Sunday, October 3, 2010

Chapter 13 You and Me - Alex Day

Ok so the playlist version of this song is sucky. You have to get though some talking by the artist but it's an adorable song.

In other news.... um I think this might be a three chapter post week since the next two chapters are so linked. :)

Oh and I'm obviously (JStaal) back from Africa. I did manage to write a chapter on the plane so everything is still on track for the future of the story which is more epic than I ever imagined.



You and Me - Alex Day

Kris got off the plane in Pittsburgh at some ungodly hour. He had taken the Advil as Sarah told him to do but he couldn’t deny he was in some rather serious pain. He trucked though the airport though and to the picks up. He skipped baggage claim since everything he had was on the team jet save his carry-on which Sarah had bravely saved for him. He looked around for the Mal he knew but really only having seen her twice he doubted he would see her right away. Looking for someone in scrubs didn’t really work either. He sighed continuing to walk slowly around the area keeping an eye out for the brunette he had met only once.
“Hey you with the hair. Sarah sent me.” she said tapping him on the good shoulder. Mal was dressed as anyone would be when they were picking someone up at the airport at 4am. She had sweatpants and a hoodie on her hair pulled up into a messy bun. “Come on before your arm falls off you have to be hurting.” she said trying to take his bag from him. She pulled and he didn’t let go. “Dude I’m helping you out let go of the bag.”
“I am not dead I can carry it.” he said putting it back on his good shoulder awkwardly.
Mal rolled her eyes. “Listen if you don’t give me your bag I’ll tell Sarah you aren’t healthy enough for sex so give me the bag or I ruin your life.” She put on an overly chipper smile. “Don’t think that I won’t. you don’t know how crazy I am.”
Kris sighed letting her take the bag. “I believe you are crazy. Sarah has told me a few stories.” he ran a hand though his hair starting to follow her out to her car.
“Oh you have no idea..” Mal led the way to her car putting her back in the back seat. “Ok so you have a choice here. In your already hurt arm or in the ass.” she said holding up the needle and vile. Don’t try to play it cool I know how bad you’re hurting so suck it up.”
Kris’ phone buzzed in his pocket letting him know he had a text. Sarah had just landed and got his message and a message from Mal about getting the prescription to help him with pain. ‘I’M IN BOSTON. GLAD YOU’RE SAFE. GO FOR THE ASS IT’LL HURT LESS. XOXO’ Kris chuckled closing his phone. “It is scary how she read my minds at times.”
“Oh trust me I know.” Mal said as she prepped pulling the plunger to the right dose letting the needle fill. “She told you to take it in the ass didn’t she?” Mal smirked as she admired her work happy to see no tiny bubbles. “Sarah’s like that. She can’t really read your mind but she just always knows what to say.” Mal came around to the passenger side of the car where he was standing. “Now lower your drawers.”
Kris sighed unbuckling his belt sliding his slacks and boxer briefs down his hips. Not exactly the best position one wants to be in at the airport short term parking with their girlfriends best friend.
“Cold.” Mal said running an alcohol swab over his skin. She fanned the spot till the alcohol has all evaporated. “Ok now pinch.” she said pinching his skin and sinking the needle in before dropping the plunger the drug entering his system. “I’m sure it’s a lot better when Sarah grabs your ass.” she teased pulling the safety on the used needle putting it in the contamination container in her trunk. She did home health on the side so it was something normal to have in her trunk. “Ok so hitch those pants back up and we’ll be on our way.” she said closing her trunk. “She wants you to go for X-Rays now and not to fight it.” Mal chuckled. “Really you aren’t whipped she’s like this with everyone she cares about.”
“Good to know.” he said getting in the passenger side door.
“So what is this she told me about answering some questions no answering 5 questions and an embarrassing story.” Mal started up the car cranking the heat to get them comfortable. It wasn’t to cold for November yet but she saw he didn’t have a heavy jacket.
“Yes, she said I could ask you questions about her. Though I do not know what to ask.” he buckled his seat belt as she started though the maze in the temporary parking garage. “I guess whatever you feel like telling me.” he shrugged his shoulder but then held it in some pain. The injection he had been given was starting to work but he still don’t move like that comfortably.
“Well I guess the first thing you should know is if you hurt her or make her hurt herself I will make your life hell along with her G-Dad, Nessa and Jimmy and that brother of hers. We’re some people you don’t want to mess with. I mean I’ve been taking kick boxing so just don’t do it.” Mal was bound for the highway though there was a tad bit of traffic someone needing to cross three lanes and doing it poorly ahead of them at the little parking toll station.
“These threat of pain are because of the Doctor yes? I understand he was not a good man.” Kris relaxed back in the seat content to just ride into the city.
“Yep. That would be Dr. Eric James. Asshat extraordinaire. He made Sarah lose weight. That’s why she ran the marathon because he wanted her to slim down and she did her best to make it positive. I wanted to punch his teeth in every time he touched her. He always was just a little bit to rough…” she shook her head. “Sarah’s smart I’m sure you know that. He had her so trapped and hurting herself trying to be perfect for him. He just made her hate herself constantly. He had her believing she was never good enough.” Mal rolled her eyes. “It took three attempts to break up with him. He would always get her to go back telling her no one would ever love her and that he was the only one who would take her.” She paused heaving a sigh. “It was some fucked up shit. It really messed her up. She’s still pretty messed up about it. She doesn’t talk about it though but you can see it sometimes. How much she hates herself when she thinks no one is looking. God love her she’s so damn close to perfect it’s sad she’ll never see it.”
Kris was silent listening to Mal tell the story. He remained quiet letting his mind go and contemplate what he had been told. Knowing what he knew now he could see in Sarah what Mal had said. He could see her climbing up on that table her inhibitions gone for the moment till she realized everyone was watching her. Then she needed help not just with the short height but a hand to hold to fight away the fear of everyone dissecting her. By the time they entered the city he had come to the realization that there were two Sarah’s. The one she let people see and the one she let extremely few meet. He had seen that wounded and hurt inner Sarah a few times but for it to truly work between them he needed to really know her. All this was a two way street though. He had to let her in on more than the basics of his life. He couldn’t continue to let her just skim the surface of knowing him. It was clear now that for her to let him in he would also need to open up.
Snapping out of the quiet just as the pulled into the hospital he opened his mouth to star asking questions but decided against it. “Thank you Mal. For taking care of me and for being a friend to Sarah. I think we are both lucky you are here.” he smiled over knowing the meaning of his words didn’t match the strange smile he was giving her.
“Your not feeling any pain are you?” Mal asked chuckling at his expression.
“No pain just…” he paused trying to find the right phrase. “Floaty.”
“Get your drugged up ass out of the car Letang.” she teased shaking her head all smiles.

1 comment:

  1. She gave him a shot in the ass in the airport parking lot!
    I'm dying right now, because I'm picturing out airport. And where she was. And it's hi-larious!!

    And the end of the chapter, so serious. Well done.
    Plus the "floaty" comment... I'm all giggles*

    ReplyDelete