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"Coming back home…what does that mean?" asked Eric the Olsen's at their house one hour after Jimmy was taken
"Eric…Jimmy was in Belle Reeve for 5 years" said Julie "he was delusional"
"Was?" Eric asked
"I don't if he still is or not" said Julie "I just don't know"
"I'm not the crazy one…he is" Eric said quietly
"What?" she asked
"Nothing…why was he there?" Eric asked
"He wasn't well….he saw things…things that couldn't be there" Julie said
"What kind of things?" asked Eric
"I don't know…." She said
Eric got up from the kitchen table and looked at Julie
"I know that you don't like me or trust me right now...but I'm his brother…you have to tell me" said Eric
"He saw…a young girl…couldn't be older than a teenager…she was being beaten…and he would hear crying all the time….it drove him crazy for 5 years" she said
"When did it finally stop?" asked Eric
"He told us that it stopped…during of the visits to Belle Reeve" she said
"Then you took him out?" asked Eric
"5 long years...without our son…5 long years" Julie said crying
"Why do they want him back so badly?" asked Eric
"The crying never stopped….he wanted us to think it did but it never did. They want him back….they want to experiment on him" said Julie
Eric looked at Julie and knew that she was telling him the truth....because that's what he deserved. Eric walked out of the house more confused than ever…now solving all the problems rested on his shoulders.
2 Months Later
Between school and keeping tabs on his parents and Jimmy, there was little time for sleep Eric would often stay up late thinking about his real mother, father, and family. He wondered what they were like and if delusions ran in the family.
"I'm working on it mother, there is only so much I can do…I haven't heard from dad" said Eric later that afternoon while visiting his mother in Belle Reeve
"Have you see Jimmy?" she asked him
Eric looked at the ceiling and then down to the floor
"I call everyday…he won't see me" said Eric
"Why?" asked Rebecca looking at her son
"He's crazy…he doesn't know who he wants to see but I know that he needs me…and it took me until now to realize it" said Eric "goodbye mother…I'll figure something out"
Eric got up and was escorted out of the building by the security guards….he no longer had to put on a brave face for anyone. He got into his car and made his way back home where there was a message waiting for him on the machine.
"This is the Florida Police Department…we have your father in custody for murder…he wanted us to call you…call us back when you have a minute thank you"
"This is Eric Summers…I just got a phone call" he said after dialing as fast as humanly possible
"Yes…like I mentioned your father is in custody…the police have been investigating him for a while and he's in jail down here now" the officer said
"What about…" he started
"We had contact with the Kansas police department and your mother will be released tomorrow…she will be told later tonight" he said "then your father will be coming back for his trial and conviction"
"Thank you" said Eric hanging up
"One less thing I have to handle" Eric said to himself
Eric felt that another weight has been lifted off his shoulders, he was happy that his mother would be getting out of the asylum but he was still trying to figure out why they wanted Jimmy there in the first place.
The Next Day
After an uneventful morning, Eric went to pick up his mother at the asylum…
"Eric...I'm so happy to see you" Rebecca said after being released to Eric
That was far from the reaction that Eric had expected…..especially from his mother but it was a welcome surprise from what he usually got.
"I'm…happy to see you to mom" said Eric after looking over and signing the release papers
Rebecca and Eric walked to the car silently….
"How could you let him do that to you...it doesn't seem to make sense" said Eric as he pulled out of the parking lot
"I don't know Eric sometimes not everything makes sense…but all I know is that I am out and your father is getting what he finally deserves" Rebecca said
Eric nodded as they headed towards the direction of their house…it had been such a crazy weekend he almost forgot that he had school tomorrow. He hoped that no one asked him about what is going on with his father…but he knew that wasn't going to happen; secrets aren't secrets for long in Smallville.
Smallville High School
"I don't believe that Mr. Summers killed his mother" said Chloe "who would have thought?"
"Chloe I don't think that Eric wants people starting rumors" said Clark as he opened his locker
"It's not a rumor Clark…..and besides I don't gossip I am a journalist I write the truth" Chloe said
Clark glanced up and noticed that Eric was coming towards them with a smile on his face…strange Clark thought….not strange by Smallville standards but just an everyday strange occurrence.
"Hi Eric…" said Clark politely
"Hi Clark and Chloe how are you?" asked Eric happily
"Good…and you?" answered Clark quickly before Chloe could ask questions
"I am great thanks…he got what he deserved and that's all I'm saying" said Eric
Eric started walking to his first class before the bell rang knowing that honestly was hard to come by
"Wow…honestly that's refreshing" said Chloe looking at Clark
"I guess…but I guess he didn't want people to start making up things about him and his family" said Clark quickly
Clark and Chloe went to their classes for the day without any further mentions of Eric and his murdering father. Eric made his way to his last class which was usually taught by his father…but wasn't the least bit surprised when a substitute came in the room, actually it seemed that the whole class was rather happy about it.
"Mom, I'm home" said Eric after his day at school
"Hi honey...good news" Rebecca said smiling
"What?" asked Eric
"I am going back to work tomorrow….and I'm going out tonight with my co-workers, I'm so happy that they wanted me back" she said
"That is great mom…I'm happy for you" said Eric surprised with his mother's new outlook on life
"How was school today?" she said interested for the first time...ever
"It was good…same old same old you know" said Eric
"Well just make sure that you start looking at colleges…I want my son to be smart not like his father" she said
"You never really knew my real father" said Eric looking at her
"You know what I meant...now I have to get ready to go out tonight" said Rebecca quickly
Rebecca went upstairs and Eric started on his homework as the rain started to come down and hit against the house. It was well after 5 when Rebecca came back downstairs all ready to go out with her co-workers. After telling Eric to lock up the house good and to make sure he ate, she got into the car and pulled out of the driveway. An hour or so later after eating and cleaning up Eric heard a knock at the front door…placing his book on the coffee table he walked cautiously only half thinking that it was the wind knocking the trees around with the rain that was coming down. Eric opening the door shocked at what he saw…
"Jimmy?" Eric asked shocked to see his shivering brother on the front step
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