dallas sa-" He started but I cut him off.
"I don't wanna hear about Dallas." I snapped.
"Hear me out, please?" He looked at me seriously.
"Fine." I said.
"Dallas, told me, how he felt about you, completely." He said.
"Lovely." I replied and walked off. My intention wasn't to be rude to Johnny, the kids nice. He just was talking about Dallas, my least favorite subject at  the time. It was around 10:00 now. I decided I needed to leave. They offered a place there, they said I could stay in the guest room. Or I could go and stay and Roxy and V's house. I just wanted to go back to Bucks. I needed money anyways...

'One of those, it's gon be one of those nights'

Dallas' POV

I'd given myself to my thoughts and thought about Adri. I was having my own pity party. I was starting to go though. I started getting sleepy, and it seemed like I was hotboxing the room. Buck wouldn't care. I eventually put it up, and started fiddling with my switch. I kept thinking. Thinking too much. I went downstairs and to the bar, correction I went behind the bar. I basically worked there. To distract myself, I went there, and grabbed a dark whiskey for me, and went on to serve everyone one else. I saw Adri come in and pushed past the people to run upstairs. I didn't bother saying anything to her. She came back down a few minutes later. She was dressed in a black crop top with black jeans. She had on a cross necklace on her. I hadn't noticed it before. She usually just had a gold chain always on. Never that. Her hair was down in her regular beach waves. She came up and sat at the bar. Directly in front of me. She pointed to the drink I had.
"Cup of that, please." She said quietly.
I poured her some. She took a sip and then grimaced and shook her head.

"I didn't know you worked here too." She said.
"Yeah." I couldn't think of anything else to say. She looked down and turned around on the stool. I feel like I just ruined the conversation. If I wasn't anything else, I wanted to be her friend.
"You look nice." I said quietly. I was desperate, I wanted to hear her voice again.
She turned around and grinned.
"You always do." I felt like she was just messing with me. But I wanted to go with it while it lasted. I also noticed that she wasn't hiding her accent anymore. She talked with it. Her voice was slightly raspy and some words weren't heard because of how she talked. When her voice got high. I smirked and put my elbows on the counter and leaned in to her to hear her better, totally just to hear her better.
"Back at you doll." I replied.
She chuckled and gave me one last smile before she turned around and faced back to the dance floor and sipped slow. She was beautiful. She stood up. And walked over to the couch. She was short too, but it was cute. She sat and soon became surrounded by other boys, that bothered me. They had sat next to her and crowded her. The only thing I could hear was her say, "My services ain't free." I felt my heart shatter in a million pieces. I knew what she was about to do. I saw her stand up with a guy trailing behind her. No. I got up and looked at her before she noticed me. She didn't want to do this she had to. I could see it in her eyes. I stood in front of them.

"Woah woah," I started. "Adrienne can I talk to you first?" I was stalling and she took it to her advantage.
"Sure." She said happily and walked away from the guy and over to me.
"What were ya doing?"
"I needed money." She said and looked down.
I grabbed her by her wrist and lead her upstairs to my room. I closed the door. I noticed she looked back at it, and looked back at me confused. I turned around and went through my drawers. I handed her fifty dollars.
"Here."
"No." She retorted.
I grabbed her hand and tried to put the money in her hand.
"I can't take that." She said and pulled her hand away.
"Adri, just take the money, please." I said quietly. I didn't wanna be desperate and I don't want her forced. But I wasn't fine with what she was doing. Unless I was gonna do it.

She grabbed the money and walked past me and put it on the dresser.
"I don't need you to help me out, Dallas." She said looking up at me, I could tell she was serious. She folded her arms.
"I don't have to make money the way you do. I'm not going to either." She looked down.
"I've been doing it for all this time." She cracked her neck.
"Why?" I found myself saying.
"What, what do you mean why?" She said.
"Why are you doing this, I'm giving you money now." I trailed off.
"Cause it's all I can do! I don't need your damn charity!" She yelled at me. She pushed past me, hard, and opened the door, walked out and slammed it so hard it made my room shake.
What was I even thinking to ask her that. She didn't know anything else. I shouldn't have interfered. I walked out to see her push past the people in Bucks. And out the door. I face palmed.

'I'm not tryna talk, I'm not tryna walk, just lift me out the club'

Adrienne's POV

It's not even his fucking business. He cant just leave me be! Even if I didn't want him to. Ugh! I leaned on my car and then climbed up and sat on the hood. I lit a cigarette. I stared at the ground, and puffed. I needed to talk to somebody or something. I hopped in my car, and started blasting The Beatles. Drowning out my problems with noise. I drove over to the Curtis house. Around now, it was 11:00. They possibly could've been sleeping. But I was going anyways. I walked in and sat on the couch. It was dark in the house. I'd relaxed on the couch and leaned my head on the arm. I heard footsteps coming down the stairs a little later. It was Darry.
"Hey Adri," He yawned.
"Whatcha doing here so late?" He scratched his head. His hair was all messy.
"I needed to get away from Bucks, it's where Dally is." I chuckled.
"Oh, issues with him?" He asked.
"Not necessarily, were not a thing, I guess in other ways though.." I trailed off.
He just nodded. "Want anything?"
"Cake?" I asked.
"Of course." He went and got me a piece. We sat there most of the night. And we ate cake and talked. He acted as a brother figure. I missed my brother. He was someone I could talk to. I know I can do that with Darry too now. He shared about the tragic loss of his parents. And I begun explaining to him what all my tattoos meant. Especially the black tears. He just listened. Next thing we know it's 2 am.
"Your always welcome to crash here." Darry said.
"Thanks." I said and got up and walked upstairs. He followed behind me. He threw in a T-Shirt that was maybe 4 sizes too big.
"Just for you to be comfortable." He said. I heard him go into his room and close the door. I let out a sigh and put on the T-Shirt. I laid on the bed, and thought. Thinking too much.

'One of those'