The Bad Boys (Cobras/Stand By Me)

Having a Bad Week

After the stunt I pulled on Dallas' car I spent the night in jail but Dallas dropped the charges, I got fired from Irby's, everyone I know either hates me or can't speak to me unless they want their throats slit and I'm on the bad side of the Hawkes. Great!

To make matters worse my dad is drunk again and my mum is out of town. That means there's only me he can abuse. I would feel sympathy for my mother if she wasn't abusive to me all the time and didn't take drugs every chance she got.

"Where the fuck are you, you stupid little fucking whore?" My dad asks as he bangs my room door. He bursts through and grabs me by the hair.

"Let me go you old fuck" I tell him through gritted teeth, pretending to be tough. Truth is, I'm terrified of him.

"Why should I? You deserve this" He let's me go but pushes me into my night stand.

"Get the fuck out" I tell him. I turn around to face him and he punches me beside my left eye, his ring leaving a slash mark on my face. I touch the blood on my face and look at him.

"What are you going to do? Get your little boyfriend to me?" He asks laughing. I pull out the butterfly switchblade from my pocket and flip it open.

"I don't need someone to do my dirty work" I say looking at him fiercely.

"You better get the fuck out of my house and don't even think about coming back" He yells aggressively and I laugh.

"Wasn't planning on coming back here" He leaves my room and I get my back pack. I start to fill it with my things then climb out the window to avoid him. I walk with no destination into the night and through the empty street. I let myself cry as there's no one around.

"Cas?!" A voice calls. I quickly wipe away the tears and put on a fake smile. I look to see Eyeball standing outside his house with a lit cigarette.

"Yeah?" I ask trying to sound tough. He races down his driveway to see me. He lifts my head lightly and looks at the blood and mark on my face.

"Who did this? He asks.

"Just my dad. Not something that I'm not used to"

"He's a fucking ass hole. Did you get kicked out? Where are you going?" Eyeball questions. He sounds genuinely concerned.

"Yeah he kicked me out but I don't know where I'm going. Usually I'll go to Dallys house but that's not happening and everyone either hates me or can't even look in my direction" I tell him with tears threatening to fall and my voice breaking slightly.

He pulls me into a hug, something I never expected. I bury my face into his neck and wrap my arms around him. Man he gives good hugs.

"My dad's abusive too. I know how to stitch people up. Come inside" Eyeball says as he breaks the hug.

"Thanks Richie. Can I call you Richie?"

"I prefer Eyeball"

"I prefer Richie" He smiles and gives in.

"Richie it is" I smile and he leads the way in. His house is a two story like mine with a large porch and lawn that's neglected. He leads the way through his hall and to his kitchen, he holds my hand lightly as we walk.

He turns on the kitchen light and I sit down at a table. It's a bit messy but I know he has a large family so you can't expect it to be super clean. He sits facing me with the supplies he needs.

"Thanks again Richie" I say with a small smile.

"No problem" he says as he begins to wipe the blood and clean the wound. "Drink this" He says as he hands me a bottle of liquor. I take a few swings and give him it back. "This is gonna hurt" He says as he pours the liquor over my wound and I clench my teeth. He then goes on to stitch me up which hurts as well.

"Is that your brother?" I ask noticing the boy in the hallway.

"What do you want?" Eyeball asks rudely.

"Deborah can't sleep" His little brother said in a low tone.

"So?" Eyeball asks.

"She wants you" His little brother answers.

"Jesus fuck" Eyeball groans as he gets up and begins to walk out. "I'll be back in a minute" Eyeball tells me. It's just me and his little brother in the kitchen, he doesn't look any older than 13.

"Hey" I say awkwardly.

"Hi" He replies with the same level of awkwardness.

"What's your name?"

"Chris. What's yours?"

"Cas. I've seen you around, you hang around with that Gordie Lachance kid, right?"

"Yeah. He's my best friend"

"He seems like a good kid. I used to have a crush on his brother" I admitted with a giggle and Chris chuckled.

"Did he know?"

"No. We never spoke that much but he was the nicest guy I knew. That's what I liked about him"

"Yet, now you're hanging out with Eyeball" Chris sighs and I chuckle lightly.

"I never did fit in with the good crowd" I tell him. "So where's your parents?"

"My dad's probably drunk somewhere and my moms passed out" Eyeball walks back into the kitchen.

"She's asleep. Go to bed" Eyeball orders Chris. Chris waves with a smile and I return it. Eyeball finishes cleaning me up.

"Look. I'm sorry but you can't stay here tonight. I have no space and my family are all ass holes" Eyeball says sympathetically.

"Don't worry about it. You've done enough already" I reassure him.

"I'll be back in a minute" He says and walks out of the house. I stay in the kitchen waiting for him to come back and around 10 minutes later he does.

"Took your time" I tease sarcastically.

"Sorry. I had to use my neighbours phone and call Billy. He says his mom says it's cool for you to stay for as long as you need to" I look at Eyeball shocked.

"You didn't have to do that. Why did you do that?"

"Come on, I've known you since you moved here. We may not have spoke but it's not like I can let you wonder the streets and have who knows what happen to you"

"No one's ever done something like this for me before. What do I need to do?" I question as my trust issues come creeping.

"Just stay away from Dallas" Eyeball says although it sounded more for my sake.

"Like I'm stupid enough to go back" I chuckle lightly. We leave the house and Eyeball leads the way to Billy's. We make small chat whilst we walk.

"His mom is the best. You'll like her a lot" Eyeball tells me as we begin to walk towards Billy's front door. Eyeball knocks on the door and Billy answers.

"Hey Cas" Billy says sympathetically. I smile lightly.

"I gotta go. I'll see you guys later" Eyeball says and begin to walk away. Billy and I wave to him and Billy opens the door wider to let me in.

"I'll show you around and introduce you to everybody in the morning" Billy yawns.

"Okay" I reply. He leads the way up the stairs and to his bedroom. His bedroom has blue walls and laminate flooring. His bed is a double bed with white sheets. He has a table to the left side of his bed with a few things in it. He also has a wooden dresser across from his bed. He has a huge window which leads to a balcony.

"You can sleep in here tonight" He says as he begins to walk away.

"Where are you going?" I ask. I grab his arm gently to stop him. He turns around to face me.

"Down stairs. To sleep on the couch" He says.

"Please don't leave me" I say almost whispering it. He gives me a small smile and nods. I get changed and he wears only his boxers. It was hard to try fall asleep and I think when I eventually did sleep, it was only for a few hours.