Edd gasped and turned around like a bolt of lightning.

It was only Edd.

"Jeez, sockhead, what's with the idea of almost scaring me?!"

The first thing Edd noticed was the tears. "What's the matter?"

Eddy swiftly removed the tears. Nothin'! Just go away!"

Edd approached him. Eddy needed to talk to someone. Things had been rough these past few days.

He sat down next to Eddy.

"Why are you here?" Eddy grumbled with a lump in his throat.

"Why are you here?"

"What's it to yah?"

"Because I saw you walk out of your house with quite a temper."

"So?"

"Did you and your parents have a quarrel?"

"Yeah."

"What did they say to you?"

"Nothin'!"

"Eddy, you wouldn't be out here if they didn't say anything."

"Why is this so important to you?"

"Because I'm your friend and I want to help you."

Eddy was silent. Edd wasn't going to leave him alone if he wasn't going to speak.

"My parents want me to get therapy."

"I think that's a great idea..."

"No, it ain't! I'm not wasting me time talking to some person I don't even know. I'm fine!"

Eddy stared miserably at the ground. In the past few days Edd went back and remembered the lies Eddy told about his brother. How could he not have known? Eddy may not know it, but with his mind like this, he was at great risk.

"Eddy, I think your parents are right. Therapy will be good for you..."

"Therapy my ass!"

"You see, Eddy! This is what I'm talking about. You don't let anybody in. This all could have been avoided if you told everyone the truth about your brother!"

Eddy grabbed his friend tightly by his arm. "Don't you know I wanted to do that? He made me think that he actually cared about me, but he didn't!"

Eddy realized he was gripping Edd tightly and let go. Eddy briefly stared into Edd's eyes before retreating to look at the ground. "He never did. So many times I wanted to tell you and Ed, but I couldn't."

Eddy felt an arm around his shoulder. Usually he'd yell at Edd, but he liked the comfort. It made him feel safe.

The tears were threatening him again. Every time he pictured his face, he saw his own. He was going to look like that.

"I'm not going to therapy."

"Why?"

"I don't want to go!"

Edd stared at him. He hated that stare. He was trying to see inside him, trying to find out all his secrets.

"Because you don't want to let anybody in..."

"No."

"So they won't know that you physically harm yourself..."

"Stop talking!"

"And that you're in the danger of having a mental breakdown."

"Shut up! Just, shut up!" Eddy hid himself behind his hands letting out such heavy sobs. He shook so hard that he almost choked on each breath.

Edd wrapped his arms around his shoulders and lightly brought his friends head to rest on his shoulder. He gently moved his hands away and lightly wiped his eyes with a handkerchief. Eddy stared at the cul-de-sac, but the only thing thst he caught site of was his house.

"They think I'm him." Eddy said.

"Who?"

"I'm turning into my brother."

"Eddy, you're not..."

The night he left my parents said to him, either its therapy or you can get out of this house. He left and so did I." Eddy sat up and looked at Edd with the most broken look ever. "I don't want to be like him. He wants me to be like him, but he's destroying me mind. I don't want to turn into him... I-I don't want..."

"Come here, Eddy." Edd said taking him in his arms. Eddy gripped the shirt of his best friend who let the tears fall on him.

"Oh, there there. Everything will be alright."

Thy stayed in this embrace for the longest time until Eddy opened his eyes. The darkness wasn't so intimidating when someone else was here.

"Edd?"

"Yes?"

"I just want to be me, but I don't know how."

"That's why you need therapy."

Eddy was quiet, sniffling.

"You need help, Eddy. You've been hurting yourself both physically and mentally. Ed and I want you to be okay. Therapy is going to help have everything make sense. You need this, please."

Eddy took a big sigh. "Okay."

Edd took a breath of relief. Although he wasn't admitting it, Eddy too felt better.

"Come on, I'll walk you home."

The two boys stood up and walked back through the woods.

"Thanks for coming out here."

"What are friends for?" Edd said giving Eddy a one arm hug.