Amnesia for Life
Chapter 7
A single pebble and its group of pebble-like friends laid sprawled out on the ground, left abandoned where they had fallen.
"How has your day been?" asked the first pebble, Barney, to his friend, Fred.
"Quite lovely, actually, today I got to visit the riverside and my grandfather in the hospital grounds," Fred replied. "Oh, by the way, this is my wife, Wilma."
"Charmed," replied the third pebble as she smiled at her husband's friend. "And, of course, this is Pebbles, our daughter."
"Hehe," the smallest pebble between the two bigger pebbles blushed a slight red.
"It's nice to meet you, Wilma, my name is Betty," said the large pebble beside Barney. "And this is Bambam."
"Bam, Bam!" the smaller pebble between Betty and Barney cheered as he wished he could jump up and down.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a large white-tipped red object came flying towards them.
"Oh no, Pebbles, hold on to me, love," Wilma instructed her child.
"Bambam!" Betty shrieked as the object collided with the small child first, sending him soaring forward.
Shortly after the young pebble was sent on his journey, the object crashed into those left behind. They flew what felt like miles, clinging to each other as best they could as they were tossed and torn apart by the air flying between them. They landed together in one scattered pile.
"Is everyone ok?" Wilma asked as she held Pebbles as close as she could without arms.
"I think so," Betty replied as she tried to brush off the experience.
"Well, this is a nice area to settle down in," Barney stated as he took in his surroundings. "Maybe it's better if we are here for now."
"Maybe," Fred agreed.
However, that didn't seem to be enough for the red and white object for it approached them again, sending them on another journey. Over and over again, the two young pebble families were cast through the air, and right when they thought it was all over and they could finally relax they were given the boot again, until Fred began to wonder how to get frequent flyer miles for his family so that they could go on vacation.
Tyson Granger stormed down the sidewalk, kicking the pebbles at his feet each time that he came across them. How could he? was all that ran through his head as he tried to stop the tears from streaming down his face. I thought he really cared about me. And I cut my hair for him and everything, he sniffled.
"Hey, Tyson!" Max's voice came from behind him. "You'll never guess what's happening back at the hospital!"
"I don't walk to talk about it," Tyson grumbled as he stormed ahead, just wanting to get away from his blonde friend.
"Seriously, your Grandpa is actually having a conversation with Kai," Max panted as he caught up with Tyson and pulled him to a stop. "You've gotta see this. Grandpa's got him playing Go Fish and other card games. Come on, join in on the fun, we'll never get to see this side of Kai again."
"I'm never going to see any side of Kai again," Tyson declared as he shot a glare at his friend.
"What do you mean?" Max asked as his face got screwed up.
"I'm not going to stay here and be lied to by the man that I love," Tyson explained. "It's obvious he doesn't feel the same. He never has. I'm just going to save us all the hassle and leave now."
"But, where do you plan on going?" Max asked, genuine concern filling his eyes for his best friend.
"I'll find some way," Tyson replied. "Who knows, maybe I'll run away to America and become a girl. I can grow my hair back out," he joked.
"You could, if you really wanted to," Max encouraged. "I can have my mom help you out. If that's what you really want. I can't force you to stay, and I can't force you to believe that Kai isn't faking it. But I can promise you that we're going to get the old Kai back and when he's back to his old self he's going to come after you and we're not going to stop him."
