Bullied (A Tal Fishman Fanfiction)

Chapter 23

I fell asleep that night in the clothes I was wearing and my hair in a braided bun.  I didn't know if I would ever want to see Tal again, but by the time I woke up the next morning, I knew I had to see him.  I slowly opened the door, glancing around the room and not seeing Tal.  I walked out, searching for Tal but not seeing him anywhere.  

"Tal?"  I called out, hoping he hadn't left.  I had just needed a little bit of time to think things through.  

After realizing that Tal wasn't here and he had forgotten his phone, I slumped onto the couch and started crying.  He'd probably had enough of my bull shit and had left, leaving every way for me to contact him here..along with all of his belongings.  

About an hour later, I heard someone open the door.  I looked up to see Tal standing in the doorway holding a box.  

"Hey."  He said, slipping off his shoes and walking over to me, revealing that the box was filled with two-dozen donuts.

"Where were you?"

"I drove to the bakery.  I thought a good donut..or ten..would make you feel better.  I thought I would have to use them to lure you out of the room.  Sorry if you called me..I found out that I forgot my phone when I was already almost there."

"How long of a drive was it?"

"About an hour one way."

"You drove that long just to get donuts?"

"They're the best in California..maybe even the United States.  It was worth it....especially if I can see you happy and smiling again. I would do anything to see you smile right now."  He said, his face falling in shame in thought at what I had learned the night before.

"Thank you."  I said, taking a donut from the box and slowly eating it.

Tal's P.O.V (Starting when Eva found out about what he was doing with Allison)

I didn't dare get up when Eva rushed into the bedroom.  I didn't want to scare her or make her even more upset.  I really hadn't wanted to sleep with Allison, and it meant nothing to me.  All I wanted in the world was for Eva to be happy, and my life choices weren't making that happen.  I decided to leave her alone for a while so she had time to think.  When I heard my phone buzzing with an incoming call, I snatched it up, answering it..not even bothering to see who it was.  It was Eva.  She was asking me how many times I had slept with Allison, and I didn't want to tell her the truth...that I knew exactly how many times I had slept with Allison.  Instead of telling the truth, I fibbed a little, only telling her it was more than 20 when the actual number of times was 147.  I had slept with Allison 147 times before..and I regretted each and every one of them.  I always made such horrible decisions in life...and this was the worse lot of bad decisions.  I fell asleep on the floor, not wanting any comfort considering how I had hurt Eva in so many different ways.  

When I woke up, I decided I would do something nice to try to get her more comfortable around me again.  I didn't want to lose her, so I drove to the best donut shop in all of California..Moe's,having remembered to grab my phone when I was only 15 minutes away,  and bought her two dozen donuts, hoping one of them would be her favorite kind.  I drove back to the hotel only to see that I wouldn't have to lure her out of the room with them...she was already sitting on the couch, her face streaked with tears.  She looked up when I walked in, looking almost relieved to see me.  I wanted right then to rush up to her and kiss her, hugging her tight to my body and never letting go.  But.I couldn't.  I had to go slow, make sure she knew how sorry I really was about everything before I could even go near her.  I resisted the urge to hug her and smother her in kisses and calmly walked over to where she was seated on the couch..

Eva's P.O.V

"These donuts are amazing.  No wonder it's called the best donut place in all of California...or even the United States apparently."

"I'm glad you like them.  I didn't know what kind you liked, so I kind of grabbed one of every flavor."

"Well..the thing is that I don't have a favorite.  This is the first time I've ever had a donut."

"Really?  Did the Cooper's seriously never let you do or eat anything?"

"They let me do restricted things that they approved of completely.  Every time I would go for a short walk, they would hound me and sometimes even call me and threaten to call the police so they would come get me and I would end up in jail."

"For taking a walk?"

"Yeah.  They were, and still are, crazy.  I feel bad for their two kids, but I guess they treat them nicer than they've ever treated me."

"Do you think you'll ever go back at some point?"

"Maybe just to make sure I got everything..but other than that..I'm never stepping foot in that house again...maybe not even in that neighborhood ever again.  I don't want to be near them, and I want no connections to them in any way, shape, or form.  I never want to see them again."

"That's kind of harsh."

"Yeah, well..they deserve it."  We ate the rest of the donuts in silence, each of us savoring the amazing tastes.  I was starting to forget why I had been mad at Tal in the first place.

To be continued....

A/N:  Sorry it's kind of short, but it's currently midnight, and I really need to get some sleep.  I hope you enjoyed this chapter!! I'm gonna end my note here because my fingers are starting to cramp from typing so fast while I'm tired and laying down..Anywho..LYASM!! BYESIES!!