"Un hermano es un amigo dado por la naturaleza."

"A brother is a given friend by nature."

They soon decided to leave the mall and return home. Not having any other transportation at the moment they had to walk home. It wasn't too bad, about a forty-five

minute walk…in the snow. Yes snow in the summer. They turned down Psymon's street and Dane saw it first.

"Dude…is that what I think it is?"

Psymon stood still for a moment. Suddenly the excitement hit full force as Psymon jumped up and down around the other two. Then he made a beeline for his house. Psymon stood next to it as the engine turned off and Tom got out.

"I wasn't expecting you to be home until later, but, here it is. Your new truck," Tom said putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Looks a little big for your shorty," Forest said.

"At least I'll be able to fit inside lard ass. You'll have to sit in the bed."

Dane couldn't help but give his two cents, "If that's even big enough."

Tom had to laugh. Him and his friends joked with each other the same way. He looked at Psymon and saw himself. He couldn't have been prouder.

Psymon decided it was time for some fun. "Come on let's test drive this bitch," Psymon said as Tom tossed him the keys.

Tom opened the car door for Denise as she finished gathering her things and she climbed out of the Mazda. She drove him to go pick up the truck. She saw her son and his buddies getting in and starting it up. Denise folded her arms, "I hope he's careful." As if on cue Psymon peeled out fishtailing down the road.

Tom and Denise started walking back in. "See your little boy peel out? I swear I saw a tear in your eye," Denise said.

"Don't be silly woman…he's a man now."

"So you were crying?"

"…A little." They both laughed.

Psymon pulled into the parking lot of the local grocery store. He told the other two to wait as he went inside. Getting out he noticed his new shiny truck didn't even look remotely new anymore. Him and the guys went mudding in woods for a couple of hours.

He walked inside buying 3 dozen eggs then returned to truck. "Ok somebody pick a street," Psymon told them.

Forest asked from the backseat, "Why?"

Dane turned around, "We're going egging dude. How about Lippincott."

Psymon started the engine again handing Dane the eggs, "Lippincott it is."

On the way there Dane decided to start early and tossed an egg at a parked car. "Can you wait until we get there please?" Psymon asked.

Psymon parked the truck as they piled out. Psymon got a little excited over the power locks. They walked about a block and found a nice sized tree. Dane went up first with the help of Forest. Dane got onto Forest's shoulder and climbed up with the lowest branch then Psymon who passed up the eggs and with Dane's help of pulling him up. Forest then took a couple of steps back, ran forward planted a foot on the trunk and catching the low branch.

"Holly shit dude, you shook a full grown tree," Dane said.

"I'm just strong like that," he said lighting a cigarette.

"Yo, let me get one," Psymon said.

"Get your own Mr. I got myself a brand new truck."

"Come on steroids!"

"Oh just take it damn it," Forest said tossing the cigarette up to the branch Psymon sat on. Psymon caught it almost falling out of the tree but recovered lighting it.

"Hey look our first victim," Dane said pointed to car coming down the street. All three launched an egg which landed on the hood windshield and passenger door of the vehicle. The boys instantly started cracking up as the car hit the brakes. A man got out, looked around then got back in and drove away.

Psymon clutched his sides laughing so hard, "Did you see that guy? Hahaha!"

"You know, someone just may find us up here and call the police, and frankly I'm not looking to get in trouble with my folks," Forest said.

"If you don't like it go home," Dane told him, "Besides if you just keep quiet no one will know we're here."

Psymon gave Forest the face of a sarcastic 'Duuuuhh'.

The boys egged about three or four more cars before a certain Mazda was coming down the road. Dane turned around the Psymon who was one branch up. "Dude is that your mom?"

"Give me the eggs, give me the eggs!" Forest handed Psymon one carton of eggs as Psymon quickly ripped the top off. Psymon steadied himself flicking his cigarette. As the car was approaching Psymon launched the entire carton and made a direct hit to the hood and windshield.

The car stopped immediately and the person inside opened the door and got out. Psymon looked on and noticed it wasn't his mom, or dad. It was some guy. Was that his moms car? The license plate was right. Then his sister Alyssa got out from the passenger side.

"Who the hell is that?" Forest asked.

"Oh my god," Dane started, "Is that Monty and Alyssa?"

"Shhhh," Psymon hissed shutting them up.

Monty started yelling for them to come out from where ever they were, being unsuccessful. Soon after inspecting it Alyssa turned to Monty and started yelling for him to wash the car. They fought for a couple of minutes with Alyssa winning and they finally got back into the car driving off.

"Ok time to go," Psymon said jumping out of the tree and retreating back to the truck.

Psymon dropped his friends off and soon came home parking outside the house. Psymon climbed out with a little pain in his knees. He figured it was from jumping from the tree. He came inside and Alyssa was in the middle of being yelled at from Denise.

"Can't I trust you to take of the car when you borrow it? What business did you have driving down that street anyway?" Denise yelled.

"I was dropping someone off," she pleaded. Psymon stood in the foyer watching as Angel came up to him jumping on him. "I didn't know someone was gunna throw eggs at the car. I didn't see where they came from, I didn't see who did it!"

"You are lying to me Alyssa! You said you were going to get your nails done and all of a sudden your dropping someone off? I don't think so; your grounded with no car for two weeks. You do not lie to me!" Denise was almost screaming as Alyssa stomped her way upstairs.

Denise put her head in her hand. Psymon almost cautiously said, "Mom?" She came up to him and wrapped her arms around him. Psymon noticed over the years Denise became very affectionate when she was distressed. "Are you hungry?" she asked him. Even though he said no she made him drink an Ensure anyway.

On his way upstairs Alyssa was heading into the bathroom about to take her shower. She waited for him to come closer. "Did you hear what happened?" she asked.

He thought it weird for her to ask him but he responded, "No."

"Well I was driven down Lippincott and some idiot threw an entire carton of eggs at the car."

Psymon put a hand over his mouth and acted surprised, "Gasp, no. My lord what has this world come to? Eggs? Goodness…"

Alyssa dropped her towels, "I knew it you little bastard! I knew it was you! Your ass is grass!"

"So is yours when mom finds out Monty was driven the car," he told her as the dog began to bark. She balled her fist and swung at Psymon. Not aiming for his face, she nailed him in the family jewels. He fell the ground in the fetal position clutching himself and stomach.

The dog barked louder as Psymon groaned in pain and Tom came upstairs. Alyssa had gone in the bathroom and closed the door by now. Tom looked down at Psymon who started coughing. He kneeled down to him. "You ok?" Tom asked. He only responded with 'Ow' as his voice broke.

Psymon was breathing heavy as Denise was starting her way up the stairs but Tom motioned for her to go back down. "Just give me a minute," Psymon said as his voice broke.

Psymon soon got up and stumbled away to his room for the night.