Love's Requiem

A week later, and Alex was still smearing it in my face that he’d have new girl every city, and Morrissey and The Acacia strain had become a frequent in my daily routine. Alex’s latest new friend was leaving the hotel lobby; this one could have been my twin, same color blonde hair, height, and build, only difference? I’m pretty sure I had better and a hell of a lot more tattoos and she didn’t look Croatian.

“So Belly, the sun is shinning, the birds are singing, we have a day off and you look like you’re ready to break necks. Dare I ask what we should do today?” Vinny said jumping on to my lap where I had a book resting.

“Go to a batting cage so I can steal an aluminum bat to hide in my bunk to smash Alex’s fuc-“ I began.

“Good morning sunshine!” Jack showed up holding two cups of coffee and a huge smile on his face.

I let out a grunt and continued scowling in to Vinny’s back seeing as it didn’t look like he was getting off of me anytime soon.

“So guess what Rian and I have decided?” Jack asked, as I opened my mouth only for Vinny to cover it.

“Now’s not a time to let her speak freely.” Vinny explained as I bit his hand. “See it’s feeding time apparently.” He said ignoring it.

“Well anyway, we found this sick ass mini-golf place like five minutes from here so we’re going to do that today!”

“Your enthusiasm kills me, have fun I’m going back to bed.” I mumbled pushing Vinny off my lap and getting up.

“See I knew you were going to say that which is why I took the liberty of stealing your room key and replacing them with Alex’s so the only room you can get in to you would never even want to go near.” Jack smirked as I stopped in my tracks.

“For the record I have a pair of knucks in my back pocket.” I told him.

“For the record you did.” Vinny chirped in swinging my brass knuckles around one of his fingers.

“Why do you hate me?” I sighed sitting back down.

“Because we have total vagina envy.” Jack smirked trying to get me to laugh.

I just shook my head pulling out my ipod and putting on of the ear buds in my left ear while the three of us waited for everyone else.

Jack grabbed the other headphone and popped it in to his ear as well.

“Ugh, enough of this we get it you’re the end of the fucking world!” He groaned, as I played
JFC by The Acacia strain.

“Skynet?” I suggested changing it.

“I know why you’re playing this, as he watched my stare harden on Alex as he strolled off the elevator with a huge grin on his face.

“Very fitting, not changing it.” I told him shaking my head.

“I feel like you’re trying to get me to like them so you have someone to go with when they play.” He laughed.

“You’re probably right, I mean fuck it’s not like I can take Jesse.” I laughed.

“I still don’t understand.”

“Just know personally I think it’s stupid but again it’s not my place so I don’t get in to it.” I explained.

“Good morning everybody,” Alex smiled as he sat across from me, still smiling, that batting cage idea was looking pretty good right now.

I rolled my eyes, and got up to use the restroom, I looked in the mirror counting to ten attempting to calm myself down. And then I caught a good glimpse of myself. I looked like crap, let alone the fact that my impending doom tee shirt had coffee on it from when I spilt some earlier this morning on myself, or the fact that I’m pretty sure I lost weight because my grey jeans that usually were always a little to small were now loose. But it was the fact that I had circles and bags under my eyes darker than the smeared eye make up that I had over my lids. I was letting him get to me in the worst way, I wasn’t angry I was hurt. I watched a tear slip from my right eye as I thought back to last night, the way he held whatever her name was’ hand. The spark in his eye when he glanced at me, he was doing all of this to get back at me, but why? I never did that to him; I would never do that to him. Did he think he was making me jealous? Was I jealous? I looked in the mirror one more time, and then it hit me. If I look better perhaps I’ll feel better about myself right now. So I washed off the caked on smeared eye make up, combed my messing hair with my fingers and put some new eyeliner on that I had in my bag as well as some lip gloss. After that I headed back out feeling a little bit better, of course that was short lived as soon as I returned to where everyone was.

“Man she was insane! Did you get a look at that body? Hotter than the sun.” Alex rambled, to pretty much any one who would listen and from the looks of it that was no one.

As for the meaningless shreds of self-confidence I managed to find in the bathroom? They had all disappeared too.

“Took you long enough Belly what’s a matter tummy ache?” Vinny cooed at me as he rubbed my stomach.

“Yup guess I can’t go.” I said sarcastically as we all walked out of the lobby and followed Jack and Rian who led the way.

Once we got to the place, I was actually relieved about one thing. There was a batting cage, and of course Vinny noticed my face light up as soon as I saw it.

“You guys go ahead me and Bella are going to take a few swings.” Vinny told Jack and Rian as he pulled me to the batting cage area. “Now if I let you do this, promise you’ll be in a better mood and not try to steal a bat?” He asked cautiously before we went to buy a bucket of balls.

“I promise.” I nodded as we proceeded.

A half an hour later, my aggression was gone and I felt a hell of a lot better.

“Better now?” Vinny asked me was we headed to find everyone else.

“But my booty is in there!” We heard an all too familiar voice shout.

“Don’t be getting kicked out,” I chanted as we ran.

Sure enough, Jack had climbed one of the statues, and somehow had found a pirate hat, he was shouting at Alex, and a whole lot of people were beginning to stare.

“Jack! Get down from there!” I shouted jumping to grab his leg.

“Are you in a better mood?” Jack asked looking down.

“Yes, I’m fantastic now get down before I climb up there and beat your ass.” I told him, as I started climbing up.

“I’d like to see this.” Rian smirked as I carefully climbed up the statue after Jack.

“I don’t get paid enough for this shit.” I mumbled once I got up and grabbed Jack by his hoodie, ”Get going mister!” I said as I lost my balance and slipped.

“Bella!” I heard Jack shout as I felt my chin hit the statue hard, and then closed my eyes counted the seconds till I’d hit the ground at probably break something.

But, I didn’t, someone broke my fall and caught me.

“You okay?” I heard Alex ask me as I opened my eyes and saw it was him.