“Marissa!” Alex yelled as she caught her around the waist. She looked at the sleeping beauty in her arms, Alex slapped her cheek a bit, but she was out cold. Alex sighed as she managed to carry Marissa into her office and lay her on the couch.
“Shouldn’t of gave her that.” Alex said to herself as she took a seat at the table and took a swig from her beer that she had left there earlier.
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The doorbell rang loudly throughout Julie’s trailer as she was doing her hair in the bathroom.
“Just a minute.” Julie yelled as she tried to finish putting in her curlers. (Hard to imagine Julie with curlers right?)
Julie walked to the door just as it creaked open, “Sorry, but this can’t wait.” Kirsten said excitedly
“What? Is something wrong?” Julie asked worriedly
“No, but I want to plan a party for Hailey, she’s finally coming home!”
Julie looked slightly shocked, the only thought that raced through her mind was her daughter, Marissa. Ever since Hailey had left her daughter over a year ago to start her own business in Hawaii Marissa turned into a heartbroken, emotional wreck. Their once loving mother-daughter relationship went down the drain in seconds. Marissa began to lash out and rebel against her mother and everyone around her and then she started to hook up with that shady, tattooed teen with nothing going for him, but a good coke connection(Volchek). Hailey was the only person Marissa ever really listened too, cared that deeply for and she was the first person that Marissa had ever told she loved, outside her family. (Julie would know, because she happened to be eavesdropping at the time that Marissa had said it.) Julie’s thoughts, however, were abruptly interrupted.
“Julie? So what do you think? You’ll help right?” Kirsten asked
“Oh what?! Of course”
“Good, we’ll prepare everything this weekend then.”
“What? This weekend....she’s coming home this weekend?” Her thoughts still focused on Marissa.
“Julie, pay attention. Yes, she’ll arrive this weekend, so I need help right away and since we can’t very well work at your place.” Kirsten said, as she peered around Julie’s figure into the messy trailer.
“Your place, right of course.” Julie mumbled
“So, come on.” Kirsten said as she dragged Julie out by the arm in a pair of short-shorts and a wife beater with curlers still in her hair.
“I can’t go out in public like this, are you crazy and besides I need my cell phone.” Julie said outraged
“No one’s going to see you and you don’t need your phone.” Kirsten said as she tried to get Julie over to her car.
“Hey Julie, how’s about me and you have a little rendevous around back.” Gus whistled as he saw Julie leaving her trailer. (Gus is Julie’s landlord that always hits on her, remember?)
“I’ve got a gun, Gus.”
“That’s cool.” Gus said as he turned and walked the other direction.
“Okay, let’s go.” Julie finally agreed
Julie’s mind raced, *Hailey’s finally coming home, God its been ages since I last saw her. What about Marissa, should I tell her, or shouldn’t I* Julie debated with herself for the majority of the car ride. She finally decided to tell Marissa that Hailey was coming home, *After all, if I don’t tell her, she’d probably take an axe to my forehead with the way she’s been acting. But where would she be? That boy she always hangs around with, usually picks her up from school, so I’m guessing his place.* Julie sighed, the last time she had gone to Volchek’s place, he offered her some kush and a free spot on his mattress.
“Hey Kirsten, how long is Hailey staying?”
“Don’t know exactly, she didn’t specify, but she’s staying at our house so you can visit whenever.”
Kirsten pulled into the driveway, just as Julie decided that the sooner she tells Marissa about Hailey the better. Jumping out of Kirsten’s car she said
“Ya know, Kiki I just remembered I have to do something, but I’ll be back to help you with the party.”
“What? Julie where are you going?” Kirsten asked
Julie paid no mind to Kirsten, but continued to walk down the driveway.
“You’re walking? At least let me drive you.” Kirsten offered politely
“No thanks keeks, I need the exercise” Julie was already breathing heavily from the few steps she had taken.
“Alright, but if you need anything, just call.”
*With what money?* (referring to a payphone) Julie thought to herself as she continued on her way to Volchek’s house.
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It had been nearly two hours since Marissa had passed out, and she showed no signs of stirring any time soon. Alex was out by the bar serving the customers that seemed to flood in after dark. Alex slipped out from behind the bar just as Mandy arrived for her shift.
“I have to go check on someone, and put more towels in the girl’s bathroom.” Alex excused herself as she went to go and check on Marissa. She opened the door to her office, to find Marissa still sound asleep on the couch. Alex took a blanket that was draped over a chair and wrapped it loosely around Marissa’s body. Marissa finally seemed to stir from the contact and she lazily opened her eyes.
“Alex? Wh-what...” Marissa droned
“You were sleeping it off, though you didn’t get much sleep” Alex explained
“Oh shit, my mom...she’s going to kill me. I was supposed to be back hours ago. She doesn’t know I’m here, does she?”
“Nope, don’t worry...I’ll protect you.” Alex joked
Marissa smiled “Kevin back yet?”
“Nope haven’t seen him since he left to go smoke.”
“Oh no, what if my mom went to his house!” Marissa sat up worriedly
“Hang on, I’ll call him.” Alex said as she went over to the phone that was on the wall of her office. (I’m assuming that The Bait Shop has a phone though I’m not sure if Volchek does.)
“Kevin?” Alex spoke into the phone as she put him on speaker.
“Yea?” his voice resounded about the room
“Did Marissa’s mom by any chance stop by?”
“Uh, no.” There was a sudden knock in the background (on Kevin’s end of the phone) “Hang on” he yelled as he got up to open the door. He slid open the peep hole (is that what its called? The little part of a door that you can look through and see who’s outside) and saw a worried and angry looking red-head outside his door, she knocked again, but this time louder.
“Alex, I take that back, she’s here so I’ll call you back when she leaves.” there was a click as Volchek hung up.
Marissa listened on in horror as she heard his voice say that her mom was there.
“Well, at least she’s not here right?” Alex said trying to lighten Marissa’s worried expression.
“Yea well, it won’t be long before she finds out.”
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“Can I help you?” Volchek asked as he opened the door
“Where’s my daughter?” Julie asked worriedly
“I can’t say I know what you’re talking about.”
“Where’s Marissa?”
“Are you deaf? I said I don’t know.”
“Look here boy, I need to talk to her. So stop with the games and tell me where she is!” Julie said urgently
“I’m sorry, but I can’t help you.”
“This is between me and my daughter, you have nothing to do with it so please, tell me where she is.”
“Have you gone fishing lately?” Volchek asked
“I don’t have time for your games! If you see her or talk to her before I do, tell her it’s about Hailey.” Julie said
“Will do, but I think its time you leave.” Volchek said as he shut the door in Julie’s face.
Julie walked away, defeated. *I could try Anna’s house* Julie thought to herself as she started another long walk down a dead end road.
“She’s gone.” Volchek spoke into the receiver (Volchek is still on speaker)
“Alright thanks.” Alex said as she was about to hang up.
“Wait, she told me to tell Marissa that whatever she has to say to her, its about Hailey. I’ll see ya later babe.” Volchek said to Marissa as he hung up the phone.
All the color in Marissa’s face drained at the mention of Hailey’s name which Alex seemed to take notice of.
“Who’s Hailey?” Alex asked curiously
“Nobody”
“Well she has to be somebody” Alex persisted
“I told you she’s nobody...at least not anymore.” Marissa said defensively, the hurt was evident in her voice and her eyes started to water. “My head is killing me” Marissa said, trying to quickly change the subject. Alex noticed that Marissa changed the subject right away, but didn’t push it.
“I’ll go get you something.” Alex said as she left her office, shutting the door behind her.
Marissa fell back onto the couch as the memories of all the hurt and heartbreak she had felt when Hailey left came rushing back to her, making this, one of the seldom times that she cried.
“Shouldn’t of gave her that.” Alex said to herself as she took a seat at the table and took a swig from her beer that she had left there earlier.
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The doorbell rang loudly throughout Julie’s trailer as she was doing her hair in the bathroom.
“Just a minute.” Julie yelled as she tried to finish putting in her curlers. (Hard to imagine Julie with curlers right?)
Julie walked to the door just as it creaked open, “Sorry, but this can’t wait.” Kirsten said excitedly
“What? Is something wrong?” Julie asked worriedly
“No, but I want to plan a party for Hailey, she’s finally coming home!”
Julie looked slightly shocked, the only thought that raced through her mind was her daughter, Marissa. Ever since Hailey had left her daughter over a year ago to start her own business in Hawaii Marissa turned into a heartbroken, emotional wreck. Their once loving mother-daughter relationship went down the drain in seconds. Marissa began to lash out and rebel against her mother and everyone around her and then she started to hook up with that shady, tattooed teen with nothing going for him, but a good coke connection(Volchek). Hailey was the only person Marissa ever really listened too, cared that deeply for and she was the first person that Marissa had ever told she loved, outside her family. (Julie would know, because she happened to be eavesdropping at the time that Marissa had said it.) Julie’s thoughts, however, were abruptly interrupted.
“Julie? So what do you think? You’ll help right?” Kirsten asked
“Oh what?! Of course”
“Good, we’ll prepare everything this weekend then.”
“What? This weekend....she’s coming home this weekend?” Her thoughts still focused on Marissa.
“Julie, pay attention. Yes, she’ll arrive this weekend, so I need help right away and since we can’t very well work at your place.” Kirsten said, as she peered around Julie’s figure into the messy trailer.
“Your place, right of course.” Julie mumbled
“So, come on.” Kirsten said as she dragged Julie out by the arm in a pair of short-shorts and a wife beater with curlers still in her hair.
“I can’t go out in public like this, are you crazy and besides I need my cell phone.” Julie said outraged
“No one’s going to see you and you don’t need your phone.” Kirsten said as she tried to get Julie over to her car.
“Hey Julie, how’s about me and you have a little rendevous around back.” Gus whistled as he saw Julie leaving her trailer. (Gus is Julie’s landlord that always hits on her, remember?)
“I’ve got a gun, Gus.”
“That’s cool.” Gus said as he turned and walked the other direction.
“Okay, let’s go.” Julie finally agreed
Julie’s mind raced, *Hailey’s finally coming home, God its been ages since I last saw her. What about Marissa, should I tell her, or shouldn’t I* Julie debated with herself for the majority of the car ride. She finally decided to tell Marissa that Hailey was coming home, *After all, if I don’t tell her, she’d probably take an axe to my forehead with the way she’s been acting. But where would she be? That boy she always hangs around with, usually picks her up from school, so I’m guessing his place.* Julie sighed, the last time she had gone to Volchek’s place, he offered her some kush and a free spot on his mattress.
“Hey Kirsten, how long is Hailey staying?”
“Don’t know exactly, she didn’t specify, but she’s staying at our house so you can visit whenever.”
Kirsten pulled into the driveway, just as Julie decided that the sooner she tells Marissa about Hailey the better. Jumping out of Kirsten’s car she said
“Ya know, Kiki I just remembered I have to do something, but I’ll be back to help you with the party.”
“What? Julie where are you going?” Kirsten asked
Julie paid no mind to Kirsten, but continued to walk down the driveway.
“You’re walking? At least let me drive you.” Kirsten offered politely
“No thanks keeks, I need the exercise” Julie was already breathing heavily from the few steps she had taken.
“Alright, but if you need anything, just call.”
*With what money?* (referring to a payphone) Julie thought to herself as she continued on her way to Volchek’s house.
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It had been nearly two hours since Marissa had passed out, and she showed no signs of stirring any time soon. Alex was out by the bar serving the customers that seemed to flood in after dark. Alex slipped out from behind the bar just as Mandy arrived for her shift.
“I have to go check on someone, and put more towels in the girl’s bathroom.” Alex excused herself as she went to go and check on Marissa. She opened the door to her office, to find Marissa still sound asleep on the couch. Alex took a blanket that was draped over a chair and wrapped it loosely around Marissa’s body. Marissa finally seemed to stir from the contact and she lazily opened her eyes.
“Alex? Wh-what...” Marissa droned
“You were sleeping it off, though you didn’t get much sleep” Alex explained
“Oh shit, my mom...she’s going to kill me. I was supposed to be back hours ago. She doesn’t know I’m here, does she?”
“Nope, don’t worry...I’ll protect you.” Alex joked
Marissa smiled “Kevin back yet?”
“Nope haven’t seen him since he left to go smoke.”
“Oh no, what if my mom went to his house!” Marissa sat up worriedly
“Hang on, I’ll call him.” Alex said as she went over to the phone that was on the wall of her office. (I’m assuming that The Bait Shop has a phone though I’m not sure if Volchek does.)
“Kevin?” Alex spoke into the phone as she put him on speaker.
“Yea?” his voice resounded about the room
“Did Marissa’s mom by any chance stop by?”
“Uh, no.” There was a sudden knock in the background (on Kevin’s end of the phone) “Hang on” he yelled as he got up to open the door. He slid open the peep hole (is that what its called? The little part of a door that you can look through and see who’s outside) and saw a worried and angry looking red-head outside his door, she knocked again, but this time louder.
“Alex, I take that back, she’s here so I’ll call you back when she leaves.” there was a click as Volchek hung up.
Marissa listened on in horror as she heard his voice say that her mom was there.
“Well, at least she’s not here right?” Alex said trying to lighten Marissa’s worried expression.
“Yea well, it won’t be long before she finds out.”
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“Can I help you?” Volchek asked as he opened the door
“Where’s my daughter?” Julie asked worriedly
“I can’t say I know what you’re talking about.”
“Where’s Marissa?”
“Are you deaf? I said I don’t know.”
“Look here boy, I need to talk to her. So stop with the games and tell me where she is!” Julie said urgently
“I’m sorry, but I can’t help you.”
“This is between me and my daughter, you have nothing to do with it so please, tell me where she is.”
“Have you gone fishing lately?” Volchek asked
“I don’t have time for your games! If you see her or talk to her before I do, tell her it’s about Hailey.” Julie said
“Will do, but I think its time you leave.” Volchek said as he shut the door in Julie’s face.
Julie walked away, defeated. *I could try Anna’s house* Julie thought to herself as she started another long walk down a dead end road.
“She’s gone.” Volchek spoke into the receiver (Volchek is still on speaker)
“Alright thanks.” Alex said as she was about to hang up.
“Wait, she told me to tell Marissa that whatever she has to say to her, its about Hailey. I’ll see ya later babe.” Volchek said to Marissa as he hung up the phone.
All the color in Marissa’s face drained at the mention of Hailey’s name which Alex seemed to take notice of.
“Who’s Hailey?” Alex asked curiously
“Nobody”
“Well she has to be somebody” Alex persisted
“I told you she’s nobody...at least not anymore.” Marissa said defensively, the hurt was evident in her voice and her eyes started to water. “My head is killing me” Marissa said, trying to quickly change the subject. Alex noticed that Marissa changed the subject right away, but didn’t push it.
“I’ll go get you something.” Alex said as she left her office, shutting the door behind her.
Marissa fell back onto the couch as the memories of all the hurt and heartbreak she had felt when Hailey left came rushing back to her, making this, one of the seldom times that she cried.