Chapter 24: Memory Lane lll
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Oh my god… I think I may have to repeat that…
How about I just write this chapter instead?
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Murdoc contained his sobs as he got out of the Geep and glanced back at 2D's smashed car. Not a breath of a wind, not a glint of movement. In the background behind the swirling gas of the highway road, he could see his band mates shouting and duelling like Armageddon was upon them.
"You fucking little brat, can't you see? She doesn't love you and she never ever loved you!" he spat viciously towering down over her. Noodle shook her head screaming, lies, lies, oh god, all the lies, lies… She met his sight with her scorching eyes and sheering teeth that would be more than willing to tear her EX-best friend's flesh apart. He bent down to her, smiled coldly while holding her jaw with his good arm. "Think of yourself as an appetizer. First ordered but never substantial."
That really took the shit out of her. She slapped his hand away, too many filthy unfaithful hands touching her these days and she grabbed his half-severed arm and yanked it. 2D cried as the pain shot through one end and out the other, bashing every nerve as it travelled.
"Stop it!" Russel cut in and held Noodle's arm away from 2D's. He backed away moaning 'oww oww' repeatedly and cradled his arm trying to move it. Russel shoved Noodle next to him and she crossed her arms sourly like an ice princess. The beads of sweat on her body almost like crystalline icicles. "This is no time to be fighting like stubborn children, we need to save Rachel," he told them sternly. One quite attentive and the other couldn't care more or less. "So stop this useless bickering and help your friend!" He snapped them up and told them how it is, casting one last glower before running over to the crime scene. 2D glanced at Noodle, the motherfucking jealousy inside him that still lingered on. She felt his eyes on her and turned away from him not wanting to be a part of her rescue. Karma police were here, didn't you catch them? He ran off to assist.
Russel scowled as he walked up to Murdoc staring at the wreck dazed and confused. He saw the anger in his drummer's eyes and he stuttered, rubbing his pounding skull. "I-I-I-I did-… I didn't-" Russel slapped him cleanly across the face and felt the burn. As girly as that slap may have been, he agreed that it sure left that sting much harsher and longer.
"I can not fucking believe you did that, Murdoc. I understand your temper gets the better of you and you have to challenge certain bastards but pulling a stunt like that on your own niece? Your family?" Tears slipped down Murdoc's face as he only stared at him solemnly. "I thought I knew you, man… I really did."
"You'll never have me figured, Russ. Don't you think that for a second."
2D finally came up behind them slowly but they just seemed to be standing there tripping and looking gloomy. "Oi, what the fuck is wrong with all a'yeh? Get this car flipped now," he ordered and turned to it. Suddenly a firm hand dug piercing nails into his other shoulder and shoved his back forcefully against the vehicle. He struggled against Murdoc's grip and then remembered what would happen if he stood up to him like this. Axe in the shoulder? Well, not likely. You'd have to sew it back on first.
"Don't ever boss me around, Stuart. I'm my own man, I do whatever I fucking like and I never take orders from a rag doll." Reading you loud and clear, sir.
2D narrowed his eyes at him, "you destroyed my car." Murdoc smiled in spite of it.
Unexpectedly the car gave a little jolt. Murdoc's eyes widened and turned onto 2D's. "What did you do?" 2D shook his head in astonishment as the car rocked again and an angered moan came from inside. Murdoc let him go and relief twinkled inside him despite the rage that was trying to burst out of this car. The window wound down then had to be brutally strained down so Rachel could crawl out. She knew she was rather lucky to escape this easy… and she loathed it badly.
The three of them ran to the other side of the car where they saw her crawling feebly, uttering moans as she grazed her knees and hands against the gravel. "Rachel, oh thank god you're awright!" 2D sighed and dropped down beside her but she hissed and swerved away. The hair covered her face like a corpse not yet ready to give up without sweet revenge. They watched her strangely as she continued to make it along the road.
"Rachel?" Russel asked. "Girl, are you okay?" She stopped and mumbled something under her breath that blatantly was the answer to his question. "What?" they all rushed in front of her again. Even Noodle was starting to advance closer to see her weird behavioural pattern go tits up.
"No… I am not okay. I will never be," she said. Her voice wasn't the same, it was like she was muffled, her throat had pressure on it. Murdoc almost wanting to play her vocal chords on a bass and tune them right to hear her.
"Babe, maybe we should be getting home now," 2D suggested. She groaned again looking up at them, catching her dark eyes fully black with anguish.
"Leave me alone!" she screamed and pushed her bruised and burnt figure to her feet. She ran over where she saw Noodle and she backed away, so fearful of what she's become. Oh shit, thought she as she bolted away panting like a maniac. Rachel stopped and screamed at her. "YOU ALL KNEW! BUT YOU FUCKING NEVER TOLD ME!!" she screamed at the top her lungs. The desert mountains crumpled and the heat's thunder boomed as she said this with her all her emphasis. Her words echoed all around her, inside their minds for the rest of eternity.
Spontaneously the car engine burped and started to set fire for no apparent reason. Perhaps her wrath was so white-hot intense that fire finally croaked onto all she touched? Your fucking car's fine, dullard. More than you'll ever be once I'm through with yeh. The three men walked up behind her and just in time too before the car exploded in a roaring blinding ferocious fire. They were flown forward and collapsed onto the ground as bits of flaming metal rocketed in random directions. 2D finally turned back to the burning heap of scraps and sighed depressingly. Oh well… I never really liked that car anyway…
"You… you don't even know how this feels… To lose someone like this. To wake up every morning from the cruel cynical world and look into the only escape to happiness… to find that one photograph and look in their eyes and feel… safe. Like nothing bad would ever happen to you once you've seen their face, heard their voice, and touched them again… just once." Everyone heard what she had said no matter how many tears dripped into her mouth or how bad her throat hurt from getting choked up. Murdoc heard her out anyway, as baffled as he was, no trace of empathy… He really didn't know how it felt.
"I was on a quest to get to you, uncle, so I could get to that by only means of escape. I was too sick of it… That's why I came. But things have only gone bad to worse and now that I realise I've come all this way for nothing…" She turned around, her face just there in his directly behind her. "Don't you get it…? I had nothing else… everything else was lies. My stands, my school, my friends, my… fucking worry about which sad drunk I had to bunk up with that night… and now my family.
"It's almost… sardonic." Murdoc shook his head with a light chuckle but she didn't join him. "Murdoc… This is by far the worst thing you've ever done to me. I hope you rot in hell for this." He gave a small smirk and a pout. She turned back around and started walking in the same direction as timid little Noodle in the desert. Murdoc followed her.
"Oi, and just where do you think-"
"Don't follow me, Murdoc. Read between the lines and you'll know why." He stopped just completely baffled by her state and the other two stood beside him. They kept watching, the sun stinging their eyes as they tried to see what she was doing as she bent down into the ground and stayed there for a while. Everyone was just as confused.
"What's she doing?"
"Who knows? She must be going after Noodle or something… Read between the lines?" he mulled it over then turned to them in confusion. "Eh…?" Suddenly 2D gasped as he got it and he felt up his pockets, only finding 2 bottles of pills that he managed to keep and dose himself on.
"Oh no, she's taken my pills! SHE'LL TAKE THE BLEEDING LOT OF THEM!"
"Honestly, dullard, what the fuck is the matter with ya? Who cares about yeh freaking pills?" Russel and 2D jumped out into the desert outback that didn't really seem to be a part of England anymore in a despite attempt to save her from herself. Murdoc threw his hands out muttering 'what the hell?' He saw Rachel stand up in the distance and then she must have seen them coming or something because she was starting to run away. "I don't get it!" he grumbled but then suddenly he did and he actually hurt. Aw fucking hell, no…
2D and Russel ran like hell after her but they were falling behind primarily because of weight issues and serious injuries. They panted and groaned until they had to stop, seeing her run into the deserted land. "We'll never… get her," 2D panted. Russel nodded and wiped the sweat from his forehead thinking it was useless. Then a whimper came from the bushes and they turned to find Noodle emerge from them. Like a… coward.
"I saw everything… please, Russel, you've got to help her," she sobbed and begged.
"Noodle, why didn't you stop her?" She shook her head and wiped her eyes like they didn't care about her feelings. She couldn't get over them not even to save an old friend who never meant any harm. Russel cursed and beckoned her to run in front of them to catch her as she was much fitter. She was hesitant at first but with the right assurance and shoves, she was well ahead of them.
"Hey, look at that." 2D pointed over to the road and the Geep was driving down it full speed. Russel laughed and thought of congratulating the bassist but now wasn't really the time.
Murdoc sped along the highway, watching his niece run the marathon until he was well ahead of her then he pulled over. He took a deep breath of fresh air before he ran straight across in her path. That way if she wanted to turn back, no chance of escape… just like she longed for. But he wasn't going to lose her like this; he fucking wouldn't let her do this to herself. She started slowing down, soon stopped and gazed around at her position so trapped. Everyone could see her and yet again she was exposed in the light, in the humiliation all over again… she broke down.
She dry swallowed 2 or 3 more pills and the rest then chucked away the empty bottle at her uncle's head but she missed by a long shot. Though she didn't realise, the pills meddling with her vision's distance and focus. They were mere metres away from her now and she panicked still in a daze.
"It's alright, baby, it's okay, just come to old Uncle Mudsie…" he motioned but she dashed away at the weakest point which was Noodle. She ran right past her, Noodle was trying to stop her but then she seemed to get too close and she backed away. Like Rachel was a deadly and poisonous serpent. The one that once kissed her without fear. Murdoc growled outraged with Noodle for letting her go and flung an arm across her face. "Why'd you let her go? Even after what she did to you?" he yelled and ran after the girl. "Get over yourself!"
Murdoc finally was right behind her and he pounced on her, crashing them both to the ground. She screamed for help, the pills affecting her so much she's forgotten the only ones out her were against her… At least against this. He held her around her stomach and lifted her quite easily back to the Geep. She continued to kick and screech away but he managed to hold her down. He turned back to see his band mates, the broken, the hurt and the shamed. "If you're still taking sides, that's fine. But this is the only ride out of here… Take it if your pride isn't yet too big enough to choke on." Everyone exchanged quiet glances but they all got in the car together despite what they've been through. If 2D's car wasn't upside down and burning fire then he might not have even come back to Kong.
Murdoc was about to stuff her inside the car. "C'mon now, luv, stop yeh squirming…" But she bit him. Sunk her motherfucking chops right into his hand. He exhaled and let her go and she went off running again along the highway. He sighed and got inside the car, not very determined at all. He gave a light little smile as she raced ahead getting slower and drowsy by the second. She's a fighter, that one… She really is my niece.
He drove off after her and got out of the car just in time to catch her fall. She was stuffed inside the back and everyone had much fun doing various things to her just to keep her awake before they reached the hospital.
But above all, the riot was at rest.
The battle was over. But not the war.
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Ahhhh… there. That was what happened. Unfortunately Rachel will never know that her uncle was smiling while she was suffering an overdose. Pity that. Well that's quite nifty actually… I don't think I've ever written anything as intense as 'Memory Lane'. Schweeet……