*Chapter two
Eddy opened his eyes as the sunlight drifted into his room. Almost instantly his mind was flooded with dreadful thoughts of days to come. He couldn't believe how terrible his summer was turning out. It felt like a dream. He just couldn't beleive it was true.
Most of his morning, he was in a daze. By the time he snapped out of it, he was outside on the street. He knew Johnny would be too busy today, with last minute packing and all before his trip. His mind drifted off again as he walked further down the street. He tried to think up something good about this summer. He could always try to scam Kevin and Marie. Oh, but it would be difficult; and would it even be the same without Ed and Double D.
Finally, he was tired of walking and picked a spot on the sidewalk to rest. He hadn't been sitting there very long when he saw Kevin riding down the street. He wasn't sure if Kevin saw him or maybe he was just ignoring him, but Kevin kept his eyes on the road in front of him. At the center of the cul-de-sac, he began riding in circles. Eddy sat silently watching him.
A minute passed and then another. Eddy tried to think of something to say to break the silence but couldn't so he just sat there. His mind started to wander again and he thought this would be the way he would spend most of his days this summer. Then his thoughts went back to yesterday. It all seemed to happen so fast in his memory but at the time it had seemed to go on forever. Then he remembered Marie and became angry with himself. Honestly?! He couldn't think of anything better to do than walk off?!
Finally, Kevin grew tired of riding and still not acknowledging Eddy's presence, he rode to his driveway and out of Eddy's site. Eddy sat on the sidewalk a few minutes longer. He stared up at the sky and watched the few clouds pass. He missed his best friends and wondered if they missed him. He looked back at the street in front of him and thought about Kevin. Did he miss Nazz and Rolf and did they miss him?? But how could anyone miss him?? He could be such a jerk at times. Although, for a moment, when he'd been riding in fron of Eddy, he looked so lonely that Eddy couldn't help feeling bad for him.
Eddy became bored of sitting and got up to walk around. It was so quiet without all the other kids. Eddy ended up at the park again. He sat on the same swing as he had the day before and wished Johnny would come play in the sandbox again. He looked in the direction that he'd seen Kevin and the Kankers come from yesterday. After a moment, he got up and started walking that way. Before he knew it, Eddy found himself walking towards their trailor. It was all out of pure curiousity and a little boredom actually. He wondered if Marie was lying. Would the other 2 really go without her??
As he neared their trailor, he veered behind a nearby parked car. In case they were still there, he didn't want to be seen. He stayed low for a minute, but it looked like there was noone around. Maybe they did all leave. Relief washed over him as he turned to leave, but it immediatly retreated, for when he turned he found himself face to face with Marie once again.
At first, they said nothing. They just stared at eachother. Eddy's face was calm but Marie looked angry again and it looked like she may have been crying. Eddy wasn't sure what to say. Suddenly, he got very nervous. What was she gonna say?? Would she tell all the kids when they got back?? He could hear them making fun of him already. He had to say something. He had to explain himself before she could jump to any conclusions.
Eddy opened his mouth to speak but before he could say anything Marie simply said "No." and walked past him. His mouth snapped shut. He turned and watched her walk away.
"What?" Eddy managed to say but she was already to far away to hear him. He just stood there until she had gone into her trailor. What was that?? Eddy was very confused and as he made his way home, he started to feel sorry for her. She had to have been telling the truth. Lee and May and gone to modeling school and left Marie there all alone. Even a Kanker doesn't deserve that.
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At home, Eddy lay on his bed and thought. Kevin and Marie were two of his least favorite people but he still couldn't help feeling bad for them. "Wait a minute!" he said to no one. "Why do I feel bad for them?? They wouldn't care if I was alive or dead so why should I care if they're lonely?!"
Eddy sat up with a grin on his face. He'd just been struck with an idea. "Course, if they are lonely, they might be more easily scammed." Eddy jumped up and ran to get a pen and a peice of paper.
A few minutes later he was back on his bed, writing down all the ways he could scam them. A lot of them got scratched out though. He would've needed Ed and Double D for those things and obviously they weren't here to help. He would just have to get use to doing everything himself. Even so, he managed to have the paper covered front and back in no time.
He put the paper under his pillow and lay back down, still making plans for the days to come. And now he couldn't wait for tomorrow. It was gonna be great and the best thing about it was the fact he could tell Ed and Double D about all the money and jawbreakers he got without their help.
He had trouble sleeping that night because of how excited he was. When he finally slept, his dreams were full of money and jawbreakers but then a strange dream. The last dream he was definately happy in but he didn't know why. He didn't see either of the things he really wanted and yet he was happy. There were two other people with him but he couldn't see their faces.
In the morning, when he woke he thought about the dream and decided that it must have been Ed and Double D. He kept trying to remember things from the dream but the harder he tried the more it slipped away from him. He wasn't concerned about it anyway.
He was up and dressed in a second it seemed. He hummed a very happy and fast tune as he ran to get breakfast. All his plans were speeding through his mind and fianally he was ready. He stopped in front of a mirror on his way out and thought once again of the wonderful day he was going to have. Oh yeah! Today would be Eddy's day!
Eddy opened his eyes as the sunlight drifted into his room. Almost instantly his mind was flooded with dreadful thoughts of days to come. He couldn't believe how terrible his summer was turning out. It felt like a dream. He just couldn't beleive it was true.
Most of his morning, he was in a daze. By the time he snapped out of it, he was outside on the street. He knew Johnny would be too busy today, with last minute packing and all before his trip. His mind drifted off again as he walked further down the street. He tried to think up something good about this summer. He could always try to scam Kevin and Marie. Oh, but it would be difficult; and would it even be the same without Ed and Double D.
Finally, he was tired of walking and picked a spot on the sidewalk to rest. He hadn't been sitting there very long when he saw Kevin riding down the street. He wasn't sure if Kevin saw him or maybe he was just ignoring him, but Kevin kept his eyes on the road in front of him. At the center of the cul-de-sac, he began riding in circles. Eddy sat silently watching him.
A minute passed and then another. Eddy tried to think of something to say to break the silence but couldn't so he just sat there. His mind started to wander again and he thought this would be the way he would spend most of his days this summer. Then his thoughts went back to yesterday. It all seemed to happen so fast in his memory but at the time it had seemed to go on forever. Then he remembered Marie and became angry with himself. Honestly?! He couldn't think of anything better to do than walk off?!
Finally, Kevin grew tired of riding and still not acknowledging Eddy's presence, he rode to his driveway and out of Eddy's site. Eddy sat on the sidewalk a few minutes longer. He stared up at the sky and watched the few clouds pass. He missed his best friends and wondered if they missed him. He looked back at the street in front of him and thought about Kevin. Did he miss Nazz and Rolf and did they miss him?? But how could anyone miss him?? He could be such a jerk at times. Although, for a moment, when he'd been riding in fron of Eddy, he looked so lonely that Eddy couldn't help feeling bad for him.
Eddy became bored of sitting and got up to walk around. It was so quiet without all the other kids. Eddy ended up at the park again. He sat on the same swing as he had the day before and wished Johnny would come play in the sandbox again. He looked in the direction that he'd seen Kevin and the Kankers come from yesterday. After a moment, he got up and started walking that way. Before he knew it, Eddy found himself walking towards their trailor. It was all out of pure curiousity and a little boredom actually. He wondered if Marie was lying. Would the other 2 really go without her??
As he neared their trailor, he veered behind a nearby parked car. In case they were still there, he didn't want to be seen. He stayed low for a minute, but it looked like there was noone around. Maybe they did all leave. Relief washed over him as he turned to leave, but it immediatly retreated, for when he turned he found himself face to face with Marie once again.
At first, they said nothing. They just stared at eachother. Eddy's face was calm but Marie looked angry again and it looked like she may have been crying. Eddy wasn't sure what to say. Suddenly, he got very nervous. What was she gonna say?? Would she tell all the kids when they got back?? He could hear them making fun of him already. He had to say something. He had to explain himself before she could jump to any conclusions.
Eddy opened his mouth to speak but before he could say anything Marie simply said "No." and walked past him. His mouth snapped shut. He turned and watched her walk away.
"What?" Eddy managed to say but she was already to far away to hear him. He just stood there until she had gone into her trailor. What was that?? Eddy was very confused and as he made his way home, he started to feel sorry for her. She had to have been telling the truth. Lee and May and gone to modeling school and left Marie there all alone. Even a Kanker doesn't deserve that.
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At home, Eddy lay on his bed and thought. Kevin and Marie were two of his least favorite people but he still couldn't help feeling bad for them. "Wait a minute!" he said to no one. "Why do I feel bad for them?? They wouldn't care if I was alive or dead so why should I care if they're lonely?!"
Eddy sat up with a grin on his face. He'd just been struck with an idea. "Course, if they are lonely, they might be more easily scammed." Eddy jumped up and ran to get a pen and a peice of paper.
A few minutes later he was back on his bed, writing down all the ways he could scam them. A lot of them got scratched out though. He would've needed Ed and Double D for those things and obviously they weren't here to help. He would just have to get use to doing everything himself. Even so, he managed to have the paper covered front and back in no time.
He put the paper under his pillow and lay back down, still making plans for the days to come. And now he couldn't wait for tomorrow. It was gonna be great and the best thing about it was the fact he could tell Ed and Double D about all the money and jawbreakers he got without their help.
He had trouble sleeping that night because of how excited he was. When he finally slept, his dreams were full of money and jawbreakers but then a strange dream. The last dream he was definately happy in but he didn't know why. He didn't see either of the things he really wanted and yet he was happy. There were two other people with him but he couldn't see their faces.
In the morning, when he woke he thought about the dream and decided that it must have been Ed and Double D. He kept trying to remember things from the dream but the harder he tried the more it slipped away from him. He wasn't concerned about it anyway.
He was up and dressed in a second it seemed. He hummed a very happy and fast tune as he ran to get breakfast. All his plans were speeding through his mind and fianally he was ready. He stopped in front of a mirror on his way out and thought once again of the wonderful day he was going to have. Oh yeah! Today would be Eddy's day!