Episode 83---No Place Like Home
Cody laid down on his bed and sighed.
Man, had he really grown that much in a year? This bed seemed so small now…he stared up at his bedroom ceiling, with the model rocket ships hanging childishly on strings, and tried to block out the low noises of his parents arguing downstairs.
Cody forced a smile, but there were a lot of things running through the back of his mind. A lot seemed to have changed while he was away doing all the Total Drama shows. His parents seemed more irritable now, though he was sure that would fade in time; he realized that watching him constantly come near death on TV had probably been stressful for them. At school, he was more popular than he had been before, but he suddenly found that some of his old friends had changed a bit---one had moved away, another few had fallen out with the rest of the group, a few of the others had new interests now or girlfriends or other things like that. He had missed a year of classes, which wasn't a major deal, but now put him at "average" level intelligence rather than giving him his usual place on the Honor Roll.
Granted, none of these problems was really major, but it was different than he had expected. It had never really occurred to him that life would go on while he was gone, and he had been gone, after all, longer than the eight-weeks he had originally expected. As much as he had loved the show, he had kind of been looking forward to getting back to life as usual...but now, it seemed like his "usual" life had gone and left without him.
He sat up. "I need to do something," he muttered. "Come on, Cody! Don't just lie here! Think, man. What could cheer you up?"
He paused for a moment, thinking, when suddenly the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Heeeey Cody!"
"Sadie!" His hangdog face instantly brightened.
"Hey! Is this a good time?"
"The perfect time," he said, lying back down again with a wide grin on his face.
Happy Valentine's Day! Now, normally I like to avoid Cody angst (I just think there's too much of it, and it doesn't fit him), but eh, a little Hurt/Comfort couldn't...hurt. (...?) Hope you enjoyed, and please leave a review!