The Ed of this Pain

by Doomed-Kelpie

(DISCONTINUED UNLESS I FEEL LIKE WRITING THIS AGAIN) He stared up at the ceiling as he was lying on the floor. He tried to push away his thoughts, but the more he did so, the more thoughts pounded inside his skull. (TRIGGER WARNINGS: SELF HARM and SUICIDAL THOUGHTS)

3. Chapter 3

The Ed of this Pain

Chapter 3

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Double D's parents tried to talk to him, but they were only met with a locked door and silence.

"They don't care."

"See how quickly they gave up? You're not worth their time."

"Can't you even keep a secret?"

"They'll hate you now."

Double D's raging thoughts were then suddenly interrupted by a single question.

"How did the guidance counselor find out…?" Edd whispered aloud.

At first, he had no answer. After all, he had just started doing it. He had been avoiding his only two friends lately, and they weren't the most observant people anyway. His parents were rarely around, and it was clear that they had no clue about it. But then, he remembered the one person that had been reintroduced to his life briefly. He remembered how that same person had taken some interest in his bandages…

Kevin.

"He… He couldn't have figured it out, right?" Double D asked himself. "I made sure that my lie was plausible, didn't I? We don't even interact with each other. He couldn't have even noticed if I was acting differently…"

Double D thought for another moment.

"Unless… Maybe that's how he figured it out? He could have been comparing my current personality to my old one, which would be a more obvious change than to people who had spent more time with me…," he then continued. "But there's no way he could have known for sure, and it's been a few weeks since we finished our project…"

Eddward tried to think of other possibilities.

"Maybe Ed and Eddy are more observant than I think they are? It could have been a prank too… I've heard of people lying about others cutting themselves…," Double D muttered

He kept thinking about more and more possibilities, but the lack of having a definite answer only frustrated him. So, he gave up and went to sleep.

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He woke to his father knocking on the door.

"Eddward, it's time to get up," the man said.

Double D forced himself out of bed so he could get ready. He knew the only reason his father was there was because they had to meet with the guidance counselor.

"He's going to be angry at you because he has to miss work."

Edd threw on his clothes and put on his hat, not bothering to brush his hair because it would be covered anyway. After a few minutes, he left his room, choked down his breakfast silently, and followed his father out the door.

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