Getting to Know You

Part XXVI

When things fall apart…

As Alvin walked towards his brother's room, he could hear Theo pacing and slamming things like he always did when he was upset about something. He was careful when he opened the door that Theo wasn't getting ready to throw something at it. When he saw that it was safe, he opened the door and tried to talk to his little brother…

"Hey dude, what's up?" he asked.

"Nothing you need to worry about…" Theodore grumbled, walking to the other side of his bed and picking up his drumsticks from the floor.

"Well, if nothing's wrong, then why are you acting all frustrated?" he asked sarcastically, leaning up against the doorframe.

"I'm pissed off." Theo confessed.

"And I'm just trying to figure out why you're pissed off." Alvin summed up.

"It has nothing to do with you." he reiterated.

"Well, if you're going to keep me up all night with this little tantrum, yeah, it affects me."

He sat down on the bed and watched his little brother continue to grumble and pace. Finally, after about five minutes of silence, broken only by the sound of the second hand on the clock, Theo sat down next to Alvin and sighed.

"Ellie and I had a fight today." He admitted.

"Is that all?" Alvin asked nonchalantly, "That's not so bad, every couple has fights."

"Yeah, but this one ended badly…"

"How?" he asked, "It's not like you guys broke up." Alvin said laughingly, stopping abruptly when he saw the look of pure rage in Theo's eyes. "Oh shit… you guys broke up?"

"Yeah…" Theo answered, "I'm not even sure why… I think she just wanted some space."

Alvin got up and headed for the door before speaking over his shoulder, "Maybe it was because you two don't do anything except screw…"

Theo flew off the bed and grabbed what was nearest to him on the bed, his drumsticks, and hurled them across the room towards Alvin's head. Luckily for him, Alvin had already ducked out of the way and shut the door, so instead of possibly killing his brother, the sticks merely crashed against the door leaving two dents at head height. When he calmed down a few minutes later, Theo threw himself face down on his bed and wept. He was turning into a monster.

"First I blow up at Ellie…then I try and kill Alvin… what the hell is wrong with me?" he moaned into the pillow, tears seeping into the cloth as he thought about the monster he was becoming.

On Monday, Eleanor strolled into the halls of the school. She had cried over the weekend as she remembered Theo's face after she suggested taking a break. As angry as she had been, it had still hurt her to leave him looking like that. She had been half tempted on Sunday to call him and try and patch things up, but Britney had stopped her saying, "He screwed up, he apologizes." Nevertheless, Eleanor was hell bent on making up with him. With that thought in mind, she walked over to the locker group the kids shared and waited patiently for him to show up. While she was standing there, biding her time, Brad sauntered over…

"Hey Ellie," he greeted, "I heard what happened between you and Theo. Are you alright?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for asking." She responded, looking down the hall for Theo to come in the doors.

"So, uh, I was wondering, since you just broke up with him and all, are we still on for the block party?" he asked.

"Sure, yeah, whatever…" she answered distractedly.

"Great!" he exclaimed, "Oh, and I just thought I'd let you know… I heard from Michelle that after you stormed off at the meet, this girl came over and started hugging him… that's al I know sorry."

Eleanor's head snapped to the side to face Brad directly when she heard this. Though it was a little known fact, she had always been the jealous type, and this news changed her mood from being sorry to straight up furious. Brad walked off to his first class and Ellie continued to stand there fuming until Theo walked in the front doors.

When he finally reached his locker, Ellie blocked his path. He looked up into her eyes with something like a deadened expression hidden behind his usual happiness. "Hi Ellie," he started, clearly unsure of what to say…

"Hi Theo," she returned, a venomous tone in her voice. "What did YOU do this weekend?"

"I stayed at home" he admitted dejectedly. "What about you?"

"I went out with my sisters and did some shopping." She answered, "What about after the meet?"

"What do you mean?" he asked, clearly confused.

"I want to know what happened after we parted ways at the meet." She told him bluntly. "Did you hang out with anyone?"

Theo was now thoroughly lost in the conversation, but he tried his best to answer, "Uh, well, after we broke up…" he started, his voice cracking a little at the last two words. "I finished the meet, and went home."

"No girl activity?" she questioned, digging for anything telling.

"What?" he exclaimed, "Where the hell did that come from?"

"I know you hung out with a girl Theo, I just want to know who and what you did." She summed up.

"Well you know what?" he began, his anger rising at her undeserved ire, "Seeing as you wanted some space… I don't see how it's any of your business who I do and do not talk to."

"FINE!" she practically screamed back, picking up her stuff and turning on her heels to walk away in a huff.

What the hell was up with her? He wondered to himself…

As she walked to class, Eleanor pulled out her phone and sent off a quick text message to Brad:

To: Brad

From: E7713

Hey! I wnt 2 m33t ^ w/you aftr skool. Com f1nd m3 n the prkng l0t aftr lst bell. 3

For those of you who can't read the message above or who don't have text, people like me, here's what it says: Hey! I want to meet up with you after school. Come find me in the parking lot after last bell. Heart.

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