Travis
Neither Silent Hill Or skins are mine, credits are at the down under. Silent hill is property of Konami.
Warning: Contains strong language, violence, sexual themes, use of drugs and alcohol. (You have been warned)
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First segment
Travis was inside a big office. A very pale person was in front of him, in a black suit with a blue shirt, he had brown hair like Travis, his hairdo was backwards, revealing some hair entries. In the desk in front of Travis was a big plaque that had the name "Michael Mason" in green letters. His friends, and even Heather tried to deny it, but she was his protegee, she was untouchable, even for the mean cheerleaders.
(1)"The principal is a sissy!" Suddenly someone said, distracting him from the lecture he was having, as that guy threw a stick to the window
"Don't let the system manipulate you!" Said a clearly stoned girl
By the glimpse he could catch, a big crowd, bigger by the second, encouraging him for a situation they didn't even knew. Unfortunately his father was 'at work', another excuse to be drunk, but what he could imagine was that if he was right now with him, for sure he would be suppresing the laugh that was at the corner of his lips. Closing his eyes a little, trying not to hear whatever was rampaging on the principal, he started to think. It was amazing the influence he had at the whole high school and he didn't even had to try so hard to be like those douche bags out there, he just was who he was, strange, cause normally a soft spoken, with a gold heart guy is rather bullied than loved.
"See what I mean when I say you're a problem for the school?" The principal said, quite happy
"I... Bullshit! It's not my fault Mason! I didn't ask for them to be here, they're here because they want" Travis said a little pissed interpreting Michael's gestures.
"Alright, let's just don't count social disturb in the things you have done, but err, let me see" Principal Mason said, placing some fine glasses, grabbing a red folder in front of him, checking the insides, after he passed some pages, finally he stopped, with a broad smile "Here says: Fighting with another classmate"
"I defended myself" Travis interrupted the principal
"Flirting with school personnel" He said, giving Travis a "shut up" glance, interrupting him.
"That was Alex" Travis said, angrier
"Oh right, sorry, I took the wrong one from the 'proble mstudent' files. What a coincidence both of you are on the same category, ain't that true?" Travis rolled his eyes and crossed his arms "Well, lemme see, here it is, Travis Grady!" He licked his lips, enjoying Travis' anger growing. "Here says" He cleared his voice "Smoking at school areas"
"I only smoke when I'm happy" He grabbed his chin "Anyway, I was at proud distance"
"A proud distance for you is at football fields? I don't think so, besides, you were fucking smoking pot." Travis gave him a killer glance " But we're here not to discuss your detentions, I think you know why we're here."
"I don't know why I'm here"
"You're failing eleven school subjects" The principal said, trying to be relaxed
"Just eleven, there are a lot more" He looked challenging at principal's Mason killer glance "Right?"
"There are only twelve subjects, Travis, twelve! Please, get your shit together. The only situation, if I can apply that kind of, 'situation', that mantains you here studying, like a fucking leech is football, which lately you have decided not to go " Michael said, almost laughing in a nervous way.
"You know why I haven't attended football" Travis said, objecting, looking at the floor with sad eyes.
"Yeah, we all know your story, and we try to be understandable, but there's a limit between being nice and the fucking anarchy" He rolled his eyes, as he saw Travis sad face" Alright, here's the deal Travis, you attend what's left of practices and try to pass your subjects"
"And what's my benefit?" He raised an eyebrow
"Being a good student, ain't that enough?" the principal said, "You can go" Travis walked away to the door "Hey, another thing" He leaned on his chair, like a pimp.
"What's wrong now Mason?" Travis said a little pissed with a tick in his eye
"First, shut the curtains down" Travis did as he was told "Now, do you have any lighter?" he said
"Sure, may I ask why?"
"Just, don't ask" he set fire to Travis bad record "I know what is to have someone in a psychiatric hospital, kid, believe it or not. So please, don't fuck it up again, I have forgive you almost everything. Here it is your bad records score, and until I don't see those grades becoming good grades, I will not burnt this papers I have on my desk too, understood?" Travis said yes with his head "You can leave now" Travis stared at Principal Mason "That's all" Travis looked at him "Hey, you're totally scaring me, what happened, is anything wrong?"
"My lighter" Travis extend one of his hands at principal Mason direction
"Oh, right" He nervously laughed "Sorry, here you go" He said, giving the lighter to his original possessor. The Principal said right before Travis closed the door.
When he opened the other door, that lead to the aisle, Heather fell to the floor, right at Travis' feet.
"You know there are two doors, right?" Travis said, laughing at Heather
"What did the devil told you?" Heather said, ignoring Travis comment, rubbing one of her shoulders
"Oh nothing" Heather looked at him skeptical, he rolled his eyes "I just have to improve my grades or else I will be expelled, nothing so serious"
"Do you think you being expelled is not serious enough?" She said, staring at Travis with his mouth wide open
"Close your mouth or a fly will enter it. Well, yeah, it's serious enough, but I don't want to be pressured. I already have the pressure of the practices, and now I have to improve my grades, and you know I'm not very good at literature"
"Well, you're saying that to the correct person. Remember I know all Edgar Alan Poe and Shakespeare's books collections"
"That'll come in handy" Travis said, smiling to Heather
"Imbecile" She smiled at him, after that she sighed and rolled her eyes "But you'll owe me a favour for this, bitch!"
"Sure, I'll be your bitch, but if you tell anyone about this, the cops will have to gather your body in pieces around Toluca Lake!"
Heather limited to hug Travis and both started to walk to the final of the aisle. It was a relief that the Principal have cited Travis in the last class.
(2) Lisa went out of her hiding place. It wasn't right for her to spy on her boyfriend. She really knew that at that precise moment he was only with a friend, but something deep inside her, a hunch, a premonition told her that Travis was going to do something wrong. She shook her head as she stuffed her hands inside her gabardine.
"You don't trust him, right?" Maria said, from behind Lisa, making her jump
"Oh my god, please don't scare me like that. Ever"
"You haven't answered my question"
Lisa took a deep sigh "No, thing is, that I feel a hunch that something bad is about to happen, and I'm going to regret everything" Lisa said, looking to the ground in a very sad way
"Hey, look at me girl" She said, grabbing Lisa's chin "Travis is a good man, as I have seen, although he is not ugly..." She smiled, like a pervery
"Hey!"
"Just kidding, but really , don't be jealous, I know you're wrong about what you're saying."
"Sure" Lisa said, smiling to Maria
"And I suggest we go from here, you know we have things to do"
Travis was fighting with Heather in a tickle fight. He was attacking Heather's ribs, when he collided with Lisa. Travis was very surprised that his girlfriend was still there, when it was supposed that she will be already at her home preparing the stuff they'll need for the big thing of tomorrow, but what surprised the most to Travis was the big tan gabardine she was wearing with a big pair of sunglasses.
"Are you playing Sherlock Holmes or why the gabardine" Heather said thrilled
"Oh, no" Lisa said, embarrassed "I was feeling the ambience a little cold"
"So you put a gabardine that doesn't cover a lot, right?" Travis asked, scoffing Lisa "Why you were here? I thought you'll be already at home."
"I was waiting for you, since you didn't come out, I was about to go" Lisa answered, not knowing well if Travis will take that lie as a good answer
"Oh alright honey, so, do you want a ride to your house?" Travis offered Lisa to go
"Thank you sweetie" She smiled back at her boyfriend
They left back Maria and Heather, not caring if they complaint about it or not. For Travis it was a blessing any second with his girlfriend, even though they were on the same class, had the same friends, they were not in all the classes together. Travis was advanced in some classes, one of the reasons he was failing. He didn't want to lie to himself, he was good at those classes, the real reason he was failing was his mother and father. They didn't know how, but lately Travis' mother was being a real pain in the ass for everyone at the hospital, when she wasn't sued. Travis, instead of doing his homework, was visiting Helen constantly, and sometimes he skipped classes to see if her mother was fine. Night by night her case was getting worse, notice that wounded Travis mind the most. He didn't want to see her like that, the fact of her suffering bring him real tears of misery. Minutes later Lisa took out Travis from his abstraction kissing him, with a soft whisper at his ear, made Travis to accidentally drop his keys while he screamed like a little girl for the fright Lisa give him. They entered the cabin of the pickup; after Lisa closed her door Travis start the engine of the automobile, but didn't move.
"Why aren't we moving my love?" Lisa asked
"Did he do it again?" Travis seriously asked to Lisa, the only answer from her was a loud growl "Understand that I'm doing the best for you my lady in red. And I ain't moving from here until you told me the truth and remove your glasses"
"As you wish Travis, whatever" Lisa said angry, removing her sunglasses, revealing a bruise that covered from the eye to the cheekbone "Yes, he did it again, but please don't do anything or, or" Lisa said nervously
"Or otherwise you're going to do what Lisa?"
"This will be it! I understand you, but understand me too; Steve is the only member I have from my family, and I don't want to lose him too"
"Alright, but if I know that once again he did this, I will surely beat him till he is a fucking pulp" He said, then he started the engine of his pickup.
"As you wish" Said Lisa, not very sure of her answer
Cybil went out of school; it wasn't that strange to found Kauffman at her school. They had passed some nice moments after they met at the hospital, starting by finishing what they started back at the party in a medical cabin. He had a bucket of flowers for Cybil. She smiled at this gesture and went directly to kiss him.
"Hey cop lady, how are you" Kauffman said with a broad smile
"Very happy considering you're here"
"You'll be happier after this. I have some really good shit"
"But the deal was that we weren't going to be high all the time"
"C'mon, just a little"
"Alright, let's go to my house" She said grabbing him by the hand, immediately rejected by him
"Remember that I don't like that stuff in public"
"Alright" Cybil said, quite sad
Maria and Heather who were going to Maria`s brand new car saw this by the distance. They knew something wrong was happening with Cybil and if they really care about her they had to do something about this Kauffman guy that all of a sudden invaded Cybil's mind. They followed them, just to see if they were doing anything bad. Kauffman and Cybil went behind some cars, where they do some spliff, combining marijuana with some cocaine. Cybil didn't saw this very well, but she had to suck it up if she really wanted to be in a serious relationship with this incredibly hot guy that was a god at bed. After the smokes were prepared, each one light their own. From the distance she could see Travis pick up, it wasn't a good feel, she felt how she was betraying her friend. She destroyed the spliff and went running, with the rare effect of those powerful drugs.
Travis saw her in the mirror, but he looked again and didn't see anything. He laughed; he was beginning to be delusional like his father. Meanwhile Cybil was intercepted by Gabriel and he saw her with a very strange glance, she only half smiled, as the moment was very awkward to say anything, but what she could possibly explain? That she promised to her best friend not to be high? Oh, and it results is the same guy she fucked, but that has a girlfriend that is her best friend.
"What the fuck is your problem?" He said, angry
"Oh nothing, I just, err, you know, like, ah, how do I explain this? Shit"
"Hey Cyb! What are you doing there at the floor?" Said Heather in her enthusiastic tone of voice
"Oh, nothing, you know, taking the sun" She said, awkwardly
"And who's the hot guy?" Said Maria
"I'm Gabriel Kauffman, nice to meet you" He tried his best to be a nice guy
"Oh interesting, hey, do you want to go with us, we're going to Heather's girl cave to drink some Margaritas" Said Maria
"Well, Cyb and I we were"
"Oh yeah, see you later Gabriel"
"We'll talk about this later" Said Heather some meters apart
Second segment
Travis' house was little in comparison to the other houses, but he didn't mind, considering he only lived with his father. He had one desktop with a second hand desk computer; above it he had some shelves with models of different trucks and pickups. He lived in the resort area of downtown, near the West Garage and the lighthouse. Due to the small size of his house, Travis had to park his pickup and his bigger truck in places near to his house, knowing the risk of car smugglers. He had face in the past some of them trying to steal part of his cars, but he gave what they deserved, leaving them tied up inside the lighthouse without pants and shirt. He smiled remembering this. (3) He was finishing everything to make that night perfect, thinking of Lisa every possible moment, and suddenly a quick glance of Cybil went through his mind, making him to fall to the floor. He got up and started to dust his clothes. He was dressed with his favourite clothes, an orange vest with brown , a red chequered flannel shirt, dark blue jeans and orange boots, like the day when Maria get to know the full gang. Travis went from one side to the other of his brown and red room, looking for his cell phone. When he found it he felt some butterflies.
His mind exploded as he remembered Lisa while he was dialling a number. He was sure he loved Lisa, but he doubted about his relationship, he was feeling a little unwell about she remembering how he cheated on her with one of their common friends, and her 'BFF'. Many times he thought about saying her his one night stand, but love was love and things will have to follow their curse, even if Travis felt unwell about it or not, he loved Lisa too much to let her go, not to mention she was his only escape to the fucked up reality he had back home. Dealing with a troubled and depressed father that most of the time was drunk, and with a schizophrenic mother recluded on an asylum, that years ago wanted to asphyxiate him with gas for sure wasn't nice, AT ALL. He laughed ironically, sure, Helen was a nice person, only drugged up. When she didn't took her pills, she hallucinated about demons and mirrors and all sort of otherworlds. It gave him chills down his backbone remembering his desperate yells about that demon 'Alessa' and how he was going to be responsible for bringing such a horrible creature and the suffering of most of them.
"So, where you're going son" A man said, entering Travis' room, he had a black suit and a misfit shirt, he had brown eyes and hair like Travis, and almost the same face, except he was wearing thick glasses on his brown eyes and he had grown a thick moustache and some beard too
Travis gave a small jump backwards a little scared "I-I told you to first knock on my door before entering my room, is that very difficult?" Travis said a little pissed "Told you Richard, I'm going with my friends to the woods between Brahms and Silent Hill"
"I prefer if you call me father" Richard said, a little sad "But it's alright, have a nice day kid" Richard said giving his best smile to him going out of the room in a complete drunk state
(4) "And that's why it's better when he is sober" Travis rolled his eyes, and then he sighed.
He hung up after the eight tone, and threw it to his bed; fuck it, they will never answer, didn't matter how many times he will rang to her house or how many times he stalked her through facebook. No, fuck it, he thought and stripped down, ready to sleep well. Tomorrow will be a heavy day for him. Suddenly Travis' cell phone ranged. He, again, gave a long jump and answered at the second tone.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" James said, not looking completely sure
"For god sake I'm his girlfriend, how will I not know where he lives?" Lisa said to James, but she really was clueless about Travis place "Gosh, not only the blond girls except Maria, Heather, Laura, and Cybil and of course me, are stupid"
He looked in not a very good way at Lisa, while all the guys, even Henry were laughing at Lisa's comment. Now they were outside somewhere in the resort area in Silent Hill, near to Motel Riverside with the whole gang.
(5)"Hello, hello, c- can you hear me?" James said while talking at the cell phone
"Yes, what do you want James that you can't tell me when you get into my house?" Travis said, angered
"Remember we told you that you have to use your pickup for the travel?
"Aha" Travis answer, a little dumbfounded
"Well, we will need a pick up for nine; my sister is no longer coming"
"Why she ain't coming? It was her idea!" Travis said pissed
"Relax man! She had... reasons not to come, but don't worry, the others are with me right now, we are actually in front of your house"
He was a little pissed, they have come to his house and he wasn't informed about this. He didn't care if the guys see the state of his house, or his father in the wasted state he was, but the girls were a totally different story. One reason was that without any kind mother to relate to, he learned that women were sacred (at least for him), that was a reason behind that he respected a lot women in general. Another reason was the inconvenience which his father was to. To the town's eyes, Richard Grady was a respected man, due to the problems with his wife, no one knew what his father's work was, but for sure it was a good work that could maintain Richard and Travis well, the only problem was that most of the money went directly to the maintenance of her mother, and a lot of booze. He thought again about his friends seeing his house when he processed James' words, it was too late when he tried to make an excuse, then, two knocks on the door were heard, after he hung up with James. God, if the gang had their suspects about the stupidity of James, here he was proving it. Even more, if his worst fears were truth, he brought Lisa to the only place sacred to him, the only place he was still reluctant to show (even to Lisa). He only showed Lisa once his house, just the facade.
"Hi" Travis said, after he slightly opened his door
"Hey man, are you going to let us pass or what?I remember you this isn't a club" Murphy said in his cocky tone voice
"A club?" James, and everyone else saw Murphy with the same glance.
"Yeah, you know, like those gorillas that stand at the entrance of clubs"He said, with a sarcastic tone
"Ah, now I get it" Said Travis
"I don't" Said Alex, completely high
"My house is a complete... Mess, Murphy" Travis said, while trying to push the door from the boys of the gang, ignoring Alex commentary
"Don't worry, after seeing Alex's dormitory, all houses are completely clean" James scoffed
"Let a professional judge it dickhead! "He said, taking space to take down the door
"Alright, alright, I'll open it" He opened the door, then grabbed Henry by the chest "But I warn you, I have a complete drunk dad upstairs"
"If anything happens, I think we can deal with that situation" Henry softly said "We're dealing with Murphy, remember"
"We?" He looked at Henry's eyes" It's a joke, alright, but if he does something stupid I'll have to beat the shit out of him" laughing, he was patting Henry's back in a friendly and brotherly way
"Wow, you have all the dolls I have give you!" a voice said coming from Travis' room
His cheeks and chest were burning with mixed feelings, while his cheeks were as red as Elmo, he tried to pretend nothing happened, until he observed how everybody was looking at him, and trying to cover his face with his hand it increased more his embarrassing moment. He finally covered his face with his vest. He wasn't able to look forward, while his face was matting with the colour of his shirt. He rushed to his room, only to see Cybil and Lisa laughing and cleaning up his messy room.
"God, Travis, you had one of the most messy rooms I've ever seen!" Cybil said "But Murphy was right, after seeing Alex's room, every house seems perfectly cleaned"
"Sorry for the disaster" Travis started to said
"You don't have to say anything, it was fault of stupid James to bring us here without your permission" Lisa said, kissing Travis.
While they were making out in a gross way, Cybil looked away, trying not to feel guilty. Yes, some weeks passed after the incident, but still she was feeling like an asshole about everything happened between Lisa's man and her. Travis saw this with the corner of his eye and finished the kiss. He felt that another leg growing, so he started to think about unsexy stuff. He thought about James like a cross dresser and Murphy as a whore man, and suddenly, he was ready to build a complete Empire State.
"And why all those dolls?" Cybil asked trying to avoid the guilt inside her head
"They mean how much time we've been dating as a couple Lisa and I" Travis said proud "She gives me nurse dolls, and I give her truck like these ones. I know it's tacky, but"
"It's perfect! Who is the genius behind this?" Cybil asked almost frenetic
"Me" Lisa said almost whispering "Thank you for calling me like that" Lisa said, giving Cybil one of her radiant smiles
"So, do you want to film a porn here or we're going" Murphy said in his usual cocky voice tone
"Lemme pack some more clothes" Travis started
"Hey big guy, we're going just a night, for fuck sake, it's not like we're going to walk the whole California state!"
"Maria, I think Murphy needs a reminder of your power!" Travis yelled
"With pleasure" Maria rushed towards Murphy "But he was right, are we going or what?"
"Alright, let's go"
"Wait, I invited Kauffman too"
"What?" Maria, Murphy, Travis and Lisa said
"Yeah, he'll meet us at square shop centre"
"Okay, whatever" Travis said a little jealous
Travis kicked out everybody except Lisa, who helped her selecting the things they would need for the campfire that night. Her 'lady in red' was perfect at every level, and even he recognized he had been a jerk for cheating on her, he was happy he had someone as amazing as Lisa. They were inside enough time to make everyone think they were having sex, and all the noises didn't help to convince them they were only moving stuff from one side to another. As soon as they went out they were met with three pair of eyes.
"So, as I was saying, porn" Murphy scoffed
"Asshole" Maria said, punching Murphy in the gut "And that's for saying me hot stuff too! I'm only James' hot stuff"
"But you're only dating" Said Murphy, trying to recover his breathe
"So? You love Henry and we don't say anything about that" Maria said, not joking about that, snapping her fingers
"That some bullsh-" Murphy started to say
"Hush" Travis said, as he heard some laughs from the living room
"What's the matter baby?"Lisa asked
"I think I heard something" Travis said while he stretched his eyes, trying to focus more, after that he widely opened his eyes "Oh god, no please! Guys, I think my father is in the living room, let's go" Travis said, in a mixed mood between being pissed and stressed
He tried to avoid the living room, but it was impossible, when they arrived at the point where he had his suspects about, in the centre of the living room was Richard, with a scrap book, the kind of scrap book that each family has to put in shame their kids. Travis let out a long sigh and grabbed his nose, when he saw what his father was showing to Heather and Alex. Heather was the first to notice the other ones, she laughed when she saw Travis. (Probably she saw one of the embarrassing photos) Travis thought to himself, feeling the warmth of the blood coming to his cheeks.
"Oh Travis, you were so sweet when you were a baby! What happened to you?" Heather said, pointing to a picture of Travis with a teddy bear.
"Just, let's go, right?" Travis said, strongly blushed
"We haven't seen all of your pictures, wait a little more" Murphy said in an scoff tone
"Remember we have a long trip ahead" Travis reminded to the mischievous Murphy pulling him by one arm
"But son, first you have to show me your girlfriend, I haven't met her" Richard said almost falling to the floor, leaning against Henry
"I think not now Richard" Travis said, helping Henry to be out of Richard's grip "We have a long trip ahead..."
"Is her?" He said, while holding one of Cybil's arms
"No, and I won't tell you in the state you are, Richard. Guys, let's go, please" Travis said, quite distressed
"Babe, don't worry"
"But Lisa, he's drunk, maybe he would say inappropiate things" He whispered, his stress rising
"Sir, it's a pleasure to meet you. I'm Lisa"
"Garland, yeah, I know everything about you, but excuse the state I am in right now, if I only knew my daughter in law would come I will be looking nicer"
"Oh, don't worry mister Grady, you look just fine, well, I promise to take care of your son" Lisa said, smiling to Richard, sitting next to him
"He's special you know? He's a good boy, but sometimes he forgets it" He said, talking only to her with a low voice
"I will do sir" She smiled
"I know I'm a bother, but thanks for bringing all of your friends, they're marvellous kids, they really are" He said "But you have a long trip, just take care, and use condoms, I put lube inside Travis' pickup!"
"Well, thank you" He said, with an awkward tone "I'll see you on sunday" He waited for everyone to go "I heard what you said to Lisa, and" He was about to cry "You're not a bother to me, never, I love you" He said, wiping his tears "I really love you" He kissed him on the cheek
"Good trip" He knew his son was being sincere, as he wiped his tears "Don't forget to use condom" He winked his eye and went to the kitchen.
"Please, if something happens, dial my number, and don't get drunk, please" He went to the pick up
(6) Everybody said goodbye to mister Grady and started bothering Murphy about his sexuality. When Travis put on his seat belt something told him that this day will not be a very good day at all for him. But he tried not to hear his own hunches, maybe he was exaggerating. While he started the engines of his old and trusty pickup, ready for the road ahead of all of them he had a plan to avoid Kauffman, he didn't want any fight with him, or him with anyone else, everybody knew what was happening between Cybil and him, and they didn't like this at all.
Kauffman waited for Cybil and the rest of her not so relevant gang at the point he told her. Gullible people in need of love like Cybil made Kauffman's days, more, counting that Curtis and Wheeler paid him to do the work. More gullible people to use, and for his own purposes, that was fucking good. He laughed a little as he looked both ways; he assured there was no one around to have a blow. He could feel how his body soothe, as his heart started to race. If it was real, tonight he could finish the job with a simple call and after that he will move to the next county, where his real girlfriend was. He soon received a message by WhatsApp
Everybody, except Cybil, were not very sure of Kauffman intentions, so to be cautious, accidentally they 'lost' in the way to square shop centre. Now they were at the highway, ready for the trip of their lives. Maria, as the smart girl she was, contacted her uncle and told her to investigate the man, by her part, Cybil texted Kauffman by WhatsApp, telling him he couldn't go with them.
"C'mon Cybil, don't be sad, you'll see how good will it be" Heather smile at her
"But he was meant to be my tonight's shag"
"Or could be me" Murphy said with his cocky voice
"Maybe you could be kicked in the guts so hard you'll be a woman" Maria threatened Murphy
"Agh, always cockblocking Maria, James, repeat me what do you saw on her that is so attractive"
"Don't answer him" She raised a finger "I prefer to cockblock rather to be a cocky motherfucker who tries in a very pathetic way to prove everybody that he's straight when everybody knows he's gayer than a Cher dancer"
"Really James, what do you saw on her, she barely has boobs, well I can solve that"
"Don't threat me… Well, if you still want to be a man by tomorrow"
"You filthy cunt" He said going to the back seat
"Hey calm down, or either we're going to crash again something" Said Travis a little pissed off
"Don't worry, we have everything under control" Said Alex, who was holding Murphy while Cybil tried to held down a very angered Maria
"And you didn't bring drugs, right Alex?" Said Lisa
"I didn't, I still think that's boring"
"I prefer it, rather than to be high and smuggled by someone"
"You're a paranoiac" Was the last answer from Alex lips, the rest of the road everybody was in silence, looking at the windows, listening to Travis' country music
Third segment
"Travis, I think we're lost" Alex said, moving the less he could. The space wasn't enough at Travis pickup, and some had to go at someone else's legs. Henry was sitting on Murphy's legs, who secretly was being aroused by this and Alex was at Heather's.
"Alright, I'll ask okay?" Travis said, pissed. He pulled over and he saw an old Dodge parked. Lisa opened her window "Hello, anybody in there?" Travis asked
The pilot window opened, revealing the face of a man that looked like he came out of a ranch "With what I can help you?" The ranch man said, he had a strong accent
"We're looking for" Travis looked at his map "Loner's peak, do you know where is the road to it?"
"And a gas station" Heather yelled from the back
"Right, and a gas station" Travis said
"Well, the gas station is not too far, it's just half mile straight from here and then right another half mile, and to get to Loner's peak, at the gas station you will see a dirt road some yards at left. You'll have to follow that road and it will leave you there"
"Thank you" Lisa said to the man, closing her window, after that Travis went to the place the man told him.
"You're welcome cutie" The man said, moments after the gang was far away, with an evil smile holding a shotgun
The gang arrived to some gas station at a middle point between Brahms and Travis house. The road even though, was not at the official maps of Silent Hill, it was one of the most important roads for truck drivers, and in general, for the people here at Silent Hill, the name of it simply was Redfield Road. The only persons that came out of Travis' pickup were Travis, Lisa, and Maria. Some moments after the gang arrived, other persons arrived too at the gas station.
"Let me check if there's anybody" Maria said to the gang. She went where the two cars were, an old Dodge pickup and a green Tsuru. "Hello, do you know Loner's peak?" She said to the man at the old Dodge
"No, but I think inside the store they might know" The man said. Maria turned to head the store, no noticing the rare smile the man had.
She entered the gas station store checking if there was anybody so they could pay to her or him. For the appearance the place look pretty neglected, and Maria took advantage of that to smuggle some lipsticks and make up.
"Hello? Is anybody here?" Maria said looking behind the counter.
She lifted her shoulders and waited leaning against the store desk. She drummed her nails against the hard wood making a loud sound. Soon after she heard that someone behind entered the store. She thought it was someone from the gang so she didn't bother to look back. Moments after she felt someone hugging her from behind, after that she screamed and tried to kick in the guts whoever was at her back.
"Don't yell too loud, we don't want the employee to be scared" A rough voice behind Maria told her, whispering in her ear. She could felt the alcoholic breath from the person behind her.
"Leave me alone, or you'll pay the consequences"
"What can a girl like you can possibly do?" Said, hugging him
"Let go fucker" Murphy said, running to the place where Maria was, struggling with the unknown man. After some seconds Murphy finally won. The unknown man went out and only Maria and Murphy were inside the store "Are you okay Maria?" Murphy said, approaching cautiously towards Maria, checking her
"Don't be silly, I'm not gonna hurt you" Maria laughed "Well, you saved me from being harassed, more like raped by an alcoholic dude, ain't that true?" Said uncomfortable
"Well, occupational hazards, nothing more" Murphy scoffed while rising his hands and shoulders
"Just let's get out please, I don't want to be wound by your modesty" Maria said putting her hand on her forehead in a tragic way
"Let me check if there's anybody" Maria said. Travis heard that, but he was busy in putting gas to his reliable pickup.
After that he noticed that other cars were coming to fill gas, but he didn't mind. He saw one of the men coming out of a green classical Tsuru, and going directly to the store where Maria entered moments ago.
"So, were you're heading beauty" A man said to Lisa, not noticing Travis was near. His appearance was one of those that live in a ranch.
"I'm with my boyfriend" Lisa said, a little nervous
"I'm not a jealous person" The ranch man said
"But I am" Travis said, standing at the side of Lisa "So, get your ass out of here and return to the ranch from where you come from"
"Having any problem Evander?" The man of the green Tsuru said when Travis finished his sentence. He came out of the store right after Travis stood at Lisa's side.
"Don't worry Ezra, I was just talking with this sweet couple" Evander said and then laughed like a maniac "Just be aware of the full moon today" Evander said laughing again like a maniac, then he entered an old Dodge pickup, and Ezra entered his green Tsuru
Maria and Murphy arrived where Lisa and Travis where, laughing, holding hands. They looked like they were friends from all life. Travis looked at them dumbfounded, he wasn't very sure about if he was delusional or that was real.
"What happens? Are you alright Travestied Travis?" Murphy said snapping his fingers in front of Travis
"You and Maria, together, am I delusional or is this thing real?" Travis said, putting many pauses in his speech
"No, you're not delusional jerk! It's real we're together, why you are so surprised about that?" Murphy said still scoffing
"Well, it's not common from your part..." He started to say "You know, you're like counterparts" He said, gesturing with his hands too
"So, what you basically are trying to say is" Maria said
"Never mind, we still have a long road to Loner's peak, and look" He looked at his expensive watch, the only expensive thing he had "It's a little late" He cut off whatever Murphy was going to say.
They entered the car, first Maria, who was sitting at James' legs, then Murphy, who was now sitting at Henry's legs. Travis entered after Lisa, and then he started the pickup engine, moving to the dirt road Evander said to him.
"What the hell was that?" Heather asked, a little obfuscated by Alex's weight, which was now at her legs
"Just another loony that tried to overstep the mark with my girl" Travis answered hugging Lisa with his free arm
"I swap you places Lisa; I don't want to be at the legs of a lady boy" Murphy said, quite sullen
"Stop bothering Henry" Maria said angered "I think your balls know it very well, stupid chauvinist" Maria said
"Oh shut the fuck up fake Barbie" Murphy answered quite amused
Murphy and Maria started to fight, Maria trying to scratch Murphy's face and Murphy trying to pull Maria's hair, Travis just rolled his eyes and sigh, still embracing Lisa. After all, the peace between them was just momentarily, he almost predicted that inside his head.
"I was right, I was just hallucinating" Travis said to himself
"Hallucinating what?" Lisa asked to his boyfriend, holding his hand
"I saw Murphy and Maria being like the best friends on Earth" Travis told Lisa "And you guys stop it or I will kick you out of my fucking car and you'll have to get back to the city by your own feet!"
"Just ignore them, they're inoffensive" Lisa said, giving his boyfriend a sweet smile
"I have to do it, otherwise I will not have appendix by the end of our scholar year"
He gave Lisa a kiss and then he drove the way that was left to get to Loner's peak. That site was special for one reason to Travis. The place was the last place before Helen tried to gas herself along with Travis. It meant a lot to him and if he can't be with her mother, at least he can be with the memory of her. Murphy and Maria were still fighting in the back part of the pickup, only that they were now only fighting with words and no in a physical way. Hopefully everybody was seeing how Murphy and Maria were fighting, and weren't paying attention at Cybil. Or that's what Cybil wanted to think. She couldn't really describe what she was feeling, but it wasn't nice. Maybe the guilt was still there and she didn't realize that every time she saw Travis and Lisa happy together she remembered what happened back there at Maria's. Maybe she was feeling some banned feelings that she was not supposed to have for one of her friends, but she didn't want to think that the second was even a possibility. Cybil refused to think she loved her best friend, that would mean she might lose him as a friend and she didn't want that. She shook her head and tried to laugh at the funny word brawl that Maria and Murphy were having. Kauffman appeared, his shadow still at her eyes.
"Now stop it, I mean it now for real!" An angry Travis said
"Alright, relax man" Murphy said
"Shit!" Alex yelled looking at the back window
"Now what?" Travis asked, tired
"I think they're after us, quick, run as fast as you can this piece of trash!" Murphy said, forgetting anything about her fight with Maria, yelling as a little girl
"It's not a piece of trash, and that's not funny" Travis said
"See it for yourself" Said Henry, who was seeing the same as everybody back there
He looked at the rearview mirror, the green Tsuru appeared at his left side and the old Dodge behind him, he saw the Dodge guy holding a big rifle, and was pointing at him directly. The Tsuru guy was too pointing at him with a pistol. Everybody inside the pickup was yelling, including Murphy, who was supposed to be the rude guy, and Henry, the shy guy. Travis tried to accelerate more, but they were just closing him the road. Soon after the Tsuru was in front of him, Ezra stopped the car and Travis did so, too. Everybody expected that Ezra, the guy from the Tsuru, started to open fire at them, but he only throw off a cigarette butt from his window, and then he turned to the other side. Everybody look at them, while both of the weird ranch guys were going away from them. They were not completely relaxed, before they saw that both of the cars were very far away. They were very dumbfounded with this; they expected that they open fire at them.
"What in God's name was that?" Heather asked, making long pauses
"Don't know, but as soon as we "watch the moon" we don't have anything to be worried about" Cybil scoffed
Everybody after this comment was in a tense silence. Some moments passed that nobody did anything. Then Travis laughed making everybody laugh except Lisa, which was still serious for not any logical reason.
"This is not funny, why are you laughing? We could have die" Lisa said, quite serious
"Just relax man! We didn't die, that's enough for me" Alex said
"And for me, let's go" Travis said, starting the engine again.
The road left for them was short, but the fright that those pricks gave them was enough to make them stop at least for five minutes which passed like ten seconds for all of them. Travis could still fill all the adrenaline inside his body. Lisa then kissed him, while he tuned in the radio trying to locate any good radio station near that zone. Unluckily, the only thing he could hear was white noise.
"So, Loner's peak, here we go" Maria enthusiastically said
"Hope the forest makes your neurons work, Barbie" Murphy scoffed
Travis sighed "And here we go again" He said, knowing that Murphy and Maria were going to fight all the way till Loner's peak.
Fourth segment
"I propose let's put some music while we put the tents" Heather said, a little bit too enthusiastic
"A-Alright, put some of your music" Henry said to her
Heather put the big recorder the gang brought on the floor, then she turned on the recorder and she put a CD inside the slot, (7) soon music started to play, and the gang looked weird towards Heather, she looked to them dumbfounded.
"What?" She lifted her shoulders" A little of disco is fine"
"I agree with her on that" Alex said
The other members of the gang just ignore this and started to put on the tents. The distribution was like this: Travis will be sleeping with Cybil and Lisa, Murphy with Henry and Maria and finally Heather with James, and Alex. Murphy was a little bit reticent to sleep with Henry on the same tent, but maybe he was feeling something weird towards Henry, something that wasn't either hate, or brotherly love. While Murphy was questioning himself, Travis started to put his tent. For his luck Murphy brought the three tents they will need, and it was good that they were easy to arm and to disarm. He was thinking, about stuff of his past down there in that special place where he enjoyed some cool moments with his father and her mother, mostly he remembered the moments with her mother. It was that place where she started to have her hallucinations too, but that doesn't matter for Travis, as he only tried to remember the good stuff. When everybody finished arming their tents, Travis started to look around the forest with Henry, only to look if they were no threats around them. He didn't count that in the way he could found some hallucinogenic mushrooms. When he saw them he smiled and in his mind was building a mischievous idea.
"Hey Henry, help me gathering all the shrooms"
"B-but Lisa said no drugs" The shy man softly said
"C'mon Henry, we are young, we can have some fun, lend me your jacket"
"Alright" Henry told Travis, then sighing.
Henry took off his jacket, and then he laid it on the ground and started to put there all the mushrooms. He was thinking in how much fun the gang will have when they started to feel the effects of them. And how did Travis knew this mushrooms were not toxic? Simple, with his father he learned some basic stuff about plants and botanic in general. Travis and Henry returned to the point where everybody else where, Henry shaking like a Chihuahua and Travis more than happy with his great discovery. Travis went directly to the recorder and he shut it down.
"What the hell Travis? We were listening to some good shit" Murphy angrily said
"I have some good news for you, but come next to me" Travis said. All the gang gathered around, thrilled for what Travis may have between his arms. "So, you're wondering what I have between my arms, isn't it?"
"Sure" Cybil said sarcastically
"Well, be happy to know we will have a great party here" Travis said, while he laid Henry's jacket, revealing the mushrooms
"We told you, no drugs fucker!" Lisa angrily said, it didn't matter it was her boyfriend
"Come on, don't be silly babe, there will be no problem" Travis said to her
"Well, if there's any problem, trust me, I will not help" Lisa said, angry
"Come on sweetie, I will make amends later. We're young and we need some fun, please, please"
"Watch your words or you'll sleep outside the tent" She said, laughing
"So" Maria cheerfully said to Travis, ignoring her "How do we know this ain't poisonous?"
"It's a lil' bit complicated to explain, just trust me" Travis then sat down "And do you want some or you're just going to stare at me?" He laughed
"Sure" James said lifting his arms
"If you eat one of those I will say it to mom, this is only for real men like me" Murphy threatened Henry
"Okay" Henry softly said
"C'mon, if he's a real men, I'm fucking queen Elizabeth, c'mon, don't get out of the fun" Maria said, making room for Henry to sit at the other side where James wasn't
"Fuck it" Henry softly said, lifting his shoulders, impressing everybody.
"Maria, you stupid bitch, don't be scared if something happens to you! And well, Henry, don't even pretend to sleep near to me" Murphy said, with a mischievous smile
"If you're not going to let others have fun, then fuck off" James said "Anyone wants to join him?"
Lisa went with him, but after some minutes both of them returned, She looked at Travis angrily and went alone to the blue tent. Everybody was laughing and sharing true friendship memories, even the shy Henry was participating in the nice talk. Travis was the less talkative from all, but he had to be aware that Murphy don't discover the fireworks and the flares, or otherwise they will be fucked, knowing Murphy and the mischievous grin he made moments before. A loud smack brought back to reality Travis.
"Come on mate, you're being more boring than Lisa" Alex said. He was the responsible for the smack
"I heard that, you can fuck off too, ugly fuck!" She yelled
"Fuck, she can be a real cunt sometimes" Alex said
"Hey, that's my girlfriend you're talking about!" Travis said, angry, then he relaxed "Sorry, I'm still stressed, but guess I'll have to sleep in other tent, anyone?" Travis said to his friends
"Well, you can stay with me" James offered "But you try to go beyond, and you'll be a woman by the morning"
"Alright, calm down with your threatens" Alex said, then he laughed "I didn't think this shit will taste so great!"
"I know, right! And let me tell you I have tasted each drug made by humans" Maria said, gaining a dumbfounded glance from everybody except Alex and Lisa "What? My mother have worked in many nightclubs, its normal"
"Yeah, that explains everything" Murphy yelled again
"You brat, you don't know what you have just begun" Maria angrily said, standing up, ready to kick Murphy's ass. Everybody, except Travis for some unknown reason, stood up to prevent that Murphy went to the hospital.
(8) Travis didn't knew how, but the next thing he remembered was that they were very late at night, he was lending everybody a flare, except Lisa, she was just standing in one corner mysteriously looking at some point. It all looked and sounded funny for Travis. His surroundings were blurry and everything that he heard was like if it had an echo effect. He looked at his surroundings, Maria and James were dancing and after that Maria started to devour James with her kisses. At their left side was Henry, dancing with Murphy who went down to the ground by a very horny Murphy, removing his shirt and then his undershirt, he had a joint in the other hand, and he give it to Murphy, pulling him inside where everybody else was. At the other side of James and Maria was Heather at that precise moment she was pushing away Alex while she laughed, then Heather passed right in front of her eyes laughing. Cybil then appeared with a joint in her hand, she gave one smoke to it and then she put the joint between Travis' lips. At the same time, Lisa looked at them, angry and jealous. Travis just laughed and started to dance, shaking his left arm where the flare he had was.
"I'm sorry if I've been ignoring you, I still feel guilty" Cybil said to Travis, laughing, while the sky was changing colours, blue, yellow, green, red, and so on, and the trees were smiling at them, while the wind whispered to him strange things
"D-Don't worry" Travis laughed with Cybil "The important thing is that you're still human!" He said, while they were dancing
Travis left alone Cybil and he looked at a pile of leaves at the ground. They looked funny from the glow the flares were giving them, and the inexplicable bonfire too. He then grabbed a big pile of leaves and lifted to the sky, laughing when he did this, while the leaves were falling at a slow pace. Then he slept on the ground, and from an unknown place to Travis, Cybil came. Travis pulled her to a dark part of the forest. (9) She started kissing him passionately. Maybe it was an extra turn of screw, but he felt love this time, not only a random pair of hands going throughout his body and a pair of lips randomly moving. Did he was growing feelings for Cybil? He couldn't question himself, as he felt how someone pulled up his shirt, as an uproaring fire came through his chest and a red glow between Cybil and himself was going even brighter, then he did the same to her too. He had a really smooth and nice abdomen that could perfectly have some tattoos. He kissed her neck, with all the passion he could and his entire mind was invaded by Cybil. He breathed Cybil, he felt like if it was her. Slowly he took out her pants with his teeth and looked her directly at her eyes, like questioning, do you like me like that?
Of course Cybil answered the gesture, by taking off Travis pants, looking at his awesome tattoo in the low part of his ribs. Yeah, she was lucky to have someone like him not just trying to screw her; he was kind enough to take it slowly and smoothly, like the first time you drive freely a car. She loved him, a lot, she couldn't deny that even if she loved that pretentious brat of Kauffman; she loved even more this real man. She began to breathe rapidly, as she felt how he took out his pants and started making love with her. This felt different, someone wasn't just 'shagging her', and she was being treated like a real woman. Travis finished having sex with Cybil, again. It felt good, astoundingly out of this planet, but he felt remorse eating his soul. Why on Earth he did that, again? It wasn't fair nor for Lisa or Cybil, it felt like he was just using them, and he felt too guilty for doing such nasty things. Cybil was about to say him something as she approached him, when a loud scream and the sound of shooting distracted them. He finished to put his clothes and rushed where the group was. If those men from the gas station were at the bonfire he wouldn't doubt to bash them.
"We are all here?" He asked to Lisa
"I haven't checked" Lisa replied, bitter
"Let me check, don't move please my love" Travis kissed her.
First he went were Maria, James, Heather and Alex were supposed to be. It was few footsteps to make it through, yet he moved really slowly, just in case shit happened. He opened the tent door, but sure as hell he regretted that at the very moment he opened it. What he saw he knew will haunt him forever. He saw Alex and Heather making out, and the idea of a moaning Alex and moaning Heather wasn't sexy at all for poor Travis. He had the impulse of closing the door, but it was better that they were outside, than inside, of the tent obviously.
"Hey! Wake up, and you two stop fucking, I think the dudes from the gas station are here" Travis said shaking the tent
Then he went were Henry and Murphy were supposed to be, really slowly again, seeing if Alex and Heather were really out of the tent. He didn't even need to open Henry's tent, halfway through on a tree, actually against it, a very high and drunk shirtless Henry, not to mention he was just in boxers, was having sex? With just the tree, or was he jerking off? Either way, and even if this was way too gross for him, he approached Henry. He touched his shoulder seazing any activity he was doing.
"Are you alright Henry? Where's Murphy?"
"I. I Really don't know Travis, I was sleeping when I heard the shooting." Henry said with his soft tone, very scared
"Alright, let's get out of here, its better"
He reunited with Lisa, then he saw Heather coming out of her tent, sweaty and blushed, followed by Alex, who was with a full smile, Maria was next, she was like if nothing really happened inside the tent and finally James came out, with a shock expression in his face.
"B-but what you saw James, are you okay?" Henry said to James, hugging him in an awkward way
"I saw things, things that nobody is deserved to see" He said, while he was having a tick in his eye
After that they heard again the sound of shooting, Cybil appeared from behind them, and all were prepared to fight her, but when they saw her they stopped the attack. Still hearing the attack they didn't knew what to do. The shootings were getting closer.
"Quick, turn off the lights!" Travis said.
They turned off all the lights, the electric argon lamps outside each of the tents, and Travis suffocated the bonfire kicking some dust into it. Then they crouch near each of the tents and waited for the enemy to come. They heard someone yelling, Travis took advantage of this, and with the dark environment he hit in the face the enemy, repeatedly.
"Ouch, stop it for fuck sake! That really hurts" A known voice to Travis said
"Hang on a minute, you're not one of the dudes from the gas station, you're really" Travis said, t hen he took out his cell phone, illuminating the face of the person at his feet "Murphy? What the fuck you were thinking stupid prick?" His voice elevated some octaves
"C'mon! I was just joking" He laughed "And you have to see your expressions, turn off the lights, oh mommy, we're going to die" He said, trying to stand up, but Maria put her foot on his chest
"Hang on a minute. Do you realize that those fuckers give us the fright of our lives, and you scare us again? Are you stupid or what?" Maria angrily said
"Don't worry Barbie, we are still here, the only thing that ain't here are your neurons" Murphy said
"Whatever cupcake, Henry, you are invited to my tent if you don't want to be infected by his stupidity" Maria said to Henry, while she squeezed Murphy's strong chest.
Everybody went inside their tents again. Even though Henry wanted to go with Maria, he knew that there wasn't enough space for him, and seeing James' face, he could almost knew what he saw. Travis went inside his tent after everybody else was inside. He lay down with Lisa at his left side; soon he embraced Cybil too, even though he didn't know how.
"Hey Cybil, Cybil" Lisa said to Cybil. Somehow she ended up sleeping with Travis and Lisa at the ground.
"What happened Lisa" She rubbed her head like if she was hung over
"It's something important I have to tell you, please come"
"Sure" Cybil answered her, not very sure about what Lisa wanted to say to her
They walked what appeared to be an eternity for Cybil; they passed between branches, roots, even between a little river. She could hear clearly the cold wind and how the leaves were moving. Damn, she missed the blanket, she was freezing to death and all she could see was Lisa, this time she was a little bit different, like if she was about to explode or something. Cybil started to have her suspects about Lisa's mood. Then Lisa suddenly stopped, they were in a clearing.
"So, what's happening Lisa, is anything bothering you?"
"How to say this" Lisa said, after she sighed, she grabbed her nasal septum "YOU are bothering me bitch! Why you don't you get the fuck away from my man?"
"What are you saying?"She said, rubbing her head
"I know what you did when everybody was high, please, don't try to simulate you didn't hugged my man"
"Lisa, you alright? You, you're being delusional" She looked at her, scanning her "Hug him, but that is normal"
"You know what I mean by hug, you little cunt, don't try to fuck with me as you did with MY man"
"You're being really, really delusional" She said, very threatened, doubting of Lisa's emotional stability
"Well, if I'm delusional, this will help to bring me back to reality" She said, punching Cybil, then she started to choke her when she was on the ground
"You're choking me Lisa, stop it"
"Get away from my man" Lisa said, not caring if she was killing Cybil or not
Cybil was on the floor, trying to get out, when she saw a big rock. She grabbed it and the first thought on her mind was hitting Lisa with it, not caring if it could kill her or not. She smashed the rock against her head, and soon she felt no more Lisa's grip. When she realized what she had done she run away as fast as possible to the camp fire. Cybil opened the door of her tent and she discretely slept in the point where she was. She couldn't believe what she has done, but she was sure if she didn't do that, it could be almost possible that Lisa could have killed her without mercy, choking her and leaving her corpse in the middle of the forest.
Fifth segment
Travis walked up, with a big yawn. Last memory on his mind was that he was hugging Cybil and Lisa in the same tent. Now Lisa was all gone and Cybil was giving her back to Travis. He felt uneasy about the fact that Lisa wasn't there. He thought about waking up Cybil, but she was sleeping like a baby, a really sexy and cute baby although. He went out of the tent and went first to Murphy's; perhaps Lisa went with Henry just to see if he was doing right. Lisa was always been a charitable person. He opened the tent's door, just to see that Murphy was hugging Henry in a way that was too far away than a brotherly hug, practically they were kissing. Travis rolled his eyes and went searching to the other tent. Luckily for him, none of the occupants of the tent were doing sexual acts.
"What's up Travis, you okay?" James said, with a scratchy voice, covering from the light
"I don't find Lisa, maybe you have seen her" Travis answered James question, more questioning than answering
"Well, just give me a minute and we'll go find her. She can't be very far away." Heather told him. Travis had for a few seconds a tick in his left eye, remembering what he saw yesterday. He only nodded.
Travis waited for Heather and Alex to come out of the tent. He somehow still viewed them having sex, that idea still bugging him. He jumped almost screaming at top of his lungs when he felt a hand touching his shoulder. It was only Alex and Heather that were fully prepared to start searching for Lisa. They start walking around, looking for Travis' girlfriend. The uneasy feeling he had now was growing to a really bad hunch.
"Hey Travis" Alex said, bringing back to reality him "About what happened on the tent"
"I will not say anything" Travis dully said
"Please, no one after James, Maria, Henry and you knows this" Heather practically begged at the black haired man
"Alright, just, don't fuck again when we're in a little space like a clearing" Travis told them, like if he was his dad
"We promise you that'll never happen again" Alex said
"Ever" Heather complimented
The trio went walking around the area; not going more than half mile away, and that was way too much. Travis didn't found Lisa and that was concerning him a lot. They finally give up, after half hour of searching her. Travis returned to his tent and the same did Heather and Alex. When he entered it he saw Cybil woke up, with her eyes wide open, like if she has just seen a haunting.
"A-A-Are you alright Cybil, what happened?" Travis asked thrilled
"You're looking for Lisa, no?" Cybil asked, in an odd tone
"Sure! You know where she is?" He said, very excited
"But you can't say a word; I'll explain you what happen there"
"Happen about what?" Travis felt again uneasy
"Just follow me"
Travis did as her friend told him. They walked through a zone that Travis didn't think her girlfriend could walk. It was somewhere near a river when they stopped, Cybil was blocking for some reason Travis' vision in front of him.
"What is happening Cybil, why so much mystery about it?"
"First, I have to tell you that it was in self defence"
"What are you trying to say me?" Travis felt very uncomfortable with Cybil in front of him
"Come here, this will explain all" He hold Travis hand and then Travis saw the one thing that paralyzed his heart.
(10) It was a quiet trip with an awkward silence for everybody. No one wanted to see each other directly to the eyes. While Heather was feeling ashamed of having sex with Alex, Cybil was feeling guilty of almost killing Lisa. Luckily for her when she smashed Lisa in the head with the big rock, it only caused some unholy bruises. But she had to be immediately carried to a hospital, for the trauma caused. The only people that didn't feel embarrassed or guilty were James and Maria; they were quiet and peaceful with all the mushrooms they ate. Finally, Murphy felt guilty, must of all, for using Henry as his sex toy, and he didn't want to remind that Travis almost caught him making up with a strongly drugged Henry. Of course the first thing Travis did was getting her injured girlfriend at the nearest hospital. For his luck it was the local Brahms hospital. Travis didn't mention a thing about what Cybil did; he told the rest of the gang that she fell by mistake. He could be angry at her, but he could never be a bad man to anybody. After that he went to his house and he said goodbye to everybody, the gang was on Murphy's car.
(11) Travis went running to his bathroom where he went to gave himself a nice shower. After the events on the forest, he just wanted to forget about Lisa, Cybil or anything related to those girls in his life for at least some moments. Things couldn't get worst for Travis, when he looked at the bathroom and saw that his father attempted to commit suicide there, hanging himself from the shower
"Dad, please don't!" Travis said quite distressed. He rushed to the shower and untied the rope his father made "Why on Earth you were going to do that? You realize that there are still persons that love you, like me"
"Why I can still be alive, if your mother has completely gone nuts" He said overwhelmed "It's quite depressing you know" He sighed "And looked at me, I'm a mess, and I'm just a bulk for you"
"That's not true, maybe I'm angry because you drink a lot, but no, you would never be a bulk for me. And what about me, am I just painted on the wall or what?" Travis tried to joke with his depressed father "Look, I still love you, with all my heart"
"You're right, you're right" Richard chuckled a little "So, tell me about your trip, sorry, you were going to shower" He told, as he went with his son to the living room, trying his best to smile at him. At least, his son told for first time in a long time "dad" and the words "I love you" in the same sentence.
"Well, it's not that interesting, but I can start by saying it was a little awesome"
"A little awesome"
"Let's go to the living room, I tell you everything there" He hugged him "And damn, we both need a shower" He laughed, his father too.
Cybil went where she was supposed to meet her 'boyfriend'. What the hell was she thinking? She knew she had to do her mind before she could do anything. She went inside a not so good looking bar. She entered and went all the way throughout it, until she reached a door. She opened it discretely, just to see Kauffman with another girl. Damn it, two hard blows on some days, first Travis and Lisa, then him. Anyway, she waited there for two minutes and opened the door. The bitch was still there, but was pretending she was just a friend.
"So, hi again my love, meet my friend, Christina, Cybil, Cybil, Christina"
"Nice to meet you" Both said at the same time
A man entered the room at that time, she saw him with no very good looking eyes, and still she knew she had to trust in him. Kauffman smiled as the man sat down on a reddish couch that looked aged and neglected.
"And this is my very best friend Curtis Ackers, Cybil"
"Nice to meet you" She faked a smile "So, what do you think if we continue our party at your place my love" She said, sitting at his legs, kissing him.
"But Curtis has just came in"
"Well, he can be with Christina, right? I didn't saw you this saturday, please?" She make a puppy face
"Well, you convince me, see you around guys"
They wet out of the bar, Gabriel knew she had seen him and Christina making out, and he knew he had a lot to mend. Cybil thought exactly the same, the slight difference was that she almost killed her best friend, and slept (again) with another best friend, and with the boyfriend of her best friend. She had a lot of explaining to do if she wanted to keep her lifestyle intact.
(12) Travis was at the hospital, he was waiting for her girlfriend to wake up. He had visited her along what was left of the weekend, and he told her what happened with Cybil, and she told her, her own side of the story, making Travis to defend more Cybil. He entered the room soon after the nurse went out. They only talked, not ending the relationship, but still, she didn't want those lips to touch theirs, she wasn't very prepared to accept the cheat still. If she accepted it, it was like she gave permission to her boyfriend to still cheating on her, but she didn't want to be too rough, he was a full grown man (almost), and he knew what he was doing, and what not, he entered the room with a big bouquet of roses.
"So, how you're doing my love?"
"I think we need a time out"
"What?"
"If Cybil is more important than me"
"But Lisa"
"Just fuck off" were Lisa's last words
(13) Travis couldn't move, while the roses fall from his hands and went to the floor with a slight thud. He wanted to talk, but he knew it was a lose war. He only accepted it and went out of the room, his head was hanging low as he looked to the floor tiles. He wished somehow, by the magic of love Lisa could forgive him, but this time wasn't like if they had argued about something stupid, this time he had fucked up in a major scale. Slowly he walked to his pick up, with no forces to drive. Richard saw this and took control, swapping places, while he put the radio on, a sad, sad song was on, while they drove away, and he saw Cybil at that dickhead car, making him feel more miserable.
Created by
Bryan Elsley and Chris Clough
Written and adapted by
Max Santoyo
Directed by
Argon 1337
Produced by
Max Santoyo
(0) (Intro) End of small sanctuary (From 1:16 to 1:45)
(1) You know I'm no good- Amy Winehouse
(2) Nobilty in loneliness- The Echelon Effect
(3) Riders on the storm (Fredwreck Remix)- The doors feat. Snoop Dogg
(4) Comic bakery- Martin Galaway
(5)Sole command of the day- Rebecca Taylor
(6) Toxic Girl- Kings of Convenience
(7) If I gave you a party- Sexual harassment
(8) Snuff on digital- Blaqk audio
(9) Us and them- Pink Floyd
(10) Your rain- Akira Yamaoka
(11) Caroline (Jupiter remix)- Citizens!
(12) Riders on the storm (Fredwreck Remix)- The doors feat. Snoop Dogg
(13) Buddy- Iran