: Scars :
Chapter 4:
It's been already 3 weeks since Jeff left Randy's place. When Randy woke up to find him missing he got worried thinking that something might have happened to him, he searched for him everywhere.
Not knowing where Jeff was staying, he only had one choice where he could search the pub where he first saw him. Two days after Jeff went "missing" Randy decided best to check up on the pub.
It was about nine o'clock at night when Randy walked through the pubs door hoping he'll see Jeff in there. But disappointment hit him when he didn't see Jeff behind the counter where he was about few days ago
He saw the manager of the pub and decided to check if Jeff was due to working this week or if he even got to work these past few days. Yes Randy was indeed worried about him knowing he was in a shit load of trouble.
He always wondered what made that little happy creature he remembers back in high school go down that road, Jeff was always a happy kid, he never let anything get to him, the more he got creepy looks from people the more he was proud of himself. Hell he even remembers how close Jeff and Matt where back in high school, though Matt and Randy never got along so well.
Matt always thought Randy was going to hurt his little brother so he never trusted him, even though Matt does ha a bit of trusting issues.
He couldn't believe anything that just happened to Jeff in only a few years' time, what could have caused him to do those things. Randy didn't want to think about what could have made him like this, fuck he didn't even want to know cause that shit was too much for him to take.
He walked over to the manager's door and knocked.
"Come in" someone said from behind the door.
Randy slowly opened the door and made his way in, closing the door slowly behind him, he stuffed his hand into his jeans pockets and walked towards the managers table, on the table there was a tag indicating that the managers name was " Darius "
"If you came here for a job we ain't got none" Darius said looking at Randy while holding a cigarette in his hand only a few inches away from his lips.
"No that's not why I came here" he said still standing up , while looking around the office, it was a mess, scotch bottles scattered around the room, it was foggy due to having no windows and Darius smoked in it, and his ash tray was filled with buds.
"Then tell me why you're in my office boy, I ain't got all day" Darius said inhaling a drag from his cigarette and blowing out the smoke making the room more foggy and difficult to breathe.
"I'm here to check on Jeff, has he been coming to work lately?"
"Who?" Darius said, this time he was flicking through his phone.
"Jeff Hardy?, the guy with a lot of colours in his hair" Randy said trying to keep his patience.
"Oh the little kid, no he does not work here anymore didn't need his sorry ass, couldn't even do a fucking job, anyway if that what you wanted to know you can now leave, I got no more time to waste on your stupid little questions about a stupid little kid."
Randy tried to stay calm and made his way out the office "now that's a version of a fucking dick face" he said to himself walking through the dance floor, making his way out of the pub. He got out, lit a cigarette and started to walk down the street, fuck knows where he might end up.
"Hey, you wait up" a women said from behind him, he turned around quickly and saw a young women with blonde locks walking towards him. He already realized that she was a worker at that pub due to her clothing, black pvc skirt, half red tank top and a white boot all the way up to her knee's.
"I heard you're looking for Jeff right?" she said smiling lightly.
"Yeah I am…you know where he is?" Randy said hoping she'll give him the answer he wanted.
"Unfortunately no he hasn't shown up these past few days and I got worried, oh sorry where are my manners I'm Nami I work with Jeff, well now I am an ex co-worker" she said smiling again wildly and gestured for a hand shake.
"I'm Randal, an old friend of Jeff's" Randy said slowly shaking her hand.
"Listen Randal, I know what you're thinking who the hell is this chick, Jeff saved me from a load of shit, thanks to him I'm still alive, you see the workers in this pub, they don't get paid they just work here to pay their debts to Darius, and if it wasn't for Jeff Darius would have killed me and he came up with the idea of me working here to pay my debt."
"Okay…and basically Jeff worked here cause he had to give money to Darius" Randy said now confused as fuck, how many people did Jeff owe money too.
"Yes, I could take you to his place he could be there right now" she said smiling again.
"Oh yeah that would be great" Randy said smiling at her.
So they started to make their way down the road to Jeff's place, they talked about how Randy knew Jeff. And both of them seemed to have the same question as in how Jeff got himself into this shit load of trouble.
It didn't take them long before they stopped infront of a huge building that looked abandoned and a mess.
"This is where he stays, but from the looks of it no one is inside cause he usually has the lights on and trust me Jeff never sleeps at about ten o clock at night." Nami said
Randy made his way over to the garage and knocked on it "Jeff, it's me Randy open up", he received no answer and he knocked again for the second time "Jeff come on open up I need to talk to you" and yet for the second time no answer. He looked at Nami and she shrugged.
"Told you he's not here"
"Then where the fuck could he have gone than?!" Randy said feeling annoyed and pissed at the fact that Jeff just disappeared without nobody knowing where he has gone.
"I don't know, I don't live with him, have you tried to search at his mum's maybe he got everything sorted out with her?" Nami said looking a bit confused.
Randy shook his head and rubbed his forehead with his thumbs "No I don't think so, he could have gone there but there a slight percent that he did".
Nami shrugged and looked at her watch "Sorry Randy but I have to go I'm going to start work soon bye and hope you'll find him" and by that she started to walk down the street.
Randy shook his head "this can't be fucking happening it's been 5 fucking days and no one seen him What the fuck!?" he said to himself punching the garage feeling pissed.
Three weeks has passed and no sign of him, the only place left for him to search was at Ruby's house. It was Thursday morning when he drove down to Ruby's house hoping he'll find Jeff there and everything sorted out.
Ruby's house was about 45 minutes ride away from his apartment, he hated that place brought too many memories of his mum and dad. When he was a kid their house was only like a 5 minutes' walk away from Ruby's, so he could easily see his childhood home from Ruby's house.
He finally got there and made his way through the small gate and down the path that led to the door, his palms were sweaty and he was nervous he hoped for the best that Jeff was there.
He knocked on the door and waited until he heard footsteps from the other end, the door slowly opened to reveal a women with blonde hair, and her features looked a lot like Jeff's.
"Yes can I help you?" she said in her soft tone, Randy recognised immediately who she was, Ruby, Jeff's mother. Her voice never changed and it always calmed him, she always showed respect to him, she loved him like her own son.
"Hello, Ruby it's me Randal that used to live down the road, I was wondering if Jeff is here?" Randy said trying to keep his voice calm.
Ruby looked at Randy and her eye's widen "Oh dear jesus, you have grown so much Randal, come on in dear" Randy smiled lightly and made his way inside still a bit shaky from her not answering his question.
"Have a seat dear" Ruby said smiling at him gesturing to have a seat on a sofa in their living room. This house brought Randy a lot of memories. He clearly remembers how many times he slid down the stairs with Jeff behind him, he smiled warmly at how much happy they were that time.
"Oh dear, I'm sorry but Jeff left the house about a year ago, I don't know where he is nor if he's still alive, it breaks my heart to see my little baby that way." Ruby said sitting next to him.
He took a deep breathe and nodded "What the fuck where you thinking you fucking idiot!" he thought , "I met Jeff already Ruby but he van…".
"MUM! I'm home" Randy's words where cut off by someone walking inside the living room.
"What the fuck is he doing here?!" the guy shouted Randy turned around to look at whom was in there and he saw Matt standing shocked and glaring at Randy sending daggers from his eye's through Randy's body.
: End of Chapter 4 :