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Chapter 2: The Apology
Edd had been contemplating how he was going to approach Marie for several days now. He found himself watching her and notice more of how her behavior has changed. She had always carried herself with her bad-ass self confidence. Marie seemed very feline, and feral, and sly. She never really cared what people thought of her. She was her own independent carefree soul who enjoyed striking fear into the hearts of others and bored otherwise. But lately she seemed unsure. She seemed cautious of every move she made and every step she took- everywhere she looked. She didn't seem happy or carefree anymore.
'Oh dear… Maybe she's having problems at home.. But Lee and May seem fine…" This was the first Edd had really contemplate what could be wrong with Marie.
Edd didn't have confidence enough to come straight up to Marie and apologize. Instead he tried to make it seem like they accidentally 'bumped into each other'. It should have been easy enough since they always pass in the hallways. However, every attempt failed. She's either be too far on the other side of the hallway, or he would get cold feet.
Edd too felt the anxious pinch whenever leaving a classroom or walking down the halls- or even how he was going to approach Marie. He would start to sweat and shake. His knees would nearly cave. Times that he had a legitimate opportunity, he wouldn't get his legs to move. Sometimes he would run off feeling nauseated. His plan wasn't going too well. This was Marie Kanker. The girl who obsessed over him for several years.
Much to both their dismays, it happened. Traffic in the hallways forced a collision between the two, and it was so crowded that they didn't see each other until just that moment. "Oh my! I'm very so- oh my.." The two locked eyes in mutual fear. The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Or Nana's big toe nail. Whichever is sharper. Double D began rambling inaudibly out of nervousness. Marie on the other hand couldn't even open her mouth.
"Well uh, you see- what I'm trying to say Marie, is uh- oh dear…" Edd began to shake. "I-I've c-c-come to r-realize that w-we weren't very good h-house g-g-guests all those years ago and-" Edd's knees started to cave and he was about to give in to his fear.
"I-I-I figured maybe w-we offended you and y-your s-sisters and I-I w-want-ed to apolog-gize on everyon-one's beha-half."
Nobody moved. Both of their hearts were racing so fast that they could practically be heard over the crowd. After a pause, in just the quickest instance, Marie vanished into the crowd without a word and without warning. Edd needed to pause for a second and try to comprehend what just happened. "Did I just escape being assaulted by a Kanker?!" "NOT YET YOU HAVEN'T!"
Lee jumped in front of Edd from absolutely no where and picked him up by the front of his shirt. "What the hell did you do to my sister!?" Now Edd was frightened, and now he had even more of a reason to be. His heart rate had reached that of a hummingbird as he attempted to explain himself, but his brain was moving faster than his lips and nothing understandable came out. "You may be Marie's man, but you ain't doin nothin to hurt our sister!"
A few hours later Edd caught up with Ed and Eddy. "Where have you been sock he-HOLY SHIT! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE!?" Ed and Eddy looked closely at Edd's red swollen face and black eye. All he could mutter was "Kankers…"