Outlaws

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Mark

It's been awhile since I've talked to Skye, she hasn't been answering my calls or texts. I went outside to grab some pebbles and brought them back inside. I open my window and throw them one by one at her window to see if she would answer old school way. I had about 50 pebbles and I ran out and still no answer. I was about to go get more when she finally opened the window.

"Hey Skye, why haven't you been answering my calls?"

"I haven't been able to reach it, sorry."

"No it's fine, what's wrong you don't seem cheerful."

"I'm just tired that's all, plus I haven't eaten in a while so yeah."

"You wanna come over and I'll feed you."

"Do you mind if I do?"

"Of course not, my door is always open to you."

"Thanks I'll be there in a bit."

She then closes her window slowly and I see her small figure walk away. I know something is up.

Skye

I open the front door expecting to see mark but I didn't, so I went upstairs to his room and he wasn't there either. So I went to his office and see him sitting at his office facing the computer screen. I walk in and call Mark's name. He then turns around in a big smile and in a pink moustache.

"The name's Wilford Warfstache, you must be Skye." Said 'Wilford' in a different voice from mark.

"Yes?"

"Come sit down, you look very hungry, I have some cheeze-its."

"Thanks?"

Mark

She grabs the box from my hand and eats them slowly.

"Now Skye you seem upset by something and one thing you must know about me is that Wilford warfstache doesn't take shit from anyone especially for his friends."

"I don't know, it's kind of stupid I guess."

"Nothing is ever stupid, try me."

"Let me ask you this; if you are married to the person is it still considered rape if they force you?"

"Forced is forced, no matter what it's still rape. Did he force you?"

She just looks away from me and nods slowly.

"Wilford isn't taking anymore shit from the bastard."

"Please don't do anything, he's gone."

"How can you let him do that you, you can't let him get away Skye."

"I know, but please just let me handle it. I don't want you in the middle of it."

"That bastard can't do that no matter what you are to him, you have to say something."

"Mark please just let me handle this on my own." Skye says as she grabs my face with her hands on either side of my face. I soften in her touch and relax.

"You can't just let it go, how can you?"

"I have let a lot of things go mark, things that still haunt me but I let them go anyway. We have to move on."

"I understand but this, you can't."

"It's alright mark." she holds my hands and rubs them trying to relax me.

"Has he done this to you before?"

"Mark.."

"Has he or has he not?"

"He has-"

I let go of her hands and hold back so much anger I had in him. Why the hell will she let him do this to her.

"Skye."

"Mark I know it's a horrible thing, but I couldn't leave him."

"Why not?"

"I have my reasons."

"What are they?"

"They're not important, but I have my reasons."

"Please tell me one." I say getting on my knees and placing my hands on her knees.

She places her hands on top of mine, looks me right in the eyes and says, " I still love him."

"I was afraid you might say that."

"Why?"

"I don't know."

She let's go of my hands and crosses her arms over her chest. I sit back up into my chair and look back at my screen to see if I had anything new, but nothing.

"Where you going?"

"Nowhere."

"Then why do you have a suitcase over there?"

"Oh that, I'm leaving LA next Sunday afternoon for my friend Bob's wedding."

"That sounds fun, how long will you be gone?"

"I'll be gone till like Tuesday night, I'm not going to be there long."

"I hope you have fun."

"I wish I didn't have to leave you."

"Don't worry it's not like you'll be gone for a week it's only a couple of days. I'll be fine by myself."

"Yeah but you don't have anyone else here, you'll be alone."

"It's alright mark, I'll see you again."

It was silent for a couple of more minutes until I thought of an idea.

"How about you come with me?"

"You want me to come with you? Don't you wanna be able to spend time with your friends and family?"

"Yeah, but I think they would like to meet you. And you get to travel with me to Cincinnati, it'll be fun."

"Yeah I guess it would."

"So is that a yes?"

"It's a yes."