ACT ONE, SCENE EIGHT: Tears and Spit "Fuck you, Billy Hargrove."
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MALLORY CRIED ALL NIGHT. SHE didn't even sneak back in through her window, just stomped through the front door already in tears. Jimmy attempted to yell at her again, but when met with a harsh shoulder check, decided it could wait until the morning.
"Stupid," She mumbled, wiping of the makeup she had been so excited to put on, "Fucking stupid."
Mallory paused and stared at herself. The mascara that had already ran down her cheeks paired nicely with the mascara she had smeared while trying to take it off. She hadn't realized how hard the lip gloss would be to get off.
"You did this," She sneered at herself, "You're pathetic excuse for anything. You did this."
Mallory fell asleep crying that night. She slept with the tears staining her pillow case and the boxes she was supposed to unpack still full. Even when Debbie knocked on her door, Mallory ignored her little sister and kept crying.
The morning came faster than expected, as it usually does after rough nights. Mallory groaned as she sat up. Right then and there, she decided that, for once in her life, she would confront Billy.
Mallory was supposed to make Hawkins her bitch, not be it's bitch.
She rolled out of bed. After wiping a coupled of old tears away, Mallory went to search through a box of clothes in search for something appropriate in her time of sadness.
Yeah, old gym shorts and an too-big t-shirt sounded good enough.
Once she was changed and had a fresh coat of mascara to ruin, Mallory went down stairs. For once, Jimmy wasn't waiting for her. A note written in black sharpie had taken his place.
"Off to work. We'll talk when we get home. Love you Mal -Jimmy"
Mallory rolled her eyes. He always acted like her dad, but he wasn't! Jimmy was her brother. Mallory didn't have a dad.
She scooted the note to the side before noticing the note under it. That note was clearly in erasable pen based on the poor red in and the matching red streaks up and down the paper. Definitely from Debbie.
"With Max and El. Probably sleeping over! Will call later! - Love, Debbie"
Mallory smiled. At least Debbie is doing alright. She set down the note, grabbed her keys, and walked out the door. Tears were already forming in her eyes.
Luckily, Mallory had slept in. The pool was already open once she arrived. It would've put a real damper on the whole "confrontation" thing if she couldn't even get in.
She attempted to walk past the front desk. Of course, without a ticket, she was stopped.
"Whoa-ho-ho," It was a kid in the grade below her, Ted, "Ticket, please."
"I'm not swimming, I just have to talk to someone," She groaned. Ted pointed to a sign.
It read in bright blue letters, "NO TICKET, NO ADMISSION"
"Jesus fucking—" Mallory sighed, "Listen, I'm going inside. I'm not swimming, I have no swim suit on, and I don't even have a towel. I'm not going to pay three dollars to go talk to someone!"
Mallory rushed past him. She knew they wouldn't go through all the trouble of chasing her. Not until she said what she needed to say, at least.
Once she entered, Mallory searched the crowd for Billy. Lo and behold, who else should come off the lifeguarding stand other than Hargrove himself? Mallory began walking to meet him halfway.
He looked awfully sick.
"Billy Hargrove!" She shouted, knowing it would grab attention but not caring. Billy stopped right in his tracks.
"M-Mallory?" He sounded awfully sick, too.
"You didn't come last night. I waited hours! And you never showed! Fuck you, Billy Hargrove," Although Mallory had paused, she wasn't finished. When Billy opened his mouth to say something, Mallory continued.
"Even if you don't love me anymore, a fucking call would've been nice!" Everyone was staring at them. Billy's eyes were completely unreadable. He silently brushed past her and left in the direction of the bathroom.
Mallory turned in with him, tears in her eyes. She glanced around, finally feeling awkward about all the shocked faces looking at her. It probably would have been best for her to just go home.
She whipped around, only to be met by Heather. Heather's smirk was the first thing to anger Mallory. Her scratchy voice was the next.
"Why don't you just give up, Mallory? You're obviously old news. Billy's moves on, how about you do the same?" The words practically slapped Mallory's heart. More tears blurred her vision but Mallory held them back.
She slowly hocked up a glob of spit, stared Heather dead in the eye, and shot it on to the girl's foot. Heather shriek in disgust and ran off. Mallory turned back around and walked out the front entrance gate.
Once she got home, Mallory instantly started bawling. Jimmy was there in an instant, trying to calm her down. She sunk into the comfort of her older brother, crying all her pent up feelings.
Mallory finally stopped crying late in the night. When her tears dried up, she just stared at the ceiling. She imagined what a life would be without the drama of Billy. What life would be like without Billy at all. Of course, her mind eventually wandered to her parents, as it did sometimes.
Yet, it didn't stay there very long for a knock on her window pulled her eyes towards the sound. She was supposed to be the only one awake in the house.
Mallory hopped up when the knock came again. There was definitely a hand on the window, too. She cautiously walked along the wall, careful to not let the person the hand was attached to see her.
Once she was able to peek and see who the hand was, she breathed a sigh of relief. It was only Billy. Billy? What was he doing here?
Mallory threw up the window and hissed, "What are you doing here?"
"Mallory," Billy has such a strange facial expression, "I want to show you something."
The way he said it was off. Her scar tingled. Nonetheless, Mallory climbed out her window, following Billy to his Camaro.
She swore she heard a bump from the trunk.
words: 1062 date published: monday, august 5th, 2019, 9:54 a/n: sorry this chapter is kinda just a bridge lol
