Wolf Hearts

We walked around town for a little while after that, but as it got closer to nightfall, we went towards the complex. We sat down at the jungle gym, we sat on the highest place and dangled our feet off the edge. After yet another moment of silence, she broke it by asking
"Do you like me?" She kept her eyes on her feet as they dangled back and forth
"Yes, I like you a lot"
"If I wasn't a girl, would you still like me?"
She looked right at me, with this sad look, which gave me the right idea that she was dead serious.
"Would I? Would I still like her? Depended if she treated me poorly" I thought
"As long as you treat me kindly, I would like you no matter what"
"Hmm, that's good to hear" she smiled
I have no idea why she asked that, but heck, girls say weird stuff all the time. I looked at my wristwatch to see the time, it was quarter to nine and I was pretty tired. I told her I had to go home, she smiled and walked with me on the way back. She followed me until she got to her door
"Goodnight Frank"
"Goodnight Sally"
Her whole face lit up with a smile, it even made her gray eyes sparkle like wet stones. I walked into my house before slipping down onto the ground in front of the door, why it happened, I couldn't tell you, I'm just as confused as you.
**************************SALLY'S POV****************************
I was smiling before I walked into the apartment, Frank really was a sweet person, but I almost immediately lost it once I saw Ollie. He was holding a pipe and the air smelled like smoke and drugs, he was smiling like a lunatic and laughing his ass off, like everything was as funny as hell.
"Hey sugar-peach, how was your little date, with watshisface, Ricky, right?" He said stumbling over to me
"It wasn't a date, Ollie, we were just walking around" I replied gritting my teeth so I wouldn't go crazy on him
"Oh yeah, of course, aren't I your only one?" He started giggling like a high school girl, he fell down and I had to catch him
"Ollie, you're high, you know that, right?"
"YESSS sirree"
"How many fingers am I holding up?"
I held four fingers up in front of him, he squinted at it before laughing and responding
"Fourteen"
"Oh Oliver, what am I going to do with you?"
I carried him to the bathroom, to get him near the toilet, at any moment he was going to vomit his guts up. Just as I hung his head over the bowl, liquid came out of his mouth, following was food particles and other grossness that was in his digestive system. I stroked his head, not out of sympathy, just from how depressing he was. Sixty years old and still doing drugs and chasing me around like a lost puppy, the truly depressing thing was, I didn't care, I didn't love him, at least not how he loved me. I cared for him like the little brother I never had, but other than that, that's about all the affection I've ever given him. I left the bathroom to pull out a fan, something to blow the smoke away from the living room, I also went into the kitchen and made a glass of water for Ollie. The apartment was silent, every single sound had drifted from my ears, I heard next door a song playing, I couldn't make out words, but I heard the music and Frank jumping around, dancing like the kid he was. The bathroom door opened, I picked up the glass and walked over to him
"Here you go Ollie, don't drink it too fast or you'll puke again"
He didn't respond, that was until his hands slapped the glass towards the wall.
"Ollie, what the hell was that for"
He was silent, but his actions spoke for him, he pushed me to the ground and pinned me down, She was already ready to come out and rip his throat out. I didn't want to hurt him, this tantrum wasn't him,
"WHY DO YOU BOTHER PRETENDING THAT YOU CARE!!!!!! YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME, I'M NOTHING TO YOU!!!! SO QUIT TREATING ME LIKE YOU CARE!!!!" He began to scream at me
"Ollie, calm down!" I yelled
His fist came screeching down, causing my face to follow its path. His mouth was so close, I could taste pot in my mouth
"DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE BEGINNING OF CALM!!!!! WHY CAN'T YOU GO TO HELL AND FREE ME FROM THE HELL YOU'RE PUTTING ME THROUGH!!!!!!"
"You can leave whenever you want, I don't care if you leave, the door's wide open!" I yelled
He picked me up and shoved me towards the wall, I hit it with a painful thud and slipped towards the ground. I'm so weak, I can't fight back, I'll kill him. Why can't I control Her? He was throwing punches everywhere his drunken rage allowed his to punch. He kept screaming nonsense, that was until he slipped towards me, right where we were eye to eye.
"Was I ever anything to you? Did I ever mean anything to you?" He asked
"No, no you didn't"
He roared and grabbed a knife from the counter, the claws came out and sliced his chest in one swift motion. He fell to the ground and moaned out in pain. I walked toward the door, stopping at the brown bag that said "Sedatives" and grabbing it.
"Come back Sally, please come back, I didn't mean it baby" he blubbered like a drunken sailor
I slammed the door shut and stood there for a second, I was shaking like a leaf, I didn't know where I was going to stay the night. I felt something wet on the back of my head, I placed my hand on it and looked at my red stained fingers, I let him beat me up pretty bad, I haven't seen my own blood in a while, so it was slightly strange to look at.
"Hey Sally"
I snapped my head up to see Frank standing in his doorway, he had this wide-eyed glance as he looked at me
"Would you like to stay over at my place tonight?" He asked
I nodded and walked over to him, feeling light pain all over my body. I probably had bruises on my legs from him sitting on my legs
"How much did you hear?" I asked as he closed the door behind us
"All of it" he breathed out
"Even through your music?"
"Yeah, your dad was really loud"
"Oh.... I'm sorry"
"No, don't blame yourself, he was the one beating you, you aren't the one to blame"
I was looking at my feet, I felt a warm hand go on my cheek and pull my head up. His golden eyes trapped me into staring at him while he whispered a simple message
"Everything's going to be alright, I promise"

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