Tangled In

Chapter 15

"Why was he there?"

"He is almos always there."

"But he spent the night with you."

"I'm sorry... I... I thought you have broken up, and I wasn't gonna do anything with him I swear Spence, he just fell asleep when he was drunk."

"No drunk eats shit."

"Excuse me?"

"Like no one who is drunk would eat actual shit. They just know they shouldn't, and if he fell asleep in your house he was conscious enough not to. And he did it anyways... And he knew how I felt about you guys hanfing together." Spencer had her face as steady as a table. It seemed like she didn't even drink.

"I'm sorry. What do you mean how you felt about us guys...?"

"I didn't want for him to spend that much time with you, because of how he looks at you. It's just different. I was the dork. I shouldn't have given him a chance if I knew that."

"He just looks at me because we are friends. Not anything else. I don't think so anyways..."

"Then you are too naive Anna. But don't worry I'm not mad, so I'll still hang out with you guys." She offered a smile.

Anna felt guilty. She was right, about the drunk thing and everything. Maybe she did "eat shit". And she had kissed him before she puked. 

"I like you Spence, you are nice to me." She felt a tear coming down. She remembered Kaia, her failure on making new friends, and Spence had given her a chance. She wanted to tell her the truth, but she had to speak to Ben. Ben. Shit shit shit. Was him still asleep? Did he puke on her matress? It was a beautiful matress by the way. She had to go see him.

"Spence I gotta go."

"Go, I'll see you on Monday."

She left the beautiful house as fast as she could. She needed to interrogate Ben. She ran to the bus stop and when she sat, an old man was snoring besides her. She got home. She ran upstairs. She just wondered...

"BEN! HIPSTER!" She said nervously. "WAKE UP NOW."

Henry Fields was ready to confront his mom. He sat down the table. 

"Mom. We need to talk... You need to tell me something..." He wasn't sure what to say next. He wasn't sure if she would even tell him why. But it was killing him and he needed to know. Did his dad rob a bank? Or raped someone? He couldn't stand himself for thinking that but what else was there? What else was there to think? He was scared.

"Okay? Tell me son."

"Where is my dad."

"He was in jail." She said and sobbed quietly. She ha learned to do that over the years. Why had she lied about jail? Was it something else, worse? "He got out of jail a year ago and left us. I don't really want to talk about it."

"Jesus mom. We need to talk about it, what the fuck do you mean he left us, and why the hell is... was he in jail?" Then he added "Why did you lie to me?"

"He wasn't guilty. He didn't do anything, he was just protecting me. Someone tried to rob me but I wouldn't let him. Or her. I couldn't tell the difference then. But it doesn't matter, it was someone. Your dad saw his gun and took out his instead. He shoot to protect me. But when he got out of jail, he said jail had changed him, he was too dangerous for us now. And I was frustrated. Too frustrated to talk to you, even. I waited for him for years. And he just left. I don't know what happened. We were in love. Or at least I thought."

"Jeez mom... I'm sorry..."

"It's not your fault." She started to cry. Henry Fields hugged her. He decided to go to Emily's. He brang mariachis. They started singing the song on Coco, the movie. She opened her window and cracked up. They were both laughing. She ran downstairs and hugged him outside her big two floor house and and kissed him."

"I love you Henry Fields."

"Why do you always call my name like that. Henry Fields... It doesn't matter. I love you too."

Ben woke up.

"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorryyy did I puke on your favurite matress? I know this is the one..."

"No you didn't" She laughed then turned serious. "But you messed everything up, with me and Spence.

"What did I do?"

"Don't you remember?" He shook his head but he did remember. He remembered everything. He remembered how he almost said to Anna he loved her.