Couple 2 Introduction

"Eggs, milk, and....cake batter?" I questioned looking at the text message my mother had sent me. Obviously she was having another fling with a  guy, and wanted to bake a cake like she always did. I sighed and pulled my hand through my dark long hair. My fingers  grabbed the supplies and heading towards the cashier of the store. Stuffing my phone into my pocket, I pulled out my wallet from the purse attached to my shoulder.

"That'll be,  14.95" I pulled out three five's and gave it to the man. As he gave me the change, I quickly rushed out the door into the night when I heard a voice.

"Erica, what are you doing here?" I turned around and realized it was Damon. He and I went to the same college. Though I had never liked him, I wasn't a very good student to begin with, and with him around, it only made me  feel more pathetic. Like someone my age at Twenty Two should be living their life out here in Cherry Blossom. I tightly  gripped my bag of supplies  as he came towards me. "Buying stuff for your mom?" I crossed my arms tightly.

"What is it to you?" Damon laughed  and passed by me tapping me on the head. I was startled for a bit because usually he'd stop and start walking home with me. Something was definitely out of the ordinary, but I wasn't going to bother to talk to him about it. My phone rang and I checked my messages. My boyfriend had texted me 'Derek'  'How you doing love?' I groaned and shut the phone, walking along the side walk.

Yeah, Derek was my boyfriend, though I was only using him as distraction. It seemed like he was using me as a distraction to for liking a lesbian. I myself, and not long since gotten over one of my ex girlfriends and was still deeply attached. Not  only had I broken up with her once but twice, and maybe, the entire time it was because I was afraid that one day I'd lose her, she'd be lost. And it made me upset that I fell in love with the most esteemed thing, of all the drama. Of how her life was so different from mine. Now, at any moment, she could ask anyone out. She was popular enough for sure. Now here I was using a boyfriend as a distraction because she had stolen my heart, and never given it back.  

In Cherry Blossom, not many people were out at night, my house wasn't far  from the end of the light. As I turned  the corner, my light at the house was on, mom waiting for me at the door. She opened the door and went on her usual. OH THANK GOODNESS, QUICKLY GO IN YOUR ROOM HES COMING OVER SOON AND YOUR DAD SHOULD BE HOME LATE AFTERNOON TOMORROW. Throwing me aside, and vanishing into the kitchen. It  only made me realize how much of a w***e my mom was. Literally. I never told father that she was cheating on him with a different man every night, because he was oblivious and wouldn't listen to reason in the end. I scratched the back of my head  and went to my room at the end of the hall, near the bathroom, while my moms and dads room was all the way at the other end of the house near the laundry room. Plopping down on the bed I threw my  phone on my  desk.

I lived in this house with my w***e of a mother, Margaret, and my father Kevin, who was oblivious and was one of those office men who loved to boss others around. I had an older brother, Henry, he was never home, his bedroom right next to mine. Every time he came home he was with the same exact girlfriend, smoking a cigarette, and asking mom for drug money. It was almost like I was the only functional one in this family, if it weren't for my hatred for a lot of people, and how I was pathetic in the race of romance. Where as I had broken up with the one I loved, and it was the biggest mistake of my life and now I was stuck with a boyfriend who loved someone else,  and we were both using each other as a distraction from the one we love but no longer could have. How amazing was that?

I woke up in the morning with barely any sleep hearing my mother all night with that man. It was my only day off from college this week, and now I was stuck with wanting to sleep all day. I pulled my phone into my pocket, and walked outside. I was going to grab something to eat at the cafe. It wasn't far from here, and they had some good food. It was in fact a very old fashioned place that Cherry blossom took to pride. It was near the market, with a small building inside were booths where they let you choose where to sit. As I opened the door I was greeted with surprise by none other then...Violet, my ex. She was dressed in a maiden outfit, as I sighed  my heart  coming filled  with stress in those simple moments. She led me to my seat and I placed my  head on the table. Out of all places, why had she gotten a job here?

"What would you like for a drink Erica?" Her light hair in a bun as I raised an eyebrow at her. How could she act so casual about everything, and all the men, they were starring at her. I  sighed and leaned back.

"Do you dress like that to be oogled at or is it to draw more male  customers?" I asked as she looked behind her. Obviously embarrassed as she tried to pull down her skirt. She held the clip board up to her blushed face. "Tea will be fine." She nodded and vanished around the corner. As I leaned over and glared at the men across at the other booths who had been starring at her. The devilish glare was caught as soon as their attention moved towards me, and frightened they all returned to looking at their menu's. Honestly, men could be so stupid. At least Derke was easy to control since one he loved someone else, and he was one of those guys who were so  modest, he did whatever I told him to. Other guys mostly did it too, but that was mainly because I was a C cup, almost D. One of my friends called it 'b**b power' in which got me things I wanted. I guess, you could blame that nature on my mom for getting everything I wanted.

Violet returned with my tea and vanished without saying another word to attend to the male guests. I watched with interest as my protective nature kicked in to what was  mine. I couldn't help it, when I saw her with others, I wanted to punch them in the the face and kiss her in front of them. Claim her as my own. As I silently sipped on my tea, I let the fantasy slip as the  men started flirting with her, they were too far away for me to hear what they were saying. As one of them stood up and came close to her, I bolted forward out of my seat and stomped over. The men sitting down as the one standing looked at me.

"What's your problem?" He snickered. I grabbed his Jacket and punched him square in the face  as  hard as I could. He stumbled back as his friends stood up defensively. "HEY. YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY?" The man to the right went after me as I pushed Violet back and kicked  him in the chest. My eyes pressing with anger, as I pulled money out of my pocket and shoved it at Violet.

"Thank you for the drink" I growled. Grabbing the tea I consumed it in mere seconds and grabbed my things  walking out the  door. As did Violet follow me and run down to the back of the cafe.

"Erica, wait!" She panted as I stopped and looked  at her. Glaring, as I sighed and bowed.  Apologizing for the trouble I had caused. Thought she just laughed as I stood up straight and looked at her. "I just wanted to say thank you is all dummy." She tapped me on the head and I blushed, tightened my  grip on the purse straps. I mustn't kiss her, I musn't go near her. She needs someone better. Hell I just punched and kicked two guys because of how protective I was. I sighed, when Violet kissed me on the cheek, I was dumbfounded. Standing there, she only just giggled and ran back inside. As I tried to pull air into my lungs touching my cheek with my hand. How wonderful.

The sound of the clock ticking above my head almost caused me to nod off, the sound of rain outside continued on. What woke me up was the sudden pounding on the door, as I lazily got up, I could assume that it was Henry, and his girlfriend. He pounded again as I yelled out that I was coming and he could wait. Pulling on my tennis shoes, I was tired and hadn't really eaten anything yet, so it was obvious I had no energy for this at all. I tugged open the handle and there he was on the porch, cigarette in mouth other hand around his skinny girlfriends waist looking at him with those same stupid ugly eyes. Short brown hair, and scruff over his chin, with green eyes. I really  did, hate my brother so much.

"Hey sis, mom not home tonight I'm guessing." I glared at him with a blank expression.

"What do you think?" I answered as he smiled and threw the cigaratte on the ground crushing it in with his shoes.

"Great, here's fifty bucks stay out of the house tonight, you can go hang out with your boyfriend or something, isn't that wonderful?" Before I knew it there was money in my pocket and I had been thrown out onto the porch. There was no sense of struggled from me as I turned around to yell at my brother, only to come in contact with a door. Also to hear the click of a lock. Had he seriously just done that? I was in a sleeveless t-shirt and gray shorts, and not to mention no umbrella. My cellphone was still in my room, he had put fifty bucks into my short pockets, and locked me out of my own house. The hell. It was raining, and it was cold. I sighed, and slid down the side of the wall, I could hear my brother inside, toying around with his girlfriend. It sickened me down to the core. I clenched my fists and threw them on the ground. Damnit!

I sat there for a little while, wondering what I was going to do. I could see my breath, and I couldn't feel my body, I sure as hell didn't want to go out in the rain. And the only person who I knew who lived by.....was Violet. I sighed, well, I couldn't say I didn't want to see her. She lived alone in her own house after all, a nice, quiet small apartment. Oh how much fun we had in there, I had no where else to go after all did I? I stood up. "There can't be any harm just wanting to be warm until I'm allowed back into my own house right?" Yeah, keep believing that Erica, keep on dreaming. You chose this hell,  over getting a job and getting your own place, you chose to keep going to college and stay in this hell household, full of lies, sex, and deception.

I stepped out into the rain and started down the road. The rain wasn't falling too hard, at least I could see in front of me. As I ended up at the lights, I looked over at the apartment complex, so close to my house. As I pressed the cold button with my fingers, I sneezed. I was now not only cold, but soaked with water. I stuffed the money farther into my pocket to keep it safe. As much as I wanted to throw it to the ground because it was Henry's money, money was money, so I would keep it. As the signal changed I quickly sprinted across, and walked into the apartment complex area. First floor, 2-A. As I stopped in front of the door, I knocked on the door, and stood back in the rain. Waiting as Violet opened the door, and looked at me with a surprised expression on her face.

"H-hi" I shivered and rubbing my arms for warmth as Violet rushed out of her room.

"Good god Erica, what were you thinking, dressed like that in the rain, come one. We need to get you out of those wet clothes." She pushed me inside as I stumbled into her room. She pushed me onto the couch before vanishing into her room and grabbing a pair of clothes. "Go on, you take a nice long hot shower,  and change into those clothes. You can explain what happened when you get out." It sounded like she was barking innocent orders at me. I chuckled a bit, but had not objections as I grabbed the clothes, and entered her bathroom. Shutting the door behind me and clicking the lock. I sighed, looking at myself in the mirror, how much of an idiot could I be? I set the dry clothes on the sink, and undressed myself before starting the water  and feeling it until it became warm. After it was warm enough, I stepped inside, pulling my long hair back, and feeling the nice flow of the water over my skin.

After my shower, I pulled on Violet's clothes, in which fit me oddly well. It was a large t-shirt, and  some jeans. I spun around in them for a moment, the t-shirt was a light tan or brown, with an eagle in the middle. I walked out of the shower brushing my hair as Violet starred at me with an awful glare, until is softened.

"Now, don't you feel better? Sit down, and tell me what happened." I had moved the fifty dollars from my short pockets to the pockets in these one's. After putting the brush down I sat on the couch and gave a breath, crossing my legs like a kindergarten child to face towards Violet. I was warm now at least, and able to relax. In a way at least.

"Do I have to tell you" I scoffed, well, I hadn't meant it anyway. As Violet crossed her arms. With a deep sigh she shook her head.

"Judging by your state I can probably tell if was your brother, but you don't have to tell me." My stomach growled furiously. Violet looked at me with a worried expression. "When's the last time you ate something?" I was tired too.

"This morning, mom took all the food. I just sat in bed all day." I pulled my hand to the back of my head, as Violet stood up.

"Wait here then I'll make you some food." And with that, she was straight in the kitchen cooking a full meal for the two of us. I swear, even now, she chose to take care of me when I was as useful as a rabid crocodile on land. Great gods, that girl was amazing.

Author's Note

Warning, has cuss words in there. This is the second couple. The final couple as well.