Summer Love

20 || ...At Five

I walk into my living room to see Two-bit I haven't been home for like a week. He looks up at me and stands up, "Lacey Rose Mathews!"

"You're not my father Keith," I smirk evilly.

"C'mon Lace, don't be like this," Two begs.

"Like what?" I ask grabbing a milk. "Also my name is Lacey, call me by it....Thank you very much. It's quite annoying."

He rolls his eyes, "Lacey, you're pregnant."

I shake my head, "actually I'm not, but at least I know the reaction I would of gotten if I was, the bruise just went away. Took about a week to clear up."

He grabs my wrist and spins my around, "come on Lacey, you only have like two weeks left, I don't want to spend it arguing."

I slap him across the face as hard as I can, "well maybe if you weren't such an ass, we wouldn't have to be arguing."

"Lacey, I'm sorry," he pleads.

"Listen asshole, I'm on my period and I'm really tired," I roll my eyes. "Can you just leave me alone?"

He sits me down on a chair and looks at me, "we need to talk."

I shrug, "what is there to talk about?"

"I don't want you to leave hating me," he speaks softly. 

"Well then maybe you shouldn't of been an ass Keith," I say steadily.

"I'm sorry," he says softly.

I chuckle to myself, "I'm so tired of hearing people say they're sorry to me. No! You're not sorry! If you really were sorry, you wouldn't of ever even thought of touching me. You're not sorry!"

He looks away, "Lacey, I've heard about you my whole life and I've always wanted to meet you. I thought it was my duty to protect you, but we're sibling and we're gonna fuck up. We're gonna get into fights and mess things up with each other. It's part of being sibling."

I sigh, "well I'm not used to it."

"And you think I am?" He asks.

"No," I look down at the floor. "I'm sorry, I'm just not used to this. I love you Two."

"I love you too," he walks over to me hugging me. "Although with two weeks to go I think you have a lot of things to do."

"Like what?" I ask.

He smirks chuckling slightly, "go to Sodapop."

I shake my head, "I couldn't."

"Why not?" He asks.

I shrug, "I don't know, we're supposed to hate each other."

Two rolls his eyes, "supposed to, but the whole gang know you two still love each other and we're tired of picking sides in this stupid war."

I shrug, "it's not a war and the gang split, but the rest of ya'll can always hang out at the Curtis house, just not me."

"That's why we're not gonna," Two reminds me. "We're not gonna leave you all alone."

I shrug once again tears blurring my vision, "well maybe you guys should. It's my fault anyway. If I wasn't here none of this would of happened."

"I don't want to ever hear you say that again," he sighs.

"I speak the freaking truth," a few tears drip off my chin. "I'll find other friends."

"You don't have to," Two sighs.

"Clearly I do," my voice breaks as I turn away.

"Are you sure you're not pregnant?" Two mumbles.

"Are you sure you're not?" I ask him rudely before walking away.

I walk upstairs into my room and dial my mom's number.

M-Lacey hunny?

L-Hey it's me ma.

M-What's wrong?

L-Why does something have to be wrong?

M-Because *chuckles* you've been my daughter for sixteen years.

L-Shut up! Can I come home early?

M-I'd love that...How early?

L-Tomorrow night.

M-Yeah, you can baby girl. Why though? What's going on?

L-*sighs* It seems I've messed everything up by coming here. I split up a whole friend group.

M-How?

L-Sodapop cheated on me and we kept getting into fights so finally one day Dally beats the shiiii-zzz out of him. Then we all separate into two little groups. Although outside of Sodapop and I, they want to get back to one gang. I don't know. When I leave everything will go back to normal.

M-I'll see you Friday morning then because, you'll be on the train over night. I'll talk to your dad. When do you want to come back?

L-Because I'm leaving early, can I come back for winter just for a week to visit Jilly and Spence?

M-You don't need to convince me. I understand this was all hard for you.

L-Oh yeah and mom?

M-Yes Lace?

L-I'm sorry for only calling you a few times this summer.

M-Don't worry about it.

L-I love you.

M-I love you too, but go hang out with your father for a little bit.

L-Okay bye mommy.

M-Bye baby girl.

I grab my coat and storm down stairs looking over at Two-bit, "don't worry everything can go back to normal tomorrow night."

His eyes go wide, "what did you do?"

"I'm going home tomorrow night," I speak coldly.

His eyes feel with water and a few tears drip off his chin, "don't leave me Lace."

I scoff, "too late Keith. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. I'm going to the Dingo to buy food and sleeping at Jilly's house tonight....Goodbye Keith."

"Lacey please!" He screams as he cries. "Don't go! You can't leave when we're in the middle of fight like this!"

"I can do whatever the hell I want to do!" I scream at him, "and I want to be as far away from you as I possibly can! I hate you!"

"Don't say that," he begs.

I start to cry softly, "goodbye Keith, I don't want to be here."

He looks down at the floor, "I love you Lacey."

I walk out of my house in the warm summer months and walk to the DX. I look at the register to see Steve and Sodapop joking around. I clear my throat and they both look up at me shocked. "Lacey?"Soda asks shocked. "What are you doing here?"

I shrug, "I just came here to tell you that I'm leaving tomorrow night. I'm going the train station at five and buying a ticket for the next stop to Roxbury. I just wanted to tell you that things can go back to normal tomorrow night when I'm gone. Goodbye guys."

Okay, so as I'm sure you guessed the next chapter will be the last. Once again she's saying very specific details. I don't know anything though. Stay gold. Do it Johnny!
-Beth