Campus Corner (Open)

[CarnivalBarker]

Just then you hear a commotion from near the kitchen entrance. I am lying with my arms wrapped around a college kid that is flailing his arms, and Don and Scott have another guy up against a wall.

"You ok?" Scott shouts.

"Ugh...yeah, I...I think so," I say, sounding hurt. You can't see my face from where you are. Don tells Riley to call the police. You see the kid beneath me flail again and hit me in the head.

"Motherfucker!" I shout as I grab the arm and twist it hard behind his back.

 

[celestialdragon]

"Baby?" I ask. "Don, what's going on?" I ask. I hurry back and see you with the kid. "Baby, you're bleeding!" I notice your head wound right away.

 

[CarnivalBarker]

"I'm ok, baby!" I tell you. "Go wait at the bar. Please?" I stay on the kid until Riley finds a cop on the Corner. The officer and Don take the two kids out through the front, past the hostess stand, and I get up and head to the manager's office. Blood trickling down my face from below my cheek.

 

[celestialdragon]

I go and sit until I see you go into the managers' office. I run back and grab the first aid kit and gently start cleaning up the blood and clean the wound. "How do you feel, baby?" I ask softly.

 

[CarnivalBarker]

"I'm fine," I say. "These little assholes in college get in a fight over approaching some piece of ass at the bar and we have to step in. One of them caught me and had a ring on." I cringe as you clean my cut.

 

[celestialdragon]

I nod, understanding. "Who's ass did they want?" I ask softly, stroking your hair after I clean and bandage the cut. I kiss your forehead. "There we go."

 

[CarnivalBarker]

"I don't know. Some girl at the bar. I don't even know who was over there, I just heard it escalate into a shouting match."

 

[celestialdragon]

I nod and hug you, kissing you. "It's done, it's over, make your statement, okay? Do you want to go home or stay?"

 

[CarnivalBarker]

"Oh, I'll stay. These punks won't run me off." There is a knock at the door, and it's Don. "Lynn, cops want to talk to you."

 

[celestialdragon]

"Why?" I ask. I kiss your head and head out. "Yes, officer?"

 

[CarnivalBarker]

The officer steps into the office. "Ma'am you were the reason these two were fighting and we want to know if you know either gentleman." I shrug at you when you look to me when he says this.

 

[celestialdragon]

I look at you, then the two guys. "They aren't regulars, I can tell you that much, officer. Don't know them." I look back at you. "Why me?" I ask rhetorically.

 

[CarnivalBarker]

"10," I say.

 

[celestialdragon]

I roll my eyes and look back to the officer. "I don't know them. Alright? I didn't even know there was a fight until I heard Reece call for 9-1-1. Can I go now?" I ask. He nods and I look at you. "I'm going home, baby, I'll see you then." I grab my stuff and leave, crying.

 

[CarnivalBarker]

I call you as soon as you leave. Your phone rings as you walk home.

 

[celestialdragon]

"Hey," I say softly.

 

[CarnivalBarker]

"You stormed out and were crying," I say. "What's wrong?"

 

[celestialdragon]

I give a soft sniffle. "I'm TIRED of everyone looking at me like I'm a porn star and getting into fights over me and wanting to rape me and.. .and. . . and. . ." I couldn't go on, as I feel the tears flow again.

 

[CarnivalBarker]

"Baby, where are you at?"

 

[celestialdragon]

"Corner of Madison and Main." I whisper.

 

[CarnivalBarker]

"Go into the Starbucks there and wait for me," I tell you. "I'm on my way."

 

[celestialdragon]

"Okay." I whisper. I hang up and go into the Starbucks. I order a hazelnut machiatto and wait for you.

 

[CarnivalBarker]

I show up a few moments later and pull you into a hug. "Baby nobody wanted to harm you tonight," I kiss your cheek. "Those drunks just wanted to get a number or buy you a drink is all."

 

[celestialdragon]

"But I'm TIRED of every guy thinking I am free to have sex, and wanting to buy me a drink and get my number and everything!" I say, hitting my hand against your chest in anger.

 

[CarnivalBarker]

I see you wince a bit when you hit me. Your hand must still be tender. "Baby, it is ok. Do you realize you're beautiful? You are. Be flattered, and turn them down. It's ok. But this fight was not about you. If you had not been there, and it was Riley, or some other hot girl, this fight would still happen. I've seen it a hundred times."