5. Just a bit of truth
Well, here we are again. Sorry for my late updating, but summer vacations are keeping me away from my beloved computer and this story which I adore so much.
It is funny but Double D reminds me a person I know. Or if you like, a person I know reminds me Double D. He is the same "Nerd" that likes to read much and study, to use some big difficult words and he is terrible at sports etc. I have actually seen him dressed like Double D some times. But of course he doesn't know anything about the existence of this cartoon.
I am saying now all these because the reason I like Double D the most is because he reminds me of him, or more possibly the other way around as I "know" Double D more years than that kid. Never mind.
Ok, back to our story, which you actually care about. Double D didn't react really well when he saw Marie kissing someone else (for the second time!). But Marie still believes that Double D doesn't care at all about her. So I think now is time for the truth to finally reveal her self or a part of her. (By her I mean the truth.)
Marie didn't actually see Double D's reaction. She just heard his voice and instinctually pushed Rolf away from her. She didn't want anyone to see them together in their personal moments. Especially Double D. Deep inside her she was feeling guilty. Even if she wasn't doing anything wrong. But of course Double D had left before he sees her reaction. He had seen enough of them together. Marie thought he didn't care.
Rolf tried to kiss Marie again but she kept pushing him away, keeping a space between them. He got annoyed from her behavior and tried to unable her. But when he tried for one more time to kiss her, she turned her head to the other direction and she looked down.
Rolf stepped back and he looked her all complain and melancholy. He was looking at her like a little child in front of someone that took his ice-cream. He had every right to feel betrayed. Marie was his girlfriend after all. Even if she couldn't stop loving someone else she had at least to try. She had to be warm with him and showing him love. If she couldn't do these stuff she had at least be honest to him and tell him the truth. But Rolf would feel happy if she just tried to act like she loved him because he would know then that she cared slightly about him. But she couldn't and so she didn't.
Marie tried to avoid his look knowing she was wrong.
"It is time to get back inside. The bell will ring any minute now." She said excusing her cold behavior.
"Yeah, the bell, right." Rolf said and looked the other way.
"See you later." She said and headed to their class.
"Ok" he said silently and he also went inside few seconds later.
The class seemed too small for both Edd and Marie. They didn't have to know what the others were thinking, their own thought made them want to get out. The hour of their test past quickly and most students did pretty badly on the test, most of them because they hadn't read a thing for the largest part of the school year. But few of them did actually care. The school year was almost over and they all had their minds on their summer vacation and not in a dim test. However there were four students in that class that didn't care about that at all. There were four students in love inside that class. Each one of them loved a different person and only ones feeling were known, Rolf's. The other three were holding them deep inside. Double D, Marie and …
The next period was awful. The time that every minute was passing by was contrasting with what was happening the previous hour, when they were writing the test. Tic tac tic tac, the clock was making everyone nervous. Double D was looking once at his watch and once at the big round clock above the blackboard. 'Will you ever ring?' He thought. It was the first time in his life that he wanted the lesson to end. And for the first time he didn't hear a word from the professor's mouth. He didn't care about any of these things.
Finally the bell rang and the class became empty within seconds. During the break Eddy grabbed Double D and dragged him, along with Ed to the corner of the yard. He looked very angry and very nervous. Once he was convinced that no one could hear them, he turned towards Double D, who had no idea of what was happening.
"What's the matter with you?" Eddy cried loud.
"What are you talking about?" Answered Double D dumbfounded.
"Oh, you know very well what I mean." Eddy started shouting. "Listen sockhead, you are my friend but I can't see you playing with someone's feelings, as you are doing right now with Sarah's. I just can't let you do that."
"I don't play with her feelings. And when did you start to care about someone else's feelings than your self's, especially Sarah's?"
"I, she, she is Ed's little sister. Right lumpy?" And he shook Ed's head.
"Oh, you care so much about me Eddy." Ed said.
"But that's not the point. You are playing with her. The one day you are flirting her, the other you are dumping her. So I am asking you. Do you really like her?" Eddy continued saying.
So simple question, so difficult to answer. Double D stayed frozen, trying to think clear for a minute. Eddy, maybe for the first time in his life, was right. Double D had been treating Sarah awful. And just now he realized how horrible he was for the past few days. Just now he realized the bare truth that was hiding inside the fog of his heart.
"No, I don't." he said and his eyes were wide open.
"Then make it clear to her too."
Eddy couldn't say anything more than that. Words were unnecessary. He left them and went back inside the school. He never expected that Double D would do something so hideous. But why did he care so much?
The rest of the day Eddy didn't speak to Double D at all. Either Double D spoke to Sarah. It was like a strike had hit the Ed's. The weirdest part of the day was when Nazz talked to Eddy and he completely ignored her.
That day Nazz started to question her charm. First Double D didn't help her at all with the Math's test. Even if she had asked him in a so politely way that any other boy would melt in her own hands. He had totally ignored her, just like she didn't even exist. Ok, he should be tired from chasing Jonny but still. She felt very weird from his behavior. When he came back inside from the back yard he was soulless. She had asked him so graciously that even from hearing the words coming out from her mouth he had to cheer up. He still didn't seem to care.
The second hit was when she went and asked Eddy for a favor. He acted like she wasn't there. He was thinking of something and didn't give her even a look. Who Eddy! The person, who her every word was his command. What had happened? Everyone use to like her. They use to tremble when she was around, especially the Ed's. But now both of them were cool and uninterested about her. She had to find out what had happened and fix that situation. And she knew how she would do that.
The school bell rang for one more time and all the students headed back home. Double D approached his friend. Eddy tried to avoid him. He had said too much and he wasn't ready to face his friend. He knew that he couldn't lie to him. He could lie to almost everyone but not to his friends.
Eddy was walking very quickly and he headed to a very isolated road so no one would try to talk to him. As he was walking he saw two little birds up on a tree, sitting near each other. They seemed so happy. They flew from the tree up to the sky above his head. Eddy stayed still and watched them.
"When every little creature has a mate, it sure is hard to be alone." He said and moved on slowly to his way back home.
Eddy hadn't realized that he had been followed. Double D, with Ed's help, caught him from behind. Ed grabbed Eddy stiff so he wouldn't escape and Double D started talking.
"I thought you liked Nazz?"
"She is with Kevin. Deal with it. Or you want her too?" Eddy answered ironically.
"Why are you acting so weird?" Asked Double D offended from his friend satirical tone.
"You are the one that is acting weird." Eddy started shouting. "The old Double D wouldn't do that."
"Do what Eddy?" Double D looked at Eddy full with anger. "I was confused. I had to deal with an emotion that I didn't know a thing about. You are right that I treated Sarah pretty badly, although I never meant to hurt her. And I am sorry but if you had told me you liked Sarah I wouldn't do a thing."
"I don't like Sarah." Eddy shouted even loudly.
"I like Sarah because she is my baby sister and my mom says so." Ed said trying to keep up with the conversation, even if he hadn't understood much.
"Come on Eddy. Don't try to mislead us with cheap words. We are your friends." said Double D
"I am not trying to fool no one. I don't like her. She is so aggressive and always shouting with that beautiful voice of hers and she is too short even if she had become taller than she used to be and, and she is just perfect… Anyway I do not like her."
"I will assist you if you want." said Double D with a very serious voice.
"Will you?" Asked Eddy revealing his truth intentions within his excitement.
"Well, I have an idea that will help you approach her." said Double D.
"Yeah Double D has a plan!" said Ed.
You didn't see that coming did you? Well the whole story was about what was Marie doing and what was Double D doing and I wanted to change it a bit and talk also about the others. So I revealed a part of the truth but it was about Eddy. I know this chapter is a bit small but it was going to be the half of a huge chapter, which I divided in two. At least I hope you enjoyed it. In the next chapter you are going to find about Double D's plan. Are you intrigued?