Unloved

Confessions.

Don't tell me-

"Maggie are you afraid of-"

"Please don't Lucifer" She looks at me with watery eyes.

As much as i want to ask I can't ask. I cant do that to this sweet girl. But i have to do something. I have to do something.

"Would you like me to walk you to the door-"

"No." She says almost to quickly. She gives me one last look before she begins to get out of the car.  I watch her as she walks across her yard to the door. I'm not sure what possessed me to chase after her but I did.

"Maggie wait"  When i reach her, I grab her arm and pull her towards me. Her body crashes into me and I hug her. Her arms wrap around my waist.

I didn't like hugs until her.

"I may not know what you're going through and I may not be able to help in the ways you need me to, but please know I'm here, Please don't shut me out Maggie." I hug her tighter and feel her shutter.

Don't cry. Please don't cry. Please.

After a minute of us staying like that she says something but it becomes muffled by our bodies being so tightly pressed together. I pull away enough for her to lift her head but my arms don't let her go. She looks up at me with pink puffy eyes and rest her chin on my chest.

"Pretty" I give her a confused look.

"When you called me beautiful, the word i was looking for was pretty" she says laying her head on my chest. My heart swells for this girl, shes hurting and all she could think about was how i'm pretty.

"Sweetheart?" She lifts her head up once again and gives me a sad smile.

"I'm alright, I promise." She pulls away and reaches in my pocket to get my phone. When she hands it back to me her number is in it.

"I'll text you in the morning when I'm ready. Goodnight Lucifer." She begins to walk away.

Now that I have an idea of why she's so afraid I don't want her to leave.  How can i let her leave knowing what may go on in that house, what she goes through.

"Stay the night" i blurt out. she turns around and looks at me confused.

"Stay the night at my house" i take a few steps so that I closed some of the distance between us.

"I cant lucifer" she says whipping the dried tears.

"Why not? Is it your dad i can ask him-"

"No lucifer you don't understand I can't" She says whispering.

All of a sudden the front door swings open to show a old man. He has an empty bottle of whiskey in his hand and he looks pissed.

"Meghan what the hells did i shay about my 40's" he slurs. He's completely oblivious that i'm standing here. I would think a 6'2 handsome man would be pretty obvious to notice

I'm guessing thats-

"I told you dad, I didn't have any money. Please go inside it's late" She says. Shes almost shaking. She tries to push him inside but hes not budging.

I stand corrected. That is pop's. He really let himself go.

He goes to raise his hand and that's when I've had enough.

"Excuse me." I boom grabbing both their attention. When Maggie turns to look at me, she gives me "Don't do it eyes", But i completely ignore them.

"who ish thish" He ask maggie.

"Hi, My name is lucifer" I say trying to get the attention on me and not her. When he finally looks at me, I dont see pops, I dont even see a father, all i see is an abusive drunk.

I need to get Maggie out of here.

"Okay whash that gots to do wif me. i could care-"

"I was wondering if your daughter can spend the night at my house" It's infuriating how i have to ask a grown man if his grown daughter can stay at my house. She is well over the age where she can make her own decisions. He doesnt- no he will not control her any longer.

"Ha No." he doesnt slur this time and i hear maggie suck in a breathe.

"Alright lucifer time for you to go home" She looks at me with pleading eyes. I am not letting her go.

"Nope" i say crossing my arms. Nik would say this is childish but i dont care right now.

"Yea buddy time for you to go. Meghan doesn't wanna go with you" he chuckles

"Ha actually she does, but shes afraid of you. How about we let her decide" I turn to look at Maggie who's looking down at the floor.

"Well choose meghan" her father booms. She begins to cry and when she finally looks up she looks so heartbroken.

no please dont shut me out-

"Time to go lucifer. please" my heart hurts for her.

"Maggie dont shut-"

"Lucifer go" she doesn't even look at me as she walks past me into her house, past her father, and upstairs. Her father has a smug smile on his face and i have to refrain from putting hands on him, That wouldn't help Maggie's situation. I decided to just leave it alone. I get in my car and drive away.

This is not fair. She does not deserve this. I grip  the steering wheel until my knuckle are white. I hear Zues whimper in the back. he's always able to sense when im in a bad mood. Once I'm home I decide to take a shower. It's not like i'll be able to sleep anyways.

As i get in the shower i hear my phone ring.

Nik

I decide I'll answer him after my shower. I turn the water to the hottest temperature. I just stand there under the water, thinking about Maggie. I just want her to be safe. Just the thought of that man laying hands on her boils my blood. I repeatedly slam my hand on the tiles on the wall of my shower.

That helped.

Once I'm out of the shower i wrap a towel around my waist and begin to dry my hair with another. I remeber nik texted me. I go to my phone and come to find out it wasnt nik. It was an unknown number.

Unknown-

I'm sorry lucifer. I'm not shutting you out but you would've made it worse. I'll see you tommorrow. goodnight.

It's alright sweetheart.I just want to make sure you're safe. Goodnight beautiful.

Once i sent the text i look at the mirror and I'm... Pink? geez this girl really is rubbing of on me. I throw the towel at the mirror and decide to just go to bed.