"Thanks guys, but my shift just ended, I need Elliot back now." I told the boys.
"Awwww! He so adorable!" Austin whined, he had Elliot sleeping in his arms, snoring quietly and drooling on his fore arm.
I laughed and scooped him from Austin's grip .
"Don't worry, were here all week." I said and giggled.
"What about the days we have tutoring?" Clayton asked.
"Oh, I work just the night shift on those days." I answered, slightly confused why he had so openly talked about the tutoring since he was so keen on having it be a secret.
"Oh, what days do you have off?" Easton asked.
"Holidays." I said as I collected the dished on their table.
"So, I'll see you guys tomorow?" I said before they could comment.
"Yeah, and here" Austin said and handed me a card "if you ever need a babysitter......"
"Call us. Seriously." Easton finished.
I laughed and took the card from his hand. "Of course. I couldn't think of any better baby sitters than you guys."
I said goodbye and went out the door. I was on my way to the truck when I heard footsteps behind me.
"You guys I don't......" I started and turned around but stopped when I saw three men standing behind me.
"Good evening." I said hesitantly.
"Hey sweetie, why don't you come home with us tonight." the first one said and gave me a creepy smile.
"No, I think I'll just head to my house, alone." I told them.
"Well, we can't have that doll." the second one said and reached for me.
I quickly set Elliot down and punched the guy straight in throat, making him choke and kicked down his legs making him fall to the ground with a loud thud.
The other two watched, to shocked to do anything so I attacked.
I punched other guy in the jaw and a sickly crack echoed threw the ally. He screamed in pain but still went it grab me.
I flipped him and put him in a tight headlock. I had forgotten about guy number three, and he grabbed me and held me to him.
I screamed and flipped him over, he flew for a second and landed on the ground with a loud crack and I slammed his head on the ground for good measure.
I dusted off my jeans and shirt and picked up Elliot who was still asleep, that baby is the heaviest sleeper I've ever known.
I laughed and looked back at the unconscious men, i scoffed "Amateurs." I muttered and my head snapped to the side when i heard some familiar voices behind me.
"Dude I swear I heard something." I recognized the voice as Easton's.
I held Elliot tightly in my arms and sprinted to the car, revved the engine and drove away.
When in finally got home I made sure I locked all the doors and windows, just in case somebody followed me and got my gun out of the slit I cut in my mattress.
I slept with the gun at my side, a knife under my pillow and Elliot in my room.
Nobody will ever hurt him.
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When I woke up the next morning I smiled because nothing had gone wrong.
Elliot was still snoring quietly and I was still sleeping with a loaded gun.
I silently crept out if my room and made some breakfast, just some bread from the café. I made Elliot's normal breakfast and packed his belongings, after he started weeping in his crib I pulled him out and placed him in the car.
After dropping him off I made my way to school, I finished up some homework and walked into school, kids still taking about my 'ninja fast reflexes' as some freshmen boy said at the sides of the hall.
I still made it to my first period with little complecations, although I did earn deathly glares from Juliet and her little pack of minions.
By the time lunch rolled around I was starving and thankful that I brought a slice of pumpkin bread to eat today.
When i walked into the lunchroom I saw that most of the students were crowded around a poster on the far wall.
By the time I got there the people parted for me to go through, I got judgement filled glares and snooty remarks calling me 'slut' and 'whore'.
When I made my saw the poster I realized why.
It was a picture of me holding Elliot in front of the day care, the words 'WHORE WITH A KID' was captioned on the top in bold letters.
I looked to the side, I saw Juliet smiling smugly leaning against the wads next to the poster.
I saw that everyone was looking at me. Waiting for a reaction, expecting me to scream or yell, cry in utter humiliation, maybe plead that the father left me.
But I just rolled my eyes and still kept my face emotionless, unzipped my pencil pouch and took out a silver metallic sharpie and wrote on the poster.
I popped the cap back on the silver marker and walked away, leaving 'Thats my fucking brother you idiotic bitch' in shiny writing with a arrow pointing at Elliot.
I went and sat at my table, people had realization sketched on there faces and some of them sending me sympathetic smiles.
I heard a throat clearing in front of me and looked up at Juliet.
"I'll get you you useless whore." she hissed.
"You have absolutely no idea who your messing with." I told her with my most deadly tone.
Fear filled her eyes and she backed away from me and ran back to her table.
I just rolled my eyes.
That bitch was clueless.
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"Well, well well, look who's back." a voice called from behind me.
"I'm not back, I needed the bags to let off some steam." I answered back, taking a break and wiping the sweat off my face with the back of my glove.
"Well, you have one at home." Zeke reminded me.
"I broke it." I told him, taking a sip from my water bottle.
"Whoa, do you need to let off some steam or close off a fire." he asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Fire." I answered and did a round kick.
"I thought you'd be rusty, but you got better." Zeke informed and clapped his hands.
"Well, I'll do anything to protect this little rascal." I replied and motioned to Elliot who was asleep in his crib.
"Yeah, how is he?" Zeke asked.
"He's good, I'm not, but he's okay." I said, jabbing and upper-cutting the punching bag.
Don't ask how, I just can.
"What's wrong with you?" he questioned.
"I haven't eaten a full meal in two weeks." I said, still venting out my anger on the punching bag.
"You know I can-" he started but I stoped him.
"I don't want you to waste your hard earned money on me." I interrupted
He sighed but didn't fight back. "So, what's got you so mad?"
"Some prissy bitch decided to put poster of me with Elliot saying I was a 'Whore with a kid'" I said adding air quotes but I stopped when I realized he couldn't see them because of my gloves.
"Damn, that sucks." He told me with with furrowed brows added "What's the school gonna do 'bout it?"
"Probably nothing, that girl had them all wrapped around her little fin-" I got interrupted by my fist bursting into the punching bag.
I yanked out my hand out of the bag and took it down.
"Okay," I said, standing up and dusting off my hands.
"maybe let's just work on cardio?"
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Light flooded through the middle of my curtains, I groaned and realized I had woken up late because I had stayed up all night.
I whipped up a fast breakfast and completed my homework in the car on when I sat in the parking lot.
By the time the bell rang I walked in and everyone was staring at me.
I just looked forward and tried to get to class with little drama and managed to escape to class on time with no complications.
In third period though, I was card to the front office, again.
As I walked down the eerily silent hallway a strong hand clamped down on my mouth and pulled me into the janitors closet.
I kicks the in the shin, their grip loosened and I grabbed my attackers arm and flipped him over.
I straddled him and grabbed his collar, I was about to punch the shit out of him when a familiar voice yells for me to stop.
"Easton? Clayton? What the hell?" I demanded, releasing Austin from my grip and jumping off of him.
The light flicked on and I saw them all standing there opened mouthed and and Austin slightly bruised and bloodied.
"Geez, what the hell are you? Terminator? The Hulk? Iron man?' Austin complained while rubbing his now sore head.
"Why the hell did you guys pull me in here!" I hissed, ignoring Austin's remark.
"I just wanted to know why you ditched me yesterday?" Clayton asked with his eyebrow raised.
I opened my mouth to reply but my jaw dropped and my eyes widened when I realized that I skipped tutoring.
"Oh my god I'm sorry!" I apologized quickly.
"It's okay, why not after school today I'll meet you at to café?" He suggested.
"You mean we." Easton interrupted and Clayton smacked him upside the head.
I chuckled and rolled my eyes. "Okay, see you guys at the café."
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