Bottled Up // Finn Wolfhard book 2

IX

YOUR POV

The elevator door shut behind me as I slumped onto the couch, exhausted. "fun night?" Eli's voice made me jump as my head spun to the left to find the boy leaning on the island bench with a glass of scotch in his hand...the same liquor my father was drinking the night I got home, 4 years ago. 

I sighed, forgetting that Eli had announced his arrival early this morning "sorry?" I winced suddenly forgetting his words 

"did you have a fun time? without me?" he said bluntly "nice to see you're still in a bad mood" I mumbled sarcastically, standing up from the couch and walking toward the bedroom

"hey! I haven't finished talking to you" his voice demanded making my body freeze in shock "excuse me?" I blinked in disbelief "how did you get home?" he spat out the words as harshly as before, walking and stopping between me and the bed 

"Finn gave me a ride" I smiled teasingly "of course he fucking did" Elliot scoffed placing the glass of alcohol on the nightstand 

"whatever, I'm tired can we just go to bed?" I rolled my eyes trying to walk past him but Eli grabbed my shoulder and pushed me backwards slightly  "what's your problem?" I raised my voice in to a sterner tone since obviously he wasn't in the mood to play around. 

He had never been like this before, I mean sometimes we wrestled but it was all a game and usually ended up in a tickle war or something slightly more R-rated 

"I said I wasn't finished Y/N" he gritted his teeth sounding more masculine rather than a playful blonde headed boy like he usually was "okay fine then, speak" I raised an eyebrow and crossed my arms in front of my chest waiting for Eliott to speak 

"When's your flight home?" he started "in two days, 4pm" I replied bluntly "and what're your plans for the rest of the time you're here?" "I don't know probably hang out with Finn and Soph since they both live here" again I showed no emotion as I spoke each reply

"Wrong" he stared intensely at me as if he was trying to work out whether I was being serious or just winding him up "sorry what?" "wrong, you aren't hanging out with either of them, we are going for a road trip" 

"you can't tell who I can and can't hang out with Eliott" I took a step towards him, I never used his whole name and as the word came out of my mouth I saw his fist screw up into a ball by his side 

"YOU CAN'T HANG OUT WITH HIM" he shouted raising both his hands and pushing me into the wall behind us "DON'T TOUCH ME ASSHO-" I tried to scream but he rushed at me again this time pressing his palm to my lips so my words were only a shrouded muffle 

"if you shout at me again there will be consequences and don't think I'm afraid to hurt you darling" he chuckled, Eli seemed like a whole new person, he seemed...darker.

I tried to speak but his hand pressed harder against my mouth until I couldn't even breathe out of it anymore "do you understand?"

I nodded my head vigorously hoping he would stop being so aggressive, the smell of liquor drifted from his breath and into my sharp breaths through my nose trying to force air into my lungs   

my spine dug into the wall behind my back and just as I was about to attempt to protest once more, my boyfriend released his grip on me and I bent over gasping for air 

"you're not my father, you can't tell me what to do" I panted glaring up at him "of course I'm not that fucking vegetable of a man, sitting alone in an insane hospital" he laughed pinching the bridge of his nose.

Anger clouded my vision as I stood straight and clenched my jaw "DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT HIM THAT WAY" I shouted in his face but instead of replying I saw him lurch forward and I screwed my eyes shut in reflex.

pain 

that's all I felt as his fist connected with my cheek bone 

I opened my eyes to see his face only inches from mine, the smell of alcohol was unbearable and I lifted a shaky hand to feel where he had just punched me

he just punched me?

Eli had never been the aggressive sort why was he so angry now

I flinched as my own fingertips grazed my cheekbone "I told you not to shout at me, see what happens when you don't listen imagine what'll happen if you disobey my wishes again and hang out with Finn tomorrow"

"disobey you?" I scoffed "get out of my house, you're not staying here tonight" I pushed past the boy and walked into the bathroom "oh and don't bother coming here tomorrow either, I'll pick you up in two days time for the airport" I explained as I walked to the mirror covering the far wall

"do you really want to risk getting hurt babe?" he stood behind me and smirked in the mirror "domestic violence is a crime, I'm not afraid to go to the police if I have to" I spoke calmly causing Eli to roll his eyes and smack the wall with his hand before walking out of the room again

"see you tomorrow babe" he called as I heard the ding of the elevator doors "no you won't BABE" I yelled hearing the doors shut and I was alone at last

my fingers brushed against a bruise that was already forming as I winced painfully "shit" I muttered to myself "I'm gonna need some full fledged excuse to cover this up"