Chapter 36: Dinner Conversation
Kevin's PoV:
Marv and I are sitting at the small kitchen table. There's a Little Nero's pizza box in front of us. Little's Nero's is another painful reminder of last year's home alone incident. Marv eats his pizza at a normal speed, but I've barely touched my first slice.
"Hey, kiddo. What's wrong?" Marv asks.
"Well, besides the fact you locked the door to my room, when the pizza guy showed up, I don't know… Nothing exciting, I guess," I shrug. "Oh, besides the fact that you took away the one thing I had of my Mother…" I look at Marv. "That was cruel, you know. I thought you were supposed to be my Father? Fathers aren't supposed to be cruel," I think back to my family ditching me last year. "At least, not this cruel…"
"I'm sorry, but I couldn't risk you blabbing to the pizza guy. I'm actually very impressed you didn't say anything,"
"I didn't know you locked me in," I admit. "I was laying on my bed, crying. I didn't even hear the door close…" I mutter, looking down at the pizza on my plate. I look up at Marv again and say, "When I went to open the door, to ask about when we were getting dinner, I found I couldn't open it. Why would I call for help, if I didn't know someone was here?"
"I'm sorry to have upset you, Kev," Marv lowers his head. "Look, if it'll cheer you up, why don't you and I watch a movie later? We could watch whatever you want. Something R-rated, even!"
"I'm not allowed to watch R-rated movies,"
"Well, you can here!" Marv's voice perks up more. "You can have lots of fun here! I'll even get you some textbooks, so you can still learn here. You don't have to go to a school, anymore!"
"I need a teacher to teach me things, not just textbooks. I highly doubt you know anything that we're learning in school right now,"
"What are you learning?"
"Math with big numbers, cursive writing, short stories… Just to name a few,"
"Oh, I could help with that! I'm not great with math, but that's what calculators are for,"
"I'd rather not," I look down at my plate again.
"Well, you can't be stuck in third grade material forever. I'll get you some books tomorrow, and we'll start. Now, come on, eat your pizza,"
I start to pick up the slice of pepperoni pizza I've been picking at. I'm not one for anything on my pizza, but I think I'll suck it up, anyway. I then think to ask Marv, "Why are you being so nice to me, all of a sudden? Just earlier, you had a gun to my head, more than once. You handcuffed me to a bed. Are you sure you're OK?"
Marv gives me a dumb look, while partly chewing his food. I don't think he knows how to answer. "I don't know," He shrugs. "I just think, if I'm going to have a kid, my own son, in my life, then I need to treat him a little better, don't you think?"
"I… guess," I don't know how to reply.
"Though, that doesn't mean I want any funny business, if and when we do go out. Just because I'm nicer than Harry, doesn't mean I can't get mad. After all, I'm sure you remember my anger from last year,"
"Yeah, you wanted to smash my face with an iron… Oh, and shove a nail through my foot," I plainly say.
"Yeah. You wouldn't like that, would you?" I feel like Marv's giving me the hint that he's threatening me. I stare at him, unsure of what to say. He looks at me back, before finally saying, "Now, eat your pizza. We'll go out for some school books tomorrow. Though, tonight, we'll have some Father/son bonding time, alright?" At this point, I have no idea what to feel. I guess we'll see what tomorrow brings…
To be Continued…
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A/N: Hello, and thanks again, folks! I'm thinking of giving up the beginning Author's Notes, unless I need to say something. I just feel like they're redundant, anymore. I can say what I need to here. Anyway, I know this chapter wasn't very exciting, but I felt like writing tonight. Hopefully, the next Kevin and Marv chapter will be more exciting, but first, there'll be a Kate and Marv chapter! I know what that chapter is going to be. So, hopefully, it's something you guys can look forward to! :D Anyway, take care, and stay safe!
- Majora's Mask Freak184