Ness' mother answered the knocking on the door.
"Morning Mrs. Ness' mother." Jeff replied. "I brought the medicine from the drug store you ordered, plus some supplies Tracy asked me to bring."
"You're such a dear, thank you, Jeff. You may go visit Ness, he's upstairs with Poo. You know your way, right?"
"Yes, thank you." Jeff walked up the stairs and noticed that Tracy's door was shut.
That's weird… Jeff replied. I clearly remember that the lock on Tracy's door was broken…
The genius knocked on the door softly. "Hey Tracy…I brought the materials you needed. You there?"
Ness' mother walked up the stairs. "Is something wrong, Jeff?"
"It seems that Tracy has gone out…" Jeff pointed out.
Ness mother nodded. "Tracy never goes out." She stared at her daughter's door. "Did you fix Tracy's door as well?"
Jeff gulped, though he had nothing to do with Ness' sister's door being fixed. Jeff knocked on the door, louder this time. "Tracy please, it's Jeff!"
There was a knock on the front door. Ness' mother excused herself and walked down the stairs. As soon as she disappeared, Tracy's door became ajar. Jeff could see nothing but darkness beyond Tracy's room.
"Did you bring them?" Tracy's voice came from inside the room.
"Yes…" As Jeff handed her the bag, a hand quickly snatched it and slammed the door on the genius's face.
I wonder why Tracy needed 80 super bombs? As Jeff made his way to his friend's room, Ness' mother was greeting someone at the door.
"Oh Paula," Ness' mother wrapped her arms around the blonde young woman. "I know Ness hasn't really paid much attention to you, but…Oh, dear. Please have mercy on my son, he's lost his long loved pet, King."
"Yes, I've been told." Paula bowed her head low. "I am awfully sorry for your loss. I may understand the pain that Ness is going through right now. Is he still in bed?"
"I'm afraid he is…but maybe you can brighten his day up!" Ness' mother led the young woman up the stairs and into Ness room.
Ness, Jeff, and Poo looked up at the smiling blonde.
"Paula? You're here…" Ness smiled.
"I came to check up on you because you haven't been to work." Paula scolded.
"I'm sorry…" Ness said. "But I really can't get over King's death…"
Paula grabbed Ness harshly by the shoulders. "Get over it. Pets die, people die, everyone eventually dies! Even you will die."
"Dun, dun duuuun." Poo sang out.
Ness started to choke himself and slammed his back to the bed.
"But a loved one's death isn't an excuse to give up on life…deaths are supposed to empower a person? Not weaken you." She gently took her hands and cupped Ness' face, his watery eyes blinked non-stop. "Plus, you can bet they're safe for all eternity, and they will always be watching over you to protect you, Ness." Paula's words were like a cure to his depression, Paula gasped loudly as he climbed out of bed. "Ness, you've climbed out of bed!"
"Whoopee…" Poo said sarcastically.
Ness grabbed his red and blue baseball cap and dropped it on his head. "You're right…King is in a better place, and he isn't suffering anymore, that makes me happy."
Poo wiped imaginary sweat from his fore head; he so was glad the endless trips to Burger Barn were over; he ran outside and screamed his lungs off.
"Thank you, babe…" Although, Paula placed her arms around Ness' neck, Jeff felt a little sensation upon his own skin. When Jeff noticed Paula and Ness' uncomfortable stares, he cleared his throat.
"I…I apologize. I will leave you." He quickly stepped out of Ness room and walked weakly down the stairs.
"What is happening to me?" Jeff muttered softly. "Why does it devastate me so to see them together?"
The genius clutched the right side of his shirt pocket and a tear slipped his eye, as Ness' bedroom door was heard shut.
"You could have left the door open Ness…" Paula said uncomfortably.
"Nah…" Ness put his arms around Paula. "That way we won't have any more interruptions, babe."
Paula gulped. "If you say so…"
" I love you…"Ness breathed.
Paula's body filled with fright as Ness' kisses started to move down from her cheek to her neck.
She quickly pulled away from him. "What are you doing?" She cried.
"Loving you…" Ness smiled.
"I've never been kissed like that Ness. I really don't like it…"
Ness stared at her. "We've been going out for six years, Paula! And through those six years the most we've done together is hold hands, hug, and kiss on the forehead."
"What more do you want, Ness?" Paula cried.
"I want to kiss your lips, for starters. And touch your body and smear my love all over you, if you know what I mean."
"Doing all that before marriage is a sin and obscene. After doing such acts, it impossible to go to heaven." Paula whispered.
Ness grabbed Paula and pulled her to the wall. "Does it look like I want to go to heaven?" He breathed.
Paula sobbed and prayed in silence as Ness started to kiss down her neck, a light shone brightly in Ness's room causing Paula's hand to grow ice cold, which froze Ness in place.
Paula quickly ran out from his room and away from his house. She breathed heavily as she knelt before the grass, shut her eyes and placed her palms together. "I know I promised you to spend more time with Ness, my lord. You know if I spend a minute with him will result in the sin of adultery before marriage. My purity will be forever scarred and I will be doomed to forever rot in the intense fires of hell. Throughout the time I've been gone, Ness has changed." Tears streamed down her face. "Where is the Ness I knew long ago?" She sobbed. "What has become of him?"
That sure was a drastic change in Ness' behavior. D=
Will he remain this way forever?
Is King's death responsible for Ness' behavior change?
Find the answers to these questions and other questions in Chapter 13 Forgiveness.
Thanks for reading.
Warm regards, Jetta
