Chapter 2:

Next day at school, I kind of breezed through it without stopping to think or do anything for that matter. I think it actually scared everyone. The Kankers being mellow and not scaring the man-shit out of everyone? The world MUST be ending!

And it was, in a way. Mom wouldn't be home as often, she would be too busy trying to get the legal issues over with.

When lunchtime came around, Lee, May and me just sat down down. We didn't even eat. I could hear whispers from everywhere. People were already guessing what had happened.

The most common was that until now, demons had inhabited our bodies and they had finally departed, leaving an empty shell behind. Too many video games, in my opinion.

The only one who didn't buy it was Edd. But it was no surprise, he was the only guy in the school who ever stopped to think about things. Or maybe it was just that he was the only one that cared, although I doubted it.

Of course Eddy just laughed off Edd's statements, while Ed stared off into space thinking about the next sci-fi comic he had read.

Anyway, the talk went on. When lunch was halfway through, I was ready to rip everyone's heads off.

Finally, I decided to fuck it. I stood up and walked out. I loved how everyone became silent when I made my exit. It made me feel important.

After looking around the hall, I decided to ditch school. It hadn't been the first time I did it, but it was the first time I had a decent reason to ditch.

"Um... May?" I had thought about approaching Lee, but I figured it would be easier for me to talk to May since we had known each other pretty well before.

"Hm?" May had always been a bit absent-minded so I wasn't surprised to see her in a reverie of her own.

"Is something wrong?"

"Wrong?" May looked a bit uneasy. I could tell she wanted to tell, but wasn't sure if she should. Lee wasn't here either so she had no conscience to sort things out for her, or order her around either.

"Well, you guys haven't been, yourselves." I said unsurely.

"Oh, Edd. I'm fine." May said, getting the wrong idea once again.

"But what about Lee, or Marie?"

"Lee's fine..." May looked back and forth.

So it's about Marie..? I thought to myself.

We stood their awkwardly until I finally decided to take my leave.

"Thank you May." I walked away with little answers, not that I had expected any to begin with.

"What were you doing with May?" Eddy asked suspiciously. Quite the greeting, I know.

"Just addressing a few necessary matters." I said, making sure I used big enough words so he didn't understand.

Surely enough, Eddy went on talking about his next scam with Ed.

I tried to pay attention, but I couldn't help but wonder what would make Marie so upset she would shut down any means of living.

Either way, it didn't seem this puzzle would be solved anytime soon.

Second chapter.

I hope you like it. :)