Piercing Hearts (Len & John Pearce/Justice Crew Fanfic)

Chapter 7: Nonstop Tangles

* Lenny’s POV *

Have you ever felt like getting drowned in your own emotions and would just want to let it all out with a scream? But no matter how much you wanted to yell for help and get yourself back together, it was as if fate was torturing you even more.

That’s what I felt like as soon as I got out of that house and into my car. I wanted to leave in an instant, never mind the fact how Harley was calling me back, wanting me to be by his side. But the longer I stayed there, the deeper the holes they have opened up. It wasn’t just the simple brotherly fight anymore, it was more than that.

John hated my guts, obviously, for going behind his back, and was now torturing me with words, he sure do know I would plant in my system for too long. However, the annoying part was I knew I would only get better if he talked to me, and for sure, that’s not going to happen soon.

So that leads me to nowhere, but the feeling of getting out of the house or that neighborhood was helping me calm down. Driving along the path, my car moved as if I was on cloud nine – the more I got away, the more I’ve loosen up. When I felt that I was feeling fine, I stopped at the first parking lot I’ve seen to breathe, dipping my head into the wheel as it felt like a comfortable pillow.

Actually, anything right now would be categorized as comfortable, compared to where I have been earlier on. As much as I don’t want to be reminded of what happened, fate was playing a trick on me as I found myself in tears again, which made me my hands slam the wheel in front of me, before slamming my head back to it.

For a few minutes, that served as my shoulder to cry on, but soon stopped as I heard knocks on my car window. Looking up, I saw a smiling Bailey waving at me. I guess she noticed how my reaction was and slowly, her smile faded away.

Bailey waited until I got out of the car and pulled me into a hug, which surprised me. I didn’t think we were that close to ever receive one from her. For all I know, I was still a stranger in her eyes, but I held onto her as tightly as possible. I needed a shoulder and she was willingly volunteering to make me feel better so no complaints here.

“Are you alright?” She asked me as I pulled away and nodded my head, but she knew I was lying, pulling me back once again, and rubbing my back. “It’s going to be fine whatever you’re going through.” She whispered, before pulling away.  

She continued to stare as I pull myself together, wiping the tears off my face with my hand until she provided me with tissues. I hated people seeing me cry, especially girls because I thought they would think I was weak, but I just couldn’t help it, and Bailey felt like she wasn’t the type to tease me about it.

“Tell you what – wanna come with me tonight?” She offered. Her beautiful smile got back and waited for an answer. “I’ve got to go work, but you can stay at the club on me tonight.”

“You work at a club?” I asked as she chuckled.

“I kind of own it with my family.” She sheepishly said as I raised a brow. “Scape – if you’ve heard of it or have gone there – family owns it.”

I nodded, but still had a question suddenly popping in my head. As if she heard the question, Bailey spoke up. “I like keeping it simple, to be honest. I’d like to venture on my own, and at the same time, work for something my parents had started. I enjoy the job at Woolworths even if I didn’t even have to, but it was better than being locked up at some house without anything to do.”

It hasn’t even been thirty minutes since she had showed up, and yet, I was feeling all better. She was someone easy to talk with.

“So, do you want to come?” She asked as I nodded. Like she said, it was better than being locked up alone without anything to do. “Cool, can we take your car then?” She smiled as I nodded once again, opening the door for her.