Heartaches

Chapter 35

By KellyQ

Martha looked up and smiled, but it faded when she noticed a distant look in Crow's eyes.

"What happened?" she asked, walking up.

"I ran into Bolger," Crow spoke quietly, walking over to the bed. Yusei followed suit and placed the bags on the bed.

"He didn't try anything did he?" Martha asked, feeling her motherly instincts kick in.

"No ... but it sure felt weird seeing him again after what he did to Robert," Crow admitted, feeling things that he hadn't felt since Robert's death.

Martha's old feelings about what happened came back, too. She remembered how Robert came into the picture. How shy Crow sounded on the phone when he talked about him without realizing it. Martha felt sorry for Crow. The poor boy hadn't had a real chance to be loved back.

Yusei inwardly sighed, feeling sorry for his friend. He glanced at Kiryu to see that his eyes were closed.

"I do need to get going and fix my cell phone before the day is done," Yusei said, walking over to the other side of the room to get his own bag.

Martha watched him pluck his bag off the floor and put the strap over his shoulder.

"Are you sure that you'll be okay, Crow?" Yusei asked, glancing over his shoulder.

Crow nodded his head. Yusei turned and walked out. Martha continued to study Crow who was so still that he looked a little stressed out.

"Crow ... what happened to Robert wasn't your fault," Martha said in a calm persuasive voice.

The red-haired teen sighed. "It still doesn't change the fact that I didn't see that Bolger and Robert were going out before I came into the picture." Crow closed his eyes. "Bolger was right about one thing though – I am a bird brain and a slut ..."

Martha sighed, walked up and pulled Crow close. The red-haired teen buried his face in her shoulder and cried.

By that point, Kiryu had woken up and the first thing he heard was a soft sobbing sound. He turned his head to see Martha hugging Crow.

"Crow ...?" he called out. The red-haired, turned and wiped the tears from his face. Crow walked up and Kiryu used his good arm to pull him close. "Kiryu. Love. Crow."

Martha smiled. She hated to admit it, but having Kiryu hit his head did some wonders for him. He wasn't the angry, sad, depressed person he used to be.

Martha walked up and hugged them both. "I need to get going, but I'll be back to check on you guys."

The two teen's nodded their heads and watched Martha walk out. She made her way to the elevator. Taking it down to the lobby, Martha saw Carly and Mina face-to-face glaring at each other. Trudge eyed the whole thing closely.

"What's going on?" Martha asked, walking up. She placed her hands on her hips.

"I've been trying to apologize for eavesdropping, but Mina here thought I was rude!" Carly explained.

Martha eyed her for a moment and narrowed her eyes. "Eavesdropping on what?"

Carly bit her lower lip. "Those two ...," she started, pointing to Mina and Trudge, "looked Yusei's father up and found out that Rudger was one who killed his parents."

Martha closed her eyes trying to suppress the feeling in her heart. "I know. I was there when it happened ..."

Mina gave Carly a scowl when she saw the depressed, sad look in Martha's eyes. Carly gasped with shock. She was about to ask some questions when the hospital door opened and Godwin walked in with Jeager following close behind. The tension in the air spiked.

Godwin nodded his head, acknowledging everyone. This is a surprise, he said to Carly.

She bowed. One of Jack's friends needed help, so here I am! She knew by now, thought, that her disguise was blown.

Godwin nodded his head. "Jack has been taking time to take you out on a few dates, right?"

Carly sighed. "He has, but I didn't know that he's going out with someone else, and that's Yusei Fudo."

"I'm sorry to hear that, Miss. Carbine," Godwin said with fake sympathy laced in his voice.

Carly caught on and she frowned. "It doesn't matter, but you could've told me ..."

"I may be his legal guardian, but it's up to him if and when he wants to share his personal life," Godwin explained. Jeager chuckled. "Anything else, Miss. Carbine?" Godwin questioned.

Carly bit her lip. "Why did you decide to look after Jack and pick me to go out with him when he all ready has someone?"

"We would love to stay and chat, Miss. Carbine, but Godwin has a Docter's appointment to go to," Jeager spoke up.

"We can talk about this later, Miss. Carbine," Godwin said.

By this point, Mina, Trudge, and Martha were all ready gone, leaving Carly standing there by herself.

"Why do I suddenly feel that I'm being used?" she thought out loud.

She sighed and hung her head. Carly really wanted to talk to someone, and the only likely person was Misty.

To Be Continued ...