The day after Edd met Eden, Edd woke up early. He hadn't got much sleep that night, because his brain just kept bringing thoughts about Eden. About how pale she was... how skinny she looked... and how lonely she must've been all these years, hearing the other kids playing outside, while she was inside the old house, training to not break the promise she made to her father. He suddenly thought about himself. How he had to make a promise to his own father, to keep his secret about being a Latino hidden. He couldn't fully understand why his father didn't want people to know about his family's history, but it'd probably have something to do with his work. There were still many companies that wouldn't take a Latino as their employee. The prejudice of Latino's being lazy played an important part in this. It didn't make any sence to Edd. His family always worked hard...

After Edd made himself ready for the day, he walked out the house to meet his friends at Eddy's place. He walked past Eden's house, and a cold shiver went down his spine. He knew something was wrong, and many images flashed through his head. Maybe the girl had hurt herself badly, or did something to herself in a desperate situation...

Edd walked into the old house, and he could hear Eden's slow, hard breating. She was taking deep breaths, he could hear that clearly. He went up the stairs, like he did the day before, and walked to the room where the music used to play.

It was dark in the room, though Edd could see the figure of the young woman, leaning on an old table. She looked at him with teary eyes.

"I feel so tired, Edd..." she whispered.

Edd walked up to her, and held her shoulders. He didn't knew what to do, and wished that Ed and Eddy were there, next to him.

All of the sudden, Eden dropped on her knees, and laid herself down on the cold, wooden floor. She started to breathe more heavy. Edd started to panic, when all of the sudden he heared voices.

It was Eddy talking outside. Edd's thoughts were racing through his head. Was he going to get Eddy? He couldn't just leave Eden alone like this. Maybe if he'd shout out the window in the next room?

Edd decided to work out his last thought, and he ran to the other room. He opened the window and spotted his friends.

"Ed, get in the house and go upstairs! Eddy, call a doctor!" he yelled, and went back inside.

"Good morning to you, too, Sockhead." Eddy mumbled, raising an eyebrow.

Ed was just running into the house, laughing happily. He didn't knew why his friend had told him to come inside, but it might be something cool... like a chicken. The thought of Edd having a lot of chickens inside the house made Ed laugh even harder.

Ed looked around as he entered the house. He didn't see any chickens. Maybe they were upstairs, because Edd had asked him to come upstairs anyway.

In the meanwhile, Edd was walking in and out the room, waiting for Ed to arrive. He felt miserable. Why did he need his friends to help him out? Why couldn't he be the hero for once, saving Eden's life all by himself? Edd walked a bit further into the hallway.

"Don't leave me alone, Edd..." he could hear the sick girl whisper, "I don't want to die alone... I'm too afraid..."

These words brought tears in Edd's eyes. He was afraid, too. And he didn't have a clue what to do in a situation like this...

Chapter 5 fin. I'm not saying anything about this... just review, please!