LISA | Van McCann - COMPLETED

God Save Her Soul

I woke up to Issy shaking me violently.
I opened my eyes and winced as my eyes adjusted to the light.

"Hm-mm?" I mumbled, lifting myself up from Van's side, to see that he was already sat up at the other end of the couch and that my feet were resting on him.

"Come on!" She dragged me from the couch, using Van as a support as I stood up. I briefly saw for a split second that he was smoking a joint before being dragged into the kitchen.

"What you doin' to me Issy?" I yawned, rubbing my eyes as she put me to a halt. I saw that she ran off around the counter island to the other side, watching as she bit her lip in frustration, looking as if she was lifting weights or something.

"Look!" She beamed a smile, heavily placing a plant onto the counter. Before I could reply being all confused, she excitedly explained, "I got us another child! This is John Junior The Second!" She gestured with jazz hands, grabbing my hand, making me touch the plant.

"Right, and you got another this because..?" I scoffed, letting out a suppressed laugh.

"Well John Junior was getting lonely, he needed a friend." She confessed with a shy shrug.

"You could've chose a better name at least." I commented, hoping she wouldn't take offence.

"What?" She pouted.

"John Junior The Second? What about dick face or twat face, or shit face or..-" I began listing off stupid names and she stopped me laughing.

"Alright, twat face it is."

"So we've got John Junior and Twat Face?" I nodded, repeating the names to ensure I didn't mess up. Issy nodded proudly and I smiled, bringing her into a side hug. "You're a nutter."

"That's why you love me." She giggled, following me back into the living room.

"You got that right." I smiled as I took my seat next to Van. He passed me the joint to finish, placing it between my lips with his fingers I smiled, watching as Issy looked at me puzzled, her eyebrows furrowing into her eyes.

"Want some?" I offered, taking the joint from my lips and holding it so it faced her, allowing the smoke to escape my lips. I noticed that Benji or Bob hadn't made their iconic appearances yet, and it was 2 in the afternoon.

"I've never had it before." Issy accepted it even though she'd never smoked in her life. "What do I do?"

"Right, put it in your mouth.." I began and she followed my instructions, "it's just like smoking, you stuck on it 'til you feel the smoke fill your mouth..yeah?" And that's what she did, she took a big fucking drag of it before blowing it out, coughing. Larry had to pat her back, her hand to her chest.

"Bloody hell! Slow down. You alright Issy?" Larry laughed,

"No! That's fucking disgusting, why'd you make me try it!" She quickly passed me back the joint before nicking Bondy's brew that he had made before I woke up.

"You get used to it." I replied, "helps you relax." I winked and she shook her head, I could see her cheeks bunch up into a smile as she took a drink.

"You're weird you Lisa." She sighed, placing the brew back onto the coffee table.

"Yeah, but she's my kind of weird." Van said, pulling me in close to kiss my cheek, making Benji roll his eyes and all the others look as us in awe.

"Any gigs today?" I asked, changing the topic. Then it hit me. I've missed a full week of college.

"Yeah, you coming?" Van replied, taking the joint from my lips then taking the last few drags before putting it out in the ashtray.