Billy Dennison

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴcᴇ oғ ʙɪʟʟʏ ᴅᴇɴɴɪsᴏɴ

“ʏoᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ wᴀɴᴛ ᴛo ʙᴇ sᴇɴᴛ ᴀwᴀʏ? ɪ ᴅoɴ’ᴛ. ᴍʏ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʟɪғᴇ ɪs ʜᴇʀᴇ ɪɴ ᴍᴇʟwooᴅ. ᴍʏ ᴍoᴍ ɪs ʙᴜʀɪᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ cᴇᴍᴇᴛᴇʀʏ ʜᴇʀᴇ. ɪғ ɪ wᴇʀᴇ sᴇɴᴛ ᴀwᴀʏ, ɪ’ᴅ ʙᴇ coᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀʟoɴᴇ.”

“ᴘᴀcᴋ ʏoᴜʀ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ scʜooʟ, ʏoᴜ’ʟʟ ʙᴇ sᴛᴀʏɪɴɢ wɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ.”

“ʏoᴜ ᴋɴow ʜow vɪoʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪvᴇ ᴍʏ ᴅᴀᴅ cᴀɴ ʙᴇ wʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴅʀɪɴᴋs ᴛoo ᴍᴜcʜ.. ʜᴇ woᴜʟᴅ coᴍᴇ ʟooᴋɪɴɢ ғoʀ ᴍᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ wᴀɴᴛ ɪs ᴍʏ ʙᴇsᴛ ғʀɪᴇɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴜʀᴛ ғoʀ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛo ᴘʀoᴛᴇcᴛ ᴍᴇ.”

“ʜᴇʏ, ɪғ ʜᴇ wᴀɴᴛs ᴛo ʜᴜʀᴛ ʏoᴜ, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ soɴ oғ ᴀ ʙɪᴛcʜ wɪʟʟ ʜᴀvᴇ ᴛo ɢo ᴛʜʀoᴜɢʜ ᴍᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ. ɪ woɴ’ᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ʜɪᴍ ʟᴀʏ ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅ oɴ ʏoᴜ, ʀᴇʙᴇccᴀ. ᴀs ʟoɴɢ ᴀs ʏoᴜ sᴛᴀʏ wɪᴛʜ ᴍᴇ, ʏoᴜ’ʟʟ ʙᴇ sᴀғᴇ.”

“ʙɪʟʟʏ..”

“ʀᴇʙᴇccᴀ, wᴇ’vᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴsᴇᴘᴀʀᴀʙʟᴇ sɪɴcᴇ wᴇ wᴇʀᴇ cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ, ɪғ ɪ wᴇʀᴇ ᴛo ʟosᴇ ʏoᴜ ɴow, ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪ’ᴅ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ʜᴀvᴇ ɴoᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟᴇғᴛ.”

“ᴍɪss ɢoʀᴅoɴ..?”

“ɪ’ᴍ soʀʀʏ, ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʟosᴛ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ ғoʀ ᴀ ᴍoᴍᴇɴᴛ.” ɪ sᴀɪᴅ, cʟᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ᴛʜʀoᴀᴛ

“ᴅo ʏoᴜ ᴋɴow wʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴᴇᴅ oɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ wɪʟʟɪᴀᴍ ᴅɪꜱᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴇᴅ?”

“ʙɪʟʟʏ.. ʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛo ʙᴇ cᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ʙɪʟʟʏ.”

“ғoʀɢɪvᴇ ᴍᴇ. ᴍɪss ɢoʀᴅoɴ, ᴅɪᴅ ʙɪʟʟʏ ᴇvᴇʀ ᴛᴀʟᴋ ᴛo ʏoᴜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀwᴀʏ oʀ ʟᴇᴀvɪɴɢ ᴛowɴ?”

“ɴo.. ʜᴇ ɴᴇvᴇʀ ᴛoʟᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ. ᴀʟʟ ɪ ʀᴇᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ wᴀs ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴀ scʀᴇᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ ʙʟɪɴᴅɪɴɢ wʜɪᴛᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴋɴᴇw, ʙɪʟʟʏ wᴀs ɢoɴᴇ.”

“ʙɪʟʟʏ, coᴍᴇ oɴ. ᴍʀ. ғʀᴀɴᴋʟɪɴ wɪʟʟ ᴋɪʟʟ ᴜs ɪғ wᴇ’ʀᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ғoʀ cʟᴀss ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.”

“ɪ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɢoᴛᴛᴀ ғɪɴᴅ soᴍᴇwʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛo ᴘᴀʀᴋ, ʏoᴜ sᴛɪʟʟ ʜᴀvᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ, ʀᴇʙᴇccᴀ. ɪ’ʟʟ ʙᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʏoᴜ.”

“oᴋᴀʏ..” ɪ sᴀʏ, ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʙᴀɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴇᴘs ᴛo ᴛʜᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛ ᴅoᴏʀs oғ ᴛʜᴇ scʜooʟ, ʜᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ 

 

‘ɪ wᴀs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛo oᴘᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅoᴏʀ wʜᴇɴ ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴀ coʟᴅ sʜɪvᴇʀ ᴅowɴ ᴍʏ sᴘɪɴᴇ. ʙɪʟʟʏ ʜᴀᴅ cᴀᴜɢʜᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛo ᴍᴇ wɪᴛʜɪɴ sᴇcoɴᴅs. ɪ ᴊᴜᴍᴘ, ʟᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀ scʀᴇᴀᴍ, ᴀs ɪ cᴀᴛcʜ ᴍʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜ.’

“ᴅᴀᴍɴ ɪᴛ, ʙɪʟʟʏ. ᴛʜᴀᴛ wᴀsɴ’ᴛ ғᴜɴɴʏ.” ɪ sᴀʏ, sʟᴀᴘᴘɪɴɢ ʙɪʟʟʏ’s cʜᴇsᴛ