Part Ten: Until Then, Scream & Shout

"Ellie,Ellie wake up" A sleepy voice said. Ellie blinked her eyes a few times and saw Kathleen standing there with her pajamas on. "What time is it?" Ellie yawned, stretching and rubbing her eye. "I think it's 11 o'clock in the morning. How come your clock isn't on?" "Jacob unplug it because---I shouldn't even be answering that question, why are you here?". Kathleen sat next to her on the bed, gnawing on her pinkie nail. "Something happened last night. Stephanie and I were making out on the bed, but it felt so good being with her and all. But I'm still thinking about Connor, he is getting treatment and I think in the long run he is going to be fine" Kathleen confessed. Ellie looked at her with a face of confusion and shock. "Kat, I think you're bisexual" Ellie responded, in a matter-of-fact voice. Jacob shot up from the pillow, his face still drawn in sleepiness. He stretched out his arms, "Did someone say bisexual?". "You just love to see me suffer, don't you Jacob?" Kathleen asked. "Yes, I do, mainly because it is fun"Jacob teased, smiling at himself. He kissed Ellie and felt back onto the fluffy pillow sighing happily. "I think he is in love?" Kathleen stated, wrinkling her nose at Jacob who was sleeping and smiling.

"He is,with me. But moving on, what is up with that kiss you had with Stephanie?" Ellie said, sliding off the bed and pulling down Jacob's basketball shorts that she borrowed. "It just happened, like I said before. Why is your pajama shorts are still on the bed?" Kathleen asked. "I wasn't too comfortable," Ellie lied. Suddenly, Stephanie appeared in the room and wrapped her arms around Kathleen's neck "Good morning" Stephanie breathed into her ear. Ellie plop back down on the bed next to Jacob, he turned around, "There is nothing better than one lesbian who doesn't mind who is watching her, while the other one is like in a daze and felt like they came back from brain surgery" Jacob said, his eyes like diamonds looking up at Ellie.

Kathleen got up quickly and walked out of the room, seeming to be embarrassed. Stephanie turned around watching Kathleen storm off to her bedroom, she bit her lip and walked into the room. Jacob and Ellie exchange glances, Ellie laid back on the bed and cuddled with Jacob. "Can't believe you'll do that right in front of them!" Kathleen screamed. Hot tears ran down her cheek and she was shivering because it was cold in the morning. Stephanie looked up at her with forlorn eyes but not saying nothing at all. "You might as well pin me down on the bed or something right in front of them!" Kathleen continued to shout. "Look Kat, at least I'm not the one who is having a problem with showing off their sexuality. You can go back in time, you just have to live with it" Stephanie stated, with a fierce look in her eyes. Stephanie walked out of the room, slamming the door behind her. Kathleen stood there still shivering and wiping her tears away. Jacob and Ellie walked into the room together, they couldn't sleep after hearing the heated argument. "What could possibly go wrong now?" Ellie said, putting her hands on her hips. Kathleen was still staring out of the window, misty eyed. "Maybe we should just leave her alone Ellie" Jacob said, resting a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and follow behind him, going back to bed. Stephanie was trailing around the house pacing back and forth where it was comfortable. She wished she could have taken back what she said, but she couldn't go back in time, like she said.

Kathleen come down the stairs and ignored Stephanie, then she walked out of the door. Stephanie looked out of the window and watched Kathleen turned the corner, she wondered where she was going. Hopefully, she wasn't going to Connor's house. Kathleen took out the piece of paper and scam for the house. She finally found it and walked up to the little sliver gate, she unlatched it. Her heart beat was going faster than it ever went before, she walked up the stairs and nearly tripped on the last step. She press the doorbell, and Connor came out putting his fingers through his unruly black shaggy hair, his small muscles bleed through his black t-shirt and his plaid boxers were sliding. Kathleen soft hazel eyes looked up at Connor, it was full with tears but none was falling down her cheeks. His eyes met hers, he took her hand, "You can come inside". She didn't turn her back, she went with him. He knew what she wanted, so why not give it to her?

"I wonder where Kat is. She hasn't came home since eleven o'clock this morning"Stephanie said, digging her fork into the gumbo. "Maybe she went to see Connor" Ellie said, in annoyance. That was the exact thing Stephanie did not want to here, but she kept quiet for a while. Kathleen was holding Connor's hand and smiling briefly at him. The moon peaked in through the light curtains, seeping through the light sheet that both Connor and Kathleen were under. Connor stroke her cheek, and she just smiled. It hadn't struck that she was in bed with a abusive boy, but it seem as if she didn't care what the others think of him. She liked him for who he is, "Connor, did you get treatment for your anger issues and all sorts of things that relate to that?" Kathleen asked, propping up on one elbow. He looked at her for awhile, then he suck in his bottom lip and released it [he did this 5 times]. "Yeah, I take these pills" Connor said, reaching the bottle capped pills that was on his night table. Kathleen hold his hands "Good, because I want you to be with me".

It was already midnight and Stephanie was lying on the bed, her eyes were wide and she was looking up at the ceiling. The shades were opened they made moonlit stripes across her face, she thought Kathleen was dead. Ellie separated herself from Jacob, she wasn't in the mood to do anything. She had too much things on her mind, she felt as if she had no heartbeat at all. She just wanted to go home and cry on her mother's shoulder, or at least Jacob's shoulder. Ellie turned around "Jacob" She sniffled. Tears were running down her cheeks, Jacob turned around and pulled Ellie into him, letting her rest her head on his chest. He stroked her cheek, wiping the tears away. He gave a kiss on her forehead and then they fell asleep.

Kathleen kicked off Connor's boxer and slid on her jeans. Connor was sitting at the edge of the bed combing his fingers through his unruly black hair. "Why do you have to leave? You can just stay here, with me, and just cuddle even have some hot chocolate" Connor said, pulling Kathleen by her waist and giving a devilish smile. "I would love to, but I can't, my friends and so called ex-girlfriend, would be very worried about me. Besides, won't your guardian be home anytime soon?" Kathleen asked, getting out of his grip and whipping her hair into a ponytail. "That bastard don't come home until I leave for school the next morning. So usually, I go to my mother house, but I don't stay there her and her boyfriend always has fights. She sent me out just to please him, but I didn't mind, since I had no say in it after all" Connor said, squinting his eyes and kept on shrugging. "Hey, I don't worry about it. She'll regret for ever kicking out of the house for that bum. You've got me anyways," Kathleen whispered, she kissed him ever so gentle on his lips. "Good bye". Connor escorted her out of the door and watched her unlatched the sliver gate, and disappear into the dim round streetlight. "Maybe everything will go fine" Connor thought. But somehow, he did seem to hear the word 'ex-girlfriend' rolled out of Kathleen's tongue and out of her mouth.