"I don't think you know how good of a friend you are. You are my rock. My best friend. I don't know what I'd do without you Lil." I say
"Oh come here you sap." She smiles and pulls me into a hug
"Well, it's almost your curfew. You should get going, or they're gonna tan your bottom!"She laughs
"Hey! That's not funny! It actually hurts! A lot!" I whine
"Actually it's hilarious." She laughs
"Whatever, I gotta go Lilly. This was really cool, we have to do this more often. Don't you think?" I say and she nods.
"Of course! Okay Lou, I'll see ya at school on Monday. I have to go out with my mom for dinner anyway." She says and we hug goodbye.
"You sure you don't want a ride back?" She asks nicely
"Nah I'm good, I like walking. Don't worry, I can take care of myself." I say
"Yeah, but please don't get into any fights, okay?" She pleads
"All I can promise is that I wont start any fights." I say and she sighs
"Okay, bye Louis!" She yells as I run down the street
"Don't call me Louis!!!" I yell back
On my way home I take time to view all the amazing things that most people would miss. Like how big and amazing the trees are. They have fruit too. That would provide so much food for a certain homeless kid I used to know....
Once I'm home I unlock the door and see all the boys watching Psych reruns on the couch.
"Hey, I'm home." I say and they all turn my way
"Oh hey Lou." Harry says
"I'm going up to my room." I say and they either nod or say okay
I sigh as I close my door and jump on my bed. I take out my phone and dial Stan. It rings 3 times before he picks up.
"Hello love!" He says happily
"Hi!" I say
"I missed you today." He says
"I missed you too!" I reply
"So, how are you feeling?" He asks
"I'm okay, good actually. I just spent practically the whole day at Lilly's house. I think it was just what I needed to get my spirit up." I say
"That's great babe! And the urges?" He says
"Still there..." I say sadly
"Aw babe, I wish I was there to hug you." He says
"Well, you could come over and cuddle me!" I say
"Do you know what your brothers would do to me...and you?" He laughs
"Yeah I know...I know. Sometimes, I miss the good old days you know?" I say
"The good old days? As in..." He asks
"No no! Not those days, those were horrible, I'm talking about living on the streets. And I know that it sounds weird like, who would want to live on the street right? But the thing is, I had no rules, No one to listen to, I could do whatever I pleased and not one person could tell me anything." I confess
"I think that you just don't like getting punished." He says and I could practically see his smile
"Well of course! I can't do anything fun anymore or I'll get punished!" I say
Chapter 29
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