Chapter 21
KC was totally confused about what or who Jay was. The guy seemed to have the morals of an alley cat… and now the poor guy Darryl was involved, and so was Trudy. He sighed; KC couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt at the whole thing. But he had to tell himself that he didn't want to hurt anyone, he'd just have to see how it played out.
As usual, he wasn't looking where he was going and ended up tripping over… it was a habit he seemed to have developed in this place, he'd become a complete klutz. It was only when he heard a moan coming from between the garbage bags that he realised someone was actually there… "Oh god, are you okay?" KC asked, pulling the blanket away from the person's head…
"Ebony?" KC squeaked… rather shocked to see the disheveled super bitch hiding between garbage bags…
"KC" Ebony groaned… "Haven't seen you in years!" she laughed…
"You know me?" KC asked with a frown…
"Course I know you. We were neighbours… well at least we were for a while" Ebony mumbled as she struggled to sit up. Gone were her trademark braids, instead her hair was un-kept and greasy; she had no makeup on and looked a mess…
"What happened to you Ebony?"
Ebony laughed; "Like you don't know… everyone knows about my 'father'"
KC frowned… "Your father… you live on the streets because of him…"
"My god where have you been KC!" Ebony laughed, "Don't you remember the scandal, the two girls… Siva and Java!"
"Um…"
"My sisters, Siva and Java… the scandal with their deaths. The reason you moved away!"
KC just nodded as if he understood, Ebony had sisters… and he'd always thought that one of her was bad enough. "Ah right…"
"You don't remember do you?" Ebony asked, leaning close to KC…
KC stopped breathing in an attempt to stop the smell of Ebony overwhelming him… "My 'father', the drunk… he killed my sisters when they were young. And now he wants me. See I have to spend my time hiding. I can never go home, I can never escape!"
"Why don't you get help from someone?" KC asked…
"Because he will find me, and do you know what he will do if he finds me? Do you?"
"Kill you?" KC suggested…
"EXACTLY!"
Half an hour later, and KC had finally managed to escape the rambling homeless person… having just made it home, KC was a little surprised to see Ryan sitting on his doorstep.
"KC!" Ryan called "I thought you'd never get home!"
KC shook his head… the idea of Ryan with long hair was too much for him to handle with all the other weird shit going on "Yeah Ryan, what is it?"
"I need your help KC… you're the only sensible one of the group?"
"Help with what?" KC asked as he opened the front door and let himself and Ryan in…
"I need to prove to Ruby's parents that I am worthy of her love"
"You love Ruby?"
"Yeah" Ryan nodded "More than anything else in life…"
"Well why don't her parents like you?"
"I don't live up to their standards, they want a man like their son for Ruby… they want her to marry someone like Patch"
"Patch…" …as in the porn addict? KC added silently…
"Yes… will you help?"
"I guess so" KC mumbled… not too sure what he'd signed up for…