Eddy sat himself in the grass on a vacant hill. It looked over the cul-de-sac.

It had only been two days since he saw his brother.

Everything changed that day.

He and his friends were finally accepted by the others. Yesterday was one of the best days of his life. They spent all day at Kevin's eating jawbreakers, hanging out with the other kids and watching one of his favorite movies.

'Thanks for coming, guys. It was fun.'
'Sure was, Kev. Let's have this again some time.'
'Totally. 'Night, Eddy.'

Eddy remembered when Kevin held up his fist and he flinched.
It was only a fist bump.

'Eddy, we think you need therapy.'

It was dark all around Eddy. He didn't want to be out here by himself, but he didn't want to go home.

He had no idea what was around him other then the trees.

But, what if he wasn't alone.

Eddy had no idea if his brother was going to come find him. He hit him in the face with a door for Christ sake. Why wouldn't he try and get revenge?

'I thought you wanted to hang with your hero.'

A chill ran up Eddy's spine.

That was the first time he saw his brother in eight years and didn't even change.

That stupid jerk never cared about him. All these years Eddy told himself that all the pain was his brothers way of loving him.

Eddy was stupid. He wasted his childhood hiding behind his brothers mask to earn acceptance.

Everyone hated him.

Had hated him.

Do they still hate him?

Eddy hated himself.

He took others money, pushed his best friends around, and lead everyone to his messed up brother who could have harmed them all.

Tears threatened Eddy's eyes.

God, I'm stupid, stupid, stu-

Eddy stopped, realizing that he was hitting himself in the head.

'Eddy, we think you should get therapy.'

His parents had been worried about him for years. They were scared that Eddy was following in the same tracks as his brother. They knew that the five years they spent together really affected him.

They disowned his brother.

That awful day he wreaked havoc in the cul-de-sac, caused a bunch of birds to go insane, hospitalized an old man, and abandoned his unconscious best friend.

The only reason his older brother saved him was because Mom and Dad would be mad.

Eddy's throat tightened.

The darkness was all around him.

It felt as if a hand was going to form through the darkness and grab him.

His bedroom was better then here, but he was too scared to move.

He was so pathetic. A loser. Nobody liked him. But, he was not-

'Eddy, where do you think you're going? Get back in this house now!'
'Watch me!'

-his brother.

His brother always walked out from the house. He never obeyed any of his parents orders.

Eddy was his brother.

A tear slipped down his cheeks.

He slid his head into his arms and closed his eyes.

Please, let the darkness go away...

A twig snapped. "Eddy?"