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Chapter Eighteen
"So many people live in make believe,
They keep a lot a going up their sleeves.
But my love baby is no kind that folds.
Come on Baby, let the good times roll."
Come On – Jimi Hendrix
"Ryan?" The tall lengthy boy asked. "Is that you, man?"
Ryan took out his left hand and smiled. "Hey, Brandon…" Brandon took his hand and shook it.
"Shit, wow…You look good." Brandon exclaimed. "What are you doing here with Jess?"
Jess cut in. "Glad you acknowledged me…Now where's Chantal?"
"She's upstairs in her room." Brandon said. Jess flew right by him and ran up stairs.
"Come on in, Ryan." Brandon said, walking into his house. Ryan followed him. "So, what are you doing here with Jess?" He asked again.
"My mom is going out with her dad." Ryan replied, sitting down on the couch next to Brandon. He looked a lot different than he did two years ago. He definitely grew taller and had a lot more muscles. Ryan remembered Brandon as the kid who always got picked on for being too small. Not anymore, Ryan thought to himself.
"Shit, that's—that's cool." Brandon said. "So, are you and Trey living with them now or what?"
Ryan shook his head. "Trey's in jail and I'm living at my attorney's place." Brandon stared at him in a look of confusion. "Trey and I stole a car and my attorney, Sandy, took me into his place 'cause my mom kicked me out….It's all long story." Ryan added.
Brandon shook his head. "Shit, I can't believe Trey's in jail."
Ryan laughed at him. "You don't?" He asked.
Brandon shrugged. "Well, okay, maybe I can believe. He was always getting into trouble." He changed the subject and asked, "What's with your arm, it kind of looks funny."
Ryan looked down at his right arm. It did kind of look funny. It was a lot paler than it had ever been seen his surgery. He still couldn't feel it at all day today. "I have nerve damage," Ryan explained. He told Brandon all about Oliver and how he got shot. He also told him about how nobody believed him when he tried to tell everyone that Oliver was crazy.
"So what are you doing back here in Chino?" Brandon questioned. "Got bored of the little rich kids?"
Ryan laughed at Brandon. "No, man. I just came to see my mom….And I'm kind of running away from a few situations back 'home'." Ryan admitted.
"Huh," Brandon replied, he knew not to question any further. He knew Ryan too well. "You want something to drink?" He asked. "We have beer or –"
"I'll have a beer." Ryan cut it.
Brandon went into the kitchen and grabbed two beers. He came back and handed one to Ryan. Ryan accepted it and was able to open it, not like last time when he was at Luke's and it had spilled everywhere. "So, where are your folks?" Ryan asked.
"My mom's staying at a friends place and I don't know where my dad is." Brandon replied. Brandon's parents were much like Ryan's parents. That's one of the main reasons why they got along. They understood each other.
Ryan looked at the clock on the VCR and got up. "Can I use your phone? I think I should call 'home'." Brand nodded, while drinking his beer and pointed over to the kitchen.
Ryan picked up the phone in the kitchen and dialed the Cohen's number.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Seth." Ryan said.
"Oh, hey, Ryan. Mom and Dad are going a little crazy over here….Okay, maybe just Dad." Seth exclaimed. "Where are you?"
"I'm in Chino, at a friends place."
"I thought you were with your Mom." Seth commented.
"I was there. I slept over at her place and now Jess and I are at one of my old friend's place."
"Who's Jess?" Seth questioned.
"My mom's boyfriend's kid." Ryan replied. "Look, tell your Mom and Dad I'll be home soon, okay?"
"Okay, uh, Ryan?" Seth asked.
"What?"
"Are you pissed at me?"
"No, Seth. I've just got a lot of stuff on my mind. I've got to go, bye." Ryan replied, and then hung up the phone. Ryan walked back into the living room where Brandon was joined by Chantal and Jess. "I've got to run." Ryan said, grabbing his bag.
"How you getting home?" Brandon asked.
Ryan shrugged. "I'll take a bus."
"No way, man. My dad left his car out back, we'll go on a little road trip and drive you there." Brandon replied. Both girls nodded their head in agreement.
Ryan shrugged again. "Sure, I guess."
Ryan, Brandon, Jess and Chantal piled into Brandon's dad old cavalier. Ryan was sitting in the front seat with Brandon, who was driving and the two girls were in the back.
Chantal pulled out a bag of weed. "Hey, bro. Do you mind?" She asked, waving the bag in the air, from the back seat.
"As long as I get a piece of it, I don't care." Brandon replied, keeping his eyes on the road. "You still smoke?" He asked to Ryan.
Ryan shook his head. "No, I quit that shit."
"I bet it will help you though." Jess commented from the back of the seat. Chantal rolled up a joint and lit it. She took a drag of it and passed it over to Jess, who took a drag. "You sure?" Jess asked again, holding the joint up to him. Ryan grabbed it from her and took a swift drag. He then passed it over to Brandon, who did the same.
"Let the good times' roll…" Brandon laughed and passed the joint back to his twin sister.
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"Seth, supper time!" Kirsten called out to him from the bottom of the staircase. Seth, along with Summer trailing behind him ran down stairs. "Oh, Summer, would you like to eat here?" She asked.
"If that's okay, Mrs. Cohen." Summer replied.
"Oh, for sure. Let me just grab another plate." She said. Summer and Seth sat down at the table and ate the Chinese food Sandy and Kirsten had order.
Sandy came strolling into the dinning room and sat down at his seat. "Mmm, looks good." Sandy commented. "So when did Ryan call, Seth?"
"Uh, about an hour or so ago." Seth replied, shoving some more rice into this mouth. "He gave me the impression that he was leaving right away." He added.
Sandy knew that it only took an hour from Chino to Newport. He didn't want to jump to conclusions, so he stopped his worrying and continued eating the Chinese food. After dinner was done, Seth and Summer headed off to her house to have a last minute 'study' for a test in Biology. Sandy and Kirsten sat in the den, patiently waiting for Ryan to come home.
"I'm buying him a cell phone." Kirsten commented, flipping through the channels.
Sandy laughed at her. "I was just thinking the exact same thing." Just then the phone rang and they both jumped up to get it. Kirsten sat back down and let Sandy take it. "Hello?" Sandy asked. "Okay…Yes, I'll be right there…Don't do anything." Sandy replied and then hung up the phone.
"Well, who was it?" Kirsten questioned him.
"Ryan—"
"Where is he?" She asked.
"He's at the police station in Chino."
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Okay guys, short chapter. I just wanted to make you guys go a little crazy….
Enjoy =) Chapter Nineteen should be up shortly….
