some alone
time?"
"You'll be okay?" He squeezes my hip. I'm
afraid for him to let go, but I don't show it.
"I need to talk to Kayla right now. So, I'll
be fine." Theron and Paul follow my dad outside, but Robert
lingers. I know he's not happy with the situation between me and
Theron, but I want him to leave it alone.
"Look, Eve, I'm not sure I like this guy. He's
taking advantage of you. If you want him to leave, just tell me.
I'll make sure he's gone. You won't have to ask twice."
"This isn’t a cock fight, Robert. You don’t
need to puff out your chest like a pissed off rooster. Go outside
with your dad. Now." My mom has quickly put him into his place. He
follows the rest of the men and heads outside. No one argues with
my mom, well at least no one that wants to live to talk about it.
"You girls need each other more than you need me. I'll be in the
kitchen making dinner."
"Mom, I'm fine. We had sandwiches before we
left."
"Sandwiches are hardly a meal, let alone
dinner. Like I said, I'll be in the kitchen." I watch my mom walk
into the kitchen. I'm afraid to look at Kayla. I have been a
complete shit of a friend to her in the last twenty four
hours.
"Eve, I just…What are we supposed to do? I
don't want to go home. All of his stuff is there. It's all over our
apartment. I don't want to be reminded. What happened? One minute
you guys were talking at the table, then I look up and you're gone.
What the fuck happened? Why were you guys outside?" Kayla's tone is
iced with anger. She's mad and I don't blame her. I'm so fucking
mad at myself. If I wouldn't have ran, if I would've just stayed
there and talked to him, neither of us would have been outside.
Matt would still be alive. I'm sobbing uncontrollably and I can't
breathe. Everything feels like it's crushing me, my lungs are
burning and then everything goes black.
I can hear people arguing, but their voices
are low and muffled. Opening my eyes, I look around. I blink a
couple of times to help focus my eyes. I'm lying on my mom's couch.
Sitting up, I rub my face. I'm not sure I can handle this.
Breathing is hard and I'm trying not to cry again. The arguing is
getting louder and I can finally make out the words.
"Who the hell do you think you are? You don't
know her. How could you possibly know what's good for her? She's
completely wrecked right now. She watched our best friend die. No
one should have to do that. Then you come into the scene and all of
sudden, you're her care taker? Fuck you. You have no right to be
here. You have no right to come in here demanding to know what
happened. She fainted, you moron. What the hell do you think
happened?"
"I'm not demanding anything. I came back in to
get a drink and all I see is Eve fall to the floor. I want to know
what you said. I had her okay. She was the best she could have been
given the situation. You weren't there when she flipped out in the
hospital. It took everything in me to hold her still. She was
frantic. She was knocking around chairs, hitting me, clawing at my
arms. You didn't see what I did. Then after she finally fell into a
deep sleep, she wakes up screaming. She woke up crying and
screaming his name. She couldn't breathe. It was the scariest thing
I have ever seen. I know what it's like to have the world dropped
from underneath you. I watched my mother die slowly for two years,
and I still felt like crawling into her casket with her. I know
what it feels like to be so angry and gutted. All I'm asking is
what you said. Whatever you said is probably the same thing that
triggered her earlier. I only want to help her."
"I am going to tell you something and you
better listen. I've never seen Eve hold onto someone like she was
holding onto you at the hospital. It was like you were her life
line. I don't know where you came from or what you're intentions
are, but if you hurt her, I will fucking kill you. That is not an
empty threat, Theron. I will hunt you down, I will kill you, and I
will hide your body
time?"
"You'll be okay?" He squeezes my hip. I'm
afraid for him to let go, but I don't show it.
"I need to talk to Kayla right now. So, I'll
be fine." Theron and Paul follow my dad outside, but Robert
lingers. I know he's not happy with the situation between me and
Theron, but I want him to leave it alone.
"Look, Eve, I'm not sure I like this guy. He's
taking advantage of you. If you want him to leave, just tell me.
I'll make sure he's gone. You won't have to ask twice."
"This isn’t a cock fight, Robert. You don’t
need to puff out your chest like a pissed off rooster. Go outside
with your dad. Now." My mom has quickly put him into his place. He
follows the rest of the men and heads outside. No one argues with
my mom, well at least no one that wants to live to talk about it.
"You girls need each other more than you need me. I'll be in the
kitchen making dinner."
"Mom, I'm fine. We had sandwiches before we
left."
"Sandwiches are hardly a meal, let alone
dinner. Like I said, I'll be in the kitchen." I watch my mom walk
into the kitchen. I'm afraid to look at Kayla. I have been a
complete shit of a friend to her in the last twenty four
hours.
"Eve, I just…What are we supposed to do? I
don't want to go home. All of his stuff is there. It's all over our
apartment. I don't want to be reminded. What happened? One minute
you guys were talking at the table, then I look up and you're gone.
What the fuck happened? Why were you guys outside?" Kayla's tone is
iced with anger. She's mad and I don't blame her. I'm so fucking
mad at myself. If I wouldn't have ran, if I would've just stayed
there and talked to him, neither of us would have been outside.
Matt would still be alive. I'm sobbing uncontrollably and I can't
breathe. Everything feels like it's crushing me, my lungs are
burning and then everything goes black.
I can hear people arguing, but their voices
are low and muffled. Opening my eyes, I look around. I blink a
couple of times to help focus my eyes. I'm lying on my mom's couch.
Sitting up, I rub my face. I'm not sure I can handle this.
Breathing is hard and I'm trying not to cry again. The arguing is
getting louder and I can finally make out the words.
"Who the hell do you think you are? You don't
know her. How could you possibly know what's good for her? She's
completely wrecked right now. She watched our best friend die. No
one should have to do that. Then you come into the scene and all of
sudden, you're her care taker? Fuck you. You have no right to be
here. You have no right to come in here demanding to know what
happened. She fainted, you moron. What the hell do you think
happened?"
"I'm not demanding anything. I came back in to
get a drink and all I see is Eve fall to the floor. I want to know
what you said. I had her okay. She was the best she could have been
given the situation. You weren't there when she flipped out in the
hospital. It took everything in me to hold her still. She was
frantic. She was knocking around chairs, hitting me, clawing at my
arms. You didn't see what I did. Then after she finally fell into a
deep sleep, she wakes up screaming. She woke up crying and
screaming his name. She couldn't breathe. It was the scariest thing
I have ever seen. I know what it's like to have the world dropped
from underneath you. I watched my mother die slowly for two years,
and I still felt like crawling into her casket with her. I know
what it feels like to be so angry and gutted. All I'm asking is
what you said. Whatever you said is probably the same thing that
triggered her earlier. I only want to help her."
"I am going to tell you something and you
better listen. I've never seen Eve hold onto someone like she was
holding onto you at the hospital. It was like you were her life
line. I don't know where you came from or what you're intentions
are, but if you hurt her, I will fucking kill you. That is not an
empty threat, Theron. I will hunt you down, I will kill you, and I
will hide your body
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