The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
Chapter 25: The Miserable Life of Zackary Martin Memories II
He turned the page to another picture. He literally burst into tears when he turned to a picture of Cody trying his new bike out.
They were seven. One year before the divorce, Cody was trying a new bike out.
Zack was already riding a two-wheeler, laughing because Cody couldn't even have the guts to ride a four-wheeler.
"Zack, stop laughing at your brother," Carey demanded.
Zack was red from laughter, "I can ride a two-wheeler and he can't even ride a four? You call us twins, we're the same!"
Cody just got angry and ran inside, crying.
Zack continued laughing. "Zack, you're grounded. Go to your room!"
"If you catch me, I'll come quietly," Zack challenged, and rode away laughing.
Carey shook her head. "Has to come back sometime," She said to herself. "The longer you're gone, the longer you're in trouble!" she yelled after him.
After hearing the threat, Zack turned around and came back.
Carey took him by the arm and dragged him inside. "Learn to be nicer to your brother. He's your twin! If something happened to him, you'd be begging for emotional mercy!"
Zack turned sour-faced and scowled at his mom, earning him the rest of the day locked in a closet. When they let him out at eight, he was sent to bed without dinner, and had to apologize to Cody.
When Zack remembered that day, he nodded to himself, drying his eyes. He did something wrong and his mom was right. He lost Cody and he found himself in a state of endless depression. Zack was in the kind of depression he might never fully recover from.
He sniffed again. He wiped his eyes. It was no use. He fell into more tears. "Come back Cody, don't leave me here."
"Zack, yelling for Cody won't bring him back," Max's voice said from behind him.
Zack turned his head, and saw Max standing behind him. She wiped his eyes and kissed him gently. "Calm down."
"How did you get here?" Zack asked.
"I'm here to look after you," Max said. "Your mom asked me to stay the night with you."
Zack nodded. He buried his head in Max again, tears falling down. "I will never get over this. I don't want any more hurt."