Outcast
8. She could make hell feel just like home (Vic's POV *gasps*)
Standing up from my bed on monday morning, I rubbed my restless eyes and bent my back, making my bones pop. I checked the time on my phone, 6 am?! and sighed tiredly. I hadn't slept at all that night, worries and thoughts ran through my head, not allowing slumber to get to me. I couldn't bring myself to fall asleep after everything that had happened the day before. As I recalled the events from the precious day, I could feel an army of butterflies start filing and march in my belly.
I remembered walking out of the beach and spotting Thalia taking photos at the window of her flat, and I surprised myself by thinking how beautiful she was, even though she has most probably just woken up and was still in her pijamas. And the way she bit her lip in concentration as she refocused the lens of her camera was really, well, hot.
And then, at breakfast, Tony had come over and started joking with her. I had felt a pang of something strange in my chest, and suddenly, I was kind of annoyed by Tony's presence. I wasn't normally jealous or possesive, and it scared me.
After that, at my flat, when I got Thalia to tell me about her past, I felt like I just wanted to cry because she had been through so much at such a young age, and she'd stayed strong and tall through it all, she hadn't tried to kill herself or anything that I knew about. I wish I could say the same...
When I finally had the guts to kiss her, I had felt my insides explode in those cliché fireworks they always talk about and that I had never experienced before, and they didn't leave, even when I was at the rehearsal with the boys afterwards. They had noticed right away, and had bugged me until I had told them about Thalia, and made me promise to bring her for lunch because they all wanted to meet her, except for Tony, who already had.
I was scared. I was truly afraid of how quickly I was growing fond of the broken girl, and I was scared of ending up broken and scarred like I had before. But something inside me told me Thalia was something different, special.
So, I made a decission as I walked towards the kitchen to cook myself some breakfast: if this was what my heart wanted, I was going to let my head get in the middle of it and fuck everything up. Not this time.
As I plopped myself down on the couch, I switched on the TV to "Adventure Time" and started munching at the waffles with chocolate syrup. I sighed contently, proud about the resolution I'd just made and ate at complete ease until it was time for me to shower and get ready for work.
See, being in a band with my three of my best friends was awesome, but we only did four or five gigs each month, and that didn't reach to pay for the rent, so I haf to find a part time job in a local videogame shop. I actually enjoyed quite a lot because it was one of my comfort areas and I got to talk to and help a lot of people during the day, which was awesome, and my boss was really cool too.
At around 7, I left my flat and hopped on my bike, speeding down the road towards the shop in the middle of the city. It took me around 25 minutes to get there, but eventually, I did. Just as I was going to go inside, my phone vibrated in my pocket. I fished it and saw I had a text.
From Tone: Guess who's at the restaurant ;)
To Tone: Dunno man. Who? :)
From Tone: Your girl's here!
To Tone: She's not my girl!
From Tone: Oh, but u knew who I was talking abou trigh taway, didn't you? ;) I'll help you out with her, shall I?
To Tone: Don't you open your big turtle mouth, Perry!!
From Tone: Ok, ok, mouth shut. Relax Fuentes, we don't want cardiac incidents. ;)
I scoffed at Tony's last text and decided to trust him and hope he'd stick to his work and keep his mouth shut. I walked into the shop and my boss, Matty, instantly greeted me good morning with a big grin. Then he told me what I had to do on my shift that day and I was left to work.
At almost 1pm, my shift was finally over and I was able to leave to grab something for lunch. I said goodby to Matty and called it off work for the day. I quickly hopped on my bike and sped away from the place.
Just as I was approaching an old friend, Austin, of mine's tattoo parlor, I spotted a small shape with long dark hair exiting it, which I recognised quickly. I pulled up in front of the door and mastered all my courage and cheekiness to do what I knew I had to do.
"Hey, Thalia!" She turned to look at me and her eyes brightened. "Are you up for a date?"
Thalia's mouth fell open for a second before she regained her composure and blushed deep red as she nodded shyly. I stepped off the bike and walked to her. I couldn't help but admire the beauty in all she was, as cheesy as that might sound.
"Where are we going?" Thalia asked, a hint of curiosity and anticipation clear in her voice. I hadn't really thought about that, but only one place popped in to my head.
"You'll see. Let's go, love." I said, taking her hand in mine and gently guiding her to the bike. The spare helmet I handed her was a bit big on her, but it made her look badass and, well, hot. So, I told her. She laughed genuinely an adopted a very real boxing pose, fists on guard and everything. "Careful, Fuentes, or I'll have to kick your ass!" She exclaimed, in an attempt to sound tough and intimidating. However, she was as intimidating as a teddy bear and a baby penguin together.
"Okay, okay, let's go Rocky!" I laughed as she hopped on to the bike and wrapped her arms around my waist, clutching the fabric of my t-shirt between her fingers tightly, much like she'd done the first time.
Soon enough, I was driving towards a place where I normally went when I wanted to be alone, but that was truly beautiful and could be a really cheerful place if you were in that mood. 10 minutes later, I pulled up next to the San Diego City Park [I don't even know if that exists, just pretend].
"We're here." I announced as I killed the engine. Thalia jumped off skillfully and handed me the helmet, not bothering much about her messy hair and just ruffling it around a bit. As we walked inside the park, I dared to wrap my arm around her waist, fearful at first. But when she relaxed against my side, a big grin spread across my face.
We stopped at one of those taco trucks to grab something to eat and sat together under a tree, munchinng away our delicious treats. I was done first as I was starving! And I noticed Thalia had some salsa on her lip, so I played an old card.
"Thalia, you've got something on your lip." She looked at me confused and touched the opposite side to where the stain was. I smirked a bit at my plan. " Don't worry, I've got it."
As I said so, I leaned down and pressed our lips together in a strong but sweet kiss, our lips dancing and molding together as if they were meant to be. I pulled back to for air and rested my forehead on hers, my smiling mimicking the one that grazed her beautiful profile.
"Thalia, I need to tell you some-"
"Hey, Fuentes! Nice to see ya here! How's your brother? Six feet underground still, I hope!"
Shit.
I remembered walking out of the beach and spotting Thalia taking photos at the window of her flat, and I surprised myself by thinking how beautiful she was, even though she has most probably just woken up and was still in her pijamas. And the way she bit her lip in concentration as she refocused the lens of her camera was really, well, hot.
And then, at breakfast, Tony had come over and started joking with her. I had felt a pang of something strange in my chest, and suddenly, I was kind of annoyed by Tony's presence. I wasn't normally jealous or possesive, and it scared me.
After that, at my flat, when I got Thalia to tell me about her past, I felt like I just wanted to cry because she had been through so much at such a young age, and she'd stayed strong and tall through it all, she hadn't tried to kill herself or anything that I knew about. I wish I could say the same...
When I finally had the guts to kiss her, I had felt my insides explode in those cliché fireworks they always talk about and that I had never experienced before, and they didn't leave, even when I was at the rehearsal with the boys afterwards. They had noticed right away, and had bugged me until I had told them about Thalia, and made me promise to bring her for lunch because they all wanted to meet her, except for Tony, who already had.
I was scared. I was truly afraid of how quickly I was growing fond of the broken girl, and I was scared of ending up broken and scarred like I had before. But something inside me told me Thalia was something different, special.
So, I made a decission as I walked towards the kitchen to cook myself some breakfast: if this was what my heart wanted, I was going to let my head get in the middle of it and fuck everything up. Not this time.
As I plopped myself down on the couch, I switched on the TV to "Adventure Time" and started munching at the waffles with chocolate syrup. I sighed contently, proud about the resolution I'd just made and ate at complete ease until it was time for me to shower and get ready for work.
See, being in a band with my three of my best friends was awesome, but we only did four or five gigs each month, and that didn't reach to pay for the rent, so I haf to find a part time job in a local videogame shop. I actually enjoyed quite a lot because it was one of my comfort areas and I got to talk to and help a lot of people during the day, which was awesome, and my boss was really cool too.
At around 7, I left my flat and hopped on my bike, speeding down the road towards the shop in the middle of the city. It took me around 25 minutes to get there, but eventually, I did. Just as I was going to go inside, my phone vibrated in my pocket. I fished it and saw I had a text.
From Tone: Guess who's at the restaurant ;)
To Tone: Dunno man. Who? :)
From Tone: Your girl's here!
To Tone: She's not my girl!
From Tone: Oh, but u knew who I was talking abou trigh taway, didn't you? ;) I'll help you out with her, shall I?
To Tone: Don't you open your big turtle mouth, Perry!!
From Tone: Ok, ok, mouth shut. Relax Fuentes, we don't want cardiac incidents. ;)
I scoffed at Tony's last text and decided to trust him and hope he'd stick to his work and keep his mouth shut. I walked into the shop and my boss, Matty, instantly greeted me good morning with a big grin. Then he told me what I had to do on my shift that day and I was left to work.
At almost 1pm, my shift was finally over and I was able to leave to grab something for lunch. I said goodby to Matty and called it off work for the day. I quickly hopped on my bike and sped away from the place.
Just as I was approaching an old friend, Austin, of mine's tattoo parlor, I spotted a small shape with long dark hair exiting it, which I recognised quickly. I pulled up in front of the door and mastered all my courage and cheekiness to do what I knew I had to do.
"Hey, Thalia!" She turned to look at me and her eyes brightened. "Are you up for a date?"
Thalia's mouth fell open for a second before she regained her composure and blushed deep red as she nodded shyly. I stepped off the bike and walked to her. I couldn't help but admire the beauty in all she was, as cheesy as that might sound.
"Where are we going?" Thalia asked, a hint of curiosity and anticipation clear in her voice. I hadn't really thought about that, but only one place popped in to my head.
"You'll see. Let's go, love." I said, taking her hand in mine and gently guiding her to the bike. The spare helmet I handed her was a bit big on her, but it made her look badass and, well, hot. So, I told her. She laughed genuinely an adopted a very real boxing pose, fists on guard and everything. "Careful, Fuentes, or I'll have to kick your ass!" She exclaimed, in an attempt to sound tough and intimidating. However, she was as intimidating as a teddy bear and a baby penguin together.
"Okay, okay, let's go Rocky!" I laughed as she hopped on to the bike and wrapped her arms around my waist, clutching the fabric of my t-shirt between her fingers tightly, much like she'd done the first time.
Soon enough, I was driving towards a place where I normally went when I wanted to be alone, but that was truly beautiful and could be a really cheerful place if you were in that mood. 10 minutes later, I pulled up next to the San Diego City Park [I don't even know if that exists, just pretend].
"We're here." I announced as I killed the engine. Thalia jumped off skillfully and handed me the helmet, not bothering much about her messy hair and just ruffling it around a bit. As we walked inside the park, I dared to wrap my arm around her waist, fearful at first. But when she relaxed against my side, a big grin spread across my face.
We stopped at one of those taco trucks to grab something to eat and sat together under a tree, munchinng away our delicious treats. I was done first as I was starving! And I noticed Thalia had some salsa on her lip, so I played an old card.
"Thalia, you've got something on your lip." She looked at me confused and touched the opposite side to where the stain was. I smirked a bit at my plan. " Don't worry, I've got it."
As I said so, I leaned down and pressed our lips together in a strong but sweet kiss, our lips dancing and molding together as if they were meant to be. I pulled back to for air and rested my forehead on hers, my smiling mimicking the one that grazed her beautiful profile.
"Thalia, I need to tell you some-"
"Hey, Fuentes! Nice to see ya here! How's your brother? Six feet underground still, I hope!"
Shit.
Notes
Chapter 8!! CLIFFHANGER! Any guesses of who this douchebag is? And, as you might have as well deduced: yeah, Mike's DEAD. Please don't hate me, I just really needed it for the plot!!!Hope it's a good chapter and you enjoy it! Sorry for the hallaballozingly long wait, but I just finished exams and was able to upload :D
@Turtle I've updated! Go read!! c;
2/5/14