Chapter 13, Alexis

*sorry, this one's long =)*

I open the door and walk inside. Kate's sitting in the living room watching tv. I need to tell her what happened with me and Justin.


"Hey Kate?"

"Yeah?"

"I need to talk to you."

"Alright."

I go over and sit next to her. "Well, first, I wanna say that I've skipped a little school."

"What? Why?"

"Well, this guy Justin that I'm dating wanted to talk to me some, and I've been overwhelmed with stuff, and I'm sorry. I won't do it again."

"Okay. Now who's this Justin boy?"

I sigh. "Justin Bieber. A boy at school. I've been tutoring him, and we just kind of fell for each other."

She smiles. "Okay. Well, I can tell that there's something else you want to tell me. Spill."

I sigh again. I'm not sure if I should tell her. I feel nervous. Really nervous. "Well, uhm..."

"You can tell me."

"We had sex."

She's quiet. "You what?" she finally says.

"I had sex with him."

"You did what?! Why?! Why would you do that?! You're only 16! What were you thinking?!"

"I love him!"

"No you don't! You're just saying that! Did he pressure you?! If I find out he did ANYTHING that you didn't want to do- UGH!"

"KATE! I WANTED TO! I WAS READY! HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG!"

"YOU'RE LYING!"

"I WOULDN'T LIE ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS!"

She sighs. She knows I'm right. "You're right. I'm sorry. I guess if you were ready then it's okay. Did you use protection?"

"Of course."

"Well, it's your body, I guess."

"Yeah." We're both quiet for a moment. "I'm spending the night at his house tomorrow."

She looks up fast. "No you're not."

"Yes I am. His mom's away until next week. He's all alone. I don't want him to be by himself."

"Of course you don't."

"We're not going to do it again, if that's what you're thinking."

"I know you're not. Because you're not staying at his house."

"Yes I am."

"NO."

"Please!"

"No."

"Kate!"

"Mom and Dad would be ashamed."

"No they wouldn't, and you know it. They didn't care. That's why they left."

"Whatever."

"I'm going."

"Whatever. But if you get pregnant, you're out of here."

"What?"

"You heard me. If you get pregnant, I'm kicking you out."

"Don't get your hopes up." I leave the room.





"Alyssa."

"Yeah?"

"I did it."

"Did what?"

"No, like, ma and Justin did it."

"WHAT?!"

"Yeah."

"Are you crazy?!"

"I love him."

"So you are crazy."

"Haha, very funny. He's actually really sweet."

"Nope."

"Yep."

"Oh my gosh. Dude, you know Justin's friend Ryan?"

"Yeah. What about him?"

"He's outside my door."

"Why?"

"I don't know! He keeps knocking on the door, saying stuff like, 'Let me in babe!' and stuff like that! It's kind of scaring me!"

"Are you okay? He's probably just kidding around."

"No, he seems high or somethng. I'm really starting to get scared."

"Don't worry. Don't let him see you, okay?"

"He already saw me. I was doing my homework in the dining room, in front of that big window, and he saw me."

"Well don't let him see you anymore."

"Okay. Wait, I think he's- AAGHH!" She screams, and I hear a crash, like glass breaking.

"Alyssa! Are you okay?! What happened?!"

"He's inside!" she screams. "He's inside the house!"

"Go hide! Hide in your closet or something!"

"Okay! Stay on the line, okay? I'm really scared, Alexis!"

"Calm down, okay! Just hide, and make sure he doesn't find you! If he's high or something, he could be dangerous."

I hear her whimpering, like she's maybe crying. "I'm really scared."

"I know. I'll call Justin and tell him to go over there, okay? He can take care of Ryan."

"Alright. But call me right back! I'm in my closet now. And my bedroom door is locked."

"Good girl. I'll call right back." I hang up. I'm really worried about her. I quickly dial Justin's number, and pray that he picks up.

"Hello?"

"Justin!"

"Oh, hey Alexis!"

"Ryan is at Alyssa's house!"

"What?"

"Ryan is at Alyssa'a house and he was telling her to let him in and she was scared and then I heard glass breaking and she told me he was inside the house and now she's hiding in her closet and she said he sounds high or something!"

"Oh my god."

"He's your friend! You have to help her!"

"He's never himself when he's high or drunk or whatever. He could hurt her."

"Oh my god, Justin! Go over there and stop him or something!"

"I'm going to pick you up and we'll go over."

"We don't have time! She lives right down the street from me. I'll just meet you there!"

"NO! Don't you dare go over there by yourself. You wait for me, got it?"

I sniffle. "Got it."

"I'll be there in less than five minutes."

Sure enough, he's at my house in about three or four minutes. I don't wait for him to stop the car. I run outside and jump in. "Four houses up, the blue one on the right!" I tell him. He pulls up to the house and parks, jumping out. He starts to run towards the house, and I see that the big dining room window is broken.

"Stay close behind me," he says. I nod.

I hold on to one of his arms lightly, and we slowly make our way through the house. Suddenly, I hear a crash and a scream. "Alyssa!" I cry out.

"SHH!" Justin says. "Don't be loud."

"That was Alyssa! She screamed! She's upstairs!"

He nods, and hurries over to the stairs. He carefully goes upstairs, and I follow close behind. We get to Alyssa's room, and her door is off one hinge.

"GO AWAY!" she's screaming. "GET AWAY FROM ME!"

I hear laughter after that, but not normal laughter. Like drunk laughter.

Justin's eyes go wide. "That's Ryan," he whispers.

"Do something!" I whisper back to him.

He nods again, quicker this time. He moves quietly into the room. I'm inside a second after him, and I see Alyssa huddling in a corner, and Ryan pushing her against the wall, trying to get her shirt off.

"STOP!" she shouts.

Justin moves quickly. He comes at Ryan from the side and tackles him, and I hurry over to Alyssa. Angry, Ryan swings at him. He misses. Then, he pushes Justin. Hard. Justin falls and hits his head hard on a chair.

Ryan comes back over towards Alyssa and me. "Get away!" I shout at him.

He grabs my arm and flings me on the ground. "OW!" I cry out in pain, and hold my arm. I see Justin still laying on the floor. "Justin! Get up!" He doesn't react.

Ryan's over by Alyssa, and she's pushing him away. "STOP IT! GET AWAY FROM ME!"

I sit up and wince. My arm hurts really really bad. I have to help Alyssa though. I grab one of Ryan's ankles and pull him to the ground. "HEY!" he yells.

I quickly get up and pull Alyssa to the other side of the room. She's crying and shaking. "Go downstairs! Hide somewhere!" She nods and hurries out of the room. I hurry over beside Justin. "Justin! Get up! Please!" He doesn't say anything. I see his head bleeding a little bit. No, no, NO! He has to get up! I look up and see

Ryan getting up. "JUSTIN!" I scream in his ear, shaking him. "JUSTIN! GET UP NOW!" Still nothing. "Oh my god," I say to myself. I look up again. Ryan's up and starting to come towards me. I stand up and start to turn to run, but Ryan jumps forward and pulls me to the ground, and I scream. I manage to kick him off me, and I grab a lamp from Alyssa's bedside table. I go up behind Ryan and smash the lamp over his head. He falls, but I can tell that he's just stunned. I go back over by Justin and try to pck him up to carry him downstairs. Good lord, how much does this boy weigh? I give up and just drag him downstairs by his arms. I go as fast as I can, which is actually pretty fast. I can hear Ryan moving around upstairs, and he's about to come downstairs. I manage to pull Justin into the den, and lay him on the couch. I lock the door and collapse onto the floor. I don't know where Alyssa is, and I'm really scared. I go sit on the couch and look at Justin. "Justin," I say quietly, so Ryan won't hear me. "Justin, please wake up." I make sure he's still breathing, and he is. Thank goodness. I'm praying that Justin's okay, just unconcious or whatever. "Justin!" I say again, a little louder this time. I kiss him forcefully but carefully so I won't hurt him, and when I pull back I see his eyelids flutter a little. I gasp happily, and kiss him again. This time, his eyes open. I cry out and hug him. "Justin! I love you! I thought I was gonna lose you!"

He hugs me back. "You'll never lose me, baby," he says.

I start crying. "Justin, he's still here. I got Alyssa to go hide, but I don't know where she's hiding. And he's probably downstairs now. We're in the den."

"Well, just stay here with me and stay quiet for awhile, okay? I've seen him like this before, and it never ends good." He runs his hands over his head to smooth down his hair, and when he sets his hands in front of him and looks at them, he looks shocked. "Is that...is that blood? Is my head bleeding?"

I nod. "A little. You hit your head on a chair. You were unconcious."

"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry that I couldn't help more up there, and I'm so sorry that you're scared. But, he's stronger than me..." he trails off, and looks down, sighing.

"I know. It's okay. I'm just hoping that Alyssa's okay. She's my best friend."

"I know. I hope she's okay, too."

I sniffle, starting to cry more, and he puts his arm around me. "I'm scared."

"I'm right here. I'll protect you."

"I love you."

"I love you too." He kisses the top of my head, and I scoot closer to him, laying my head on his shoulder. Suddenly there's pounding on the door.

"LET ME IN!" Alyssa screams. "LET ME IN!"

I sit up. "Justin! That's Alyssa! We've got to let her in!" I jump up and run to the door.

"ALEXIS! DON'T OPEN THE DOOR!" Justin shouts. "DON'T OPEN-"

I open the door and see a hand coming towards me, and I can't hear Justin anymore. The last thing I remember is laying on the ground, everything looking fuzzy, and Ryan standing over me.