Status: It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything.
Cross My Heart and Hope to Die
Chappy Eight
“Ali,wake up!” I heard someone scream as they shook me.
“What the hell?” I said slowly opening my eyes.
“I had a nightmare,” Max said while pouting.
“Have you been smoking?” I asked sitting up.
“Yes,” he said looking down.
“Where’s Craig?” I asked noticing he wasn’t in bed with me.
“He had to go take care of Gab he said he would be back in the morning,” Max said crawling in my bed.
“Okay,” I said grabbing my phone and quickly texting him.
Me:Hey Max is high and in my bed he had a nightmare.love you,babe.
I placed my phone under my pillow and closed my eyes. I was almost asleep when my phone vibrated.
Craig<3:Alright,baby.make sure he is okay.
Me:I will night.
Craig<3:goodnight,love you beautiful.
“Max, you awake?” I said rolling over and facing him.
“I am,” he said laughing.
“What was your nightmare about?” I asked as he laughed at me.
“I will tell you in the morning when I’m more awake okay?” he said pulling me towards him.
“Max, What are you doing?” I asked feeling slightly uncomfortable.
“Just holding you, chill,” he said laughing.
“Uhm, okay?” I said before falling asleep.
“Ali! I’m home!” I heard Craig yell throughout the house.
“Craig!” I said jumping out of my bed and running down the stairs to him.
“Babe, I missed you,” he said kissing my forehead.
“I missed you too,” I said smiling as he held me.
“I want to sleep.” he said backing up a bit.
“Me too,” I said yawning.
“We can take over Max’s bed since he is in ours,” he laughed before walking me up the stairs.
“Actually I think I’m going to go wake him up,” I said walking over to our room.
I gently rocked him, “Max, Max, max get up.”
“Yes, beautiful,” he said rolling over and seeing me, “Wow, you have makeup everyone on your face,” he said laughing.
“Shut up and get out of my bed asshole,” I said ripping the blanket off of him and pointing to the door.
“Awh chill,” he said getting up and leaving.
Stupid kid in his boxers and skinny jeans, laying in my bed with the mess on his head called hair, his stupid annoying voice, and his stupid arms holding me when I slept and his heartbeat in my ear that made me feel comfortable.
“Cr----,” I got out before being brutally tackled into my bed. After hearing my bedroom door slam.
“I really did miss you,” Craig said kissing my neck.
“Craig chill,” I said laughing then his cold hand touched my stomach.
“You chill,” he said laughing at him self.
“C-c-c-craig,” I said removing his hand.
“Yes?” he said laughing.
“Stop please,” I said being serious towards him.
“But we haven’t done anything in forever,” he whined before sitting up.
“How long is forever?” I said looking up at him, “Seriously?”
“A month or two?” he said tilting his head.
“SERIOUSLY?!” I said becoming wide eyed.
“Uhm, yeah you do know school gets in the way of this stuff? That and living with a kid in the room too. I’m not complaining though I love Leila.”
“Neither am I but seriously that long?”
“That’s what she said,” he said laughing at me.
“Shut up mister,” I said trying to get up.
“No!” he said holding me down.
“Please, I have to get ready for school and I have to get Haley,” I said trying to get up.
“It’s only 6:30,” he whined.
“I need to get up,” I laughed pushing him off of me.
“But baby!” he whined.
“I have to get ready,” I said slipping out of all my clothes.
“You’re tempting me to call in sick for you,” he said keeping his eyes on me.
“But, you aren’t going to,” I said pulling my jeans on and grabbing my Roxy sweat shirt.
“Nice bra,” he said grinning.
“Don’t even or I will hurt you,” I said laughing as he pulled me down on the bed again, “Craig no!”
“Fine,” he said letting me up, “But you owe me women,” he said before kissing me.
“I owe you nothing,” I said throwing on my sweatshirt and grabbing my backpack and purse, “love you,” I said darting out the door to my car.
“Haley come on!” I screamed while honking my horn.
“On my way,” she said running to the car door.
“That’s more like it bitch,” I said as she climbed in.
“Dude,” Haley began, “Why do you drive so fast to school?”
“Because I want to get it over with,” I laughed.
The song “Time” came on and I started singing as we pulled into the school parking lot.
“Dude, I want a Dr.Pepper,” Haley said getting out the car when I parked and running to the trunk.
I quickly joined her after collecting all my stuff.
“Why do you have all this stuff back here?” she asked opening the cooler.
“To conceal the dead bodies,” I said laughing.
“No really,” she said while laughing with me.
“No idea really,” I said shrugging and shutting the trunk.
“To class,” she said grabbing my hand and walking towards the door.
“Mikey!” I screamed releasing Haley’s hand and running up to him.
“Ali!” he screamed spinning me around.
“I love you!” I kissed him cheek as he set me down.
“Alikina!” Chelsea said.
“Hold on,” I turned to Mikey, “I will see you in our class love you,” I said before walking off.
“Hi, Chelsea,” I said fixing my backpack.
“How was your night?” she asked as we began off to class.
“Well, Max was smoking last night so he had a nightmare and had to sleep in my bed. Then, Craig gets home at like six, and wants sex. Turns out we haven’t in one or two months,” I sighed, “So I guess fine.”
“What are you doing tonight?” she asked as Haley caught up with us.
“Uhm, I think I’m going out with Craig and Max tonight?” I said thinking, “Some meet and greet thingy,” I said shrugging.
“Oh fun,” she said.
“Yeah, get Max to invite you or something,” I said while yawning.
Tonight was going to be crazy.
“What the hell?” I said slowly opening my eyes.
“I had a nightmare,” Max said while pouting.
“Have you been smoking?” I asked sitting up.
“Yes,” he said looking down.
“Where’s Craig?” I asked noticing he wasn’t in bed with me.
“He had to go take care of Gab he said he would be back in the morning,” Max said crawling in my bed.
“Okay,” I said grabbing my phone and quickly texting him.
Me:Hey Max is high and in my bed he had a nightmare.love you,babe.
I placed my phone under my pillow and closed my eyes. I was almost asleep when my phone vibrated.
Craig<3:Alright,baby.make sure he is okay.
Me:I will night.
Craig<3:goodnight,love you beautiful.
“Max, you awake?” I said rolling over and facing him.
“I am,” he said laughing.
“What was your nightmare about?” I asked as he laughed at me.
“I will tell you in the morning when I’m more awake okay?” he said pulling me towards him.
“Max, What are you doing?” I asked feeling slightly uncomfortable.
“Just holding you, chill,” he said laughing.
“Uhm, okay?” I said before falling asleep.
“Ali! I’m home!” I heard Craig yell throughout the house.
“Craig!” I said jumping out of my bed and running down the stairs to him.
“Babe, I missed you,” he said kissing my forehead.
“I missed you too,” I said smiling as he held me.
“I want to sleep.” he said backing up a bit.
“Me too,” I said yawning.
“We can take over Max’s bed since he is in ours,” he laughed before walking me up the stairs.
“Actually I think I’m going to go wake him up,” I said walking over to our room.
I gently rocked him, “Max, Max, max get up.”
“Yes, beautiful,” he said rolling over and seeing me, “Wow, you have makeup everyone on your face,” he said laughing.
“Shut up and get out of my bed asshole,” I said ripping the blanket off of him and pointing to the door.
“Awh chill,” he said getting up and leaving.
Stupid kid in his boxers and skinny jeans, laying in my bed with the mess on his head called hair, his stupid annoying voice, and his stupid arms holding me when I slept and his heartbeat in my ear that made me feel comfortable.
“Cr----,” I got out before being brutally tackled into my bed. After hearing my bedroom door slam.
“I really did miss you,” Craig said kissing my neck.
“Craig chill,” I said laughing then his cold hand touched my stomach.
“You chill,” he said laughing at him self.
“C-c-c-craig,” I said removing his hand.
“Yes?” he said laughing.
“Stop please,” I said being serious towards him.
“But we haven’t done anything in forever,” he whined before sitting up.
“How long is forever?” I said looking up at him, “Seriously?”
“A month or two?” he said tilting his head.
“SERIOUSLY?!” I said becoming wide eyed.
“Uhm, yeah you do know school gets in the way of this stuff? That and living with a kid in the room too. I’m not complaining though I love Leila.”
“Neither am I but seriously that long?”
“That’s what she said,” he said laughing at me.
“Shut up mister,” I said trying to get up.
“No!” he said holding me down.
“Please, I have to get ready for school and I have to get Haley,” I said trying to get up.
“It’s only 6:30,” he whined.
“I need to get up,” I laughed pushing him off of me.
“But baby!” he whined.
“I have to get ready,” I said slipping out of all my clothes.
“You’re tempting me to call in sick for you,” he said keeping his eyes on me.
“But, you aren’t going to,” I said pulling my jeans on and grabbing my Roxy sweat shirt.
“Nice bra,” he said grinning.
“Don’t even or I will hurt you,” I said laughing as he pulled me down on the bed again, “Craig no!”
“Fine,” he said letting me up, “But you owe me women,” he said before kissing me.
“I owe you nothing,” I said throwing on my sweatshirt and grabbing my backpack and purse, “love you,” I said darting out the door to my car.
“Haley come on!” I screamed while honking my horn.
“On my way,” she said running to the car door.
“That’s more like it bitch,” I said as she climbed in.
“Dude,” Haley began, “Why do you drive so fast to school?”
“Because I want to get it over with,” I laughed.
The song “Time” came on and I started singing as we pulled into the school parking lot.
“Dude, I want a Dr.Pepper,” Haley said getting out the car when I parked and running to the trunk.
I quickly joined her after collecting all my stuff.
“Why do you have all this stuff back here?” she asked opening the cooler.
“To conceal the dead bodies,” I said laughing.
“No really,” she said while laughing with me.
“No idea really,” I said shrugging and shutting the trunk.
“To class,” she said grabbing my hand and walking towards the door.
“Mikey!” I screamed releasing Haley’s hand and running up to him.
“Ali!” he screamed spinning me around.
“I love you!” I kissed him cheek as he set me down.
“Alikina!” Chelsea said.
“Hold on,” I turned to Mikey, “I will see you in our class love you,” I said before walking off.
“Hi, Chelsea,” I said fixing my backpack.
“How was your night?” she asked as we began off to class.
“Well, Max was smoking last night so he had a nightmare and had to sleep in my bed. Then, Craig gets home at like six, and wants sex. Turns out we haven’t in one or two months,” I sighed, “So I guess fine.”
“What are you doing tonight?” she asked as Haley caught up with us.
“Uhm, I think I’m going out with Craig and Max tonight?” I said thinking, “Some meet and greet thingy,” I said shrugging.
“Oh fun,” she said.
“Yeah, get Max to invite you or something,” I said while yawning.
Tonight was going to be crazy.