No Promises Pt. 4 What is Wendy
They were just standing over me. They didn't bother to call for help or move me , they were just standing over me. I don't know how long they were there, maybe they'd only just found me as I was starting to wake up. But it was dark out , really dark out. Why were they just standing over me? And on their phones no less. They were always on their phones. At first they seemed so nice but waking up to them being my first sight twice in one day felt like a red flag and it wasn't the first.
They helped me up and at the time as freaked out as I should have been I wasn't. I was still drunk enough to let the whole ordeal slide by my radar.
Mav - where are we going
Trip- home
Fremo - you don't wanna miss dinner again do you
They got me home and before we went to eat they took me to get changed. They brushed my teeth for me , Fremo held my mouth open and Trip brushed my teeth and I'm not sure if that was OK. They didn't want the smell of alcohol on me I understand wanting to be sure I was good to sit with Chuck and Susan but it didn't feel right. dinner was the first time I saw anyone other than Trip and Fremo. Jake was at the far end of the table, I was on the left side of the table with Susan, Trip and Fremo were on the right side of the table, and Chuck sat at the head of the table. We were eating some kind of fancy soup and fish. I wasn't very hungry but seeing how no one else seemed to be eating I suppose it didn't matter. Trip and Fremo were on their phones , Chuck and Susan seemed more interested in one another than the food and Jake was just silently uninterested. But I couldn't leave the table. There was nothing keeping me in my seat but this feeling of disorder that would come from standing without everyone else leaving as well. I didn't want to seem rude, I didn't want Chuck and Susan to think something was wrong. So I stayed in my seat and ate slowly waiting on someone else to get up from the table so I could go to bed.
Chuck was the first to get up from the table. As he took his leave he rubbed my head and said good night before taking Susan by the hand and leaving together. Fremo and Trip left soon after which left me alone with Jake. I tried to leave but he blocked my path standing up from his seat just as I mad my way to the door behind him.
Jake- so your Mav
Mav- and your Jake
Jake- I've been meaning to talk to you all day
Mav- I thought you were out with your girlfriend
Jake- I was in the house all day , I was here yesterday too , I guess the guys wanted you to themselves
I wasn't getting any bad vibes from Jake , not really , but Trip and Fremo planted too much in my mind about him not to look for something wrong.
Jake- where were you guys anyway
Mav- we went to a birthday party
Jake- you left the house?
He seemed surprised as if we weren't allowed outside or something.
Mav- yea , why, were we not supposed to
Jake- its alright , but the guys know to tell someone before going somewhere , especially with you being new to the house and the neighborhood
Mav- ill remember that next time
Jake - you know the guys can be ...
Mav- they've been pretty nice since I got here
Jake -I'm sure they have but
Mav- but what
He was straining both to tell me and not tell me something but I couldn't begin to guess what it was.
Jake- nothing , I guess I'm just jealous they had you to themselves, I think maybe we should hang out tomorrow
Mav- Oh ... I don't know
Jake- what you don't wanna hang out with me , I was gonna go check out this new place tomorrow that's supposed to have bottomless nachos
He seemed fine , just as nice as the guys but I couldn't help but think about what they told me.
Mav- I was thinking Id finish unpacking tomorrow , maybe get comfortable around the house more
Jake- oh , alright , well if you change your mind just let me know
He let me step around him and as I left even with what the guys put in my head I felt bad for turning Jake down. it felt like he only wanted to make me feel welcome but I brushed him off.
As I walked around the gigantic dark house looking for my room I couldn't help but feel I was being watched by the shadows. I couldn't remember what floor, what hallway, or even what side of the house my room was on. I stumbled around lost in the dark for a while, maybe 15 to 30 minutes. It was the light from Trip and Fremos room that led me to my own. As I walked past their bedroom door I saw Trip was sleeping. It was the longest time Id seen him off his phone. I don't know what made me do it but I felt the need to see what was on it. He always seemed so fixated with it I had to. It was just laying on his nightstand, so I slowly picked it up. There wasn't a lock on it so it was easy enough to get into. There was nothing too interesting, a few apps , phone numbers , pictures. He had a lot of pictures, I scrolled through them and found almost no end. He had dick picks of his own that I wish I hadn't seen but that's when I noticed a locked folder. If he didn't lock up pictures of his dick what would he hide ? I needed his finger print to open the folder. I'd been standing in the dark going through his phone for a while and I knew Fremo would most likely be around soon. But I was too far gone to stop. Trip was laying under a blanket I'd have to move in order to get to his hands. slowly I started to pull back the blanket and as I did he seemed to grip it keeping it in place as if he knew what I was doing. I used more force to tug the blanket off , still moving slowly trying not to wake him from the sudden loss of heat. I got the blanket down his body enough to uncover his hand, and enough to see he was one for sleeping nude. I lifted his hand and held it to his phone. It took a while to get the screen to pick up his finger print but I got it in the end. I opened the locked folder and it was what I somewhat expected , porn more dick picks , and pictures of other people. I kept scrolling and to my surprise I found a picture of myself. There were at least 5 pictures of myself in the folder none of which I knew he'd taken of me. I started to scroll further down but before I could the light in the room was flicked on, and I dropped the phone. I turned and Fremo was standing in the doorway watching me. He didn't say anything , he stepped into the room and shut the door behind himself. I couldn't leave.
Fremo- what are you doing Mav
He spoke calmly as he approached me one slow step at a time.
Mav-I was Just ...
Fremo- going through Trip's phone
Mav- I ... I didn't mean to
I was mumbling and loosing my cool as if I had any to begin with. As I took a step backward away from Fremo I noticed Trip starting to get up. Fremo picked up the phone.
Fremo- you were going through Trip's phone , say it
Mav- I ... I ...I
Trip- its OK man , if you wanted to see something all you had to do was ask
They had me cornered against a wall.
Fremo- say it , say you were going through his phone
They were so menacing, even Trip naked as he might have been felt ten feet taller than me as they held me up without ever laying a finger on me.
Mav- I was going through Trip's phone
Fremo- see that was easy right
They started laughing and I wanted to scream for help but they stopped abruptly , before handing me back the phone.
Trip- go ahead , you were gonna figure it out eventually
I was hesitant to look down at the screen of the phone because I'd have to look away from them. slowly I tilted my eyes down and found where I'd stopped in the locked folder. I continued to scroll and found more pictures of myself. pictures of me changing , pictures of me using the bathroom, pictures of me passed out in a field with my clothes almost off.
Mav- why are...
Fremo- Jake never touched anyone Mav, we did
Trip- remember when we said we've done some pretty fucked up stuff and we're still here
Mav- yea
Fremo- well we're not proud of it buddy but we like you , we really like you , and we didnt want you to be like the others
I was terrified.
Trip- its only happened a few times before , mom and dad tried to stop it the first time by sending Larry away
Fremo- but the next time it happened they let it, and I think they know there is nothing they can do about it
Trip-and we know its not OK to force ourselves on anyone , because we would never want to hurt you like we had to do to others in the past
Fremo- we wanted you to like us , we wanted to be your friends so that maybe
Fremo - so that maybe we wouldn't have to force you, so that maybe we wouldn't have to hide it
Mav- force me
Fremo- mom and dad wont care, every one else has grown up and left or they met Wendy
Mav- I want to go to my room
Fremo- you can go when we know you wont do anything stupid Mav, just relax
Trip- look we can see this is hard to understand , that's why we wanted you to get to know us , just us , before we sprung all of this on you
Mav- I want to go to my room
Fremo- we're not bad people Mav , but come on a piece of paper doesn't make people family , they cant expect us not to want the fresh meat just because they call it our brother
I tried to force my way through them but they were easily stronger than me.
Trip- we're friends aren't we , we haven't done anything yet so if you just calm down
I bit Trip's hand. I think i drew blood , he pulled back his hand and after looking it over he used it to slap me. i went silent.
Trip- we are trying to be better with you , but your making it hard Mav
Fremo- you don't wanna meet Wendy, and we don't want you to meet Wendy
Mav- what do you want
Trip- we want you to understand
He took a breath.
Trip- we aren't going to see you as our brother
Fremo- we've never been able to see anyone that way but each other
Trip- but if you let us be your friends it'll be easier and maybe then you'll see us how we see you
Mav- and how do you see me
Fremo- you don't need to worry about that right now , all you need to know is we don't want to hurt you, we like you
Trip - and if you play nice and be the good friend we know you can be
Fremo- the good friend we are trying to be to you
Trip- then you wont have to meet Wendy
They held me against the wall for what felt like hours until finally they let me go. Trip was still naked Fremo seemed ready to grab me if I tried to run so I regathered myself.
Mav- so you wont hurt me
Trip - of course not
Mav- but why the pictures
Fremo laughed.
Trip - come on Mav why do you think
Mav- you want to have sex with me
Fremo- you got there a lot faster than I thought you would, yea we wouldn't mind
Mav- but I'm not gay
Trip - its good that you've calmed down but lets not get into that right now, can we trust you to go to your room and not run
There was only one right answer and I had to make them believe it was the truth.
Mav- yes
Trip - then you can go
They didn't move I had to awkwardly get past them by passing through between them.
Trip- just keep in mind we don't have to go there now , we're your friends right now
Fremo- and friends don't run away from each other
I left their room and found myself in the dark hallway again.