cigarette smoke - muke [hiatus]

0.7

"do you just wanna order pizza and watch a movie? i mean so we don't have to deal with that again."

"sure." luke pulled into the driveway or mary's house. they got out and entered the house.

"i'm going to get my laptop so can you order the pizza?" michael nodded and then he watched luke run up the stairs.

just as michael was about to dial the number, the doorbell rang. confused, he went to open the door. the door opened to reveal a woman and little girl. the little girl was rose.

"where is my son?" the woman asked.

"wh-who is your son?" michael stuttered.

"where is he?"

"look, lady. i have no idea who your goddamn son is so why don't you just le-" michael was interrupted by a fist hitting his face.

"where is my son?"

"who is your son?" michael clenched his jaw.

"pookie!" rose ran from behind her mother towards luke, who was standing in shock.

"hey princess." he picked her up and walked over to michael and his "mother".

"lucas." luke stood with a straight face.

"elizabeth."

"you need to come home."

"why should i do that?" luke questioned.

"because, i love you."

"i am done with your filthy lies."

"wh-what do you mean?"

"i am sick and tired of you telling me lies. you don't love me, you haven't loved me since dad died in a drunk driving accident. and then you beat me for liking boys. why the fuck does it matter? just because i like the same sex as myself doesn't mean i should be beaten by my own mother because of it."

"luke-"

"no, i am done hearing it." luke squeezed rose a little bit, which made her say ow. he lifted up her dress and it revealed a black and blue bruise. he took over to the couch and took off her dress and it revealed a ginormous bruise that went almost fully around her torso. "what is this?"

"sh-sh-she, um, she, she fell! yeah, she fell."

"tell me the truth."

"i just did."

"michael, you know what to do." michael locked to door that was behind liz and locked all the windows.

"what are you doing?"

"take the baby into my room. be careful." michael gently picked up rose and walked her upstairs. michael sat there with her on luke's bed.

"mikey?"

"yes?"

"does pookie make you happy?"

"well, yes."

"you should tell him that."

"don't worry, i will." he smiled. the started to hear sirens. and rose started to cry.

"um, um, what do i do?"

"play fall out boy in some headphones!" luke yelled like he heard michael's whisper. michael got the over the ear headphones that were on the side table and plugged them into his phone. he put them on her head and played fall out boy's newest album, american beauty/american physco.

she stopped crying and took in the unfamiliar sound. she started smiling and bobbing her head to it.

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