Chapter 12: Next Morning
Darkness can always be seen in two ways. A good one or a bad one. This one, happen to be a good one.
Cody, sleeping, sleeping as if he haven't in a long time. Body still sore, but paid no mind. Just happy, that it was break time from work, school, and his brother. This was a day Cody had asked for a long time.
Well, until someone came knocking on his door.
"Cody? You up?"
It was Bailey.
Cracking an eye, enough to see his clock. It was well past breakfast and almost lunch. Yet, his belly made no command to move and eat. Wanting Cody to rest as much as he could.
But then his friends...
They would worry.
"Yeah..." Calling out in a scratchy voice, overdue to last nights actions.
Getting up from his bed and wrapping himself in a fluffy robe, not in the mood to put much clothes on. Finding some of that cover up face cream he got from his mother awhile back and used it to hide the dark marks. Walking with a slight limp to the door.
"Morning, Cody."
"Afternoon." Answering and connecting.
"Have you been asleep, this whole time?"
Leaning on the side of the door opening, to keep off his legs as best he could.
"Yeah..." Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, wanting the room to stop spinning. "Why..."
"No reason, you coming out soon?"
"Umm, I'm planing to stay in bed a bit more."
Her face made worry lines to fast for Cody's liking.
"But, you know, some good 'o sea air might do me some beneficent. Hold on while I get dress." And closed the door, letting the quick panic come and go.
Thinking of ways to cover up, if anyone asked what happen to him last night. Or that other night. The Zack he knew before and now, would no longer be alongside him.
The robe did a good enough job covering the hickeys, but was there anything else that pleasant.
Only finding a turtle neck shirt, and some long jeans. It was better than walking around in a robe all day. And finding some matching skin face paint. It would have to do. For now.
Changing fast and get on with the day.
"So..." Once he open the door once more. "What's in store today?"
"Some girl jumped ship."
