The High Life: Sex, Money, and Drums
Chap. 13
*Zacky's Point of View*
I stared at her, my temper flying through the roof.
"You imagined I was Jimmy, while we were fucking?" Her eyes darted back and forth in worry, and I could tell that she was lying. This caused my anger to flare even more.
"I'm sorry Zacky, for leading you on, for-" I cut her off by pulling back, then punching her square in the face. She fell to the ground in a heap, and after a few seconds turned her half swollen eyes towards me. My mouth gaped in horror as her nose exploded in a haze of blood, spilling into the floor and her shirt.
Had I just punched a girl? MY girl of all people? Staring at my hands in horror, I backed away slowly, watching as she too slid into the corner.
"I-I don't know why..." I looked at her, watching as tears poured from her beautiful brown eyes. Then she was running out the door, oblivious to my pleas for her to come back. The door slammed shut and I was left alone.
I realized a second later that I couldn't let her go. If she got away, she would tell everyone what I had done, how I had fucked her then hurt her so badly, but if I caught her... What then?
I didn't have time to think, I just bolted for the door, my mind completely focused on finding Mari. That's why when Jimmy appeared out of nowhere and threw me to the ground, I was too shocked to react. I couldn't defend myself as he started pummeling me, holding me down and screaming his lungs out, letting loose his hell on my throat, chest, and face.
"You made a big fucking mistake, ZACK!" He spat out my name, reaching back again for a killer punch, but then Mari threw herself at him and held back his arm.
"Jimmy no! You're killing him, look!" I lay there, covered in blood, waiting for his next punch.
"SO WHAT?!? He deserves it, look at what he did to you!" She delicately touched her injuries, the ones I had so graciously inflicted on her, and shook her head again.
"I don't care about that. Your hurting him so much Jimmy, please stop!"
"I can't believe after what this piece of shit," he stood up and pointed his finger accusingly at me, "did to you, you're still going to defend him! What, are you with him or something? Is that why you snuck out to see him, without fucking telling me?!?"
While they fought, I rolled over and started crawling away, but it was only a few seconds before Jimmy noticed and lunged at me again.
"Oh no you little shit, you aren't going anywhere."
"JIMMY LEAVE HIM THE FUCK ALONE!"
"OR ELSE WHAT?" She didn't pause, didn't hesitate before saying what she said next:
"Or else I'll leave you." Absolute silence ensued. Jimmy dropped me haphazardly and gently pulled Mari close to him, causing a terrible wave of jealousy to pump from my heart.
"For you Marissa, I'll stop. But you, “he turned back to me,” If you ever go near my girl again; I will fuck kill you." He guided Mari away, leaving me bloody and numb on my porch.
*Mari's Point of View*
"Are you really going to just leave him there?"
"Don't worry baby girl, I'll call Matt or Brian to handle Zacky." He spat out his name again with such venom, I flinched away. He noticed, and kissed my uninjured cheek.
"Did this ruin your friendship?" I asked tentatively.
"I don't know, I really don't know." I nodded sadly and hugged Jimmy, thinking about how badly I had fucked up.
~~~~~Later that night ~~~~~
I look over the edge, not seeing anything through the hazy fog. Suddenly, a hand on my shoulder turns me around, and for the first time ever, a man appears on the cliff.
"Don't get too close now; you'll fall." Even though his voice is so gentle, he scares me enough to where I back away, only to realize I step off the edge.
I close my eyes, waiting for the impact of the ground, then feel someone's hands take hold of my wrists. I look up to see the man clinging to me for dear life.
"What did I just tell you? You're going to get hurt if you don't listen to me." He started to pull me back up, and at first I'm relieved, until a second man appears.
"Why are you saving her? She betrayed you, she weighs you down, she hurts you. Why do you continue to cling to her? Even now, you risk your own life to pull her up, but eventually; you will fall down. SHE will be your undoing."
Relief turns to panic as the first man loosens his grip. He doesn't defend my love for him, doesn't tell the second man off, just continues to slacken his hold on me. Eventually, he completely lets go, and I fall, while their faces smile devilishly above me.
I shot up in bed, breathing heavily from the nightmare, and gently feel my throbbing face in the dark. Jimmy continued to snore; he was such a deep sleeper. I touched his forehead lovingly before I crawled out of bed, and walked to the back door.
My feet took me down to the pool, where I stripped down at the gate, then walked in with steeled courage. I had full intention to stop my nightmares, even if that meant facing my growing fear of water.
Before getting in though, I turned on the radio, and laughed as the song Nightmare started playing. Oh sweet irony, I thought before sliding into the cold water. The water soothed my aching face, the crisp chill refreshing after lying in a hot bed.
After swimming a few laps around the pool, I stopped to get out, and then Jimmy suddenly appeared and jumped in the pool. He grinned as he resurfaced; then pulled me in for a passionate kiss.
"What are you doing awake right now Rev? It's 3:30 in the morning!"
He laughed, "You just called me Rev."
"Sorry, I just-" His lips pressed against mine, silencing me.
He stopped and whispered seductively in my ear; "It's ok, kinda sexy even." I laughed and playfully pushed him back, then climbed out to dry myself off.
"Hey Mari?" Jimmy called as he climbed out too.
"Yeah?"
"Tell me the honest truth; did you cheat on me with Zacky?"
Before I could stop myself, I looked deep into his eyes and said; "No. I never did anything with Zacky, and I never will. My heart will always belong with you Jimmy Sullivan." He nodded in satisfaction, intertwining his fingers with mine. Then he delicately touched the injured side of my face, sighing sadly.
"I still can't believe he did that to you."
"I still can't believe you put him in the hospital."
"That fucker deserved it." His whisper was cold and unfeeling.
"No he didn't, this was my fault, not his. If I'd told you I was going to talk to him, then you wouldn't have followed us and he wouldn't have hit me... I mess everything up all the time!"
I began to pace, ignoring Jimmy as my emotions took over my thoughts.
"This is the second time I've screwed things up for people! Did I ever tell you about how I broke my sis up with the love of her life?" He tried to speak but I shushed him again and kept talking. It was all coming out now.
"Yeah, she and Jason were perfect together. They even got engaged, imagine that! But I was so jealous of him taking my sister, I made up a lie and told her I had caught him cheating, and she believed me." He stared in horror at me.
"You... broke up their marriage because you were jealous? Mari that's-"
"INSANE, yeah I fucking know. To this day, she still doesn't know what I did..." I sat down on one of the tanning chairs, avoiding Jimmy's shocked expression.
"And ya know what's funny? I don't regret a thing about it. I got to keep my sister, she remains oblivious to my little secret, and Jason isn't in my life anymore."
A few seconds of silence followed my rant until I burst out laughing, laughing so hard tears ran down my face and I rolled around roaring. Jimmy grabbed me and shook me around, desperate to get me under control.
"Listen to me closely Marissa," he commanded, "You aren't in your right mind at the moment. You're just distraught, ok? Now, let’s put this behind us and go to bed." I nodded, still giggling like a hyena, and allowed him to lead me back to the house and tuck me in.
For some reason, that night my sleep wasn't conquered by my ever routine nightmare. It was like admitting to my crime had lifted its curse, at least for tonight anyway. I slept soundly, soaking in the peace while it lasted.
I stared at her, my temper flying through the roof.
"You imagined I was Jimmy, while we were fucking?" Her eyes darted back and forth in worry, and I could tell that she was lying. This caused my anger to flare even more.
"I'm sorry Zacky, for leading you on, for-" I cut her off by pulling back, then punching her square in the face. She fell to the ground in a heap, and after a few seconds turned her half swollen eyes towards me. My mouth gaped in horror as her nose exploded in a haze of blood, spilling into the floor and her shirt.
Had I just punched a girl? MY girl of all people? Staring at my hands in horror, I backed away slowly, watching as she too slid into the corner.
"I-I don't know why..." I looked at her, watching as tears poured from her beautiful brown eyes. Then she was running out the door, oblivious to my pleas for her to come back. The door slammed shut and I was left alone.
I realized a second later that I couldn't let her go. If she got away, she would tell everyone what I had done, how I had fucked her then hurt her so badly, but if I caught her... What then?
I didn't have time to think, I just bolted for the door, my mind completely focused on finding Mari. That's why when Jimmy appeared out of nowhere and threw me to the ground, I was too shocked to react. I couldn't defend myself as he started pummeling me, holding me down and screaming his lungs out, letting loose his hell on my throat, chest, and face.
"You made a big fucking mistake, ZACK!" He spat out my name, reaching back again for a killer punch, but then Mari threw herself at him and held back his arm.
"Jimmy no! You're killing him, look!" I lay there, covered in blood, waiting for his next punch.
"SO WHAT?!? He deserves it, look at what he did to you!" She delicately touched her injuries, the ones I had so graciously inflicted on her, and shook her head again.
"I don't care about that. Your hurting him so much Jimmy, please stop!"
"I can't believe after what this piece of shit," he stood up and pointed his finger accusingly at me, "did to you, you're still going to defend him! What, are you with him or something? Is that why you snuck out to see him, without fucking telling me?!?"
While they fought, I rolled over and started crawling away, but it was only a few seconds before Jimmy noticed and lunged at me again.
"Oh no you little shit, you aren't going anywhere."
"JIMMY LEAVE HIM THE FUCK ALONE!"
"OR ELSE WHAT?" She didn't pause, didn't hesitate before saying what she said next:
"Or else I'll leave you." Absolute silence ensued. Jimmy dropped me haphazardly and gently pulled Mari close to him, causing a terrible wave of jealousy to pump from my heart.
"For you Marissa, I'll stop. But you, “he turned back to me,” If you ever go near my girl again; I will fuck kill you." He guided Mari away, leaving me bloody and numb on my porch.
*Mari's Point of View*
"Are you really going to just leave him there?"
"Don't worry baby girl, I'll call Matt or Brian to handle Zacky." He spat out his name again with such venom, I flinched away. He noticed, and kissed my uninjured cheek.
"Did this ruin your friendship?" I asked tentatively.
"I don't know, I really don't know." I nodded sadly and hugged Jimmy, thinking about how badly I had fucked up.
~~~~~Later that night ~~~~~
I look over the edge, not seeing anything through the hazy fog. Suddenly, a hand on my shoulder turns me around, and for the first time ever, a man appears on the cliff.
"Don't get too close now; you'll fall." Even though his voice is so gentle, he scares me enough to where I back away, only to realize I step off the edge.
I close my eyes, waiting for the impact of the ground, then feel someone's hands take hold of my wrists. I look up to see the man clinging to me for dear life.
"What did I just tell you? You're going to get hurt if you don't listen to me." He started to pull me back up, and at first I'm relieved, until a second man appears.
"Why are you saving her? She betrayed you, she weighs you down, she hurts you. Why do you continue to cling to her? Even now, you risk your own life to pull her up, but eventually; you will fall down. SHE will be your undoing."
Relief turns to panic as the first man loosens his grip. He doesn't defend my love for him, doesn't tell the second man off, just continues to slacken his hold on me. Eventually, he completely lets go, and I fall, while their faces smile devilishly above me.
I shot up in bed, breathing heavily from the nightmare, and gently feel my throbbing face in the dark. Jimmy continued to snore; he was such a deep sleeper. I touched his forehead lovingly before I crawled out of bed, and walked to the back door.
My feet took me down to the pool, where I stripped down at the gate, then walked in with steeled courage. I had full intention to stop my nightmares, even if that meant facing my growing fear of water.
Before getting in though, I turned on the radio, and laughed as the song Nightmare started playing. Oh sweet irony, I thought before sliding into the cold water. The water soothed my aching face, the crisp chill refreshing after lying in a hot bed.
After swimming a few laps around the pool, I stopped to get out, and then Jimmy suddenly appeared and jumped in the pool. He grinned as he resurfaced; then pulled me in for a passionate kiss.
"What are you doing awake right now Rev? It's 3:30 in the morning!"
He laughed, "You just called me Rev."
"Sorry, I just-" His lips pressed against mine, silencing me.
He stopped and whispered seductively in my ear; "It's ok, kinda sexy even." I laughed and playfully pushed him back, then climbed out to dry myself off.
"Hey Mari?" Jimmy called as he climbed out too.
"Yeah?"
"Tell me the honest truth; did you cheat on me with Zacky?"
Before I could stop myself, I looked deep into his eyes and said; "No. I never did anything with Zacky, and I never will. My heart will always belong with you Jimmy Sullivan." He nodded in satisfaction, intertwining his fingers with mine. Then he delicately touched the injured side of my face, sighing sadly.
"I still can't believe he did that to you."
"I still can't believe you put him in the hospital."
"That fucker deserved it." His whisper was cold and unfeeling.
"No he didn't, this was my fault, not his. If I'd told you I was going to talk to him, then you wouldn't have followed us and he wouldn't have hit me... I mess everything up all the time!"
I began to pace, ignoring Jimmy as my emotions took over my thoughts.
"This is the second time I've screwed things up for people! Did I ever tell you about how I broke my sis up with the love of her life?" He tried to speak but I shushed him again and kept talking. It was all coming out now.
"Yeah, she and Jason were perfect together. They even got engaged, imagine that! But I was so jealous of him taking my sister, I made up a lie and told her I had caught him cheating, and she believed me." He stared in horror at me.
"You... broke up their marriage because you were jealous? Mari that's-"
"INSANE, yeah I fucking know. To this day, she still doesn't know what I did..." I sat down on one of the tanning chairs, avoiding Jimmy's shocked expression.
"And ya know what's funny? I don't regret a thing about it. I got to keep my sister, she remains oblivious to my little secret, and Jason isn't in my life anymore."
A few seconds of silence followed my rant until I burst out laughing, laughing so hard tears ran down my face and I rolled around roaring. Jimmy grabbed me and shook me around, desperate to get me under control.
"Listen to me closely Marissa," he commanded, "You aren't in your right mind at the moment. You're just distraught, ok? Now, let’s put this behind us and go to bed." I nodded, still giggling like a hyena, and allowed him to lead me back to the house and tuck me in.
For some reason, that night my sleep wasn't conquered by my ever routine nightmare. It was like admitting to my crime had lifted its curse, at least for tonight anyway. I slept soundly, soaking in the peace while it lasted.
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1/24/14