Angels and Saviors and Whatnot

"Alright, one more time, Sandy, you're over in the kitchen, behind the bar, with the camera on. Try to stay hidden, but make sure you can see us clearly. Okay?" I was frantically going over the plan we had created to put my pathetic excuse of a father in jail. We had practiced countless times and it wasn't even 2:30 yet.

"Allison, are you sure this is how you want to spend your birthday?" Jinxx asked.

"I'm sure. Finally putting my father in jail will be the best birthday present ever." I said, out of breath from running around.

"Alli, I can't stand seeing you hurt, it's gonna kill me to see him do this to you. Are you sure I can't clock him in the head in the video?" Sandra asked.

"Yes, I'm sure, that'll put you in jail too, and I don't want that to happen." I looked at her sternly and crossed my arms. No way in hell was my best friend going to jail with that bilge rat.

"From the top," Andy ordered.

We ran through it a couple more times and then we stopped. We were all hungry, Jake had a car, and Andy had money. We drove to the nearest Starbucks and satisfied everybody's moaning and groaning of how "starving" they were.

Andy and I sat together at our own secluded table and I noticed Andy had a piece of paper and a pencil out. He sat there for a couple minutes, chewing the end of his pencil and writing a few words here and there.

"Watchya doin'?" I asked.

"Writing another song, it's gonna be on the first album we record if someone recognizes us," He replied.

"Can I see?" I asked, nudging his arm with my elbow. He slid the paper across the table and I read the words he had written in the time we had been here.

I open my lungs dear
I sing this song at funerals
No rush
These lyrics heard a thousand times
Just plush
A baby boy you've held so tightly
This pain, it visits almost nightly
Missing hotel beds, I feel your touch

I will await dear
A patience of eternity
My crush
A universe so still
No rust
No dust will ever grow on this frame
One million years and I will say your name
I love you more than I could ever scream

Booked our flight those years ago
I said I loved you as I left you
Regrets still haunt my hollow head
But I promised you that I will see you
Again
Again

"Andy this is amazing, you have to tell me where you learned to write, this is just..." I trailed off. He was such an amazing writer, and no offence to him but it was hard to believe that he wrote this by himself.

"I told you princess, I didn't learn, I just....write from the heart, I do what my gut tells me to do." He smiled slightly and rubbed the back of his neck with his left hand.

"Well, whatever you do, don't stop. This is amazing, and if someone doesn't recognize you guys soon, I'm gonna raise hell and find someone who knows talent." I smiled up at his surprised expression.

"Well.....thank you Alli," he said, and smiled back, putting his arm around my shoulder.
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When we got home we set up our props and waited. Jake, Jinxx, and Ashley were up in my room (Lord help his poor misguided soul if Ashley goes through my things), Andy had gone home, he would come back when the cops came, and Sandra was behind the bar in the kitchen.

It was 4:59 and I was on the verge of a panic attack. My heart was beating really fast and I couldn't really control my breathing. Sandy kept whispering things like, it's okay, you'll be fine, don't worry, this is the last time", but it wasn't helping much. My father pulled into the driveway and like a switch had been flipped, I stopped worrying. Weird right? Anyways, I whisper yelled to Sandy, "Turn it on!" as I ran to sit on the couch and turned the TV on. The front door was thrown open and my father stormed into the house.

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"Allison. I told you. Get the laundry done. Hang it outside to dry. Trim the bushes. And clean the fucking house. WHY is that NOT done!?" he screamed.

"Sir, i-it's my birthday, I wanted a day off," I said.

"Allison, get it together!" He took a meaty hand and hit my head, causing me to fall off the couch onto the floor.

"Does it look like I care if it's your birthday? Just get the shit done!" He towered over me and kicked my stomach, preventing me from breathing for a few seconds. He continued kicking me and punching my face a few times before Sandra finally gave up filming.

"Get the fuck off! Stop hurting her!" she yelled.

She sucker punched my father and he fell back, astounded by the blow this little 5'1" high school girl delivered. I scrambled backwards screaming "ASHLEY, JAKE JINXX, ANYBODY!".

The sound of thundering footsteps flooded the living room and soon, Jake and Jinxx were keeping my father off of Sandra while Ashley was helping me to stand up.

"YOU BASTARD! DON'T YOU EVER TOUCH HER AGAIN, DO YOU HEAR ME!?" Sandra was screaming and holding herself back from hitting my father anymore.

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"Ashley," I said weakly, "Call the cops."

"We already have, they're on their way Alli Cat, don't worry," he said, helping me to stay on my feet.

"Go get Andy, please," I whispered, unable to find my voice.

"Alright, stay here Alli," he said, and he ran out the front door like a wild man.

"SANDRA, that's enough," Jinxx said, slamming my father down on the couch, holding him from getting any closer to me. I started swaying like a tree in the breeze, and Jake rushed over to catch me before I fell over. Just then, as my vision started to cease, Andy and Ashley burst through the door.

"Over here!" Jake yelled.

Andy rushed over to me and took my limp body from Jake.

"Oh...my baby, please be okay..." He said. My vision started tunneling and my eyes started to close. Andy shook me slightly and said "No, princess, stay with me, don't pass out, you gotta stay awake." I heard Jinxx grunting, trying to keep my father from getting to me and Sandy was panting from her screaming incident with the man who was soon going to jail.

Jake, Andy, and Ashley stayed by my side and every few minutes, my eyes would try to close and Andy wouldn't let that happen. I tried so hard to stay awake, for Andy. I closed my eyes and heard Andy scream "ALLI!!" before my vision finally went completely black.

Notes

Sorry if I got some of the lyrics wrong, I was speed typing XP but i hope everybody had a happy holidays(: love ya pinjas