A Flair For The Dramatic

24. we are the strays

When I wake up I'm back in Oli's bed. I rub my sore eyes and pout to myself. Crying hurts if you do it for long enough. I get up and look in the mirror. Under my eyes are a little red.

I don't bother fixing my hair or putting on my pants. When I look phone my phone it's not on the night stand where I had it. Instead its plugged in to the wall. I turn it on and take it off the charger.

When I turn on my phone I have a message from my dad.

Dad: it's your fault shes in the hospital, dont come back

I gasp. She's not dead!? I let out a happy squeal type noise and smile. But the more I look at the text the sadder I get. Shes alive but in the hospital.. it's my fault.. and I'm not welcome back home.

A soft thud makes me look away from my phone to my door. The noise didn't come my door but a little further in the house. I open my door to see the guys hand on Oliver's throat, pinning him to the wall. I'm bad in these situations, and I'm put in them a lot..

I usually end up hurt. He's not fighting back at all. "I'm not your ex, he was a fucking fag," Josh says crossing some line because Oli fights back.

He punches him in the face making the other fall to the ground. "You will never be as good as him! You can hit me, choke me, fucking whatever, I dont care. But him? If you dare say one more thing-" Oli starts yelling angrily.

"He was such a loser, I mean wh-"

Oli's foot to his ribs shuts him up. Oli's back is to me but I can tell by his stance and where his hands are going what he's doing. The zipper noise confirms it and with that Oli pees on his boyfriend.

I go back into the room confused with what I say. Is insulting a ex enough fuel to get peed on? I guess so. Being hit and abused justifies it in my mind if that isn't enough.

Im exhausted. My mom died, and then shes not dead, I didn't sleep good, I'm in a house with someone who confuses me and another that I hate. I don't have a home and everything is just a mess.

I go to put on my pants but they are dusty and dirty. That's why I shouldn't have sat on the dirt.. I sigh and fold them up and my shirt. Maybe I can borrow his hoodie- wait..

Where am I going? Alan's? I jump when my door opens. Oli comes in and looks upset, well that's understandable. "I.. um.. I heard the door? Did you see that?" He asks seeming nervous.

"Yeah, you should really get out of this relationship. Abusive relationships are a no no and you seem better than that," I tell him and he sighs.

"I know.. I just.. I wanted it to work but he just smashed my heart so I think I'm going to stay at my friends house until I can get my own place or something," he mumbles.

"Austin's or somebody else?" I ask.

"Austin," he nods.

"He seems nice, well.. he did convince my boyfriend to break up with me," I pout at that. I'm not upset about it but everyone once in a while I think about it.

Is it cheating? Flirting and sinding pictures.. They didnt do anything physical but.. oh well..

"Yeah, sorry about that," he says and we hear a car drive off from the driveway.

"He's suck a fucking cunt," he says looking through the wall at his boyfriend.

"He seems like it. Um, so. Let me text Alan to see if he can pick me up or if I'm just going to learn how to teleport," I mumble.

He looks at me and bites his bottom lip. "I could drive you," he offers. I nod at that.

"Yeah, apparently my mom's alive.. like.. It seemed like- like- she died but my dad said she's in the hospital," I say trying to keep it together.

"That's good, what happened?" He asks and I look at him. He has one hand in his pocket and the other is messing with some rips on his jeans. His curly brown hair is medium length but I bet if he straightened it, it would be pretty long.

"Um.. she jumped out of a moving car.. after the car stopped I got out and ran away and yeah.. that's why I'm here," I tell him getting out my phone.

Me: can I stay at yours?

"Thats.. not safe. Why would she do that?" He asks and I pout. I dont enjoy opening up to people. I'm still embarrassed that I cried in front of him and Alan.

Alan: sure but only for a little while

Alan: why

I bite my bottom lip and look back at Oli. "My family is chaotic," I answer and put on my black converse. His pants are too big and mine are dirty. I'll get some of my clothes when my dad goes to work but for now I'll just wear this.

"Same, I'm going to make some tea. Do you want any before we leave? I'm going to stop by McDonald's so if you want coffee instead I'll get you some," he tells me.

"Yeah, tea sounds good," I say following him out the room. I end up sitting on his counter as he starts boiling water and getting ready to make tea. He comes over to me and opens the cabinet behind me and I cant help but watch his face as he has to lean in a little to get the cup he's focused on.

I could wrap my legs around his waist- oh my God dont think that! He's practically in a relationship at the moment and definitely isn't into me. He closes the cabinet and goes back to the other countertop.

As he makes tea I simply watch him. He seems really in thought or maybe he's just very careful with making tea. He glances at me and then my legs and then continues to make the tea.

How can somebody making tea be so interesting to watch?

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Thoughts on who Oli dated?

Why would he pee on Josh lmao

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