Chapter 21

On the road, Tyrone was riding shotgun while Destiny took the wheel. Matt was sitting in the back and he was very excited. He was on a road trip with his two favorite people, Tyrone and Destiny. It was as if all the terrible things that happened before were only a bad dream.

"So Destiny, is this really your first time doing something like this?" asked Matt as the friends were driving out of the forests and into the open road.

"Well, our parents took me and my little brother to Disneyland years ago." Said Destiny.

"What was his name?" asked Matt.

"Mateo." Said Tyrone sternly. Matt knew he shouldn't have asked questions that were sensitive to people. However, Destiny was understanding and smiled.

"His name was Colin. He was such an adventurous spirit. He loved the outdoors, loved funny movies, and he was friends to everyone. You remind me of him." Said Destiny.

Matt smiled, but then asked her this. "What happened to him?" asked Matt. Tyrone turned around and shot him a look. Destiny didn't mind at all however.

"Well, we all found out he had cancer. He had therapies, and was under a lot of medication. But despite all that, he was never without a smile. I don't know how he did it. He had to go through that, plus we had a lot of trouble with my parents." Said Destiny.

"I know about trouble. My parents never got along and my Dad cheated on my Mom." Said Matt.

"That's terrible." Said Destiny.

"Do you guys want to go get a bite?" asked Tyrone suddenly. The conversation was becoming a bit too personal for both Destiny and Matt. He didn't want Matt to say something that might offend Destiny.

"There's a café not too far from here. I passed it when the bus was dropping me off." Said Destiny.

"Yeah. I saw him! He was on top of a woman! Doing it!" said Matt a little angrily. Tyrone didn't want this to happen. When ever Matt remembered about his parents, he would go into a mode where he would rant and say things that were just to awful to hear.

"You mean you actually saw him on the act?!" asked Destiny.

"Hell yeah I did! I just walked in and there he was, all butt naked with someone!" cried Matt.

"You poor thing. Colin did the same thing. He walked into the room catching my Mom with someone else while my father was at work and I was at school." Said Destiny.

"That's awful. I'm sorry to hear that." Said Tyrone, now suddenly paying attention to the conversation.

"It was awful. Colin told me about it, and we told our Dad. But by then, my mother ran off with her lover." Said Destiny.

"Stupid F@#$% parents." Said Matt aloud.

"MATT!" snapped Tyrone. Destiny chuckled. "It's okay Tyrone. Matt is right. Sometimes, parents do terrible things." Said Destiny.

"You guys had it so tough. I'm sorry." Said Tyrone.

"What about your parents Tyrone? What were they like?" asked Destiny.

"Oh, they are nice." Said Matt.

"Actually I had it easy. But they were a bit controlling in my opinion. Since I had epilepsy, I wasn't allowed to do normal kid stuff like playing outside, or having friends over. Dipper and Mabel would go to Gravity Falls every summer because our parents sent them there. I stayed home, all alone with no one to talk to. Both my parents worked and I hardly saw them." Said Tyrone.

"They sound like nice people. Nothing compared to Matt's and mine." Said Destiny.

"Yeah. They even signed the papers for my adoption." Said Matt.

"But you didn't see when they had troubles. Since Dipper and Mabel were gone, I was the only one who knew a lot of things, like family secrets. Mom and Dad were close to getting a divorce when it was discovered that Dad was secretly having lunch with a woman from work. That ended quick when Mom spoke with him. They worked it out in the end, but it's not a perfect marriage." Said Tyrone.

"I never knew." Said Matt.

"Dipper and Mabel have now idea of that. I was even told never to speak of this again. Only you two know." Said Tyrone.

"That's tough." Said Destiny softly.

"Hey! I see the diner!" cried Matt excitedly as he was bouncing up and down like a little kid. Destiny chuckled. "Yep. Let's eat up." Said Destiny.

The three of them entered the diner and sat in table by the window. Tyrone and Matt sat together while Destiny sat in front of them. "My treat." Said Destiny nodding her head.

"Oh you don't have to. I brought money." Said Tyrone.

"You'll pay for the Ice Cream at Tillamook." Said Matt.

"Sure. I'll let you pay for the Ice Cream." Said Destiny.

"You guys sure make a good team." Said Tyrone with a smirk.

"I'm going to the bathroom. Will you guys wait on me?" asked Destiny as she got up.

Tyrone and Matt were alone and Tyrone looked at him seriously. "What?" asked Matt.

"You know what. That thing you pulled in the car. What the heck was that?" asked Tyrone.

"Nothing. I was just telling a story." Said Matt.

"Don't tell Destiny everything. She doesn't need to know all the details." Said Tyrone.

"Excuse me, but that was my family I was talking about." Said Matt.

"What would Marcos think?" asked Tyrone. Matt's eyes went wide with anger. Tyrone then realized he just made a huge mistake. He brought Marcos into the conversation. He knew he shouldn't have brought him up. Matt was still feeling the grief. He could see it in his eyes.

"You filthy son of a bitch!" whispered Matt angrily. He got up and walked towards the entrance covering his eyes.

Tyrone felt awful. He knew he shouldn't have brought him up. Destiny came out seconds after and saw the commotion.

"Destiny, I'm sorry, I messed something up." Said Tyrone.

Destiny simply smiled and nodded understandingly. "Go after him. I'll order our food. Bring him back to eat." Said Destiny.

"But…." Tyrone was hesitant.

"You two are brothers. You can fix this." Said Destiny.

Tyrone smiled and ran after Matt.

Matt was in the backseat of the car, with his hoodie up. Tyrone caught up to him and entered.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hurt your feelings." Said Tyrone.

Matt didn't speak. He gave Tyrone the silent treatment.

"Listen, it's just that there's a moment to talk and moment to be quiet. That's all. I know Destiny is a good friend, but there are things that she doesn't have to know." Said Tyrone.

"Tyrone. Just shut up." Said Matt as he took his hoodie down and hugged Tyrone tightly. He then kissed his cheek and placed his face on his shoulder. "I'm scared. I'm hurt. I'm worried. And I smell." Said Matt crying.

"Smell?" asked Tyrone.

Matt lifted his arm. Tyrone covered his nose. "Geez! It pierces through your hoodie." Said Tyrone.

"I'm just… I don't know what's wrong with me." Said Matt.

"You felt cool talking to Destiny right? Like a grown up?" asked Tyrone. Matt nodded.

"Yeah. I hear you. Your just growing up. I now things have been messy lately. With the North wind taking kids away, Dipper and Pacifica getting hurt by that bad man, and now this wild goose chase. It's all….. messy." Said Tyrone.

"Tyrone, if Marcos were here, he would have punched you." Said Matt.

"Punched me? For what?" asked Tyrone nervously.

"For being ugly." Said Matt with a warm smile.

Tyrone ticked Matt and they both hugged each other afterwards. Destiny was watching from her car and smiled.