She remains by the window alone

[aliesterleelewis]

Allie was sitting at an empty table at starbucks. In a t-shirt and blue jeans for once, which was very unlike her. Then again Allie probably didn't look like herself. Her bottom lip was bruised and she stared at her coffee. whenever the door opened, she would look up nervously. Had Marcus followed her here? she had tried to put a good time between herself and him.....after what happened.

Her hair was pulled up in a messy ponytail and she sipped at her coffee slowly. She couldn't believe she had approached Simon about talking about this. It was so unlike her, then again this felt like a whole out of body experience. She glanced towards the window, as she kept an eye out for Simon.

[SIMON CHAPMAN]

Simon wasn't a Starbucks goer. He liked his coffee black and sugarless, so this was one of the very few times he stepped through the door to the place. All the smells hit him at once, and he scrunched up his nose a bit, trying to ignore all the sickeningly sweet looking bakery items on display near the register.

Skipping ordering anything, he glanced around for the person that was the real reason behind why he was here. He and Aliester had never hung out, or much-less talked unless it was to argue. But for some reason, the girl wanted to have a talk to him all of a sudden. He hadn't a clue what this conversation would consist of. And, honestly, he felt a bit awkward about this. They weren't exactly the type of people who had much in common. He was just trying to be positive about this whole thing, which many know was hard for Simon in all his cynicism.

Finally spotting the girl seated in a booth. Blowing out a sigh before he approached her, he slid into the seat across from her.

"Hey, Aliester. What's going on?" He asked, with a raise of his brow, failing at being casual because he was so busy trying to pinpoint where this little chat they were about to have was going to go.

[aliesterleelewis]

Allie looked up as Simon came in, and waited for him to walk over to her. This was awkward, but he was one of the few people that seemed to understand how she hated Marcus He knew the boy was insane.

she looked down at her coffee,sipping at it. She then slowly looked up,wondering how bad she looked. She pushed back some random strands of hair."Hey."she said softly, it was obvious she was about as uncomfortable as he was.

"I know it's weird to invite you here."she said softly, wiping at her lip slightly. God it hurt."But you remember when on the chat....I disappeared. Marcus came over,and god I need someone to understand."

[SIMON CHAPMAN]

Folding his arms in front of him, as he tilted his head to look over at her, he listened intently. While she talked, though, his eyes started to stray to the bruise on her lip, and a few other markings on her neck. Frowning slightly at the unusual sight, he looked back into her face as she finished.

"This is about Marcus, huh?" He said, understanding a bit more now. Biting into his lip in thought he, sighed a little, "He came over.." He said already nodding in realization. "Damn... that's, uh- damn." He said, not sure what he should say, shaking his head at the situation.

He didn't know how to help her. The guy she was dealing with had already used him as a personal punching-bag on more than one occasion, so he knew a confrontation wouldn't do much more than land him in the ICU. "Have you told the cops? A teacher?" He asked slowly, knowing the only way to get rid of Marcus was to send him where he belonged anyway. Jail.

[aliesterleelewis]

Allie looked at him and sighed."Is there anything I can do?"she asked.'I mean besides talking to law enforcement? he's dealt with them already...."she pushed back her hair.'He told me himself. and.....God I gave him consent. He pushed me to it though."

She looked him in the eye."I'm sorry if it seems like I'm bugging you over this."she said.'and dragging you into my own mess...."she sighed again. "But you seem to be one of the few people, tired of just....accepting what he does."