Chapter 2- Behavior Changes
Egon then heard his name being called, so he went upstairs. Ray had gone upstairs to use the bathroom and do some laundry. Meanwhile, Egon met up with Peter and Winston to talk about what happened in the basement. Kylie Griffin and Jenny Moran, Ray's girlfriend, also met up as well.
"I'm telling you, Ray doesn't seem like himself. He completely snapped at me when I asked him about the pills." Egon said, "And listen, I know I'm very bad at reading emotions, but I can tell when someone's lying. And it sounded like Ray was lying."
"So, what do you want me to pull his ears?" Peter asked, "That usually works to get him to tell the truth."
"No Peter. That's probably gonna make him go ballistic." Jenny said.
"Yeah Pete. And I don't want to know who's bad side is scarier: Ray's or Egon's." Winston said.
"What about mine? I have a pretty scary bad side too." said a female voice.
They all turned around and saw Janine Melnitz walk in, holding a paper bag.
"Hi everyone. I'm back. And I got the sandwiches y'all wanted." Janine said.
"Hey thanks." Kylie said as she and the others met up at Janine's desk.
"Here's a B.L.T with provolone for you Jenny, a turkey and cheddar sandwich for you Winston, a turkey with lettuce, onion, and tomato for you Egon, an egg salad sandwich for you Peter, and a tuna salad sandwich for you Kylie." Janine said as she handed everyone their sandwiches before getting out her own.
"Hey, where's Ray?" Janine asked, "I got him a ham and cheese sandwich with extra tomatoes for him."
"Coming." Ray called as he walked downstairs with a basket of laundry in his hands.
"Janine got your sandwich for you." Egon said.
Ray set his laundry basket down, and Janine handed him his sandwich.
"Thanks." Ray said, "And about time, I'm starving."
Ray ripped the paper from the sandwich and bit into it. But then he noticed something.
"Janine, there's no mayo on here! You know I always get mayo on my sandwiches!' Ray snapped.
"Ray, I know that. The sandwich shop must've made a mistake. and I'm sorry." Janine said who was a little hurt by Ray's tone of voice.
"Ray, I'm sure it was accident on the shop's part." Winston said.
"Janine knows all orders by heart, so I think you owe her an apology." said Peter.
Jenny was a bit shocked at the way Ray was acting. Normally, Egon was the one that snapped a lot, but he usually did that when he was mad, agitated, or annoyed.
"What is today. Gang up on Me day?" Ray snapped.
"No. And you need to calm down." Egon said. It sounded like he was getting annoyed.
The others got worried. Ray and Egon usually never fought with each other, and a fight between could probably get really ugly.
"I need to calm down?! You're the one who can't control your temper!" Ray yelled.
Egon was a bit taken back at Ray's insult, but he didn't show it.
"Screw this!" Ray yelled as he walked out of the firehall.
"What was that all about?" Kylie asked.
"Ladies, we think Ray maybe addicted to his pain pills." Egon said.
"The ones he got after the fire during that bust?" Jenny asked.
"Yep." Peter said.
"How long ago was the fire?" Janine asked.
"At least several months ago, which means Ray should've been off the pills a month ago." Winston replied.
"So where exactly is he getting the pills from?" Jenny asked.
"We don't know." Peter replied.
All of a sudden, Egon realized something. HE was the reason Ray might be addicted to pain pills. During the building fire, he had gotten stuck and Ray came to save him, only to get himself stuck. Egon had blamed himself for the accident, and he still did secretly. And Ray was taking the pills after the accident.
"I, uh...I have to...I'll be right back." Egon said as he rushed upstairs.
The others were puzzled at Egon's behavior. Upstairs, Egon was in the lab. He couldn't believe it. He was the reason Ray was addicted to pain pills. Ray had ended up in the hospital because of him. Egon felt the guilt he had wished to forget.
"What have I done?" Egon asked as he teared up, "What have I done?"
To be continued...