It was the last day of term and there was only 5 minutes until the summer started,
Eddie: (whispering to his friends) I can't wait for this summer to start, mom and I have loads of things planned
Mrs. Andrews: (raising her voice) Eddie!
Eddie: 29!
Mrs. Andrews: Is there a reason why you are talking when I am teaching
Eddie: is there a reason why you are teaching during my conversation
Mrs. Andrews: Do you want to go when the bell goes, well I think you better zip it and listen
Mr. Sweet came running in, looking upset
Mr. Sweet: Mrs. Andrews can I talk to Eddie after the lesson
Mrs. Andrew: well yes of course, Eddie go see Mr. Sweet after the lesson
Eddie: whatever
Patricia: do you want Fabian and I too wait for you or shall we meet you at the house
Eddie: back at the house, I won't be long
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnggggggggg went the school bell.
Eddie walked to Mr. Sweets office and knocked on the door.
Mr. Sweet: come in
Eddie: what's up Dad? (Coming in and closing the door)
Mr. Sweet: oh Eddie (wiping his eye with a tissue), I think you better sit down for this.
Eddie sat down looking confused and concerned.
Mr. Sweet: Well Eddie, I don't know how too tell you this
Eddie: just tell me dad
Mr. Sweet: (sigh) your mother will not be with you anymore she passed yesterday her body was found this morning I'm so so sorry Eddie, you have got to come live with me here in England.
Eddie got up crying his eyes out
Eddie: (shouting) you're lying your lying, you just want me to come live with you so you can leave me again, well no old man I'm not falling for it.
Mr. Sweet: Eddie, calm down its ok
Eddie: (shouting, crying his eyes out) Eric Just leave me alone! I hate you!
Eddie pulled open the door ran out and slammed in so hard some of Mr Sweets books came off of the shelf
When Eddie got back to Anubis he stormed straight into his room and slammed the door
Patricia and Fabian were waiting for him outside his room
Patricia: what do you think happened?
Fabian: isn't that how he always acts whenever he talks to Mr. Sweet
Patricia: just come on
Fabian and Patricia went into his room to see Eddie crying into his pillow
Patricia: Eddie, what's wrong?
Eddie lifted his head up slowly
Eddie: Nothing I'm fine (still crying)
Fabian: see he's fine, come on our taxi is almost here and I want to get home quick.
Patricia: Fabian one sec
Patricia walked up to Eddie and put her arm over his shoulder
Patricia: Eddie what happened
Eddie: My dad just told me….. (Took some breaths) my dad just…..
Patricia: Eddie it's ok
Trudy: (from a distance) Fabian, Patricia your Taxi is here.
Eddie: just go ill be fine
Fabian: I will go get the taxi and tell him to wait for you, bye Eddie see you next term, have fun with your mum.
Fabian left
Eddie burst into tears again
Patricia: tell me
Eddie: my mums dead ( crying)
Patricia: what
Eddie: you heard right and now I have to live with my dad who is going to ditch me again
Patricia: oh Eddie he wont I need to go now but stay strong like I know you can
Patricia kissed Eddie on the cheek then walked out
2 Days Later
In Eddie's new room
Eddie was sitting on his bed staring at the ceiling.
Mr. Sweet enters
Mr. Sweet: Eddie (clears throat) I have got to leave town for a couple of days so…
Eddie: (butting in) what, your ditching me again, why am I not surprised, you want me out of here, fine I'm out of here, I've already packed.
Eddie picked up his suitcase and slammed it in front of his dad and ran downstairs nudging Mr. Sweet out of the way, the door slammed hard.
At Patricia's house
Patricia was looking out her downstairs window, wondering how Eddie was coping without his mum when she saw a tall, slim, good looking boy carrying a suitcase walking past
Patricia: (whispering to herself) Eddie?
Patricia got up and ran out the door
Patricia: Eddie!
Eddie: (turning around) Patricia?
Patricia and Eddie began to run up to each other.
Peddie hug
Patricia: what are you doing here
Eddie: my dad lives over there (pointing to Mr. Sweet's house)
Patricia: so I live in the same street as Mr. Sweet!
Eddie: hehe oh yacker you always know how to cheer me up
Patricia: come inside my house
They start to walk up the drive
Patricia: just to tell you my dad doesn't know I have a boyfriend so try to stay out of his way.
Eddie: charming
As they were walking through the front door
Mrs. Williamson: oh is this the famous Eddie Miller
Eddie: the very same nice to meet you (putting his hand out)
Mrs. Williamson : why are you in England
Eddie: my mum has just… can we talk about something else please
Mrs. Williamson: oh you poor boy
Patricia: mum where's dad
Mrs. Williamson: out back why
Patricia: I don't want dad to see Eddie
Mrs. Williamson: now Patricia that is just rude
Patricia: Eddie lets go upstairs
Upstairs
Patricia: so what has happened with you and your dad?
Eddie: I don't know, he said he was going away and leaving me and I freaked out and ran off, do you think he is looking for me
Ding dong
Downstairs
Mrs. Williamson opened the door
Mrs. Williamson: hello can I help you
Mr. Sweet: (breathing heavily) hello I am really worried I have knocked on every door in the street, it's my son he ran away earlier and I can't find him anywhere have you seen him
Mrs. Williamson: what does what look like
Mr. Sweet: oh yes this is a picture of him
Mrs. Williamson: oh that's Eddie, he's upstairs with my daughter Patricia
Mr. Sweet: oh thank you, your Patricia's mother, im not only Eddie's father I am also her head master
Mrs. Williamson: hi, come in they are upstairs just go straight up
Eddie: wait was that my dad
Patricia: do you want to pretend your not here or just face him
Eddie: I think I better talk to him
Mr. Sweet: Eddie, there you are, hello Patricia
Patricia: hey
Eddie: hi dad
Mr. Sweet: Eddie, can we talk,
Patricia: off you go then
Mr. Sweet: In Private Patricia
Patricia: this is my house and my room so if you want to talk in private you go somewhere else
Eddie Laughed
Mr. Sweet: well if your staying, then no butting in please, now Eddie it is just for a couple of days and now Patricia is here so you wont be lonely, and I am so sorry about you mother, well then do I get a hug before I go
Calling up the stairs
Mr. Williamson: Patricia, do you have a friend round (begins to walk up the stairs)
Patricia: Eddie you have got to hide
Eddie ran into the cupboard
Eddie: it stinks in here
Mr. Williamson came in
Mr. Williamson: who are you?
Mr. Sweet: uh I'm Patricia's Principal and I was just seeing how she was doing and my son has gone missing and I was also seeing if he was here but obviously he is not so I will just be going
Mr. Williamson: why would there be a boy around my girls, if I see a boy around here I will kill them
Mr. Sweet chuckled then left
Mr. Williamson: you haven't seen that guys son have you
Patricia: no
Mr. Williamson left
Eddie got out of the cupboard
Eddie: I need to go see my dad and now I know why you didn't want you dad to see me
Eddie was about to walk about the door when patricia pulled him back
Eddie: what
Patricia: my dad is out there
Eddie: but I need to say a proper goodbye to my dad before he leaves
Patricia: I will distract him while you run but quietly
Eddie: good idea but hurry up
Patricia went out of her room to distract her dad
Patricia: dad you know harry, harry our old hamster who died when I was ten and I've just thought about him and I am very sad can you remind me where we buried him in the garden
Mr. Williamson: Patricia, you're a little old to mourn over dead hamster's and when harry died I recall you saying oh well it was just a stupid hamster anyway and then you punched Piper in eye because she would not stop crying about it, Patricia are you trying to hide something
Patricia: um no, I want to show you something in the back garden
Mr. Williamson: you are defiantly hiding something
Patricia: no I'm not
Mr. Williamson: then you wouldn't mind if I went and checked around your room
Patricia: (swallowed) of course
Eddie tried to hide but panicked and hid in the obviest place, behind the door
Mr. Williamson and Patricia walked in
Patricia: see nothing in here
Mr. Williamson: I haven't looked yet
Mr. Williamson looked everywhere apart from behind the door
Patricia: why don't you trust me?
Mr. Williamson: I do darling, I just don't trust other people, especially boys, and so what did you want to show me
Patricia: come on, lets (then shouted) Go
Mr. Williamson: ok
When Eddie was sure that Patricia and her dad were in the garden he crept out when he was just about to leave
Mrs. Williamson: Oh Eddie, going so soon, would you like a sandwich or something
Eddie: no thanks, ive got to (eddie saw Mr. Williamson and Patricia about to come through the back door) I've got to go bye (ran out)
Mr. Williamson: were you talking to someone dear
Mrs. Williamson: yes I was talking to…
Patricia: herself weren't you mum, you were talking to yourself
Mrs. Williamson: oh yes I was talking to myself
Mr. Williamson: the family is acting very weird, have I missed something
Outside
Eddie ran up the road to his dads house but saw the car gone
A tear went down Eddie's face
Eddie: (talking to himself) I didn't even get to say goodbye
Eddie walked with his head down into the house and went straight to the kitchen and looked in the cupboards and the fridge
Eddie: great, I'm left on my own without any food, nice one dad, didn't have time to go shopping for you only son (talking to himself)
Eddie looked out the window to see it was getting dark
Eddie: its getting dark, can't go shopping tonight then
Eddie went over to the TV and turned it on and flicked it on the first channel
Little kid: I love you mum
Eddie changed the channel
Kid: you're the best mum in the world
Eddie changed the channel again
Kid: mummy
Eddie turned the TV off and through the remote and burst into tears
The next morning Eddie woke up in the armchair
Eddie: Breakfast, oh great no food, shopping for me then
Eddie picked up his money and left the house and walked to Patricia's house.
Outside her house
Eddie: (talking to himself) would probably be a good idea to text her, instead of getting shouted at by her over protective dad
Eddie got out his phone and texted Patricia to come shopping with him
Boy voice: Eddie, is that you
Eddie turned around to see Fabian standing there
Eddie: Fabian, hey, what you doing round here
Fabian: (chuckle) I live round the corner, what about you, I thought you were supposed to be in America with your mum
Eddie: (face dropped) (silence)
Fabian: Eddie, are you ok
Eddie: yeah I fine, mom and I are just visiting my dad for a few days
Fabian: oh, I haven't met your mum yet; maybe I will get a chance to meet her
Eddie: maybe (fake chuckle)(clears throat) so how do you usually get Patricia to come out while avoiding her dad
Fabian: I usually text her, but her dad likes me because our family's have been friends since we were young
Eddie: how come I never knew about this?
Fabian: I don't know, it just never came up because it isn't that important
Eddie: are you going to knock on the door or shall one of us text her
Patricia comes out
Patricia: you guys wanted me
Eddie and Fabian looked at each other
Patricia: come then, don't just stand there like couple of idiots
Eddie: I've got to go shopping for food and I want you to come with me
Patricia: ok, ill just go get my money, and you guys might want to shoo, otherwise my dad will come out and you don't want that to happen
Eddie and Fabian move to the end of the road
Eddie: so Fabian, why was you outside Patricia's house
Fabian: Me and Patricia hang out sometimes
Eddie: oh do you now
Fabian: yeah
Eddie: doing what
Fabian: just hanging, and no Eddie, we are not attracted to each other so it doesn't affect Peddie in anyway
Eddie: well it kind of does if my two best friends hang out without me
Fabian: you live in America we can't just fly their every time we hang out, what is with you today
Eddie: (angry) (tear in his eye) just forget it Fabian ok
Fabian: ok (confused)
Patricia: I'm ready
Eddie: oh yacker you look great
Patricia: this is just a stupid outfit
Eddie: you look nice in anything
Fabian: come on let's go food shopping then, after we can go into Your dad's house Eddie, I need to talk to Mr. Sweet and while we're at it I could meet your mum
Eddie: um ok
Patricia: but…
Eddie: Well should we get going then come on
On the Way home
Fabian: Eddie, you have enough food there to last you forever
Patricia: or on Eddie's stomach, an hour
ALL: haha
Eddie: I better go unload this then
Fabian: but Eddie I thought we were going to see Mr. Sweet and your mum
Patricia: you are so desparate to see Eddie's mum arnt you and why do you want to go in Mr. Sweet's house, im out
Eddie: Patricia, help (whisper)
Patricia: Eddie, ill text you yeah, (went into her house)
Eddie: come on; let's get this over with then
Eddie received a text
Eddie: Fabian hold this while I check my text
(It said Eddie I will dress up as your mum if you want and let me in the back way) from Patricia
Eddie: I've got to take this
Eddie walked up the road and called Patricia
Patricia: hello
Eddie: hey it's me; I don't know what to do
Patricia: why don't you just tell Fabian?
Eddie: I can't
Patricia: why
Eddie: I don't know
Patricia: Eddie, Fabian is your best friend, he deserves to know and I think you should tell him
Eddie: ok, ok but how
Patricia: do you want me to come over
Eddie: I would feel more comfortable if you are there, but only if it's ok with you
Patricia: I'm coming over
Patricia put down the phone and rushed downstairs, when her dad caught her sneaking out
Mr. Williamson: Patricia, where are you going?
Patricia: I'm not Patricia I'm piper and I'm just going to the um... Um shops
Mr. Williamson: nice try Patricia but I know the difference between my daughters, now where are you going
Patricia: please dad this is really important
Mr. Williamson: Important for whom
Patricia: it's important to me
Mr. Williamson: (sigh) how long are you going to be
Patricia: not that long, please, please let me go
Mr. Williamson: oh ok, but stay out of trouble and don't go too far, and hurry back
Patricia: thank you (rushed out)
Fabian: Eddie, why are we just standing outside?
Eddie: I'm waiting for Patricia
Fabian: well we could wait inside
Eddie: where is she?
Fabian: Eddie is everything ok
Eddie: (eyes started filling with tears) can we please just wait for Patricia
Fabian: ok and then will you tell me; were best friends Eddie, I know when something is up.
Patricia ran up to them
Patricia: should we go inside then
Eddie: yeah
In the living room
Fabian: so now can you tell me what's up
Eddie: (sigh) you know when my dad called me into his office after the last lesson
Fabian: yeah, what happened, you came back crying
Eddie: (started to get upset) He told me that my Mum had died
Fabian: oh Eddie im so sorry
Eddie: yeah (sigh) so now I've got to live here with my dad but he's gone away
Fabian: well Patricia lives a few houses down and I live in the next street so you can see us anytime you want
Eddie: yeah I know, so you guys want to stay for Tea
Fabian: oh go on then. What are you having?
Eddie: chips
Patricia: do you mean crisps (picking up Eddie's shopping which were mostly crisps)
Eddie: yeah, yeah
Fabian: oh sounds nice
Patricia: do you me to cook something
Eddie: ok because I can't cook
Patricia: ok you have all the ingredients for a nice spag bowl so that is what we are having
At the Table
Eddie: hmm Yacker this is amazing
Fabian: yeah, where did you learn to cook?
Patricia: I don't know
Eddie: well you need to cook for me every night because no one cooks as well as you
When they had done
Eddie: all right who's washing up
Patricia: oh my god
Eddie: what
Patricia: my dad is going to kill me, he said don't be long
Eddie: you haven't been that long it's been about an hour and a half
Patricia: for my dad that is like 5 hours I need to go (running out)
Eddie: but what about the washing up
Fabian: I'll help (picking up a cloth) I will do the washing up you dry up
Eddie: (picking up a towel) don't you need to go home too, it's getting dark.
Fabian: its ok I'll go home after I've helped you
Eddie: ok
Fabian: Eddie
Eddie: yeah
Fabian: I'm sorry to bring it up again, but why didn't you want to tell me your mum died
Eddie: I don't know ok
Fabian: Ok and how did she die?
Eddie: (crying) (shouting) Get out; Get out (pushing Fabian out the door then slamming it) (then slid down the door crying)
In the Morning
Patricia: hi Fabian, are you coming to Eddie's
Fabian: I don't know, I don't think he wants to see me
Patricia: what do you mean?
Fabian: well last night he kicked me out, and was pretty angry with me
Patricia: (sigh) well I'm going, you can come if you want to
Mr. Williamson: and who's Eddie
Patricia: (silence)
Mr. Williamson: tell me
Patricia: Eddie? Who's Eddie I said teddy
Fabian: (mouths) teddy?
Patricia: yeah, my toy teddy me and Fabian were playing with him yesterday and I was just asking if he wanted to play again today
Mr. Williamson: Patricia, you are 18 you know, not 5
Patricia: yeah I know, what so now I can't play with my toys
Mr. Williamson: can't you be more like piper (walking off)
Fabian: come on
Patricia and Fabian walk out the door
Knock knock
After waiting 4 minuets
Patricia: Eddie it's us open up
Still no answer
Fabian: maybe he's gone out
Patricia went to the side of the house and picked the lock of the back gate
Fabian: Patricia, you can't just break into his house
Patricia: watch me (the gate opened), and plus it isn't really breaking in, I'm just seeing if he is ok (went in through the gate)
Fabian: (whispering) Patricia, Patricia come back here, oh (followed her in)