Jeff and Matt back it back to their home before the rain.
They come through the door, Jeffrey was still confused on why it was such hard thing for Matt to talk about their mother, I just wanted answers on how she died, Why can't anyone talk about it. Is it that difficult, Is it too painful.
Matt had been silent all the way home, I guess all you need to do to shut him up is mention mom thinks Jeff. He hadn't said a word since I brought her up. He was probably mad about my mentioning her either that or He was just upset for blowing up at me, Which He should be thinks Jeff, He didn't have to yell at me like He did, I just wanna know what happened to her, Is that a crime?.
Matt walks to the fridge and pours himself some tea.
"That's dad's tea, He's gonna know someone drank some of it." Stats Jeff.
Matt eyeballs Jeff "So, I don't care... I'll be out of here by then."
"What, What do you mean?." Jeff asks confused.
"I'll be leaving in the morning, I have to go back, Get caught up with my studies and classes you know Collage.." Matt replies.
Jeff stands near Matt who had now begun to lean on the fridge door.
"What's up with you Matt?. Your acting kinda weird?." Jeff asks as his eyes trail up and down Matt's face.
"Why do you say that for Jeffery?." Matt asks.
Jeff goes and takes a seat at the kitchen table. "Oh, I don't know maybe because of the fact that your creeping me out?." Jeff stats.
Matt walks over to Jeff "Look, I'm just tired okay, And well.. I get ..depressed sometimes and the fact that you brought up mom today didn't help me or my mood any."
Jeff then feels guilty "I'm sorry, If I had known it would make you sad I wouldn't have mentioned it... Just let me know next time, Don't just yell at me."
Matt places his arm around Jeff ".. Yeah.. I'm sorry for yelling at ya like I did... It's just a really, REALLY touchy subject for me."
".. I'll have to remember that." Jeff whispers.
Gilbert comes through the door after work.
"Matthew, Jeffrey come out here, I have someone I need you to meet." Gilbert shouts.
Matt and Jeff who was listening to music in Jeff's room comes out when they hear their father.
"Yeah Dad." Matt says.
"Jeffrey will you please turn off the music before coming out here."
Jeff who had just gotten up off his bed goes and turns the stereo off.
Jeff steps out of his room, Matt was standing there his mouth open.
Jeff was about to laugh at him until he see's a women standing in their living room, And she was standing beside dad with a smile, And dad was smiling at her. Jeff couldn't believe what he was seeing, He really felt like pinching himself to see if he was even awake. Maybe I fell asleep while listening to music and this is just some weird dream. Jeff grabs his arm and pinches down hard, Nope I'm awake, That hurt. Jeff rubs his arm.
"Who's this dad?." Matt asks.
"This is Sarah." Gilbert announces as he has his arm wrapped around her waist.
Jeff has to take another look, What is going on here. Jeff thinks.
"How are you Sarah." Matt asks as he walks up to her and shakes her hand.
"Jeff are you gonna introduce yourself." Gilbert asks.
He didn't demand me, He didn't sound mean, He sounded nice, He actually asked me to do something and didn't tell me.. What is freaking going on.
"Sure... I'm Jeffrey." Jeff replies as he walks up towards Sarah.
"She's gonna have dinner with us tonight, I hope you both will behave while she's here." Gilbert says.
"Of course, I'm really glad to meet you Sarah." Matt stats.
Jeff could barely comprehend on what was transpiring.
"So I hear you go to collage Matthew?." Sarah asks.
"Yes, I do." Matt replies. "I actually will be leaving tomorrow morning to go back."
"Oh, Well I hope that your still contact us from time to time."
Jeff drops his fork "What do you mean contact us."
"Oh, I'm sorry.. I didn't mean nothing." Sarah whispers.
"No it's okay Sarah, Jeff don't talk like that." says Gilbert
Jeff rolls his eyes, Now there's the father I know.. Jeff curses under his breath.
Matt who had heard him nudges him in the shoulder.
"Stop it! Matt." Jeff yells as he punches Matt in his shoulder.
Gilbert stands up from his chair "Jeff!."
Jeff looks down at his lap. "...Sorry.."
"I'm really sorry about that Sarah."
Later on after dinner, Gilbert goes to show Sarah to her car.
"So what did you think all that was about?." Jeff asks Matt.
"I don't know, It looks like dad's finally moving on with his life." Matt smiles
"Why are you smiling."
"Oh come on Jeffrey, You didn't see dad's behavior, If he would just act like that all the time, It would be like heaven around here."
"Please, We don't even know this lady." Jeff stats.
"Well... Dad does, and it looks like he really likes her, I wouldn't cause a fuss over this, You'll just make him mad at ya." Matt replies.
Jeff gets up off the couch and goes to his room.
"I had a lovely time tonight Gilbert, Thank you for finally allowing me to come for a visit. Your kids are so adorable."
Sarah kisses Gilbert softly on the cheek.
"I am really sorry for how the kids were acting tonight, They just don't know how to listen."
"No Gilbert, They were wonderful, Don't get too harsh with them please." Sarah whispers.
Gilbert lowers his gaze "... I had a great time with you tonight aswell Sarah." He admits.
Sarah smiles and they kiss once more but this time it was on the lips.
".. I hope to do this again sometime soon, Gilbert."
".. Maybe.."
"Good night Gilbert." Sarah says as she begins walking down the stairs.
"Night Sarah." Gilbert whispers.
Gilbert walks in the apartment, Matt was sitting down on the couch.
"She seemed nice dad, I liked her." Matt stats.
"Thanks.. and She is nice, I've gonna get to bed." Gilbert yawns while heading to his bedroom.
"Night dad." Matt whispers.
Matt who had had enough of watching t.v. goes in to see what Jeff was up too.
Matt leans on Jeff's door-frame and slowly opens the door.
Jeff was laying down on his bed, Staring over at the photo of their mother.
"..What are you doing?." Matt asks as he flops down on the bed, Nearly falling on Jeff.
Jeff sits up, Anger and ignorance showing on his face. " What does it look like."
"You and that attitude." Matt whispers.
Jeff rolls his eyes.
"What can I do to get you to act just a tiny bit happy huh." Matt asks
"Leave me be, Perhaps." Jeff replies.
"And you said I was weird earlier, You really need to cheer up, I have."
"Well, I have alot more things that aggravate me." Replies Jeff.
"... Oh yeah, Like that women Sarah, Why don't you like her, I think it's great that dad's finally found someone."
"You think it's gonna change anything, He's still gonna be mean and abusive." Jeff stats.
Matt shrugs his shoulders as he was unable to think of a reply back.
"Look, I gotta go to bed, You'll wake me up won't you, I mean before you leave." Jeff whispers.
"Of course, I wouldn't leave without saying goodbye to ya."
"Why do you have to leave now, We haven't even spent much time together yet." Jeff pouts.
"I have classes, Classes that have already started without me, I've gotta go back."
"Well why did you come if you had classes you had to attend." Jeff asks.
Matt shrugs his shoulders once again "I just needed to, I guess you could say I felt home-sick."
"Homesick, How could you ever feel homesick when your home was here.. With dad." Jeff replies.
"I don't hate dad like you do Jeffrey, I love him. He's our father." Matt announces.
" I never said I hated him or didn't love him." Whispers Jeff.
"Well night, I gotta get up early too." Matt responds.
Matt closes Jeff's door, He goes to the fridge and grabs a soda, He reaches in his pants-pocket and grabs a bottle, He pops open the tap and throws down two pills in his mouth. He checks out the bottle label. He sure hoped he wouldn't have anymore mood swings like earlier, Hell the doctor said they'd reduce my depression not make it worse...
The next morning, Jeff hears bangs and feet moving acrossed the floor.
Jeff pulls the blankets over his head, He tries to drown out the noise. He was so tired, He didn't even feel like getting out of bed even with Matt leaving, He just wanted to stay in bed until he had to get ready for school.
"Are you gonna go with us to the station Jeff, If so you need to get outta that bed and get ready, We'll be living in 10 minutes, If you ain't up and dressed by then you won't be going with us." Gilbert announces.
Jeff groans, What he really wanted to do was scream but he knew he couldn't do that, Gilbert would just come in and be all angry like usual.
Jeff didn't want to know that Matt was leaving, He didn't want to get out of this bed, He didn't want to have to yet again say good-bye to his brother. He needed him here, Why couldn't he see that.
"I don't want to say good-bye, I don't even wanna say see you later." Jeff whispers.
On the way to the bus-station.
"Why do you have to leave today for Matt, Please don't go." Jeff stats
Matt had his arm wrapped around Jeffs.
"I'm sorry Jeff I have too."
Jeff and Gilbert stand in the waiting area of the station, Jeff had a flash-back of their first good-bye.
"How can you come back here only for two days and then leave once again, Leave when you know I need you here." Jeff whispers to Matt who was standing with his bags in hand, Waiting for the bus to get to the front of the station.
Matt looks at Jeff "I told you and I'm sorry but I can't stay, You know this."
"...I hate you .. I really HATE YOU!." Jeff whispers.
Gilbert was sitting on the bench inside the train station so Jeff let out all his feelings.
" I want you to tell me NOW, Why won't you talk about mom." Jeff replies.
"... Don't bring her up again, Why do you have to do this, Why does it always have to be about YOU!." Matt yells.
"Tell me before you leave again! Matt, What happened to our mother." Jeff shouts back.
"I wanna know, If your gonna leave me again then I at-least wanna know that one question that you won't give me a answer for."
Matt places his bags down. "You wanna know, Fine I'll tell you.. But after that please let's stop the fighting. People are starting to stare at us." Matt whispers as he looks around.
Jeff stares around too "There's no-one staring at us Matt."
"...What-ever look, What happened to mom..." Matt says as he takes a deep breath
"I think Jeffrey is sick Gilbert, He is burning up."
"Let me see him." Gilbert whispers as he takes their crying 2 and a half year old son in his arms.
"He is." Gilbert announces as he checks the baby's temperature.
She takes the baby in her arms, Wrapping him up in her coat "I'm taking him to the hospital." She announces.
"No, We'll both take him." Gilbert says
"No.. You need to stay here with Matthew, I'll take him okay. It'll be fine, don't you worry none. Just keep Matt entertained, I don't want him to think anythings wrong with his baby brother."
Gilbert lowers his head "Alright, Just be careful, The roads are still icy from that snow storm we had."
" I will darling." She kisses him on the lips before she rushes the screaming toddler into the car.
"So what happened." Jeff whispers.
"She took you to the hospital, The doctors said that you needed to stay over-night, She was gonna go back home to tell Gilbert in person, She was like that, She never liked to talk on the phone not if it was something important and besides we only had one car which she had so for Gilbert to come and see you, She had to drive it back home, ... When she was driving she hit a icy patch on the road, She spun and crashed in this ditch, They told dad later that she wasn't wearing a seat-belt... Anyways she died." Matt whispers.
Jeff stands stunned "So.. She died because she was worried about me." Jeff asks numb.
Matt nods his head "I think that's really why dad is so mean to you alot of the time, I don't wanna be too blunt but dad probably blames you in a way.. for her death."
"But I was a baby, How could it have been my fault." Jeff asks standing confused as ever...
I wish I didn't even ask now thinks Jeff. He just wanted to cry.
"Well there's the bus Matthew." Gilbert announces as he walks over to Matt and Jeff.
"I want you to call me when you get in your dorm room okay." Gilbert says.
"Of course I will." Matt replies.
Matt hugs Jeff who was still standing there in shock, He didn't even hug his brother back.
A few minutes went by and Jeff still didn't know what to think about all of what was said. Could it have really been his fault.
"Let's go Jeffrey." Gilbert shouts as he heads to the car.
Jeff didn't even realize that Matt had already left.
But I didn't get to say good-bye to him Or tell him to call me later...
TBC
Infection13: Well I hope this chapter has let you know on why Matt didn't want to tell Jeff, It would just make more problems.
Birdym: What was confusing about it, Please explain more, I'll try to fix it. Ps. I hope that you've liked this chapter and hoping it made up for the short 11th chapter.
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