Walking out of the bathroom heard the students shouting and looking down the hallway saw her brother roughing up Ryder, and runs down the hallway.
Pulling at Elijah yelling, “YOU HURTING MY SISTER PUNK!” Firm hold on Ryder gasping, Carla yells, “Please stop Elijah!” Furious yelling back, “No, I saw you crying”. “Oh my god, you took it wrong, let him go”, and saw the crowd of students watching adds, “Can I talk to you privately Elijah?”
Letting loose of Ryder coughing, got close in his face says, “You ever hurt my sister, I’ll finish this fight in a bad way”, and tugging at the back of her brothers t-shirt says, “Come on”.
Walks away with his sister when the cheerleader approaches them swinging her long blonde hair back says, “Told me you’d be right back honey”, Carla rolled her eyes, and Elijah replied, “Can I catch you later family matter”, motioning towards his sister.
Cracking on chewing gum says, “Sure baby”, rubs hand against his face and Carla mumbles, “I feel sick”. Watching the cheerleader walk away swinging hips and saw Elijah staring with a big smile, Carla said, “Can we talk?”
“Yeah, come on sis”. Went standing by the back entrance, Carla told her brother, “Ryder did not hurt me, he’s actually very kind to me”.
“What’s the problem than, why you so sad?” Leaning against the wall arms folded. “Ryder broke up with me, but I’ll get over it, I have no other choice, right?” “Why did he break up with you?”
Waves hand replied, “Long story”.
“Aw I got plenty of time”.
“His dad made him break it off with me”.
“What?”
“Yes”, hanging her head.
“Aw bull”.
“No it’s true, Ryders father don’t like us”, crying, Elijah patting her back says, “Aw sure a kid like that will break daddy’s rules and get back with you, give it time”. “You think so”.
“Yeah I do”, and crying hugs her brother hugging his heartbroken sister that never told Elijah about Max.
Meanwhile, Carla was not the only Wiley going through heartache and ever since Sebastian’s looks changed, it was difficult to meet any new female. He had been alone almost two years now without any type of relations with a woman and it became rough naturally, no female would even look his way as they scattered and it was sad. He missed Ella, but would not let her know it because she hurt him very badly, and she missed him just as much.
Sebastian become more depressed and went into the bar one night, he drank his sorrows away after close to two years of being sober. At the apartment building in the laundry room, Ella putting clothes in the dryer, suddenly jumps hearing a loud thump, hurried out to find Sebastian sitting on the floor at the bottom of the stairway going near him asked, “Did you fall?”
“I sure did for you long time ago, means nothing now”, held a whisky bottle eyes huge says, “Oh my god are you drinking?”
Held the bottle out to her asking, “Want a drink?”
“No thank you”. Shaking her head upset.
Took another drink says, “Taste so good”.
“Why Sebastian”. Taking another drink laughs out, “Taste almost good as sweet pussy”. “What is wrong with you?”
“My life sucks okay”.
“Well drinking makes it worse Sebastian”.
“Nah, you made it worse”, taking a huge drink and waving her hand said, “I cannot bear to watch you do this again”, walking away, he yells, “DON’T GO ELLA”. Paused, turning around said, “I was hoping the old Sebastian, and the one I fell madly in love with would return to me one day, but now I realize that day will never come”, walking away.
Sat on the floor upset, throwing the bottle against the wall shattering it shouts, “YOU CAUSED THIS BITCH!”
In the laundry room, leans against the wall crying heard the front doors to the apartment slam and running out towards the front opens the door, saw Sebastian getting in the truck.
Knew he was drunk and runs outside, up to the truck saying, “Please don’t go”. “Get the heck away before I run you over”.
“Seriously Sebastian”.
“Yeah move”.
“No come inside”.
“To what loneliness”.
“I will come with you”.
“Aw I’d rather be alone”, and folds her arms huffs saying, “Thanks a lot”. “Yeah, I thank you for this miserable life”, starts up the truck and standing there in tears saying, “Please don’t go, you been drinking it’s not safe to drive”.
“What do you care?” Growls.
“I do and so does your daughters”. Hanging his head Ella adds, “Fine be mad at me, but, what about the girls, you are their daddy, they need you”.
Shuts the truck off and letting out a sigh of relief says, “Come inside Sebastian?” Wiggling eyebrows replied, “Can I come inside you Ella?”
“Seriously”.
“Heck yeah, I miss screwing”.
“I thought we made love”, and he got out of the truck, jerking her towards him rather roughly she said, “Owe, stop”.
“What if I want to make love to you”.
“Well not this way”.
“Saving it all for Seth, huh?”
“Your drunk Sebastian”, took charge putting Ella against the truck looking at him said, “Please stop!”
“Scared Ella”, and close in her face she replies, “Maybe I am”.
“Seriously of me?”
“Yes, you changed, and are not the same anymore, plus the bottle makes it worse”.
Rose his hand, Ella’s eyes huge and placing it against her face replied, “I’d never hurt you pretty baby, but you sure hurt me, huh?”
Tears rolling replied, “Yes I did, wish I could take it back”.
“Aw me to, it ruined everything between us Ella”, crying.
“Don’t be sad Ella, still got two Wiley’s loving you right?”
“You’re the one I always wanted and love”.
Slanting close in her face says, “Why did you sleep with him than, huh?” “Oh god would you stop this already”.
“No answer the question”.
“I don’t know, it just happened”.
“Well I do know, you wanted Seth and love him more”.
Frustrated says, “Okay, I love him more, happy now, is that what you wanted to hear”. Growls out, “You two timing whore”, rose his hand fast and ducking, punched the window out of the truck, saw blood running down his hand.
Hands by her face said, “This is a nightmare”. Held his bloody hand remarked, “Loving you has been”.
“You’re drunk you don’t mean that”.
“Yeah I do, just get out of my site”. Pulls off his t-shirt wrapping his bloody hand and looking at his broad muscular chest took a deep gulp, points said,
“You’re hurt Sebastian”.
“Aw, by you”.
“Whatever, I’m done and told you I was sorry, but your acting like a child”. Growling, “I’m a monster”, and slapped her across the face.
Shocked gasping out, “You hit me Sebastian”, squatted down leaning against the truck. Hand by her face cries out, “You are a monster”, running across the lawn crying out, “You hit me Sebastian”.
Crumbles down onto the grass says , “What have I done”,
“Oh god I hit her”,
“I actually hit Ella”, running into the building bumping into Shane grabs hold of her, “Hey easy there darling you okay”.
Sniffling, “I’m fine”, and hurried up the steps Shane mumbles, “She is never happy, poor woman”, walking into the laundry room taking another load of clean laundry out of the dryer, mumbling, “Weekends are just as hard as the work week, job never ends”.
A week later, September 10 th ,, Suzette turned two-years- old and the Wiley home decorated with balloons wall-to-wall, streamers and sitting on the dining room table a large bunny cake.
Out on the back porch, stood Brenda holding the birthday gi
rl dressed in a pretty pink dress with white sandals, sitting around on the banisters rest of the grandchildren smiling looking at the live pony Danny Ray brought home for the special day.
The youngest grandchildren could not wait to ride and are excited, one Wiley sneezing rose eyebrow high, says, “Good grief Shane, allergic to the pony”.
Sneezed, “Aw, think so maw”, and standing next to him, Seth laughing. Sneezing in a row, eyes watery, itching them remarked, “I’m not happy suffering here”. Pushing long dark curls aside from his eyes asked, “Mean you’re not gonna ride the pony Shane?”
Sneezed out, “Ha-ha, very funny, I’m suffering just being near and you expect me to get on that killer donkey, no way Seth”, cracks up laughing.
Waving his hand Shawn said, “Come on kids ready to ride”, eyes huge running down the steps, and held Suzette saying, “You going to ride little darlin”. Patting tiny hands together.
After an hour of pony rides, kids had fun, but the birthday girl when placed on pony screamed, crying and her uncle Shane whining, “Take that darn pony back to the farm”. Inside the house, everyone sat down to dinner and putting Suzette in the highchair, Ashley asked, “Nana where’s my ma?”
Walking in holding a large tray of lasagna and right behind Missy held one and said, “I’ll get the salad”. Hurried back into the kitchen.
Setting the tray down onto the table Brenda replied, “Your mom had to work over, she called about an hour ago telling me she will be here’’.
Outside pulling into the drive saw Sebastian getting out of his truck stumbling, and hand by her face saying, “Oh no, he’s drunk”.
Got out of the car, walking across the lawn heard hysteria already and when Ella enters the house, saw Sebastian tearing streamers down, hears Brenda shouting, “STOP”,
“I’M WARNING YOU SON!”
Popping balloons by stomping on them, his brothers trying again to stop him and slung each one against the wall.
Sat in the highchair screaming, birthday girl not happy at all, as her daddy flips out. Family upset and yelling, Ella stood in the middle of the kitchen frozen and had tears watching fist swinging now and screaming, “SEBASTIAN!”
Punched his brothers right in the face and furious, did not want to use his moves, had no other choice, Ella eyes big saw Seth spin threw a roundhouse kick, Sebastian falling onto the table.
Trays of food falling onto the floor, Brenda crying and rose up Sebastian smashed the birthday cake with his fist yells, “SCREW YOU ALL!”
Stumbling out of the dining room, into the kitchen saw Ella standing there and swung arm up slurred, “Aw, if it isn’t the lying whore”, and stumbles out the back door she stood trembling door slamming.
The Wiley’s not the only family going through turmoil, as another family, two boys actually are living a horrible life.
A few days pass and after school one day, walked up the front lawn to their run down home and going around the back of the house, Ryder saw Lucas sitting on the back steps hanging his head. Ryder asked, “What is wrong little brother?” Lucas lifted his head with another black eye and Ryder said, “Aw man this must end”.
Rushed into the house, going right up to his father Max snarled and Ryder said, “Enough putting your hands on us”.
“I am your father, I have every right.”
Giving him a mean look, said, “Wrong you have no right to abuse us, it’s done dear old dad”.
Moving close upon his son, Max said, “Do something about it”.
“Aw I will if there’s one more black eye on me or Lucas, I will turn you in telling everything”.
Max stood there and said, “You gone soft boy, she must be some fine piece”, and Ryder gave another mean look saying, “You are pathetic”, and laughs out, “Bet tight, huh”.
Tackled his father down onto the floor, rolling at it, Lucas running in saw Ryder swinging away at their dad.
Took charge grabs Ryder by his neck drug him through the house and kicking yells, “GET OFF!”
Slung Ryder out the door yelled, “GET OUT!” Sat on the grass blood drips yelled, “FINE”. Running by his brother, Max said, “Take your sister with ya”, and went into the house door slamming.
Shaking, and noticed Ryder said, “Relax Lucas”, upset says, “He kicked us out”. “Good”.
“Where we going to go?”
Shook his head replied, “Living under a bridge is better than here”, blue eyes huge “Serious Ryder”. Hung his head mumbled, “Wish I was older than fifteen”. “Were homeless now”.
“Calm down, just stop I’m your big brother and will figure something out”.
A few nights later, after dinner, stood by the sink waiting for her dad and brother to go into the other room, snuck a few pieces of chicken, grabbing two pieces of cornbread snuck out the door.
Few minutes later, running across the lawn, kept glancing back making sure no one was looking, rushed by the shed opening the door went in, Ryder with Lucas saw Carla held food out saying, “Here”, took the food and hand by forehead added, “Darn, I forgot to grab something to drink”.
Eating Lucas replied, “Samantha brought us a jug of juice”.
“Good”. Watching them eat.
“Well hey I have to get back”, Ryder stood up close to her said, “Thanks sweet girl”. Lucas giggling and Carla said, “I am just glad you’re safe”.
“Yeah unless the Wiley boys find us”.
“No they would understand, I’m sure”.
“Aw, don’t be too sure, our father hurt them”.
“He hurt his two kids to they would understand”.
The next evening, at the park, sat on the grass, Carla said, “Ryder”
“Yeah?”
“We been seeing each other close to a year now”
“Yes I know”.
Taking a deep breath she said, “Why haven’t you tried to kiss me?”
“Because you are very special to me Carla and not like any other girl that meant nothing in my heart, but you hold it”.
Let a gasp out saying, “Oh Ryder I am so in love with you”.
“I love you to Carla, never knew what love was until I found you”.
“I want you to kiss me Ryder”.
Put his hand to her face and said, “Aw my beautiful girl I love you so much”, she grabbed hold of his hand saying, “Show me Ryder”, placed both hands against her face and said, “Aw Carla I’d love to show you how I feel about you”, and gazing into his dark eyes, said, “Let’s do it”.
Staring back into her blue eyes, he replied, “No, no way, I told you, your special and I do not want our first time to be like this”.
“I understand”, and replied, “I hope you do, because I never felt this way about another girl that’s why I want it to be perfect and special like you”.
Staring at her added, “Rather young to”.
“Ryder, I’m not a virgin, lost it to one of those creeps”.
“Aw I hate hearing about that”.
“Does it bother you I’m not a virgin”.
Putting hand against her face said, “Not at all, I’d rather wait for the right time Carla”, smiled and said, “I will kiss you though”, hearts beating fast, slants forward, tilting his head, of long dark hair hung down brushes against her face, lips connected softly and within a few minutes his tongue found hers, circling fast and deeply.
One week later, Ryder got a job after school working at a restaurant, and was the evening dishwasher.
A few days pass, one night, 9:30 pm.
At the apartment building, sitting by the kitchen table, Ella kept looking at the clock saying, “Oh god, please no”.
Hurried out the door, running down the steps and making it outside fast and runs down the long driveway heading next door at the construction site, saw Saul’s truck and said, “Oh thank god he is working”.
Tried, to open the front door it was locked and said, “Huh”.
Ran down the four steps and walking
fast around the back of the dark building, heard moans and shivers said, “No, no way!”
Noticed a side window with a light on, but could not reach to see in, stood looking around for something to stand on.
Heard the moans grow, soon turn to cries loudly and spotted a crate, hurried and drug it over below the window, quickly stood up onto the crate.
Looking in the window, started heaving from the disgusting site watching her husband of nine years having sexual intercourse doggy style with some longhaired blonde woman screaming out, bended over the desk.
Upset, fell off the crate, with tears rolling saying, “Oh it is done now!” Running back to the apartment building crying, went in fast and bent over catching her breath, held the railing to the stairs cried.
Walking out from the laundry room holding a basket Shane saw and set the basket down rushed up to her saying, “Darling what’s wrong?”
Grabbed hold of Shane that placed his arms around her and held tight as she cried. Heart pounded feeling the warmth of having a woman in his arms again after two years. Cried out, “I saw him”, and holding her tightly, asked, “Who Saul?”
“Yes, I actually saw him having sex, it was just awful!”
Quiet and she cried saying, “Saul was loving it, I saw him smiling”.
“Aw, well Ella it does kind of feel good, but I am starting to forget”.
Pulling out of his arms, wiping tears, said, “Shane I am so sorry about Tara she was really a good friend of mine”.
“I know Ella, she was fond of you”.
Hung her head and Shane said, “You know how Saul has always been, heck I hate to say it, but Ella he won’t ever change or be true”.
Looking way up at Shane, so tall, replied, “Your right, time I must do what I have to”. “What?”
“Divorce him finally”.
Nodded and pointing towards the laundry basket, said, “Gee Shane, it’s like midnight and you’re washing?”
Giving a yawn replied, “Aw well, I work all day and do have five kids maw can’t do everything she helps with the baby”.
“Oh Shane it’s really been hard for you huh?”
Becoming teary eyed replied, “Yes, but I do what I must for my children if I have to stay up all night and go to work dragging their mine”.
“My you always were a good fellow, Stacey will regret it one day”.
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