Beautifully broken (Salxlarry)

Lounge act

The bell rang meaning school was over, the other kids bolted out of the class as I frantically put my papers in my bag. I walked out of the class to see Larry waiting there for me.

I jumped into his arms and almost tackled him to the ground by accident.

We laughed and walked down the stairs and through the bus metal doors.

I latched onto his arm as we walked to our bus.

We weren't dating but we sure acted like it since Larry and I had both confessed.

Me and Larry were planning for me to stay the night at his place. He'd never slept over at my house since I was too embarrassed because my dad would most likely get drunk and say dumb shit.

"You excited, Sal?"

"Hell yeah!!"

We picked out a seat at the back of the bus.

Larry got out his old Walkman and his earbuds, he plugs it in and he plays Sanitys fall on at full volume, he handed me an earbud and I put it in my ear.

Larry bops his head slightly to the beat, with a nonchalant look on his face.

In about ten minutes we arrive at the street corner, we get off the bus that smells of gasoline and sweat.

We walk to the Addison apartments in the cold weather, I could feel the cold wind blow my hair around.
I look over at Larry and he looks at me and smiles, I couldn't help but notice how nice his hair looked swaying in the cold wind.

I rub my hands together to keep them warm, and put my hands around my body.

We finally walked down the gravel path to the somewhat eerie apartments.
We step into the heated building and Addison's metal flap on his door flung open
"Larry! Sal! How was school?"
"Good, Mr. Addison!"
Larry walked up to the door and said "Addison tea, please and thank you, dude" He turns to me,
"My moms sick so I'm getting her some tea, hopefully it helps her"
"Ah, alright, yeah hopefully"

"Here you go, Mr. Johnson, have a wonderful day"

Larry nods and he cups the tea cup with his hands, filled to the brim with the steaming, hot, fresh, tea.

Me and Larry always thought the tea tasted funny, we had no idea how the adults in the building could down it so fast.

We go down to the basement and Larry opens the door to his apartment, and he knocks on his moms door
"Come in, Larbear"
He opens the door and I see Lisa in her bed looking worse then ever, and tissues everywhere.

"Here mom, I got you some Addison tea.."
"Aw, thanks, Larbear your so sweet.. is that Sal there..?"

"Yeah mom, that's him"
"Aw, hey Sal, how was school?"

"Good, Lisa.. how are you feeling?"

"Oh, I've seen better days, it's just a bit of a cold I'll be fine"

"Okay, Mrs. Johnson"
"Alright mom, we're gonna head out"
"Aw.. okay Larbear"

He leaves the room and I closely follow behind him.
"Hey, Larryyy?"

"Uh, yeah Sal?"
"Wanna go ghost hunting?!"

"Ugh, Sal you know I don't believe in that stuff, I don't care what you say, it's not real"
"You sure Larryyy?"

"Yes."
"Come 'ere we're getting Todd"
"Ugh okayyy"

We go up to room 202 and knock on the door, Jane and Ray open the door "Hey, Larryyy, Hey Sallyyyy"

"Uh hey, is Todd here? We were thinking we could all hang out together"

"Yess, our little Toddy is heree!"
Ray called for Todd and he came out of his room.

"Yes?"
"Larry and Sal are heree!"
"Oh okay"
"Hey guys"
"Hey, we need you for something"

"Uh... okay, this better not be like last time guys"

"It won't be Todd!!!"

"Hm sure, Sally face whatever you say"

"So, where are you taking us?"

"You'll see Larry!"

"Oh god.."

We walk out of the building and step outside in the cold breezy air, Todd puts his arms around himself, keeping himself warm.

"Guys, I'm not so sure about this.. it's supposed to storm later.."

"I'm sure about this guys!"

We walk on the gravel sidewalk and make our way to the church.

"Fuck, Nockfell church?"

"No, Larry"

We walk up to the forest surrounding it, the tree branches brush against each other and the few leaves on the trees fall off to the ground.

"Dude, this place is fucked, have you heard what goes on out here?"

"Yep! That's exactly why I took you guys here!"

"I've heard that the cult sacrificed their victims, but that's just a rumor the church started up so no kids would trespass"

It was getting darker out, and the gray clouds swirled over us

"Guys, I don't feel so good about this.."

"Larry, quit being a baby!"

"Okay, Sally face.."

We walk in the woods as the trees and leaves crunch underneath our feet, Larry looked at me and smiled a nervous smile, usually it would be Larry dragging me somewhere but when it comes to ghost hunting and paranormal stuff, I'm on it!

There were beer cans and bottles everywhere in the dirt, we step over a small muddy creek of water.

I hear something rustle in the trees, I turn around and looked everywhere.

"Guys, did you hear that?"

"No, what was it Sally face?"

"Just.. nothing.."

"Sally face, are you feeling okay?"

"Yeah, Todd"

Larry grabbed my hand and rubbed my hand with his thumb to calm me down.

I smiled at him and he smiled back, the wind blowing his dark brown hair.

"Guys, I think you might wanna look at this.."

We walked closee to what Todd was looking at, it was a knife, a rusty knife covered in blood...