All Hearts Must Bleed

2: Eve

sa?" She asked, with a

Mrs. Boaz. The whole dinn

to Marcus's relief, he wa

, things really, really didn't g soo well. It was nic

p a little, and Vanessa would be on the receiving end of it. Marcus seated just between

okay

are yo

"Tell me something Vanessa" she tried calming down, "why exactly did you come to Phoenix? Of

ally feeling t

the last time we saw eye to eye. So, tell me, what changed? Why are you s

that's

through. You've come back into our lives and you expect us to w

om

to finish

om

e and the plates and glasses 'bounced' with a

glare hot enough to burn a hole through Vanessa's eyes. Whatever the beef was between the

t's time you leave" she said, with

king everything had gone back to normal. "Thanks for having me though. It was actually rea

reaching for her, but his mom h

you think yo

as a long time ago

cause of that girl, and all

he second you stop siding with him and actually give a little more thought to t

living room, Vanessa

Mrs. Boaz screamed

leave. "Come on Vanessa." She walked out of the house like she didn't hear him and dashed dramatic

id, jogging a coupl

back too. "Come on" he knocked lightly on the door. "Vanessa, don't be like this. Come on let's just

rom the opposite end

ut this come on,

Marcus. Your

p this door. Vanessa" he kept bangin

and through the small opening

an we

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ngs and antiques all across the living room, as he walked towards a couch just a couple feet in front of him. Van

oquet look ayy" he said, eyeing the fa

ally lit up a little smile, similar t

quinted at the picture, noticing the middle-aged woman looking like she was fei

alk like that. Sh

s, or life patterns, or...you know what? I'm pretty sure she hated me. I'm pretty

he replied with a mo

ng they're

le wee– Wait, how

f the house after six and definitely not with those shorts. Cause you're prett

ncrossed her hands and took on a more relaxed pose.

t exactly fond of anythin

she said, gettin

if you ask me. That's how you were when you were fourteen and four

her hand with ease and in one quick sway of balance, made her sway down to the long

reasons to throw light jabs at each other, the atmospher

now crossed on top of Marcus's legs, and his hands slight

's all just fucked up right now, but we

sure you'll get your

ea

m...how

emotions. Seemed to already know what she was going to ask, and fro

you sur

ut at least we got to talk a little ayy? Bye now" He gr

g " she said, trying to stop him before he made

the road and make his way to his hous