The Last Punch

I pushed the door open, and the sound of my heels flooded the empty apartment. What had been trashed out early this morning was now pristine and there was some money on the counter for a lamp that Austin and Alan had broken. I put the keys down next to the money as I entered the kitchen. Stevie followed me and she sat at the bar. I opened a bottle of whiskey and took a huge gulp… Stevie looked at me wide eyed.
“You okay?” She asked, still wide eyed. I looked at her and nodded.
“I just need a bit of booze for my long stories. Where should I start?” I asked myself, putting down the bottle and leaning on the counter. Stevie rested her elbows on the counter and put her cheeks in her hands, still looking at me. “Feel free to ask questions.. Okay, so it all started I think the day we set off for Warped Tour…”
“This Warped?” She asked and I nodded.
“Mike and I had gotten into a fight the night before and he hit me, I called Tony and told him everything. The next morning we left and I told Vic, which basically turned them against Mike. So Mike and I slit up and I kissed Tony, but that’s irrelevant..” I took another swig from the bottle and sighed. “Somehow it had gotten out that Mike abused me. So naturally fans started to hate Mike. But that didn’t stop a few of them from hooking up with him. Most of them regretted it though, I think..” I nodded and continued. “Uhm-“
“Wait why would they hook up with him?” Stevie asked and I shrugged.
“Cause... He’s Mike Fuentes…” I wiped my face and giggled. “There was a point on the tour where Mike was just violent to everyone, he would beat the shit out of everyone that came in his way. But the main point is that he was abusive and everyone knew about it.”
“Did Bill and Danny know?” She asked.
“That’s my current problem, and the problem I’ve had since I’ve come home from Warped.” I sighed. “I had been so scared to go back to the shop, I though Bill and Danny would be mad at me for not telling them, cause Bill is like my dad! I hadn’t even told my best friend Lian… She found out the same way as everyone else! So I thought they’d be pissed. Which is why since Warped ended I had been going to the shop Tony goes to.” I explained.
“Why Tony’s shop?” Stevie asked, grabbing the bottle from me and taking a small shot.
“Cause his work is nice, so I thought it would be a safe place to go. So going into Bill’s shop today, was my first time seeing him and any of the crew since before Warped Tour.” Stevie nodded in comprehension.
“So… You and Danny though. Is there something there? I mean if there’s not I understand- but it seemed like it.” Stevie eyed the bottle again. I laughed nervously and nodded.
“I mean… no. Well kinda… But eh.” I stuttered nervously and laughed.
“Alex, yes or no?” Stevie looked at me.
“I mean, when I first met him I had thought of him only as a best guy friend. I knew him in high school. I had a boyfriend named Connor, and Danny was his best friend. One night Connor and I had fought about something stupid. Something so utterly stupid that I got even more furious. We were having a huge party that night in my brothers mansion. He had left and we were all drunk and Danny was with me and.. ever since that night, we have just had an unspoken thing…” I sighed and shoved my hands to my face. I moaned miserably.
“Well it already happened, and a while ago.. So don’t feel bad! Did you atlas tell Connor?” She asked, pushing the bottle over to me. I felt my face start to get hot, like it does before you cry. I opened my eyes and began to push thoughts of Connor out of my head. I needed to answer Stevie, but I couldn’t help racing thoughts. You’re just as bad as Mike! You cheated, you’re terrible. Why haven’t you forgiven Tony? What he did to you was less that what you did to Connor. Connor will never know, he’s dead now and never knew.. It’s all your fault. I looked at Stevie and wiped a tear that was forming in my eye.
“No, I never told Connor…” I shook my head and she looked into my eyes.
“You need to tell him, it will make you feel so much better.. Are they still friends? You could both tell him together.” My face turned morbid and I felt like I was going to snap. I formed a tight fist and stood up straight. I let go of the fist and picked up the bottle. I took 3 big gulps and looked Stevie in the eyes. She looked scared and I could tell I looked frightening.
“He’s dead. I can’t tell him shit. He’s gone.” I said in a dead voice. Stevie took a deep breath and swallowed hard. “You can leave, people usually do when I get this way.
“What wa-“ I cut her off.
“Mean, nasty… just unpleasant. I get this way and people leave. Just leave!!!” I yelled at her. She shook her head and I became confused. “Why won’t you leave? Just like all of the others?” I asked confused, I started to become more defensive and mean as she refused to leave. “WHY WONT YOU LEAVE?!” I ended up yelling louder.
“BECAUSE I WONT LEAVE LIKE THE REST OF THEM!!! I MAY HAVE LOW SELF-ESTEEM BUT I KNOW I CAN BE A HELL OF ALOT BETTER FRIEND THAN ONE THAT LEAVES WHEN YOU GET ANGRY!!” Stevie yelled back, standing up. “And I sure as hell won’t lose a friend like you..” She said softly.. She was able to control her tone of voice so well, I even started to get calm.
“Not many people ever stay with me when I get mean.” I said looking at the ground.
“I’m not many people…” Stevie countered.

Notes

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