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Post by Brooklyn on Jul 10, 2008 17:27:08 GMT -5
Reilly looked over at her. "Yeah it melted completely right before the final bell. Can't you tell he likes you and when he sees you hanging out with me he gets jealous." He opened the passenger door of his car for her. His hands were shaking way worse than they had been this morning.
Sarah looked over at David's car. "Oh, he's waiting for Lucky."
Blink stared at the dent in Vernon's car. "Um...Race...? You do know you just scratched, if not did worse to, your precious baby...?" he asked him, referring to Race's car.
Helena leaned one elbow against the door, leaning her head on that hand and drove with the other hand. She sighed, pulling into his driveway, messing with her hair, still silent, waiting for him to get out.
Spot wasn't there, not even Blondie had been able to find him that afteroon.
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Post by Tellie on Jul 10, 2008 17:39:45 GMT -5
Lucky rolled her eyes as she got in the car. "He did act... weird... around me all summer. Thanks for the ride, by the way," she told him, flashing him a smile.
David saw Lucky get into Reilly's car and fumed, peeling out of the parking lot and heading for his house.
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Post by Race on Jul 10, 2008 18:41:56 GMT -5
Race looked at it when they got to the parking lot, there wasn't a scratch on his car,he shrugged," Apparently not." he said,smiling and headed towards the mall.
Jack raised his eyebrows, "She seems moah interesting in dat Reilly kid." he said.
Max muttered a thanks and went into the house,he stopped in the doorway,his dad was up.
"Tha hell have you been?!" Damon yelled at his older son, he was drunker than he had been that morning,he was swaying and held Max's money stash in one hand, "Lookit what I found Maxie..ya been hidin' money from me again 'aven't you?" he said.
"Da hell you doin' in my money old man?!" Max said,trying to get around his dad,who shoved him back into the wall.
His dad punched him in the nose,sending Max down, "Don' you back talk me!" he slurred, "Everythin' you own I can touch! Cause it's in my house!" he hit Max again,grabbing him by the shirt and dragging him to his bed room,throwing him in there and going in after him.
Max's nose was bleeding perfusely, he kicked his dad in the knee,who kicked Max in the head,knocking him out.
His dad locked Max in the room,and passed out on the couch.
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Post by Brooklyn on Jul 10, 2008 18:58:35 GMT -5
Reilly grinned, smirking at David as he drove away. "No problem."
Blink shrugged and followed Race inside. "Candy store..." was all he said.
Sarah sighed. "She does. I can tell, but he doesn't seem to want to accept that."
Spot had finally showed up at Blondie's house, waiting for her to get home from school. He'd walked there a few minutes before the last bell rang.
Blondie pulled up in her driveway, walking over and sitting beside Spot on the front steps of her house. "You okay?" she asked after a long pause.
Spot nodded. "Me an' Max got into it after me an' Reilly did." he said simply. "I don't wanna go home an' face 'um."
"You have to sooner or later..." Blondie said, taking his hand. She squeezed it softly. "I'll go with you if you want me to...Or you can stay here, but you'll have to ignore my stupid dad..."
Helena watched Max walk in, then sighed sadly and pulled out of the driveway. If he only knew the secret she was holding back from him... She drove home and went inside, thankful Kiyoni wasn't there at the time. After debating with herself for about fifteen minutes, she picked up the phone and dialed Max's number.
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Post by Tellie on Jul 10, 2008 19:07:37 GMT -5
"It's down that way," she said, pointing down the street David had sped down. She sighed. I'm gonna have to deal with that when I get home, she thought.
David pulled into his driveway and got out, slamming the car door behind him. Les ran out to greet him, only to stop short when he saw the sour mood his brother was in.
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Post by Race on Jul 13, 2008 15:15:46 GMT -5
Max didn't answer,he was still unconcious on the floor,his nose bleeding all over the carpet like some freakish fountain.
"CANDY!" Race yelled,his eye twitching, "Jaw Breakah's...."
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Post by Brooklyn on Jul 13, 2008 15:27:29 GMT -5
Reilly started up the car and was about to pull out of the parking lot when he got an idea. "Hey Lucky....wanna go with me to the skatepark?"
Helena sighed. Either he was really mad at her or his dad had got ahold of him again... She was still kind of upset with him, but upset or not, she loved Max more than life itself and she was worried about him. She grabbed her keys and went to her car, starting it up and heading back toward his house. When she got there, it was still and quiet. She tapped on the door, but when there was no answer, she tried to open it and to her surprise, it opened. After creeping inside, she shut the door as softly as she could behind her, keeping an eye on Max's dad on the couch. She didn't see Max anywhere, so she tiptoed back to his room, noticing the door was locked from the outside. What kind of moron does that to a bedroom....? she thought to herself. Unlocking the door, she opened it a little and peeked inside. "Max...?" she whispered, then saw him lying in the floor. Her eyes went wide and she rushed inside closing the door behind her. "Max?" She shook him gently. "Max, wake up..."
Blink smirked. "Hey Race, I bet you five bucks you can't fit two jawbreakers in ya mouth at da same time."
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Post by Race on Jul 13, 2008 15:31:57 GMT -5
"Your on" Race said,smirking,digging in his pocket for the money for the jawbreakers.
Max moaned,looking at her,"Helena?" he said, "Wadda you doin' here?" he sat up, his nose pouring blood down his shirt,he cursed,and held his nose, "Hell.....can you go get me a towel 'a somethin'?"
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Post by Brooklyn on Jul 13, 2008 15:55:20 GMT -5
Helena went and got a towel, kneeling down and pressing it to his nose. "I tried calling you and didn't get an answer and I got worried." she said, her brow creasing with worry. "Are you okay?"
Blink smirked and leaned back against the wall, watching Race. "Dis'll be good."
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Post by Race on Jul 13, 2008 16:10:01 GMT -5
Max nodded,wincing a little, "He found my money stash and accused me 'a hidin' stuff from 'um, said as long as it 'as in his house it 'as as much his as mine." he said, his side hurt, he pressed his fingers along his rib cage and winced,they were bruised,but he knew they'd heal up in a day or two.
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Post by Brooklyn on Jul 13, 2008 16:20:45 GMT -5
"C'mon, let's get you out of this floor at least." Helena said, helping Max up and over to the bed. She pulled the towel away and looked at Max's nose. "Hold on, I'll get you some ice..."
Once they had the jawbreakers, Blink showed Race his five bucks.
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Post by Tellie on Jul 13, 2008 16:22:26 GMT -5
Lucky looked over at Reilly, thinking for a moment. "Sure, why not? My grandmama's at a book club, and my grandpapa's still at work." She smiled.
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Post by Race on Jul 13, 2008 16:27:46 GMT -5
Max nodded,his nose hurt like hell,he knew it had to be split across or something,either that or all of his blood vessels in there popped, "Does my nose look dat bad?" he said,smirking.
Race nodded,he had the jawbreakers,shoving one in his mouth,he moved it over to one cheek,he was surprised it fit, he got the other one in with little or no problem, "Dere!" he said, "Ish youb happy?" he looked like a deranged chipmunk.
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Post by Brooklyn on Jul 13, 2008 16:57:36 GMT -5
Reilly smiled and pulled out of the parking lot, heading toward the skate park.
"Actually...well yeah, it does." She smiled slightly, any bad feelings she'd had toward him earlier that day melting away. She went and got a bag of ice and another towel and came back in the room sitting on the bed beside him. She kissed his nose very softly, handing him the bag of ice. "Max, can I...tell you something without you getting mad?" she asked. She climbed in his lap, one knee on either side of him on the bed, and put each of her hands on a side of his face, pulling him closer to her and kissing him deeply, knowing it'd soften him up for what she was about to say.
Blink fell off of the bench they were on laughing, his money floating out of his hand and landing at Race's feet. He was literally rolling in the floor laughing, tears in his eyes. "You......you......" he couldn't even finish his sentence through the laughter.
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Post by Race on Jul 14, 2008 16:54:40 GMT -5
"Sure." Max said,smiling at her,"Anythin'"
Race frowned the best he could and chunked a third jawbreaker at Blink's head.
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