"Her world was crumbling but she did nothing, She numbed herself so she would never feel a thing"
- Bebe Rexha (Shining Star)
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"Cheryl!" Penelope shouted, as she barged in her room which made her flinch. "At least knock would you mother?" She sighed, rolling her eyes. "You've let a Marquez inside this house?" she said in disbelief. Cheryl puts her make-up kits away, as she turns to look at her mother who's standing behind the doors, with her hands on her hips as her eyes were furrowed. "does it even matter?" Cheryl replied back.
"Yes, You should already know Till now that we don't get along with the Marquez" She gritted her teeth. "But mommy, he's not as bad as you think" Cheryl said, defensively. Penelope scoffs "You don't know that yet" She continues, as she walks towards "His dad's blood runs over a pernicious generation" Cheryl's heart was beating a little fast, as she shakes her head. "I don't believe you"
"Believe me or not Cheryl" She shrugged, Cheryl started to felt scared inside and out. "But just remember he's not what he think he is" She smirked, "And the sooner you'll find out—" Cheryl looked up, as her mother malicious smirked on her. "Second of all it could wait"
"Why are you telling me this now?" Cheryl replied, Penelope ignored her questioned. "The boy is waiting for you" she walked out of her room, as she was confused on who she was referring too. A tall brunette guy, cleared his throat. ''Sorry to interrupt" Cheryl looked behind at Penelope which was Theo. Her eyes were wide opened, as Penelope turned around to face Theo. "Did I or Did i not told you to wait Downstairs ?" She retorted, "Mother-" Cheryl replied back, as she tried to defend him.
He nodded, "Yes Miss blossom. But then I heard some..uh.." As he was speechless by looking at Cheryl. Which she's raising her brows to him. Penelope groaned "I'll be going off now" as she walked towards Theo, as she grips his forearm, which he starts silent groans in pain. "you know what they say to Vital people" she smirked. "Mother!" Cheryl grumbled.
"Once a killer, always the killer" She said, as she looked deadly in the eyes. Theo was completely baffled. I'm a killer? what?..what did i do wrong? Did i even killed a person? I honestly don't recall. Yet you did. the conscience replied back, as his heart was pounding slowly. Penelope let her hand off his arm as she walks away from the room.
"Are you okay?" Theo asked, while closing the doors behind him. "I was before you got here" she said as He nodded, "Did she hurt you?" She shakes her head, which was a no. "What the hell are doing here?" she sits on her bed, with her furrowed brows.
"Just to be with you?" he shrugged, Cheryl gave back a dirty look. "You're so cheesy" She mumbled. "I mean.. I did come here to hang with you" He clarified, with a small laughed. "And how did you passed by Jackie O?" he chuckled, as he definitely defines adorable to Cheryl. which she was certainly right for her mother's nick name.
"did it with an treacherous excuse" He said, putting his bag on the chair as he sit along the bed with Cheryl. "Oh no.. what'd you say?" she replied back, with a frown. "I told her we'd be studying" He winked, which made Cheryl rolled her eyes as she was going wild inside.
"You know for your stupid act, we have to actually study since my mommy will be coming out anytime now" She sighed, "Sorry..i just need to be with you for a moment" He said, truthfully. Cheryl cringe "Why here? We could just hang out in other places than this obscured house" She replied back.
He shakes his head, "nah I'd rather stay indoors" He continues "This town's getting gloomy these days" She nodded. "I'd agree" she walks to her mirror as she fixes herself, by running her hands down through her hair. "Cheryl?" As she raised her brows, "Hm?" She turns to him. "You were saying something?"
"What was your mom trying to tell me?" He quirked, she sighed "I honestly have no idea what was she talking about.. she told me like you were born with a generation that murders people" as Cheryl quirked his eyebrows. "Which obviously.. doesn't make no sense, because you don't look like that type of person of—" she paused, as she look at Theo, who looked like he did something wrong.
Theodore did a lot of demented violence in the past. Till now he can't remember one thing he had done. His Sister, Taylor knows half of his past. She looked into his Criminal records as she by pass through Theo's therapist who was extremely a child's predator, to the point where Taylor had to report him to the police. After reporting, his therapist was nowhere to be found.
Taylor knew his brother went through a lot, and she didn't want to add up anything that's stressful upon him. His mother back then, never cared for her children. Theo had drink alcohol once, as Taylor watched him carefully. But years goes on, he'd never want to go back drinking because it would haunt him as his past was coming to him.
"Hey, Are you okay?" Cheryl said, as her eyes were softened, why can't just I get over the past? Why does it hurt so bad by thinking about? He thought. "Theo" she said, calling his attention. "Hm?" He looked, raising his brows. "You look sad.." She replied back, with a soft voice.
"Uh, It's nothing" He shrugged, as he felt his heart beating slowly and loudly as he gulps. "I don't a believe word your saying Marquez" She joins in the bed, looking down to him. "What's on your mind?" If Theo talks about his dark past, He's going to break down in front of Cheryl. The last time he cried, was in front of his family. Now, He told himself to be strong.
Theo never wants Cheryl to see him cry, Boys don't cry he thought. "It's nothing, just forget about it" Cheryl won't bug him. That's what Theo always get annoys of, trying to go beyond his Privacy until he goes to his comfort zone. Theo was never that type of person who turns to their vulnerable side, he just breaks thing to make himself feels better.
She nodded, as she will ask the same question in other time.
Theo grabbed his sketch book, as he flipped through the pages—His sketches were phenomenal as it was drawings of Roses and drawings of Cheryl. For a second, Theo felt agitated for a second by just looking at pictures of Cheryl. He felt a feeling that he'd never felt before as he started think if he was really into her. Theo draw 4 pictures of Cheryl. One was doing her work, The second where she was talking to Josie, the other was the night where Cheryl was in his car sitting on the driver seat as she brought her phone by texting him that she misses him. lastly, he was trying to finish his drawing as the picture of her was reading a book of poetry which she was certainly doing at the moment.
Theo admires the aesthetics of the red head. She maybe jury-rigged, but he learned some few facts about her. Mainly what he had noticed was Cheryl's mother Known as Penelope Blossom. Who Mistreated Cheryl, which made her think she was loveless. I knew she deserves better, Theo thought.
As Theodore spots a scene as Penelope talks back at Cheryl in a crude way, It reminded him through the past. The night where Taylor was physically abuse, by his mother. I felt it again. Once I got home I heard some blaring sounds coming upstairs. as i knew, it was my mother shouting. I started to feel paranoid, as i tried to eavesdropped the conversation.
"You think it's so easy to be you?!" She yelled, My heart was pounding to hard, as I looked at my watched. It was already 8:30, and I've known Taylor would have come home by now, but I think she left early from her friends house. I've been standing behind the door more than a second.
"You'd think it was my fault?! No, It's yours! So why don't you killed yourself!"
"Taylor?" I said, with a soft voice. As I heard some sniffles to the conversation. My heart was telling me to Help her, I clenched my jaw. I was already tired of my mom being drunk 24/7.
"You wanna see what abuse is! I'll show you how it feels" She yelled clearly. My Eyes were opened, as my heart stopped. I heard some glass that broke down to the ground. As i heard A terrifying scream. It was taylor-
"TAYLOR!!!!" I exclaimed, running up to the stairs. As I hear the noise was growing louder. "THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR GAMBLING MY MONEY!" A loud thud was coming from Taylor's room, as i could hear Taylor crying so hard as my i felt the anger inside of me.
"Taylor! Mom! Stop!" I tried open the door knob, which was certainly closed. I banged the door multiple times, "Theo! Help Me!" Taylor exclaimed. as i felt Taylor screaming at me for help. I heard my mother hitting on my sister aggressively. "MOM! PLEASE STOP!" I yelled, I groaned trying to find a way to get inside there as soon as possible.
"PLEASE THEO!" I heard taylor sobbing, "THEO WON'T HELP YOU BITCH" My mom yelled, as Taylor was screaming for terror. I felt the tears coming down from my face. I catched my breath multiply times, as my fist were starting to clenched. I Kicked the door once, as it didn't work. "ARG! YOU FUCKING SHIT!" I knew i was wasn't that strong. But i didn't give up.
I tried kicking the door twice, It didn't work. I kept doing repetitively, as the door knob was broken, and the door had finally opened. I walked, I see some scattered glass of vase on the side. As i looked through my left, there she was.
Taylor in the corner, as she was silently sobbing. As she was shaking her head, while her tears were running down from her face. "Theo!" She yelled at me, as i looked to my right, there was my mother with a bottle of champagne, as she hit it right against my head, which made me fall to the ground with the glass that was stucked into my skin, and my head was starting to bleed.
"Mom!" Taylor screamed, "Please stop!" She cried, as I felt the numb inside of me. I couldn't give up. My tears were running down my face. I felt something sharp near the side of my stomach. It was pain.
I was breathing heavily, trying to call for help, but didn't came out from my mother. "That's what you all get, you here me?" My mom grumbled, As both of us were in Extreme pain. I could here taylor as she was still crying, but with the sniffles. "Clean up this god damm place" She said, with a demanded voice. She grabbed her bottle of beer from taylor's desk, and head out to the door while she went downstairs.
I crawled my way to Taylor on the corner of her room, as her hand were on her knees, as she covered her face within them. A blood was trailed in the back of him, which was mine. As I tried to sit up, to comfort Taylor.
I wrapped my arms around her back, as she did the same on my neck tightly. her head was buried on my shoulder, crying hard than she was before mom abused her. She was sobbing, as i rubbed her back, "shh..it's gonna be okay" I said, but i knew everything's not going to be okay, It was just a way to calm her a little.
"It's going to be okay" I said, repetitively. As I closed my eyes, I couldn't help but to cry silently. The heart couldn't handle the pain, It was too much. Taylor had calm down for a while as it was only me who was crying, hugging me tightly.
I realized, when you hugged a person tightly..that's when you need someone to be there by holding you. You need help. I need help.
After looking back to Theo's horrific past, he had stopped drawing for the past minutes. But he did felt a heavy broken heart. He closed his eyes to calm himself down, but the tears were forming. No, Don't cry. Don't cry. Not in front of Cheryl right now. It's better to let it all out Theo, You Had enough already. A voice was spoken in his mind, which sounded much like Jason.
Theo shakes his head, "oh god!" He exclaimed, as Cheryl lift her head up as Theo stand up from his chair, rubbing his eyes. "Theo..are you crying?" She said, as her face was softened.
"What?" He looked at Cheryl, with his brows furrowed. "No" he shakes his head. "You sure, you look..red" she replied back.
"Nope I'm fine i just needed some air" He chuckled, as he put his sketch book aside from the bed after leaving the room which left cheryl behind as always.
Cheryl knew, by the way he spoke. He was much in pain. She walked up to her bed, as she looked into his drawings. Which she wasn't suppose to. It was suggested to Theo it would be a surprised.
As she flipped through the pages, she couldn't help but to smile at his masterpiece. "Wow, he can draw" she grinned, after she flipped through the other. She saw one picture of herself.
Which made her smile, had dropped.
After all the silence throughout the day, It wasn't that awkward as i thought. I don't know how to feel right now. Should I be creeped out, or turned on? I never told or seen a person who would draw for me or of me..I felt flattered. She thought.
She knew, Theo was acting strange. And she figured why he'd stayed with her throughout the day. when he said few moments ago that he just wants to be cheryl, it was for a fact that Theo needs her. Physically and emotionally.
Cheryl been there once. Been there with Josie after being sexual assaulted by Veronica's Lodge ex-best friend from New york.
Cheryl put his sketch book back to her bed, as she walked to the window looking down. As she saw Theo sitting near the fountain. Holding a small picture in his hand.
She sighed, as she walked out of her room, walking down to stairs as she saw Nana Rose, just sitting on her wheel-chair doing nothing. She walked out of her house closing the door behind her.
As she was walked towards Theo.
Cheryl was on his side, as she joins in by looking at the picture he was holding. "Who's that?" She said, politely with a small smile.
"Taylor..she's my sister" He replied back, with a sighed. "She looks pretty" She replied, as Theo gave a small laughed. "Isn't she?" He smiled, as he started to cheer up.
"How old is she?" She asked, "she's fifteen, mostly she's like you in some certain ways" he replied back, "oh really? No one can't be like me," she retorted.
"I am the one and only Cheryl blossom you Peasant" She said, her a sassy tone. Which made Theo laughed, and as long with Cheryl.
After few seconds of silence, Theo had spoken. He sighed, "we're honestly the same Cheryl" He turned his head to his right, as Cheryl looked at him with a suspicious look.
"We can't trust our moms," he continued "and having a rough past.." with a softly voice, biting his lowered lip.
Cheryl figured the pieces together, and She doesn't think Theo doesn't want to talk about his past, which she kindly respects and understands.
As she didn't mentioned, that she saw his drawing. She lay her head on Theo's shoulder, as he gave her a side hug while rubbing her shoulder.
"You know, If Jason was here alive i would get a feeling he'd liked you" She replied back.
Theo gave a smile, as he looked at his left side. Where Jason (his ghost) was standing behind bushes. Jason was giving him a small smile. As he heard the conversation of Theo and Cheryl.
"JJ told me once, he'd always wanted an older brother" she said. As Theo looked back at Jason which was still there. Giving Theo a nod.
"It's True" Jason answered. While Theo nodded. "Tell me more about Jason" He replied back to Cheryl.
Cheryl Lifted her head as Theo looked down, giving her a smile which she did the same.
She grabbed his hand, as she walked to the door which Theo trailed to her back, as he looked at Jason giving him a shrugged.
Both went upstairs to Cheryl's room, as Theo sits on her bed. Cheryl locked her door, then sits along with Theo as well.
"Well..." She said, as she takes a breath. "I honestly don't know where to start"
Theo silently laughed, of how cheryl is being cute at the moment.