To Be a Friend

Well that's it now, I'm a homeless seventeen year old. I should've just taken the beaten and gone to sleep, but it's like I couldn't. Something about Andy not wanting me to be hurt shows he really cares, he really cares about me. Something I thought I'd never say to myself, but stranger things have happened. If my ex wasn't a total asshole then we'd still be together and I'd be able to stay with him, but he is an asshole so I can't. God, who else is there? There's Hayley, but I'm pretty sure she's still in that mental hospital.

You see I don't have many friends even though I know how to be a really good friend. I only choose people who show the same amount of affection back to me. I guess I'm stuck with this one percent last resort. I start walking back to Andy's house and knock on the front door. The door opens.

"Hi, is Andy around?" I ask.

"Andy, a girl's here for you!" She yells into the house. "Oh come in dear." I walk in and she shuts the door. "I'm Andy's mom, Amy."

I shake her hand. "My name's Alexis."

"So are you Andy's new girlfriend?"

"Mom!" Andy says walking up from the basement. "She's just a friend."

"Sure honey, whatever you say." She says and walks into the kitchen.

"Lex did you actually do it?" He asks and I nod. He walks up and squeezes me in a hug. "I'm so proud of you."

"I don't have anywhere to stay." I whisper.

He releases. "Yes you do." He puts his arm around my waist and walks me into the kitchen. "Mom, Lex got kicked out of her house tonight, can she stay here for now?" He asks.

"Sure, you make yourself right at home okay?" She asks me and I nod.

Andy leads us down to his bedroom in the basement and I sit down on his bed.

"So what are the sleeping arrangements?" I ask and he sits down next to me.

"Well this is a king sized bed..." He trails off.

"Have you and Juliet-" he cuts me off.

"No, we've never done it in here. No worries. I'm surprised you haven't cried or anything."

"No I did, I'm wearing waterproof makeup though."

"Did she um, did she hurt you?" He asks and I stand up. I take off my shirt and reveal the big bruise on my stomach along with a bruise on my upper back.

"She threw me to the ground and kicked me in the stomach. She also bit my ankle but it doesn't hurt." I say.

"I just realized how skinny you are, I wouldn't have noticed before cause you always wear baggy clothing, but you're really thin." He walks over and feels my torso. "Like your rib cage is standing out, this isn't healthy."

I know it's not healthy, but it's better than how I used to be. It wasn't until I started starving myself last year, that I've felt less self conscious. His finger traces my ribs and he looks me in the eyes.

"You're wearing contacts." He points out.

"Well yeah." I say.

"Do you always wear them?" He asks.

"Only on special days." I say.

"What makes today special?"

"It's my anniversary with my ex."

"Oh," he sits back down on his bed. "Tell me more about this ex boyfriend of yours." I put my shirt back on and sit down next to him.

"What is there really to tell you?" I ask.

"His name, age, job, and address so I can go beat him up for you." I chuckle.

"I can't tell you his name, job or address. But I'll tell you a couple of things. He's 23 years old and we met when I was fifteen."

"Wait, that means he was 21 at the time."

"And I was almost 16. Vic's cousin was in college and she was throwing a party, so she invited us. Long story short, something clicked and I can honestly say I loved him. Well that was until I caught him with a girl."

"Do you know who the girl was?"

"I'll point her out to you tomorrow morning."

"Andy! There's pizza here for you and your girlfriend!" A man yells from upstairs.

"Don't mind my dad." Andy says and I giggle.




After dinner.

"I love Hawaiian pizza so much, that was so good!" I say.

"How can you eat pineapple on your pizza?" He asks and I laugh.

"It's getting late, I'm gonna go change into my pjs." I say.

I grab my pjs and run up to the washroom. I scrub the makeup off my face and put my hair up in a high ponytail. I take my contacts out and put them away. I put on my acdc pyjamas and return downstairs. I watch as Andy takes off his shirt. You know he's actually kinda hot, but it's not like he's go for me. He takes off his jeans and I jump on the bed before he could see me at the stairs.

"Nice pjs." He says.

"Nice boxers." I say back.

"I don't really like to be in my pyjamas, you'd have to be special to see me in those."

"Has Juliet?" He shakes his head head. "So how special do I have to be to see you in pjs?"

"Very." He jumps onto the bed and tilts my chin up. "You have big brown eyes, they're nice."

"Thanks." I fake clearing my throat. "Well goodnight."

"Goodnight Lex."

He turns off the light and climbs into the bed with me. Who would have thought this was how my day ended?

Notes

Today I found out a writer on this website passed away cause of cancer. I really liked the book she was collabbing on, it's just a significant loss. Farewell IlovChristianMora aka Raven.


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