Chapter VI:
Explanations
Slowly Kai sat up in his bed; he must have slept a lot that day away because the moon was already up. His bones ached, his head ached, he could barely see out of his right eye and his right wrist was bandaged up. Looking around he noticed someone had changed the sheets and the floor were clean of all the blood from the night before. Carefully he stood up and went downstairs, on the couch someone was sleeping. 'Ray,' he thought. He made his way into the kitchen where someone was standing in the fridge. Before the person closed the door he caught a glimpse of the face, it was Andy. At first anger began to boil up inside of him but then the memories of the night before came back to him and he calmed down.
"Up a little late aren't ya," Kai joked.
"Yeah, well I slept most the afternoon away," she yawned, pouring a glass of milk.
"When did you get back?" he wondered.
"Around nine… I got in a tiny bit of trouble last night," she said innocently.
"What kind of trouble?"
"Oh, nothin' much," Andy shrugged, "Got a bit drunk and did some stupid things."
"You, drunk? Since when dose that happen?"
"Trust me it'll never happen again. Once is enough for me."
"Man, I wished I could've seen you drunk," he joked.
"Well you were busy getting into a fist fight at the bar," she accused, "How many times I gotta tell not to butt into my fights."
"I didn't, you were already gone."
"Whatever, I'm not in the mood to argue with anyone tonight."
"Are you sick?" he asked, checking her temperature.
"Ha ha, very funny," she said, swatting away his hand. "I'm fine."
"Look, I'm s-," he began.
"Don't worry about it, I would've done the same if I were you," she said.
"What happened anyways?" Kai asked.
"You're not going to stop until I tell you, are you?"
"Damn right."
"He was right about bumping into him at work," Andy began. "After my shift Mariah was going to meet me there and we were going to catch a moving. So I sat and waited, she was late for some reason I guess. Anyways Tyson sat down with me and he started to talk. He must've done something to my drink, 'cause next thing I know I'm tied up in a car." Tears began to roll down her cheeks as she told her tale. "It was awful, I couldn't even scream out. Tried to get loose but surprisingly he knew his knots. I-I passed out after a while, and when I woke up he was gone…. Kayla found me an hour later."
"That was the night you said you spent the night at Mariah's, wasn't it?" Kai asked.
"Yeah, but the worst didn't happen until about a week ago," she said.
"What could possibly be worse?" Kai demanded, his anger returning.
Before she could speak Ray and Kayla entered the room, both were rubbing the sleep out of their eyes. Ray automatically walked towards the fridge and got himself a glass of water without even opening his eyes. While Kayla walked to her brother's side and sat on a stool.
"It's four in the morning," Kayla groaned.
"Well you guys didn't have to get up," Kai shot.
"I'm not the one who is practically yelling," Ray yawned.
"Well Andy just finished telling me what happened with Tyson, wouldn't you be a little mad," Kai snapped.
"You told him?" Ray asked shocked. "Everything?"
"I was going to, but some people interrupted me," Andy said.
"Okay, what am I missing now?" Kai wondered. "And how come I'm always the last to know?"
"Because you got the worst temper… besides Andy of course," Ray teased.
"What's the big secret?" Kai asked.
The three looked at one another silently asking who would tell him. Quickly his anger began to boil up again at their silence. Both Kayla and Andy looked towards Ray in a silent command to tell him. Just as Kai was about to yell Ray blurted out,
"She's pregnant."
"Funny Ray, but really what is it?" Kai ordered.
"He's not lying Kai," Andy said, hanging her head.
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"Is it his then?" Kai sneered. He watched as all three shrugged their shoulders. Anger and pity towards his wife began to rise up inside of him. He needed to be alone. Without a word he stood up and stomped back to his room.
"I told you," Andy accused her brother, "I told you he hates me."
"Now, now, he probably just needs to think," Kayla soothed.
"That's new," Ray grumbled, receiving mean looks from the girls. "I'll go talk to him." Quietly he retreated to upstairs. Ray found Kai sitting on the edge of the bed with his head in his hands.
"Go away Ray," Kai ordered, without looking up.
"What and go back downstairs with the girls, no thanks," Ray joked.
"Then go home," he suggested.
"Awe come on Kai, this is exactly why Andy never told you," Ray said. "She was afraid that you were going to act this way."
"Look I just want to be alone right now Ray, so go before I throw you out," Kai threatened.
"Alright," Ray sighed, backing away, leaving his brother-in-law to his dark, sad thoughts.
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