Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:49:56 -0800 From: adisoc Subject: broken Facades chapter 9 Chapter 9 Lost Souls Returned Alisa Ouch, Justin you're hurting me I WANT TO KNOW WHO TOLD YOU THAT Justin, ouch you're hurting me, let go WHO TOLD YOU ...WHO...WHO!! Justin, your scaring me let go!! TELL... ME... WHO... TOLD...YOU!! Not until you let me go and calm down. He still had both my arms holding them tight, "Let ...Go...Please." Suddenly I saw the rage in his eyes flush out of him when I said that, or it might have been the fact that we had somewhat of a large crowd watching us. "Alisa...I'm... sorry...I...I," he said as he let go. "Shows Over Folks." and started to walk away. I quickly caught up to him. "Justin, what's the matter with you I've never seen you that upset before." He just kept on walking away not looking as I called him. "Justin!" "Justin!" Why would he so upset? Everyone knew about Brad, but why was he so upset at the fact that I knew he that outed him? Brad As I made it into my house I hear the first ring of phone, looking at my watch it says that it is 7:30. I knew dinner was just about over and my family would be still at the dinning room table. "Hey" I shouted as I quickly run up the stairs to my room. Ring...Ring...Ring My mother had gotten up to walk into the kitchen to answer the phone but all she heard was silence as she walks back to the table. "Hello...Hello", she asked again still no answer then she walked over to the phone receiver to check the caller Id, "....Ah....Hi..." said the voice quietly. "Yes...."she said "Who is this?" she said as she started to look dawn at the caller ID then reading the name to herself. "Oh My.." she said with a shock "ALEX " "Hi...Mrs. Westrick" "Alex, honey how have you been?" she says wanting to ask so many questions "Fine mama...and you?" Still the perfect gentleman she says to herself as she remembers the young man that her son once called his friend. "I'm fine ....I'm glad your doing well." "Thanks mama....ah is Brad home" A smile suddenly comes to her face, " Yes, I think he just walked in, just a minute. " "And Alex " "Yes Ma'ma.." "We...he missed you." A smile suddenly comes to his face "Brad, you have a phone call." "Who is it?" I ask "It's Alex..." "Alex Nelson" as she says the name the whole family comes running into the kitchen all with looks of disbelief on their faces. As they all huddled around the phone " I got it..." "Hello..." "Hey Brad....." "Hey Alex" Is all the family hears before "YOU CAN HANG UP THE PHONE NOW! " "I SAID NOW!" Click... "Ha Ha, They haven't changed much have they" "No, they haven't, still a pain in my but." I say as I start to laugh "So, how have you been?" he asks "Ok, I guess, and you? " "Other than getting suspended for fighting, trying to catch up on my school work, and trying to keeping my 3.6, not much." he says as he laughs. "God I miss your laugh...ah shit I'm sorry." I say "No Brad I'm the one who should be sorry." " Sorry, sorry for what...you didn't do anything wrong I am..." "Yes I did I didn't stand by you, I turned my back on you." "Alex...don't, I'm the one who should be sorry...I dragged you into all this shit." "No Brad, I should have stood by you when all of this shit started.....I mean you were just being you..." "Alex, want are you talking about...." Suddenly I realize what he's talking about "Ah...shit ...Alex....don't" "What I am talking about? You ....I'm talking about you and how fucked up of a friend I am...was..." "Ah...Alex" "You can't help it, you where born that way" "Alex...oh boy...Alex" No...and I was such an asshole ..." "Alex...." "I'm sorry, but I just didn't know how to handle it..." "Alex..." "You know you were my best friend....then to find out you're ....you're.... "Ah man...Alex" " I never met anybody ...hell I never knew anybody..." "ALEX! " I shouted I had to stop him because once Alex got started ranting you could never stop him. He could talk like forever, but today I was tired of all the bullshit I had caused and decided to finally stand up for myself. I also missed have a friend and was not going to lose Alex again. "What Brad." he answered "Alex...buddy I'm not gay." I said with a smile and starting to laugh "WHAT...." He said Justin "Hi sweetheart" My mother says as I walk past her. "And hello to you too Mom. " she says as I continue to walk past her I cant believe she knows how could she know I think as I walk past her and head into my weight room. Throwing my book bag down to the side and I start taking my shirt off and hit the weights. "Justin...." My mom calls my name I can't believe she knows, who else know...oh my god, what if Alex and Brad know...they cant know ...Is that why Alex hates me so much and why Brad stopped talking to me ..... " Justin, is something wrong." Suddenly I snap out of my trance and see my mother standing next to me... "Oh, hi mom" I say to her "Justin I said hi to you 15 min ago after you walking into the house and started working" "Oh I'm sorry I must not have seen you." I say as I continue working out "Justin how could you have not seen me I was right in front of you ....sweetheart is every thing alright" "Yes mother...I just have a lot of thing on my mind" I say continuing my workout "Do you want to talk about it?" "No..." "Are you sure?" "YES" "Fine...Well you know where to find me if you do want to talk?" she says as she starts to walk away. Ring Ring "Hello" "Hi.... Mrs. Kemper " the voice says Meredith "Oh my God..." she says as she recognizes the voice coming from the phone. "Hi it's me Alisa...ahmm is Justin home?" suddenly her son walk in to the kitchen "Alisa? " she says then sees her son frozen and the doorway and turning pale as he is suddenly nodding his head with a look of fear in is eyes as if death herself has just appeared in front of him. "Alisa...it's been a long time how are you?" "I'm fine and you?" "I'm ok ...but I am sorry Justin is not home" after seeing her son still standing in front of her "Ok...will you please tell him I called and to call me it is very important?" "Ok, I will ....take care...bye" she says and turns to hang up the phone, he suddenly turn and walks to his room "Justin..." she says as she follows him "Leave it alone, mom." he says as he turns around to face her "Please.... " he says with tears starting to form in his eyes "But Justin..." "Leave it alone!" he says as he slams the door and locks it. "Justin...." she says knocking on the door "Justin...." "JUSTIN.... "