Okay peoples, here is the final and last chapter to the garden of misery. Sorry it has taken so long, I was going to update on christmas eve, but a friend of mine unfortunately ODed and died on that night. So please forgive me, I needed some greiveiing time, but now becuase of what has happened i've realised that lives too short sometimes, for some people, so I'm gonna finish this story, take a short hiatus, then continue on. Thank you all for your patience.

this chapter is dedicated to Sasha R.I.P.

chapter #9

memorys will never fade away

PONY'S POV

Eden was brought to the house as soon as we could get her here. Both gangs stuck around to see what was wrong and if they could do anything for her.

"She gonna be alright?" Two-Bit asked.

"She'll be fine, she just blacked out is all." Tim answered.

"She what?" I asked.

"Blacked out. When someone goes through too many emotions or has a trigger pulled, a trigger being something that'll set them off, and it can be anything, for her it's getting hit in the face. But when that happens it's called blacking out. Your world goes black and you don't have control over your body, it goes into a blind rage. She blacked out. Whenever people are going through to many strong emotions at once thier mind blacks out. A differant personality comes forward and controls thier body, it gives them a really good adrenaline rush. But thier stuck somewhere in thier mind. When they come out of it they usually don't remember anything." Dally explained.

"Well lets hope it's that way now." I said.

Everyone nodded thier heads at that. Slowly one by one everyone left, and even though Eden was still asleep all of Tim's gang insisted on saying goodbye to her. They'd whiser something, kiss her forehead, then leave. It was kinda wierd to watch. But I guess this is what Eden's life was like before she met us. So it's something we'll just have to get used to.

"So she won't remember anything?" Soda asked.

"No, not a damn thing." Darry said.

We were all talking in really depressed tones.

"Should we tell her what she did?" Soda asked.

"No." I answered.

Both of them looked at me for a minute.

"Pony's right. lets just forget about it and let things go back to normal. But no more rumbles. I can't handle another one like that." Darry said.

We all went to bed after that. I stayed up just in case Eden woke up in the middle of the night. It was so wierd. Sitting omn the living room floor I thought about the events of tonight. I wondered if thats what happened to her when she killed her parents. Maybe she would remeber. What then? I guess I should try to get some sleep and worry about it in the morning. But the only place to sleep was the floor. I just stayed on the floor and fell asleep trying to stay awake.

The next morning I woke up to a blanket on me and Eden was still on the couch. I had a feeling she'd remember. But she didin't wake up that day, or the next, four days went by before anything happened at all.

EDEN'S POV

I opened my eyes feeling so drowsy. I felt like I had had way too much sleep, but it was light in the room from the sun, so I knew it was morning, maybe I'd had too little sleep?

"She's wakeing up!" I heard Soda yell from the next room.

Before I could even sit up Darry, Ponyboy, Soda, and Dally were all standing over me.

"Hey doll, how you feeling?" Darry asked.

"I dunno. Could y'all give me some space to think about that for just a sec?" I asked sarcastically.

"She's sarcastic, she's gonna be alright." Soda laughed.

I held my head as I became dizzy from just sitting up.

"How long have I been out for?" I asked.

"Four days now hun." Soda replied.

"What?" I asked.

There was no way he was telling the truth. Four days. I slept for four days? I guess he was right though, that would be the reason I felt so dizzy and too tired, not too mention hungry as all hell.

My stomach at that moment let out a growl that would scare a grizzly bear. All the guys looked at me. I put my hand behind my head and laughed a little.

"Hehehe, I think i'm a little hungry." I said.

This got a laugh out of everyone. They all went about making sure I was comfortable, and fed well. Just scrambled eggs though. They weren't sure what my stomach could handle after four days of no food. Even I was surprised when I only ate half of what little they gave me and called it quits.

For the next few days it was me and Dally on the couch, Dally wouldn't leave me for a second unless I had to use the bathroom, even then he was right outside the door. I knew he just wanted to make sure i would be alright. I recoperated pretty quickly though. I was walking around and doing chores after only four more days. I was eating normal again too.

But then, I couldn't take the guilt of what I had done. I remembered quite vividly what I had done. I was halfway in control of my body when it had happened. So I decided after the fifth day of being better to ask the guys a favor.

"Do you have anything to do today?" I asked Darry.

He looked up from his paper.

"No why?" He asked.

"Becuase...becuase I need you guys to leave at some point for at least an hour." I said.

PONY'S POV

There was something wrong. She didn't sound like herself. But Darry didn't take any notice, at least he didn't let it show.

"Why?" Darry asked.

"Just becuase." Eden answered.

"Thats not an answer." Darry stated.

"Look, i've never asked you for anything. Can you just do this one favor for me?" Eden asked.

Darry thought about it for a minute. "Yeah sure." He said.

I knew Darry only agreed becuase Eden looked on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I guess she just wanted some time alone. Who knows. All's I really know is that at noon we left the house. Me, Darry, Dally and Soda decided to go to the grocery store. We stood outside of the store.

"We don't need anything." Soda stated.

"She already stocked the house with food to last us a month." I said.

"Let's just...let's just take the long way home ok?" Dally said in a shaky voice.

Even Darry, Dally and Soda sensed something was wrong. When we left the house Eden gave us all a hug, which she had never done before. It was odd. The next hour passed by extremely slow. We walked around the store plaza twice then headed home the long way. Neither of us said anything. We were all thinking the same thing. What are we gonna go home to see?

We finnaly made it home just a little over an hour later.

"Eden? Were home." Soda called out.

We all knew he wasn't gonna get ananswer the minute we walked in. The lights were all off. The house was completely clean. Eden wasn't here. But there was a note on the table that read:

Hey guys,
By the time you read this I will already be long gone. I have to go away for a little while. To clear my head and think. The place i'm going is gonna help me out alot. I might be there for a few years, but i'll come back. Thanks for letting me stay with you, and keeping me busy. Thank you Darry for letting me stay there for cleaning and cooking, it was the best job I ever had. Don't go lifting to much stuff, even superman has a weakness.
And Soda,
thanks for helping me out in a bad spot. That was really nice of you to bring me home, you didn't have to but you did. I could've died that night, but I didn't. No chocolate cake for breakfast, it's not a meal and it's not healthy. I don't wanna come home to a fat Soda.
And Ponyboy,
Thanks for watching out for me and watching over me. Here's some advice. The next time your watching someone cover yourself up with a blanket and try to sleep. You'll get sick if you don't. Keep your grades up in school. If I come home and your I.Q. dropped i'll beat it back in.

And thank you Dally,for being the best big brother a girl could have. I'm sorry, I know we just got reunited and all, but i'llcome home.
Thanks to all of you guys again, and the gang. I'll see you later.
Eden. L. E. Larka.

That was it. I handed the note to Soda who read it out loud for Darry and Dally. I walked to the closet that was made into her room and went inside. The bed and nightstand were still there. But all of her belongings from under the bed were gone. I opened the top drawer to the nightstand and found an envelope. It said TO: Ponyboy, From: Eden.
I opened it up to see another note inside. I shut the door, turned on the light and read:

Hey Pony,
I thought you'd find this note eventually. You did what you said you would and took down three guys, I watched and kept count. You held up your end but right now I can't hold up mine. If your patient i'll pay up once I get back. I didn't bail on our bet. Dally always said you were a good kid and he was right. But don't sit around waiting for me to show up. It may take awhile. I wrote this letter mainly to let you know I didn't run away. I told you I never run away and I meant it. I never have and I won't start now. If I didn't leave I would be running away, i'd be running away from my past and into an illusion I created. But I don't run from anything or anyone. Don't tell your brothers or Dally yet, but when you guys left I first wrote these letters. Then I called the asylum. It's about fifty miles away from here. But I need to go and get help. If I don't I might end up hurting someone. And I don't wanna do that. I'll see you when I get out of the nuthouse. I hear they have rooms with paded walls. That should be fun to run into. Trying to make you laugh kid don't take it serious. Dally always said goodbyes are forever. So i'm not saying goodbye. I'll see you later.
Eden. L. E. Larka.

"I'll see you later Eden." I said to myself. I folded the note and put it back in the envelope and hid it in my room. I never told Darry or Soda or even Dally that Eden turned herself into the asylum. But I never had to. None of us doubted she was coming back.

FIN

So what did you think of the ending? Was it good? Did you like it? The sequel is already up and running so go off and read it. It's called the valley of eden. Until next time i'll see you later .