"Blood On The Ground" – Part 14
Summary and additional notes in part 1.
Author's Note: And with this, Thursday concludes… (see the long note at the end)
Disclaimer: Do NOT own Degrassi!
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The rest of the day moved quickly. Adam spent lunch indoors with his friends. They were all smiles and he kept up with their mood on the surface, but inside there was a sadness that he struggled to keep at bay.
After school he had GLBT club. They ironed out the rest of the details for tomorrow's rally.
"You're going to be here early, right?" Alicia asked. He nodded. He was always in early on event days.
When it was over Drew met him at the entrance and drove them home. Their father let Drew use his car today. The brothers had been playing video games for about an hour when Adam noticed they were out of milk.
"Come on, Andrew!" he pressed. "I really don't want to wait for tomorrow." Since he had to be up early tomorrow he couldn't wait for their mother to make breakfast. Cereal was easy and quick but without milk it wasn't an option.
Drew sighed. "I don't want to go back out." He didn't want to walk in the cold. Today Mr. Torres had worked from home. As soon as the boys returned from school he left with the car.
"It's just a twenty minute walk!" Adam reasoned. "Without it my whole day tomorrow is fucked up."
"Wow, you're laying the drama on thick," Drew teased.
"Fine. I'll just go by myself," Adam huffed.
"No!" Drew said quickly. "Mom says outside of school we stick together."
Adam rolled his eyes. He was already starting to feel like a prisoner. "Drew, it's only a few blocks away. I'll call you on the way back, alright?" He reached for his coat before his brother could protest.
"But mom—"
"It'll be our little secret!" Adam told him as he rushed out the door. He let out a laugh as he skipped down the steps.
As soon as he reached the sidewalk he fished out his phone and called Fiona. She picked up on the fourth ring.
"Adam?" she answered.
He smiled. "That's my name!"
"Ha. Cute," she deadpanned. "So, what are you up to?"
"I broke out of my house and am heading to the store," he told her.
She raised an eyebrow. "Is that allowed? Where's Drew."
He softly laughed. "It's just a twenty minute walk! I'm sure Owen's not hiding in the bushes."
"Adam…"
"I know, alright?" he said a little perturbed. He was well aware of his situation, but a trip to the corner store seemed harmless. He needed some autonomy. "Besides, I know Kung Fu!" he teased.
Fiona rolled her eyes. "Just be—"
"Careful?" he finished. "I will. I'll call you when I'm walking back. Promise."
She smiled. "Alright. So, what are you picking up?"
-oOo-
He said goodbye to Fiona when he reached the store. He quickly walked inside and headed to the dairy aisle. He grumbled when he saw they were out of his favorite brand. He marched over to the counter.
"You guys don't have Hood Whole Milk?" he questioned.
"We do," the man at the register answered.
Adam furrowed his brows. "I don't see any. I see 1% and 2% milk, but not the whole milk."
"What's there is what we got," the cashier answered.
Adam snorted. "So you don't have it?" he said. "Thanks for wasting my time!" he muttered as he exited the store. He decided to walk down a few blocks to the other convenience store.
He smiled when he walked in. It didn't seem too busy. Again he headed down to the dairy aisle. They kept their refrigerated food in cooler with glass doors. He slid the door open and grabbed a half gallon of Hood Whole Milk.
"Bingo!" he said aloud.
He quickly closed the door and headed over to the counter. He was annoyed to see that the person in front of him had an armful of items. His mind wandered as he waited on line. He just wanted to get out of here and go home. As his eyes swept over the array of candy he noticed they had mint dark chocolate three musketeers bars. He decided that he would get one for Fiona since that was her favorite candy bar. The thought of her made him smile. Even though he told Drew he would call on his way back, he decided would call Fiona first.
"Next!" the cashier called out.
He shook his head at his spaciness and stepped up to the counter. He put down his items and waited them to be rung up. Suddenly he flinched. In his peripheral vision he spotted a figure that looked like Owen. He quickly turned his head only to find the person leaving the store was certainly not him.
'I'm losing it,' Adam thought. He mumbled thanks to the cashier and walked out the door.
The cold air made him immediately reach for his collar as he pulled his jacket closer together.
Without warning, he felt a hand on his shoulder.
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tbc
A/N: So this was the original ending of this story. To quote Harry Potter, "I open at the close".
This story is a prequel of sorts to my fic "How To Save A Life". If you've read that one then you already know what happens to Adam. However, I decided to write an additional chapter to explain things further. I have to warn you though, it's like one of the most depressing chapters ever.
Feel free to skip it and read the story "Wanted" for some Fadam happiness and to see how they move past this. I for one, am not a fan of sad endings so I figured that I'd give fair warning.
In case you're signing off here, thank you for reading!
For the brave souls who will read chapter 15, it will be posted tomorrow.
-Cheers!