Behind the Pain

Teenagers will be Teenagers

Dre P.O.V

" Marshall!!!!!" I yelled over and over again as I entered his home Gym, but as much as I tried to grab his attention nothing was distracting him from punching the crap out of the punch bag that hung from the wall. It's nearly been a whole week since Eminem's last Detroit concert and since than no one has heard or spoke to Marshall, at first I thought he and Andrea might have sorted things out but when I spoke to her and heard that she told Marshall not to contact her for a week because he had to think about what he wants and how he feels well that's when I knew straight away it's the reason he's hidden himself away in this mansion of his.

Getting closer and calling his name again I finally got his attention seeing he's decided to take out his iPod and actually pay attention to the things around him.

" you gonna put a hole in that soon" I smirked like a smart ass, seeing he was in one of his moods. Even though he hasn't said anything you can just tell he's in a real foul mood and I'm guessing it's got something to do with Andrea.

" I thought you and Nicole would have already gone home by now" he commented seeming quite surprised I'm still in Detroit even though I did tell him a few times that I'm staying a little longer.

" I'm leaving tonight, Nicole's already left" I replied shakin my head at his stupid comment but not being really bothered to fill him in again when he's completely distracted. I feel bad for the guy, I know he's gone through a lot of shit and a lot of these issues have caused him to shut down any hope of him letting someone completely in and this is exactly what he's doing to Andrea.

" so you've been distant these last couple of days" I said trying to casually bring up the topic of him and Andrea hoping he might talk to me and let me in. I already know that there've been through so much shit, which a lot i can't even remember.

" yeah just having a break that's all" he replied, walking away from me while taking his gloves of.

" I just thought you might be hanging with Andrea That's all" I said knowing this is the only way I'm going to stay on this topic, just by looking at Marshall I can see he's already trying to drop it so he doesn't have to face any of the trouble that is between them, he would rather avoid dealing with things but since I've been in a relationship for years now, one thing I know is you can't avoid these kind of drama it's better just to face them.

" nah she already wants some space. Didn't take her very long" he spat back, even though he wasn't looking at me I can hear it in his tone and voice that he's angry and upset over what's happened but doesn't plan on talking about it.

" did she come out and say those exact words or is this what you think she wants?" I asked while following him around trying to stay on the subject. As much as he doesn't want to talk about it, we all hate seeing him this way and just want things to work out between them.

" well she didn't come out and say exactly that but we all know that's what she means" he answered slowly. Just hearing the hesitation in his voice shows me he's not even sure that's what she meant, once again he's just presuming how she feels.

" trust me women say one thing but mean the total opposite, besides didn't this whole argument start because you jumped to conclusions to fast and shit" I said trying to make him understand that this can be worked out. I swear he jumps to conclusions way to fast, it like the first thing that comes to mind is the only thing that seems to stick and control his views on things.

" i don't know man..... I really have no idea what to do or to say" he mumbled looking sad and confused as hell. Just seeing him trying to distract himself with boxing and rapping defiantly shows me how much he's been trying to stay occupied and on top of things so he doesn't have to face any of this. Two years ago I would have never pictured Marshall looking so down and in the dirt all over some girl who's managed to break down his walls.