[CLOSED] how high can you fly with broken wings?

[richard marcus johnson]

Richard nodded, watching them quietly. Sedrick downed half his juice and set it aside, rubbing at his temples, and Richard hesitated, keeping an eye on him just in case. It always seemed worse at night.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle yawned, then stretched. "Okay, well.. I'm going to bed.. That nap made me really tired." She said, rounding the table to kiss everyone on the top of their head before she grabbed her juice and started up the stairs. She changed out of her dress so she could let her wings out before she climbed into bed, sitting her bottle on the nightstand.

[richard marcus johnson]

Richard watched her go, stretching. "See you guys tomorrow.." He mumbled, wandering inside. He glanced back at Sedrick a moment, but continued up to the bedroom and stripped of his clothes, turning off the light and climbing into bed. He hoped Sedrick would go to bed if he got uncomfortable with Noelle's parents.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

It wasn't long before Noelle was sound asleep, her blankets pulled up tightly around her. She slept soundly until she felt her blankets being pulled from her. "Nn.." She complained yanking them back. She sighed when they were pulled away again, and looked up, thinking it was Sedrick or her parents, that maybe she'd been having a nightmare. But no, it was the boy from next door.

"How did you get in my room?" She asked, sitting up slowly.

"Your dad left the ladder against the house.." He said, and she could tell he was drunk. She stumbled for the door with all intentions of going to Richard's room. He grabbed her wings and yanked her back, shoving her to the bed.

"N-no.. This isn't funny.." She cried, trying to shove him away. But he was soon on top of her. The more she fought, the rougher he got, finally holding a pillow over her face until she passed out. She didn't wake up until her mom started to scream when she came to get her up the next morning, and even then she didn't have enough strength to even sit up.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick winced as a scream shattered his shallow sleep. He heard a thump the room over from Richard tripping on his own blankets, and set the puppy aside, wandering out to see what was wrong. Pushing dark hair from his face as he wandered towards Noelle's bedroom. He drew in a breath, falling still. Vaguely he could hear Richard trying to get pants on. But he was frozen in place.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

"O-ow.." She cried as her mom helped her to sit up, pulling the blanket up around her. Noelle just laid down, closing her eyes again. But the blood on her bed sheets was sticky and she wanted to cry. "Hey, Sedrick.." She mumbled, watching her mom go before she finally turned over onto her side, being on her back hurting her too much.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick bit his lip, rage in his eyes. He wandered to her bed and sat down, running a hand through her hair slowly. "It's okay..." He murmured.
He glanced up as Richard stopped in front of the doorway.
"Is sverything-"
"Go away," He growled softly, not wishing to have Richard upset. He raised an eyebrow, and wandered off as Sedrick looked back down at her. " 'Happened?"

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle felt bad that he'd told Richard to go away, but she didn't want him to feel like he could have helped. Even if she was trying to run to him for help. "The boy next door came in my window cause my dad left the ladder up.. Pulled me back to the bed and put a pillow over my head.. But I could still feel him taking my underwear off.." She whispered, looking up at her mom and dad. She started to cry, moving closer to Sedrick.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick hugged her close, not bothered tha she had nothing on. He wasn't one to care about that stuff. He glanced up at the other to, the. rihard who was next to them helplessly. He didn't come in the room again though. Sedrick looked back down at her. "You want a hot bath..?"

[tisha noelle gillespie]

"Not right now.. I don't think I can walk.." She mumbled, looking helplessly at Richard. She wanted so bad to go and hug him, but she didn't want him to feel bad, either.

"You wanna come downstairs with us, Sedrick? The cops need to talk to her.." Her mother said gently, wringing her hands together. Noelle looked away, biting her lip.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick bent and kissed her forehead, eyes wary. He wandered out of the room and downstairs. He heard Richard moving after him, and only picked up the pace. He wouldn't have his second family hurt, too.
'Yeah Ricky, make him pay.'
The front door closed and he headed to the neighbors. No car out front. A fist through the window and he was inside.
"You really want to mess with my family, asswipe?!"

[tisha noelle gillespie]

Noelle talked to the cops until they got a call that there was a disturbance next door. One of them left, and the other took the bedsheets and the evidence they needed before he left. Noelle got up with the help of her father, and he helped her into a hot bath now that she could take one. She could hear her mom in her room working on changing her bed sheets before she came in and helped Noelle wash off.

"Keep the children in your custody in your yard, please. We don't need him killing the boy next door." He cop said holding Sedrick before he let him go. Her dad gently took his arm, leading him inside. Once the cop was gone, he patted his back. "I don't blame you. I'd try to kill the boy too."

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Sedrick jerked at his wrists in agitation, wincing. He bared his teeth angrily at the cop, stumbling when he was let go. He glanced at Richard, who just rose an eyebrow.
'Way to get caught, idiot.'
Scowling, he eyed Noelle's father quietly then moved to sit on the couch, agitated. Richard had his puppy, was petting it gently, but didn't say a word to hom.

[tisha noelle gillespie]

"You okay? You got it?" Her mom asked, and Noelle nodded.

"Yeah. I'm fine. Just sore." She mumbled, slowly making her way down the stairs and into the den. She sat down, waiting for her mom to bring her her juice and her breathing treatment. She was entirely too tired to fight it. She took the juice from her, and brought it up to her lips as she drank from it slowly, too ashamed to look at anyone at all.

[sedrick fidelis johnson]

Richard looked down at his lap quietly, and Sedrick shifted his weight, sighing softly at the arguing in his head. But it was at a level that he had learned to handle, if just barely, and he rubbed warily at his face, mttered a 'shut up' into the silence without really realizing it as he leaned back.