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--Part: 7.
After visiting for another hour the Bell's left. Clu had never come downstairs and no one went to see him. I guess they were too afraid of what kind of bodily harm they would inflict on him. I knew I had a desire to find a loaded shotgun. When they were leaving Clu had looked right at me though, his eyes holding so much pain and some anger all I could was turn and pretend he wasn't there. I know that was mean, he's my "brother" and needs my love and support not a cold shoulder. Maybe in a few days I can be his leaning post, but not now.
I went upstairs to bed quickly after. Annie and I had planned to have an old fashioned slumber party, talking about guys, watching movies, eating junk food, but now we just wanted to sleep this living nightmare away. Amazingly I slept quite well, one the best sleeps I had in a long time, which really doesn't make sense. Because usually I can't sleep if something is on my mind or something major just happened.
The next morning at breakfast everyone had on their happy faces and were trying to act like it was just another day. Clu and what he does isn't our problem, why should fret about it? But it was our trouble and pretending it wasn't so was just useless. Our roll as the family friend was to be there for Ned, Irene, and Carey and let them know we support them and any decision that they make involving Clu. This could start at any moment with a phone call with Irene sobbing on the other end. Ned stopping by to chop some wood to reveal his stress. It was just a matter of time.
It didn't come at breakfast and even when we ate lunch no word or sign from them. I was sure by the time we sat down to dinner they would stop by. I wanted to call and pay them a visit but mom told me to stay a distance from them for a while at least. Luckily the band was on a break, because if they weren't they would have trouble finding a guitar player for the M.I.A Carey. I tried my best to "forget" hanging out with Annie, her friends, and Candy. Mom and me had a great talks, I finally felt she truly accepted me for who I was, and wasn't afraid of that person.
9 days went by without the Bell's it just doesn't seem right. On that 9th day Carey and Clu walk into the house right after the dishes have been cleared from supper, and enter the living room to watch TV like it was any other day.
"Hey Clu." I say hesitantly. He looks up at me with his big almost cheesy smile and waves. Well he looked normal, it sounded like Clu, but I still had my doubts if it was. I guess 9 days wasn't long enough for me to start forgiveness process in my heart. He could see it in my eyes, so he looks away and pretends as if I no longer exist.
"Our cable went out and we wanted to see the rest of this movie." Carey explains to my mom who had been giving him a questioning look. Mom doesn't want him in her house; afraid for some ungodly reason her three kids in her care look up to him so much they'll repeat his stupid mistake. But she's more afraid of telling them to leave, so she stays in the kitchen hovering at the door waiting for the perfect excuse to have him leave. It never comes.
I stay in the living with all three boys, Jack and Clu acting like they always do, not giving a damn about anything that had happened. I try to watch the TV but find myself just watching Carey, now he looks like he was put through ringer 20 times, as if any moment he would fall over dead. I lean over and rub his shoulder without saying a word; we exchange looks, and nearly begin to cry. At a distance I thought he looked bad but eye-to-eye was something I wasn't ready for. I wanted to kill Clu, tell him to go to hell for what he did to his brother, his parents, and to me. But I allow him to continue talking to Jack as if they were young schoolboys.
Rinnnnggg Rinnngggg I hear a phone but it isn't one of ours. Than I see Carey now carries a cell phone with a red cover. He walks out the room and closes the door before he answers; I guess he was excepting a call. I am now alone with Clu, Jack had left for the bathroom moments earlier. Annie was upstairs, unaware they were even here, went to bed early with the signs of a head cold. I wasn't ready to be alone with him, please hurry up guys I pleaded.
