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If anyone was wondering, my main focus this week is to keep updating my fanfics and to get that casting call for Just Someone's Toy out. So for this, I guess you guys should just expect the usual update amount, not really much of a change on this one.
Craig's point of view here! I'm not rereading before posting because I'm multitasking, and I wrote this at like 4am last night, so I hope it makes sense.
I also hope this chapter is nothing like Contorted Mind. That would not be good, considering the screwed up things in that story... Yes, it's worse than this one. It has the greatest amount of angst I could put into a fanfic at the moment.
So let us hope it isn't like that.
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[Chapter 26 - Everything's Obvious]
Sitting in the back of our Algebra II class, I could spot Stan, and he was obviously starting to fall asleep. I wonder how much sleep he's actually been getting? Judging by the bags under his eyes, not much.
He must be really stressed, with Kenny being gone for about a week now. His disappearance was so sudden, and Stan was obviously blaming himself for it. I wonder what actually happened? I guess that's none of my business, so I'll stay out of it. Our main focus is to find him first anyway.
It's pretty obvious Stan's been spending more time than the rest of us looking. Well, everything is really see-through about him at the moment. By the lack of Kenny at his side, it should be easy enough to tell something happened. Then, there's the things he says when he does fall asleep.
I glanced over and saw that he was sleeping now. We're supposed to review today for the test tomorrow, I guess I know who's failing.
"Kenny..." He must really miss him... That or he's having a wet dream during class. I hope he isn't, I don't know if I'd be able to hold my laughter in...
A few girls glanced over at him.
I hate to admit it, but I think I'm actually worried about both of them.
"C-Craig...?" I turned to Tweek, who was standing to my right.
"Yes?"
"Nngh... T-there's something I have to tell you!" He was beginning to shake more and grabbed at his hair.
"Tweek, let go of your hair and calm down." I took his hands and removed them from his hair, keeping my hold on them just in case. "Now, what is it you need to tell me?" He took a deep breath, and then began speaking faster than I had ever heard him before.
"Kenny's-been-at-my-house-this-whole-time-and-I-pr omised-him-I-wouldn't-tell-anyone-but-I-felt-bad-f or-not-and-he-was-acting-so-depressed-and-I-didn't -know-what-to-do!" Breath. "Then-yesterday-I-came-home-late-because-I-was-out -'looking'-for-him-with-you-guys-and-I-found-him-c utting-himself-and-smiling-and-it-was-so-fucking-creepy-and-I-knew-I-had-to-tell-you-guys-after-that-but- I-couldn't-and-it-was-just too much pressure!"
I need a few seconds to process that...
"We're going to your house, now. Are your parents working at the café right now?" He nodded. "Good, so you don't have to worry. They won't know you're home and skipping class." I grabbed his hand and started walking, pulling him along with me.
"C-Craig... There's something else I s-should tell you..." Well, at least he sounds calmer about it this time. "H-he hasn't been eating much... a-and he's not even wearing his parka anymore... H-he barely gets out of bed... a-and he's back to only saying Stan's name..."
Is it really that bad? Well, if something happened between me and Tweek and Tweek disappeared, I guess we would act the same as they are...
"Tweek, we'll get them to at least talk to each other again and then they'll be fine, okay?"
"Nngh, o-okay..."
When we walked into the room, what I saw was definitely not what I expected, even after Tweek's warnings.
Kenny was sitting in the corner, facing the wall, head leaning on it. Even like that, from the side view, you could still see how thin he'd gotten. The bags under his eyes... how torn he looks... it's even worse than Stan. I didn't think that was possible.
He was hugging himself and silently crying. Is he normally like this since he came here?
Tweek's eyes widened and he hurried over to him.
I guess not...
That's when I noticed the knife that lay at Kenny's feet.
"Gah! K-Kenny! Are you o-okay?!" Kenny noticed Tweek's presence and looked up at him. His eyes began to tear more as he clung onto Tweek's leg for comfort. "K- Kenny..."
"A-addic-addict-addicting..." This is definitely really bad. I think I'm going to have to leave Tweek here to watch Kenny... We can't let him cut himself again.
"Tweek... I'm going to go get Stan." Kenny finally noticed me and his eyes widened in horror. Why doesn't he want to see him? It doesn't make sense.
I left the room quickly giving Kenny no chance to stop me if he was going to try.