After sex cigarettes // dreamwastaken

XXXIV

I prop myself up on one arm, I trace the bridge of his nose, he eyes scrunch up as I trace over the broken bit. He grumbles and turns over so his back faces towards me
"Little Baby, Stop sulking we Need to go to the er" I wiggle over him so I'm back into his arms, feeling the heat of his chest, "clay I know you're awake" he grumbles and rolls so his back is towards me again, "I'll get you some apple juice" I slump towards the kitchen and pour some juice.

He's in the bathroom poking the bruise on his face and his swollen eye. I pop the cup on the side jump up onto the surface
"How're you feeling" he shrugs
"I'll be back in a few hours" he turns and exits without another word.

In repentance for last night I change his sweaty bed sheets and tidy up his room a little. I prop myself up, under the covers, just head, shoulders and arms poking out. I turn on his tv, which is elevated on his wall. I've not sat and watched a good movie in ages, it used to keep me going but You could say I've been preoccupied. I pop 'drag me to hell', I've not seen it before so it's a little exhilarating. During a jump scare I freak, only a little, but I catch my hip
"Shit" i wince at the Touch, a yellow, green bruise is sprawled across it. I decided to leave it alone. If I didn't see it did it really happen?

Hours later and I'm still consumed with movies, the little spurts of adrenaline make me alive.

Nick comes in, clays leaning all his body weight on him
"He had his nose reset so he's on some pain meds" he then throws me a prescription packet "make sure he takes every 4 hours or when he complains." He almost tosses clay onto the bed before slamming the door. I bend down to take clays shoes off
"Woahhhh! Whatta you doin" he slurs
"Taking ur shoes of ninny" I undo the laces
"Maybe you should be in this position more often"
"Not one more word from you clay" I then shove his legs onto the bed. I finally get a good look at his face, a splint is fassende to his nose, I crawl up to his head and cradle it my lap, I put a Barbie movie on, he's giggling at the stupid jokes for children. I place a kiss on his forehead "you're still pretty"
"How pretty?"
"So so pretty"
"Tell me again"
"So so so pretty" he groans a little, his hand reaches up to my thigh and squeeze it, needing it in his hand
"So very pretty" he looks in my eyes, the pretty floral eyes before they flutter shut. I stroke his hair and watch a rouge tear trickle down his cheek.

I'm awoken by covers being flung off me
"Can you move I want to get into bed"
"Oh yeah of course" I fell asleep in the middle of the bed "I'll go get you some water"
"Thanks"

When I return he's slouched in his chair, headset on, talking away. Normally he mutes even if for a second but he gives a tight smile, takes the water and continues talking. I leave after taking his empty bottles to the kitchen, I let him rest and rejuvenate or play games.

When I return home I slump in the settee and wait for a text or a call but it never comes. I order chines food and slouch, lolloping around, just wallowing in my own self pity, the horrid memories of Finn, clay and nick cloud my memory. Im binging on chicken fried rice whilst watching and random woman being killed in our tv when the door clicks
"Fancy seeing you here" Ena throws her bag at her feet
"Hello hello hello"
"Where's nick?"
"They went to play basket ball"
"What? Nick and clay?" She nods and takes a box filled with noodles
"Yeah, Clay was in such a bad mood, i could hear him screaming at his game from his room and through nicks head set" I hum in response "he like smashed his desk, on stream may I add so they've gone out" I grimace at his outburst
"He wasn't in a good mood when he woke up, then he went to the hospital and came out fouler." We murmured about the situation but sit in amiable quiet watching the gore on the screen

We're about 30 minutes into the second movie when Enas phone goes off
"Hello?" She mouths 'it's nick' or I mouth back 'put it on speaker' "how was basketball?"
"Clays in such a bad mood, I think he's pissed at his nose, honestly have you seen it? It's all fucked up"
"Did playing not calm him at all?"
"No, it just made it worse, all that adrenaline, he was aggressive as fuck, we played with Luke and he kept passing mean, we went for burgers and he nearly started on some dudes outside the shop Cus they took a photo of his car!" He voice gets shrill
"Woah, what the fuck. What's up with him?"
"Fuck knows, the dude has lost it"
"I'm sat with Lara, just to let you know. She's not happy with him either"
"What's happened"
"He woke up and didn't speak to me until he asked me to move off his bed. We've not spoken since" I huff
"Well I'll switch places with you" Nicks obviously being sarcastic
"Okay, let's swap, can I go in your laptop?" He gets taken by surprise
"My laptop? I was gonna bring it with me"
"What? How are you going to bring all those tv things"
"My pc? Jesus." He sighs "at your leisure"
"Okay meet in 15" the convocation goes on a little and I scuttled of to pack a bag, I throw clean pair of pants and socks into a bag.

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Posted      13/12/21
                   12:02