(Continued from previous chapter)
"I'm back." Lin announced, coming back into my room. "They have a movie theater here, we're going to go see a movie. And it's not going to be a sappy cry your eyes out movie, we are going to go see Back To The Future, someone decided to play that mid-March 2016, so, come on, let's go. It's funny, it'll cheer you up." He grabbed his phone off of my bed, and I got up as well, I was in a Hamilton sweatshirt and jean shorts, this is acceptable. I slipped shoes on and followed Lin to the mini movie theater they had on board, and before we went in Vanessa showed up with Sebastian.
"What's going on?" She asked, "you said I had to get down here, did something happen?" She said to her husband.
"Um, William," he whispered the rest into her ear, and I saw her face fall a little.
"Sweetheart, I'm so sorry." She hugged me, "are you sure?" She asked.
"Yeah," I said pulling out my phone and showing her the picture.
"Woah. I'm so sorry, this is awful, are you gonna be ok?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine." I replied shoving my phone back into my shorts pocket.
The movie was nice, it's one of my favorite movies so, obviously. As we were walking out, I checked my phone, which I had turned off during the movie.
(Abigail I'm so sorry.)
(I was at a party Sunday night.)
(Seriously.)
(I love you so much.)
(Your dad texted me.)
(I didn't know he could get angry.)
(Please, Abigail listen to me.)
(Respond. Please.)
(Are you even seeing these?)
(Please call me.)
(Please.)
(I love you.)
(I really do, Abigail I love the crap out of you, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, just, listen to me.)
(I know I screwed up.)
(Just listen to me.)
(Please)
(Roonie?)
He had also tried to call me 4 times. I sighed and dialed his number, I mean, we have to face this. It happened.
"Hello?" He answered the phone with hope in his voice, and a little bit of excitement, like he had been waiting for this call. "Roo, I know that's you, thanks for calling, please hear me out."
"William." I stopped him.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Why?" I asked.
"Baby, I'm sorry, I was at a party, I was an idiot, I got drunk." He confessed.
"You got drunk?" I asked. "You're 16!"
"I know, I'm so sorry, sweetie I love you, I love you so much, I never meant to hurt you."
"Then what did you intend to do?" I asked.
"I don't know, I was an idiot, I never drink, ever, I'm serious, I... I..." He fumbled his words, not knowing what to say next. "I'm sorry Roonie."
"I know you're sorry. I know, I just, why didn't you tell me when you called?"
"I was kinda hoping that no one would remember. That we could go on like that never happened."
"But it did. You kissed another girl, and by the looks of it, you liked her a whole lot more than me."
"What makes you say that?"
"Seriously? You've kissed me. I've never sat up on your waist with you holding me. You've never kissed me like that, with actual, you know, passion."
"That's because I love you. And you don't kiss someone you love like that, you kiss them softly, like they're precious, like any force will shatter them, like I kissed you. I'm sorry." He hung up without saying goodbye. I looked at my phone sadly, I loved him. I just, I couldn't forgive him yet.
I put my phone in my pocket, then I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"You called him didn't you?" Lin asked.
"Yeah." I admitted.
"What did he say?"
"Apparently he got drunk at a party, and made out with a random chick there."
"Well... At least he was honest." Lin awkwardly shrugged.
"Anyways," I said, changing the subject, "you said you figured out your Easter Bonnet skit?" I prompted.
"You did?!" Vanessa asked.
"Yeah, wait, let's get back to the room first, but if you need to know, it's Sweeney Todd."
"Yes!" I yelled a bit.
"I like Sweeney Todd." Vanessa admitted, and I looked from her to Lin, who smiled to himself.
"She only likes the good musicals." He said, and Vanessa nodded.
"Anyways. I was thinking, I sort of based Alexander Hamilton off of the opening number of Sweeney Todd, so I was thinking, like, we could mesh Sweeney Todd with Alexander Hamilton, like 'Demon Barber Sweeney Todd, I am the Demon Barber Sweeney Todd' or something like that."
"Me gusta." I smiled, I really wanted to see this.
•••
A glass bottle shattered on the wall next to me, barely missing my head. I ducked down, but he ran toward me grabbed my arm and yanked me back up.
"Stand there until I hit you." He yelled, and a sob escaped my mouth as I stood there a second glass bottle hit the wall next to me and I looked up, and realized it was Mr. Walter. A look of anger coated his eyes as he flung a 3rd bottle that hit me square in the stomach. I doubled over clutching my torso. "Alright. I'm done." With that he left, and managed to sit up against the wall, I took my hand off of my throbbing stomach and saw it coated with blood. I lifted my shirt a bit, and saw that there was glass in my stomach that went through my shirt.
Suddenly, I wasn't in the Walters house, I was in the alleyway by the Ambassador Theatre, still sitting up against the wall. I was still clutching my stomach, when I looked up to see Nick standing over me.
"Please don't hurt me." I squeaked out.
"I won't, that would require touching you, which is not something I intend on doing." He glared down at me, "stand up." He commanded, and I did as told. "You are a worthless little child, you're fat, you're obnoxious, you're generally just disgusting." I started to cry again. "Don't cry. That's another thing, you're an attention seeking pathetic helpless little girl, you always need daddy to come and save you, well guess what? Where is he? Little girl, it's time to grow up and fight your own battles."
The scene changed again, and suddenly I wasn't standing against the wall in an alley, but against the school wall, near the bike rakes, 2 hands were pressing on my shoulders holding me there.
"Why hello." It was Luke.
"Luke, let me go, I'll scream, I will scream so loud everyone will hear."
"Go ahead try." He allowed, so I did, I let out a bloodcurdling scream as loud as I could,
"Shut up." I heard Nicks voice.
"No one can hear you." Mr. Walter was back. All three started towards me when suddenly I shot up straight. I looked around, I was in bed, it wasn't my bed, it was the bed in the cruise ship. I was dreaming. I looked to my side, and Lin was sitting there with his hand on my forehead.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"Yeah, I just had a bad dream." I replied honestly.
"You were screaming. Was it... You know?" He asked.
"Yeah. All 3." I nodded, I had had these dreams before, but they all only had one other person. Mr. Walter, Nick or Luke. This time was the first I had all 3, and it was also the first time, no one heard me when I screamed.
"Are you going to be ok to sleep the rest of the night?" He asked.
"What time is it?" I asked.
"2:17." He replied, checking his watch.
"Yeah, I'll be ok. I'm sorry I woke you."
"It's ok, it's ok." He said and got up. "Good night Niñita."
Alrighty... 3 questions:
1.) What do you think about Hunter?
2.) What do you think about William?
3.) What is Abigail going to do about William and/or Hunter?
Thanks for reading!
-Abi