alone.
“What do you want me to say, Dad, I’m sorry. Time slipped away and before I knew it the sun was setting.” Billy knocked a chair over on the porch.
“Don’t disrespect me boy, you have skipped out on work all week. This shit stops now.” Andy slapped the table beside him, with his open hand.
Upset Billy stomped into the house and to his room and threw his self-down on the bed closing his eyes and held his hand, hard on his aching head. He thought it would explode, it hurt so badly.
His mind was filled with visions of Emily, streaming through his mind. He sat up and lit a joint, taking a long drag. What am I going to do about her?
Ed walked in the room and set down, Billy passed the joint to him, as Ed glanced his way, Billy could see the questions in his eyes.
“Don’t even ask Ed?”
“Billy I, sorry bro, I wasn’t going to ask, I just.”
“Just what Ed, come on say.” Billy was angry, he reached under the bed and pulled out a jar of shine and took a drink, drinking half the jar in one swig.
“You’re obsessed with her Billy, obsessed. What’s wrong with you Bro, you know this won’t work out with her. Billy man, yes she’s pretty and all. A sweet girl but, I don’t want to see you hurt. That’s all.”
“Look Ed” Billy heard his phone vibrate, he looked at it. It was from Emily. “Somehow I will make this work with her, don’t worry about me. If this is meant to be it will be. Ok” He waited on Ed to leave before he read her message. Then he answered telling her ok, maybe later in the evening.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Sun 17th June
Emily and Billy had seen each other every day that week, they were enjoying each other’s company and when they weren’t together they were texting or messaging each other on Facebook. She had found herself falling in love with Billy, loved everything she knew or saw about him. She knew this was happening fast, to fast, but there wasn’t anything she could do to stop it. She wanted to spend every moment of every waking day, in his sweet presence.
She took extra care in dressing for church that morning, put on her favorite blue dress, and even wore a little make-up. She wanted to look her best for Billy, wanted him to only have eyes for her.
She saw her Moms eyes light up as she climbed into her Dads truck, and knew she looked good, mission accomplished she told herself.
"You look very pretty today Emily," her mom commended, as they pulled out of the driveway.
"Thank you." Emily simply answered as she looked out the window, and tried to avoid the questions.
"You have a fellow?" her dad ask, glancing her way.
"No" she simply answered again, and stared out the window. The questions stopped at that, to her relief, she didn't want to tell them it was a Johnson boy she was dressing up for. Boy wouldn't they be shocked she thought with a small smile forming on her lips.
She quickly jumped out of the truck as they pulled up in front of the church, then went inside, setting in the usual family pew and watched for Billy. Her Mom set down beside her and tried to make small talk. She grew bored with the conversation, actually as soon as it started, she politely told her she needed to go the bathroom and walked outside then set on the steps. She send Billy a text, Where are you?
“We are running late, but on our way.”
She felt a little insecure as church members stepped around her. So she got up and walked around the parking lot for a while, and felt even more insecure, as everyone said hello and gave her stares, like what are you doing?
She soon heard the Johnson truck coming down the road and walked back to the steps, watching as they parked. Billy and Ed jumped out of the back of their Dads truck and Billy lingered back behind the rest of his brothers, waiting as they all went inside. They had already planned on skipping Sunday school, and she watched as he walked around the back of the church motioning
“What do you want me to say, Dad, I’m sorry. Time slipped away and before I knew it the sun was setting.” Billy knocked a chair over on the porch.
“Don’t disrespect me boy, you have skipped out on work all week. This shit stops now.” Andy slapped the table beside him, with his open hand.
Upset Billy stomped into the house and to his room and threw his self-down on the bed closing his eyes and held his hand, hard on his aching head. He thought it would explode, it hurt so badly.
His mind was filled with visions of Emily, streaming through his mind. He sat up and lit a joint, taking a long drag. What am I going to do about her?
Ed walked in the room and set down, Billy passed the joint to him, as Ed glanced his way, Billy could see the questions in his eyes.
“Don’t even ask Ed?”
“Billy I, sorry bro, I wasn’t going to ask, I just.”
“Just what Ed, come on say.” Billy was angry, he reached under the bed and pulled out a jar of shine and took a drink, drinking half the jar in one swig.
“You’re obsessed with her Billy, obsessed. What’s wrong with you Bro, you know this won’t work out with her. Billy man, yes she’s pretty and all. A sweet girl but, I don’t want to see you hurt. That’s all.”
“Look Ed” Billy heard his phone vibrate, he looked at it. It was from Emily. “Somehow I will make this work with her, don’t worry about me. If this is meant to be it will be. Ok” He waited on Ed to leave before he read her message. Then he answered telling her ok, maybe later in the evening.
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Sun 17th June
Emily and Billy had seen each other every day that week, they were enjoying each other’s company and when they weren’t together they were texting or messaging each other on Facebook. She had found herself falling in love with Billy, loved everything she knew or saw about him. She knew this was happening fast, to fast, but there wasn’t anything she could do to stop it. She wanted to spend every moment of every waking day, in his sweet presence.
She took extra care in dressing for church that morning, put on her favorite blue dress, and even wore a little make-up. She wanted to look her best for Billy, wanted him to only have eyes for her.
She saw her Moms eyes light up as she climbed into her Dads truck, and knew she looked good, mission accomplished she told herself.
"You look very pretty today Emily," her mom commended, as they pulled out of the driveway.
"Thank you." Emily simply answered as she looked out the window, and tried to avoid the questions.
"You have a fellow?" her dad ask, glancing her way.
"No" she simply answered again, and stared out the window. The questions stopped at that, to her relief, she didn't want to tell them it was a Johnson boy she was dressing up for. Boy wouldn't they be shocked she thought with a small smile forming on her lips.
She quickly jumped out of the truck as they pulled up in front of the church, then went inside, setting in the usual family pew and watched for Billy. Her Mom set down beside her and tried to make small talk. She grew bored with the conversation, actually as soon as it started, she politely told her she needed to go the bathroom and walked outside then set on the steps. She send Billy a text, Where are you?
“We are running late, but on our way.”
She felt a little insecure as church members stepped around her. So she got up and walked around the parking lot for a while, and felt even more insecure, as everyone said hello and gave her stares, like what are you doing?
She soon heard the Johnson truck coming down the road and walked back to the steps, watching as they parked. Billy and Ed jumped out of the back of their Dads truck and Billy lingered back behind the rest of his brothers, waiting as they all went inside. They had already planned on skipping Sunday school, and she watched as he walked around the back of the church motioning
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