Next day

Eddy woke up looking happy for the first time.

There was a knock on Eddy's door. He opened it and saw Marie Kanker.

"Is your brother here yet?" She asked hyper looking.

"Not yet...What are you doing here to early?" He asked.

"Just wanting to see him, Everyone says he's the best thing to ever happen in the cul-de-sac." She said rubbing her eyes.

"Well he's not here and wont be here tell this afternoon...Do you want to come in?" he asked.

Marie nodded and walked past Eddy.

She sat on a chair near the table.

"So what do you do all day?" She asked.

"I sleep alot during the day. What other reason should I get up for?" He asked.

Marie shrugged.

"I have to drag myself outta bed now since my dad.."

"I know.." Marie said with a sad look.

"But..I'm learning to live with it." He said getting cerial.

Marie looked at all the pictures on his wall.

"This your mom?" She asked.

"Ah yeah." He answered.
"The blue hair runs in the family." She said admiering it.

"She's pretty ya know."

"yeah I know." He said getting milk.

Marie picked up another one.

"And this is your dad?" She asked. (A man with blue hair only more darker)

"Yeah, He was a buisness man." Eddy answered.

Marie saw one dusty picture in the corner. She pulled it out and blew away the dust.

"And this is..."

Eddy turned and looked over her shoulder.

"yeah, That's my brother." He said smiling.

"Wow..He looks almost like you only taller and more hair.." She said.

"Yeah."

"Who's that little guy next to him?" She asked.

"That's my brother and me.." He said.

Marie was astounded.

"Wow.."

"I was about a couple years old. My brother was 9 in this picture." He said.

"He is cool." She said smiling. "You have any idea how Lee would go gaga over him?"

"yeah, She would forget about me and that would be a dream come true."

Marie looked at another photograph of Eddy's parents together undre the blossom tree.

"That's a pretty tree." She said.

"yeah my mom grew it when I was 3, She said. She wants this tree to live forever like how she wanted me to. It's like over...9 years old.."

"You miss her huh.." Marie said looking up at him.
"Only a whole lot.." He mumbled.

She smiled.

"And this is a photo of the whole family am I right?" She asked.

"Yeah, To my brother I was the runt." He said.

Marie laughed alittle.

"Amazing what a close family you have." She said.

"yeah.."

"I only wish this family photo would become real.." He said.

Marie nodded.

"I wish my mom was alive too.."