Little stump

CHAPTER 11

     Diana and Damien had left awhile ago, after making sure mom and I were okay, and Diana telling us a million times to call her if we needed anything, especially protection from my father.

    The entire ordeal was still very nerve_wrecking, and still quite scary. However, my mind wasn't on that, it was only occupied by one thing. Diana's words to me about Damien.

    What could she mean by demons? Did Damien have some kind of problem?, if he did, did I not have the right to know? He was like my little brother. Why was something about him being kept a secret from me. It was all so confusing.

    Diana had also succeeded in making me break all the resolve I had built against him, again. I'd promised myself I wouldn't get involved with little stump anymore. I didn't like what he was doing to me, the feeling, or rather, feelings, he was causing to develop inside me. I hated love, and I hated Damien. Mostly because they were both assholes.

    However, Diana's words had indicated that Damien wasn't just an asshole, that he was more than that, that he had some reason for being the way that he was, and me as an idiot, got very excited by that possibility. Maybe Damien wasn't an asshole afterall, that would mean I didn't have to hate him.

   That would mean we could actually be friends. Who was I kidding? The feelings I had for Damien were never going to go away, especially if I became his friend. They would only grow, and grow, until they eventually morphed into, dare I say it, LOVE. I did not want that to happen. Love was pain, the two went hand in hand, it was so obvious. Look at my mom and dad, for example.

   However, no matter how much I wanted to abandon Damien and just stay away from him. My curiosity was getting the better of me. What was wrong with him? Did he have some kind of sickness, I didn't know of any sickness that had 'assholery' as a symptom. Perhaps a mental condition then, that was likely. I was killing my brain with these thoughts about Damien. It would've been easier to just forget him............. no, it wouldn't.

     My phone suddenly started ringing, jolting me out of my thoughts. I picked it up, to see that it was an unknown number. Only one thought crossed my mind at that moment. MONTY.

    I picked up the call just to confirm if it was indeed him, so I could block the number.

   "Hello?" I whispered into the screen, bringing the phone to my ear.

    "Maddy". Indeed it was. Why was he so relentless. Couldn't he just leave me alone. How hard was it to just stay away?

     "Don't ever call me again". I said, getting ready to end the call, and block his number immediately.

    "Maddy, wait. Please just listen!! Please!" He begged. I sighed, if I didn't give him a chance to speak, he would only keep calling me. He was stubborn, too stubborn. He would never leave me alone until he got what he wanted. I was beginning to see serious similarities between he and dad. Maybe that was why I dated him in the first place. His ability to manipulate, Bastard?

     "What do you want, Monty?" I was getting exhausted, today had been a weary day. The sleep was starting to get to me. My voice came out completely lethargic.

    "Meet me once, just once. Maddy, and I swear I'll leave you alone for good".  He said.

   On a normal day, I'd rather jump into Mt. Pompeii than believe anything Monty said, but I didn't have a choice. His words were all I had to hold onto. Perhaps he would actually leave me alone finally after that.

     I sighed, closing my eyes and rubbing my temple with my unoccupied hand. "Saturday, my house. You get 2 hours. After that, I'm kicking you out and getting a restraining order". I didn't wait to hear his reply, I ended the call immediately. The guilt did come, but I pushed it down. He deserved everything he was getting.

    I threw the phone back down on my bed and laid back. I was really getting tired with all these problems that just seemed to appear one after the other. It was like I was a trouble magnet, everywhere I went, some kind of mayhem or catastrophe was sure to follow. I mean, look at Monty, and dad too.

   Couldn't I just live like a normal 23 year old, going to parties, getting drunk and having sex with random strangers? I knew I couldn't, not only because everything on that list repulsed me, but because I was too far into my dramatic life to leave now. I'd created all my problems, now I had to solve them or stick with them. Running wasn't an option anymore.

     My phone chimed, I looked and saw that it was a message from Diana. She was probably having trouble sleeping.

     You up?

   The text was simple, I contemplated not answering and pretending to be asleep. I wasn't exactly in the mood to talk to her, she'd chosen to keep something really important from me, and I didn't want to pressure her, but it made me feel like she didn't trust me.

   However, I couldn't leave my best friend hanging.

    Yeah, what's up?

    My reply was short.

    Nothing really, just can't sleep 😂

   My eyes scanned the message, she probably didn't know I was mad at her. I contemplated leaving her on read again, but I wasn't that mean. However, I was going to use this opportunity to question her about Damien.

    What did you mean when you said Damien had demons???

    I sent the message immediately, not giving myself the time to change my decision. Diana's reply was almost instantaneous.

      Maddy, please don't ask me that. It's not my problem to tell. If you really wanna know, ask Damien.

    She and I both knew Damien wouldn't tell me, not like I wanted to talk to him in the first place. I was getting really frustrated with how Diana was acting. Why couldn't she just tell me. It's not like Damien would get mad at her, he loved his sister too much.

       You and I both know he won't tell me. Why can't you just do it???? Tell me, please.......

      I was beginning to whine, I was getting annoying but I really wanted to know, it was frustrating me to no end that I was being treated like a stranger.

      Well I can't tell you either Maddy I'm sorry. you'll know when he wants you too.

      This time I actually did leave her on read, the annoyance was getting to me and I didn't want to take it out in her. I put my phone in silent mode and closed my eyes, trying hard to drift into a well_deserved sleep.

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