Hero

Chapter 29

"What do you usually watch on the tele Leigh?" Jesy asked as she flipped through channels on the massive flat screen TV of Sairah's 'man's' mansion. They had just eaten a delicious meal that Jesy didn't know the name of. She'd left half of it anyway. On one hand she'd gotten too much of a big portion while on the other, she just didn't like new fancy foods. As long as she had some Domino's pizza to eat when she was hungry she was alright.  At least Leigh seemed to like it. Her friend had almost eaten her entire plate of food then asked for the recipe.  Jesy found it cute.

Leigh-Anne was lying back lazily on the comfy, huge couch with a hand on her belly. She'd felt sick since eating that apple and thought that eating something warm and filling would stop her stomach ache but right now she felt worse. "I don't really watch TV. You can put on any station you like Jes." She said trying to sit up. She wondered where Sairah'd gone. Her friend; Carl had left after their meal because of some errand he had to run. Sairah had said she was going upstairs but she'd been gone for a while now. Leigh wondered if the naked people were upstairs. She was hearing noises that suggested that. She was afraid of them.

Jesy smirked. "I don't think you'd like what I wanna watch." She flicked the channel to MTV which was showing some Nicki Minaj music video. "You like Nicki Leigh?" She asked smiling at the sexual content displayed on the screen.

Leigh-Anne leaned forward with a smile. "Yes. I want to rap like her." She bounced a bit in her seat.

"Okay you can rap and I'll beat box for you. We could be a duo." Jesy said giggling at Leigh's excitement.

"Okay. One day I'll show you my rap journal." Leigh-Anne said looking at Jesy now.

Jesy laughed. "Does your Mum know about this ambition?"

Leigh-Anne nodded. "I rap for her all the time. She says I'm really good." She said swinging her legs.

"Awww." Jesy said. She had a feeling that Leigh's raps were lame though. She chuckled. "What do you rap about?"

Leigh-Anne kicked her legs in excitement at where the conversation was going. "I rap about real stuff." She folded her arms as if she was a badass.

Jesy laughed. "What real stuff though? The hood?" She was blushing as she spoke.

Leigh-Anne unfolded her arms and put her hands at either side of her thighs on the couch. She looked shy as she stared at her lap. "I wrote one for my puppy. In memery of him you know? His name was Hollis and he used to be my only friend back when everything started getting hard. B-but he didn't make it."

Jesy's smile dropped and she was now wearing a sad face. "I-I'm real sorry Leigh." She put an arm around her friend. She felt good that Leigh shared a lot of details about her past with her. She was happy that she could be there for the girl. "Would you be happy if your Mum got you a new puppy?"

Leigh shook her head.

"Why? Is it because of your allergies?"

"If Sairah's going to be living with me until I get big and move out then she might hurt my dog. I don't want to see another puppy of mine go through torture."

Jesy swallowed harshly. "Oh." A while ago she felt like she should get Leigh a new puppy as her next act as the girl's hero. They stayed silent for a while and Jesy began to wonder where Sairah was. She climbed onto the seat of the leather couch and looked over it at the staircase. "Leigh do you think that Sairah might be in trouble?" She asked listening to the noises coming from the uptairs. She could tell that there were probably a bunch of people occupying the different rooms. This was a sex house. She'd seen a movie about a house like this one. Jesy wondered if Sairah's 'man' was up there with her.