Chapter 46: Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Not sure where the cheap part comes from...
Picking up where we left off, Chris and Eddy arrive to the former's house to get the snacks and drinks for the party. While there, Eddy notices that Chris REALLY scored, as he would put it, because he found a good amount of chips for the guests to have. Sure, the chips were the size of your palms basically, but keep in mind, there's a LOT of them, like... 100. Although, it wouldn't surprise Chris if they were burnt through like a knife through butter. Ridiculous predictions aside, Eddy takes a look at the other stuff Chris got, and it seems he brought a pack of 35 half-small/medium cans.
"You want some help carrying this stuff man? This is so much!" Eddy asked Chris.
"Sure." Chris responds. "Besides, when I told mom about if I could get this stuff, she told me to get someone to help me with this, so... check! Haha!"
The two share a chuckle, before Eddy asks Chris, "What's with those other three bigger bags of chips? Those yours?"
Chris explains, "Yep. The rest are all for the party. There's also another pack of sodas inside the house, but it's for the family, so yeah."
Chris had already got everything out of his mom's car (with her assistance with the heavier stuff), since he did that before going to Eddy's. Since he is done, and not much is left to do, he decides that they should bring the stuff to Kevin's home.
"Let's get this to Kevin's, we got it all ready to go anyways. You ready to carry one box of chips? I'll carry the other."
Eddy says, "Sure, here we go."
The boxes weren't heavy at all, they were more... complicated, as keep in mind, there are 50 small bags inside for each one, so the box has to be quite wide. Regardless of that minor inconvenience, the two of them get to the house, and lucky for them, Kevin is home, simply watching TV. Eddy hits the doorbell, and then Kevin runs to the door, and sees the two of them in front, to his surprise.
"Sup you two?" Kevin tells them. "Come on in, leave the chips in the kitchen."
Chris tells Kevin, as he leaves his box of chips on the kitchen table, "Eddy, do you want to get the sodas? Or shall I?"
"Nah, I can get them, stay here. I'll be back in a few!" Eddy yells out, before placing his box on the tables and running to get the sodas.
Chris checks and sees that all the chips are in good order, and all set for tomorrow. Kevin asks him, "Yo dude, you got a quick minute to talk?"
"Sure. What's up?"
Chris enters the living room, where Kevin was watching TV, and the latter asks the former, "Hey, is it true?"
"What?"
"The whole thing between Double D and Marie." Kevin states.
Chris rolls his eyes, before he explains, "Yeah. And I'll tell you right now, it's not a joke, it's not something where Marie is holding Double D hostage, it's all legit. Heck, I even saw the whole getting together thing happen."
"Wow." Kevin responded. "I'm beyond surprised! Double D grew one it seems! But I'm glad for him, I guess."
"Don't worry, he's gotten into the whole a lot, and I can tell." Chris responds.
This conversation was cut short, because Eddy rings the bell again, as he has returned with the drinks. Chris quickly tells Kevin, "We can talk about this later, alright?"
"Sure."
Chris gets the door, and Eddy comes in and quickly puts the sodas in the kitchen. The latter then says, "Whatcha guys talking about?"
The other two stare at each other for a second, before Chris speaks, "Just keep this down okay? Kevin and I were talking about Double D and Marie's little relationship. He simply asked me if it was real, and, as you and I both know, it is, so that's what I told him."
"Yeah Kev, it's true. Wait until you hear what Marie dragged him into one time." Eddy said while laughing.
Is it REALLY that hard to guess what Eddy was referring to? Well, simply put, he was talking about the first ACTUAL date Double D and Marie, and how they went and did... "the stuff" somewhat. You're smart enough to know what that means, you dount. Anyways, when Kevin heard this, he couldn't resist laughing, and so did the other two. Kevin personally couldn't even register that DOUBLE D of all people, would go that route.
"Man... did HE start it or was it his woman?" Kevin said, composing himself a bit.
Eddy responds, "It was a trap Marie set, so... I guess her? You should've seen his face!"
"Yeah!" Chris said, chuckling slightly. "That dude got into it completely. He seemed to enjoy it too!"
Another burst of laughter came from that comment, but after a couple of minutes, all three of them calmed down a bit, because if they kept laughing, I'm afraid of a possible issue of someone throwing up due to laughter.
"Relax, Narrator, we are fine." Chris comments. Well... that's reassuring I guess.
Kevin then brings up, "So, what do you guys have planned for the party for any possible ladies?"
Eddy figures it was best that he answer first, as for Chris, it's more or less obvious. He figured however, that it's best to cover this up for now, so he answers, "I've actually got someone. It's a surprise, get ready for it."
"Alright then dork." Kevin jokingly says. "Chris?"
"Well, I tried asking Skylar to the party, and she cut me off INSTANTLY, and said yes. Literally didn't even think about it, just said yes. I was shocked dude, but it seems we are going together. I don't expect her to be on time, considering she isn't in our EXACT area, but it's fine. So, with all that considered, I suppose it's sort of a date, but I won't fully call it that." Chris explained.
Kevin claps a little for him, saying, "You got lucky man! Be sure not to waste it, because it's free game to make fun of you!"
Obviously Kevin is joking, and Chris knows that, so he simply rolls his eyes while chuckling a bit, then saying, "I'll keep that in mind."
Chris then follows up with, "So, is there anything else we should know before the party tomorrow man?"
"Nah." Kevin said. "We got the snacks and everything. I have the other stuff in the garage, but it can wait I think. I think I just have to prepare my clothes, Nazz would make a fuss if I don't."
The other two a little laugh, before Eddy says, "We should do the same, right Chris?"
"Sure. Kevin, we will catch ya later, alright? We gotta get our stuff ready as well. Take care brother!"
Kevin tells the two, "Yeah! See y'all!"
And so, the two lads leave Kevin's house, before Chris asks Eddy, "You wanna start getting your attire ready?"
"Sure. Can I be honest with you?" Eddy tells Chris.
Chris nods his head to say yes, and as the two walk to Eddy's home, Eddy explains, "I hope that Lee didn't take the whole rough attitude thing I did too harshly. You weren't there, so you're not gonna understand, but man... it was a rush! But it was... a little overdone? It was so annoying to try to get to her, as I just had to be excessive, but i think it worked."
"Let's hope that you're correct man, but be careful next time. Because, the attitude of getting in... anyone's face really, has its limits, and I'd recommend not pushing it." Chris responds.
"Yeah." Eddy states. "But again, getting to her felt almost impossible! It seemed she listened towards the end however, so, it's all good."
Chris then says, "I hope this time, it isn't your overconfidence speaking, and it's actual reality speaking. But let's move along now, we gotta get you prepared with SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE! Still can't believe you thought that stupid seventies like attire was going to work. Good thing you didn't wear that at the performance, because if you did, I would've been so mad dude, hahaha."
"Look, you're right alright?" Eddy said, laughing a bit. "I'll save that for other times when it's not embarrassing, okay? Maybe at the beach?"
"I doubt that's even good for that, haha! Eddy, while I honestly don't have all that much of an issue with it, these days... that is just asking for you to get mocked, made fun of, and all of that. Wear what you want, as long as it's reasonable, and not stupid, that's my opinion. Then again, that's being said by someone who wears shirts about heavy metal bands, so yeah, hahaha!" Chris explained to Eddy.
Eddy simply states, "I guess you're right, eh?"
With that, the lads have made it to the house of Eddy. Admittedly, Eddy himself has an idea of what he could wear that would be good for him, and good for the party. Obviously the whole 70s look didn't work, so he thought of perhaps wearing something similar to what he wore to the performance.
To test this, he tells Chris to wait in the living room, while he goes and tries this idea out. Chris agreed, and so he goes and tries to fit this. Eddy manages to fit on a normal black shirt, with a grey thin jacket on top, and for his leg wear... he decides to pick out a more navy blue set of jeans, that fit perfectly, and for his shoes, he decides to go with some normal white shoes. In Eddy's mind, he believe that THIS is going to be a better improvement over last time, if nothing else at least.
Chris notices Eddy has finished up, and says, "Whoo! That's what I'm talking about dude! You nailed it!"
Eddy says, "Thanks. This looks more normal and modern right?"
"Yep. Of course, you should save it for when it's time for the event, because then you can do all the stuff you need to do beforehand, like shower, brush your teeth, and many other things that you might wanna do." Chris tells him.
Eddy thinks about it, and Chris is completely correct. Either way you spin the dice, the former is glad to at least have something that he won't be provoked about, making his situation more simple. Anyways, after Eddy gets redressed in his usual wear, he asks Chris, "So, what's next to do? Should we ask the others what they are planning to bring?"
"Honestly, I don't think so. Because, Double D will most likely bring some healthy foods, knowing him, and I'm calling it right now, barely anyone will eat it, and he will complain about it for a whole hour." Chris sarcastically remarks, making Eddy laugh.
Eddy then says, "For Ed, he's surely gonna bring his disgusting gravy. He once filled a whole pool with that."
When Chris heard that, he could've sworn that he misheard completely, but... NOPE!
"You are joking, right?"
"Did I not tell you??" Eddy asked, before... "Let me explain, he brought it to a swimming class we all had, and for some reason, I don't even want to know, he thought that it was smart to bring his box of the mix... INTO THE POOL WHILE HE WAS DIVING! He 'contaminated' the pool, as Double D put it."
Chris could only burst into laughter, finding what Eddy said too unbelievable. "Wow! How did no one stop him from doing that? Jeez, you guys need to react soon. Goodness... that's embarrassing."
"Tell me about it. This actually also leads into a whole other story. The one where we all decided to do a bet." Eddy tells Chris, who then becomes curious.
The story that Eddy told Chris this time was about the time where him, the other Eds, and the other kids (minus Sarah, Jimmy and Nazz) did a whole bet where they couldn't do a certain thing. For example, Ed couldn't eat gravy, Kevin couldn't say dork, and Eddy couldn't raise his voice to the point where the entire earth would shake. Anyways, Eddy explains how everyone basically lost their bet, and then told Chris of the surprising fact that Ed won the bet, getting himself 1 dollar and 25 cents. Although, in the process, unfortunately Ed's whole body had a bad reaction to the butter scotch pudding that he jumped into, thinking it was gravy. Regardless of that circumstance, he still earned the cash, fair and square. Once Eddy finished telling the story, Chris comments...
"That's completely ridiculous. Wow. Even then, it's just a dollar and twenty-five, so whatever really, no?"
"Perhaps..." Eddy states, "...but come on! I could've gotten jawbreakers and more with that!"
Chris only chuckles at that ridiculous statement, before he then tells Eddy, "Alright, it's been fun and all, but I gotta start getting prepared myself, plus there's some other stuff I gotta do myself."
"Sure. I'll catch ya later man! Make sure you make yourself look good!" Eddy tells Chris as he is leaving.
Chris yells back, "Don't worry man! Later!"
With that, the two lads call it for now, and Chris heads back to his house, as he decides to take a break for a bit by doing none other than play some racing games. After all, he has nearly completed a specific one, and he is dedicated to completing it as soon as possible.
Question, uh... what deeds were done cheap exactly? Because I didn't notice any...????