A.N. so this is where I'm taking the story felt like skipping some things, and all otherwise this story may never end.
Chapter 21 (Double D)
This was ridiculous. "Eddy, What sort of nonsense are you talking about?" I said rolling my eyes.
"Look Double D I was out playing hookie," he started.
"For gods sake man, why would you skip out on class? I know you don't like it but playing hookie is incredibly irresponsible." I started my lecture.
"Listen! Okay? Look I was walking downtown after my made my escape, and I saw Marie, Your Marie, making out with some dude."
"Right because she is able to move in this time of illness." I said sarcastically. "Really Eddy I know you don't care for my relationship, one I thought by now you would have accepted, but lying to my face about something as serious as this."
"I'm not lying. Look here I snagged a picture!" he said showing me a picture he had on his phone. The picture was in front of the downtown candy store and in it was my Marie. She had her arms wrapped around another guy, one who seemed to be from lemmonbrook, and her lips and his were intertwined in a passionate kiss. One me and Marie hadn't even been able to do until recently. Her leg was wrapped around his and he was holding onto her rear.
"I-i-i-i-i don't know what to say Eddy." I felt my heart leap into my throat. "What was going on there."
"I was playing hookie right, and I see Marie. Naturally I hid in case she saw me and would rat me out to you, but then this other guy shows up in a car, and they just start going at it in the middle of the street." he said while tossing his phone on the bed.
"B-but Marie is bedridden." I stammered.
"We never saw her. Only her sisters came out of the trailer and said she couldn't leave the house cause she was sick." he said.
"You mean they lied?"
"Possible, or she didn't let them know what she was doing." I could feel my temperature building fast. "And the way it looks, it's like they've done this before. I mean I know they kissed us a lot but never this. This is intense."
"Why didn't you confront them?" asking out of desperation.
"What and have her beat me until I couldn't tell you?" he had a point. "I needed to get this proof to you, your an overly intelligent pain in the ass but I will always have your back man."
I sat down I was having a thousand thoughts in one moment. "I appreciate that Eddy, but something still seems off. I mean if she wanted to date this guy wouldn't she just break up with me?" It was sound logic to me.
"That would be the right thing to do, but you give her free tutoring, rides to school, and who knows what else. Face it Double D your her patsy." He said looking down at me while I sat in his chair.
"I need to go." I said trying to stand, but having trouble with the current state of my being.
"And do what?" he asked.
"Talk to her, I'm sure this is all a big misunderstanding of some sort." I said getting my balance.
"Yeah, that always works go to your abuser and confront them in their own home. She will just lie to ya man." he said sitting me back down.
"Not if I show her proof." I said fighting Eddy off.
"You can't do it in the middle of the night. Do it in school where so many people will see the proof and she can't deny it." he said trying to get me to calm down.
"That's surprisingly well thought out." I said taking a deep breath.
"Hey when Jimmy framed us I learned having evidence in a large crown can make any unable to defend themselves." he said patting my shoulder. "We failed a lot I know every trick they used to get us to admit it we can apply that knowledge back to them, and even more so cause she actually did it." He said reassuring me. "Me and Ed and all the kids will be there if she tries to get violent."
"Your a true friend Eddy." I said gratefully. "And while I would rather you not play your games of hookie it seemed to serve justice today." I said looking into the side. "You know your heart actually has strings that help it pump blood through the body, and if they break it can be fatal they call it broken heart syndrome. What causes it is deep emotional distress." Eddy looked at me. "I hurt Eddy. More than any mean word or litter thrown at us. More then when your brother beat me using you as a weapon, and I hope my heart strings don't break from this."
"Hey man your a strong guy I know you can come out on top with your head held high." He said, "you need a drink or something?"
"No Eddy while I appreciate the gesture I think I need to go home and rest my head." I shook my head, "This has been a lot to process."
"Sure man I get it." He said opening his door. "Call me if you need anything." I didn't say anything in response I just walked to my house. Opened the door and walked into the silence the house holds.
Mother and father had been back for a while now, but I saw them so rarely. I needed them. I walked up to the door my parents reside in and knocked on the door. No answer. I knocked again a little louder. No answer. In a fit of rage I pounded at their door.
"Eddward, what in gods name are you doing?" My father said opening the door. I could barely see his face under the bed head of his jet black hair. "It's so late, you know me and your mother have to be up early tomorrow."
"I apologize for the interruption of your sleep schedule father it's just-"
"Just what?" he said growing annoyed.
"I have been dating this girl for the last month or so, and today, just now actually, I found she might be having an affair." I tried to explain.
"Then she wasn't good enough for you, get over it, and move on" he said with a yawn.
"But Father-" I began.
"No buts son, most people don't care about you or what you want. The sooner you grow up and start understanding that the better off you will be." he said looking at me with that piercing green stare of his.
"Yes father." I said lowering my head.
"If that's all I'm going back to bed." he said closing the door.
"Yes father, sorry to disturb you." I said meekly.
"Your youth is to blame it blows things way out of proportion." he said as the door clicked shut.
"Love you too father." I said under my breath knowing as soon as the door was closed he wouldn't have heard me.
I walked into my room and sat at my desk chair. It was a Tuesday night, my comrades were both in their homes with their families. Marie was probably enjoying herself right now, and here I am. Alone with parents who would rather I never speak to them without an appointment, and a room of silence.
I watered Jim, and decided maybe a good nights sleep would help with my thoughts. I changed into my pajamas and nestled in between the covers. My mind would not cease with questions I had to ask. Why did she do this? Did she ever really want to be with me? Was I a tool to her to be used and discarded once used? Why did I forgive her? What did I do so wrong to be so hated by those three? I tossed and turned and never really found a decent sleep. Eventually my mind must have run itself out as I found myself waking up. I never remembered falling asleep, but at least some sleep had graced myself with it's presence.
I hit the alarm off on my clock and went into the restroom to start my morning routine of showering. I sat down at the kitchen table and noticed a plethora of sticky notes. Clean the coffee maker, vacuum the couch, re organize the pantry, change the light bulbs in all the lamps, move the bookshelf 4.3 inches to the left. I knew what this was. It was busy work something my parents did whenever I might be upset. To them it was better to take the pain and anguish and use that energy into something more productive.
Soon after I had completed all of my chores I set out to go pick up Ed and Eddy.
"Hey sock-head, feeling any better?" Eddy said as he dropped into my car seat and slammed the door shut.
"Thank you for asking Eddy, but I doubt the kind of depression I have can be remedied with one nights sleep." I said voice filled with fatigue.
Soon enough Ed had thrown himself at my car. "Heya Double D," He said with a smile smeared across his face. "I cannot wait to see May she said we could do another comic trade, my Deadpool, Wolverine and Captain America cross over for her Batman's death of the family crossover!" he said bouncing in his seat.
"Unfortunately Ed we will not be picking up the Kanker sisters this morning." I said with disdain.
"Ah why not we have all been getting along like a big ol' pot of gumbo." he said hugging himself.
"Cause Kankers ain't nothing but back stabbing two timing weasles lumpy." Eddy shot back to the back seat.
"Well, whatever you said didn't read in this noggin, but I guess I will see her at school." he said laughing.
"He just doesn't get it does he?" he nudged me.
"Well should he desire to continue his friendship with May, one that has caused Ed to grow from his shyness from the opposite sex, I don't see why we can't support him." I replied.
"And what? Just let him get hurt like you?" he made a fair point.
"Well lets cross that bridge as we come to it Eddy." I said, getting the car into gear and driving off to school. After a short drive I parked the car and walked into the building.
"Hey Double D, Can I get a few minutes?" Kevin asked coming up to him.
"My apologies Kevin, but I don't feel in the mood to help you with your assignment today." I said never looking away from my locker.
"Oh come on man please, I need this." He said leaning against his locker.
"Hand it here." I said holding my hand out. I took a moment to look it over, fix all the corrections myself and handed him back a perfect paper. "There you go, now would you kindly, leave me be?" I shouted the last words.
"Whoa chill man." he said a little surprised at my sudden outburst. "Thanks again." he said while running off.
"Did you really need to shout at Kev sock-head?" Eddy said watching him leave. "I mean he did nothing to us, well nothing recently."
"I just want to be left to the safety net of my own solitary world, thank you!" I said, retrieving my supplies and walking off to class.
"Double D's dark side scares me." I could hear Ed saying as I walked off. "Maybe seeing Marie will make him happy again." lovable oaf hasn't caught on yet.
"That's the last thing he needs to see right now ya big lummox." Eddy said while pulling Ed's ear to catch up with me.
The day dragged onto a near stand still. I couldn't tell if it was from the emotion stress I was feeling or if it was the fatigue, but I felt like I could count minutes between second hand movements on the clock. Nonetheless I heard the lunch bell ring as I slumped out of my seat and made the weary trek to the school cafeteria. I sat down when I heard their voices.
"Hey look Marie I found yer man!" Lee shouted behind me. "Hey if you don't want to give us a ride whatever man, but call us next time we all got detention cause we waited on you." She sat down next to me.
"Yeah I was hoping to get to read the comics big Ed was gonna trade me in one of my classes. What happened?" I looked at them and spoke.
"Is Marie feeling better then?" I asked barley looking up from my lunch bag.
"Oh is that what that was about? Yeah she is fine was only sick one day." Lee laughed.
"I think it's sweet Double D is worried about her." May snorted.
"Of course I have the most wonderful caring oven mitt in the world all to myself." Her shrill voice came up from behind me and wrapped her arms around me. I immediately rejected her hug and looked her in the eye. I couldn't believe she could do what she did and walk up to me and act lovingly.
"This is gonna get ugly lumpy." I could hear Eddy whisper to Ed.
A.N. so here was another chapter read and review would you kindly.