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Richie Cunningham was reading his math book for college before dinner. "Richard, can you get Arthur, it's time to eat." Richie's mom Marion told her son as Richie stood up.
"Sure mom." Richie said.
He left the house and went up to Fonzie's apartment and he knocked on the door.
"Fonzie, mom said it's time for dinner!" Richie called out.
Then he saw Fonzie open the door.
"Tell her I ain't hungry." Fonzie said before turning around.
Richie knew something was wrong with his best friend, who was like his big brother epically after his older brother Chuck moved away.
"F-Fonzie, you uh…you ok?" Richie asked, walking inside, shutting the door.
"I'm fine, Rich." Fonzie lied.
"Are you sure?" Richie asked.
Fonzie lets out a sigh.
"What's going on with you?" Richie asked.
Then Fonzie clenched his fists into Richie's shirt.
"How about you mind ya own business huh Red?" Fonzie asked angrily.
Richie gave him the puppy eyes, making Fonzie calm down and let go of him.
"Sorry Rich, I just…I'm not with it today." Fonzie told him.
"Why? You can tell me, I'm your best friend." Richie says. "We're like brothers."
Fonzie smiled a little and looked up at the younger boy.
"Ok, I'll tell you kid." Fonzie said as he sat down on his coffee table. "Richie, I am um…I'm depressed."
Richie felt bad for his friend.
"Depressed?" Richie asked, sitting next to him. "Fonzie, what are you depressed about?"
"It's my ma…my grandma called me last week saying that my own man remarried to this creep and had a son." Fonzie told him. "And she loves him more than I do, grandma said she loves both me and the kid…but I don't believe it."
Richie lets out a sad sigh.
"Fonzie, I'm sorry you feel that way. But your grandma is right, your mom does love you." Richie told him.
"Love me!? How does a mother love her own kid and then just walk out on him making him feel all alone and go on making another child who she didn't run off on–!" Fonzie snapped, but stopped.
"Oh I get it, you're mad at your mother because she has a child who she stayed with and you feel like she loves him more than you." Richie said.
"Wow Red, you just get smarter every second." Fonzie says sarcastically.
"Fonzie, you have a real family who loves you!" Richie said. "Mom, dad, Joanie, Chuck, and especially me!"
Fonzie looks up at Richie.
"Who looks up to ya, who idolizes you." Richie started. "How can you not see that we actually do care and love you huh?"
Fonzie took a sip of his beer.
"Come here, let me hit you in the face for snapping at the Fonz like that." Fonzie said, putting his beer on the table.
"Ok, hit a brother you never had." Richie said backing up.
"Actually I do, half-brother." Fonzie said.
"Yeah ok sure, but I…who sees you as a big brother." Richie said. "We're like brothers instead of best friends."
Fonzie lets out a sigh.
"Ever since Chuck left, I went to you for my problems, because I knew you'd be there for me." Richie added. "And I want to be just like you, cause you're strong."
Fonzie looks down, closing his eyes, trying to stop the tears from coming.
"I love you as a big brother, and…my family and I are so glad we have you in our lives." Richie says.
"Really?" Fonzie asked quietly.
"Of course." Richie said.
Then Fonzie looks up at Richie.
"You really see me as a big brother?" Fonzie asked.
"Yes, I admire you." Richie told him. "Joanie too."
Then Fonzie took a sip of his beer and set it down on the table, taking a big breath before walking over to Richie and pulling him for a big hug and letting go.
"Thanks…little brother." Fonzie says.
Richie smiled at him.
"Anytime big brother." Richie replied as Fonzie smiled.
"Come on, let's go down for dinner." Fonzie said, putting his arm around the younger boy.
"Ok Fonz," Richie smiled, "And forget your folks, you can think mine as yours."
"Thanks Red." Fonzie responded with a smile as they went down to eat dinner.
Fonzie may have been cool and wanted to live on the wild side, but he was also glad that he had Richie and the Cunninghams.