Chapter 31 - Looking At How Upset He Is

1 hour? 2 hours? 3 hours? It had been quite a while since Stan had not been out of his bedroom. He had spent the whole of Saturday Morning in tears - crying his sweet little heart out at the loss of his best friend Kyle. You'd think he were crying because Kyle was dead, but crying because Kyle WASN'T his friend anymore just showed how much a loss this felt to Stan. The pillows of Stan's bed were wet and moist with tears now. Stan had his face pressed against them - eyes blacked out and bursting with tears. His voice showed the same emotion. Stan's familar voice was there, but it was used for a much more upsetting tone - a wave of broken emotions and feelings. The curtains were drawn across - the room was darkened. Light felt more like an enemy than a friend at ths moment in time for Stan. The factor of the dark dominated his bedroom.

Stan's mother Sharon knocked on the door and walked in. "Stan...Stan. I made you some lunch downstairs, if you want it."

Stan's voice still had the pain of loss in it. "No thanks mom. I'm not hungry."

His mother looked worried. "Stan...I know you're upset about losing Kyle as your friend."

"You know? You don't know mom! Kyle was my best f-f-friend. I never thought I'd lose him so soon. Oh God, I feel so heart-broken." Stan burst into tears again. Sharon sat next to her upset son on his bed and patted him on the back like any caring mother would. "I'm sure he'll forgive you for whatever you did, Stan. Just give him some time. And remember, if there's anything that you want to talk about, I'll always be here Stan." Sharon stood back up and made her way towards he door - exitted the room as she did so.

Stan moved his face away from the blackness and looked to his bed-side table. Again, Stan picked up another framed picture of him and Kyle - arms around each other's shoulders and smiling. Stan's lips went weak and he burst into tears again - rolling onto his side and facing the near wall next to his bed.

A few feet above on the rooftop, Xerok had his fingertip-based microphone headset activated. As he pressed his fingers against the roof's tiles and listened in to Stan's crying, a cold heartless smile showed itself again. Perfect, everything is going according to plan. The chess pieces are making their move and it won't be long before I declare check-mate on them all. Now then, which way's the South Park shopping mall?! Taking a huge leap off the roof and down onto the ground, Xerok made his way down the residential street - running as he did so, towards his next target destination.

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A few houses down the road, Kyle had finally finished wrapping up Sarah's birthday present. The shiny glimmering green and white wrapping sparkled a silvery glow when in movement against the sunshine. Suddenly, the phone in the living room began to ring.

"Hello?"

"Hi Kyle." A familar girl's voice excitingly and kindly began. "I've got a little surprise of my own to offer you."