The Story of Us

The Story of Catching Up

"Ma'am, I know it's our job to find him but really we need to find out where he is. Is there any way you may might know where he is?' the officer asks and I grit my teeth.

"No, for the damn hundredth time I want to catch this motherf-cker,” I snap at her, “if I have any information I would obviously be searching for this asshole myself."

"Okay, sorry ma'am we'll tell you if we find anything," she says and dismisses me back to class.

As I walk I push past all the freshman who see me as some scary ass senior but I don't care right now. I'm pissed off and I just want this day to be over with. The bell rings and students come piling out of classrooms. I bump into one certain kid and he yells hey but I don't care.

Two large hands rest against my hips and tug me forwards. I collide with a body but smell the familiar scent and look up.

"Why so angry, baby?" Parker asks.

"Because the fucking police think that somehow I know where Reece is," I growl and Parker's mouth quirks up a bit. Out of the corner of my eye I see the officer leave the building and drive away.

"What?" I snap in anger.

"Babe, I can't take you seriously when you are 5'3 wearing a The Little Mermaid skirt and have your hair like hers in the 'Kiss the Girl' scene," he laughs and I look down at my outfit. I think it looks cute.

"The freshman seem scared," I defend myself.

"That's because they are so surprised a girl whose favorite movie is The Little Mermaid is stomping down the hall like King Kong," he laughs.

"Shut up," I complain.

"Anyway, so what about Reece," the mask of expressionless came on Parker's face as he said his name

"They are asking me about how to find him."

"Oh, well don't worry about it," he tells me and I wrap my arms around his waist.

"I love you," I breathe just as the front door to the school opens.

"Everyone get the fuck down!" A voice that haunted me for weeks yells.

I freeze up as a gunshot is fired and everyone in the hall drops. I stand like an idiot until Parker yanks me down on the ground. I land with a small thud as Reece scans the crowd. I plant my face on the dirty tiles hoping he won't recognize me.  A freshman girl whimpers next to me and I grab her hand in mine. She squeezes tightly and I wince but a bruise on my hand is the least of my worries right now. I breathe deeply and reach my other hand out to find Parker's. When I find his hand i thread my fingers through his.

A small clearing of the throat is heard. And sadly, it's directly above me.

"Ah, my love. How are you? Get up." he ushers quietly and I lift my head up to glare at him.

"I said get up!" he shouts and pulls the safety on the trigger back.

I growl quietly and stand up. I dust myself off and fix my hair as if a gun is not pointed at me right now.

"Lennon, what the hell are you doing?" Parker hisses and I motion for him to be quiet. Thankfully he shuts his mouth.

"Let's go, my love," Reece smiles and I smile back and lace my fingers through his. Parker latches his hand around my ankle and I yank it free. I glare at him and he sighs but sits up when Reece  is turned around.

"Where are we going?" I ask, sweetly and in a false voice.

"It's a surprise, my love." he tells me as we walk down the school steps. Hopefully someone had the sense to call the police by now or had already. 

"Reece?" I ask and he turns toward me. I start leaning towards him and he closes his eyes and I take the opportunity to knee him in what hurts the most.

"Agh! Fuck, you bitch!" he cries as I start running. I run far away from hear and to the sounds of the sirens. I hear gunshots and one explodes right beside me in the concrete and I let out a small shriek as I charge my legs faster. An arm wraps around my waist and I scream and kick.

"Lennon! Calm down! It's just me!" Parker sighs and I relax completely. Until I turn around and Reece is making a run for it. The sirens are getting closer but I know if he escapes they still won't be able to reach him. I pry off Parker's arms and pump my legs until I get close to Reece. He is sprinting down the block and I charge after him.

When I get close enough I lunge at him and tackle him to the ground. I punch his nose and we struggle for a second until I am being ripped off Reece by Parker. The police come stumbling out of their cars and they run to Reece.

Reece growls and curses me out calling me names I didn't know existed as he is led in to the car.       

Once the cars are all gone I collapse to my knees and sob in relief. Parker kneels down next to me his face in hands as we finally have freedom for a while.

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Sorry it's so short but I was with my Pop the whole weekend and I was really busy!