Late in the night, when the moon should be at the highest point and crickets in half concert, it blew a cold air announcing a storm. It was a dark night without moon, the sound of the ambulance left a sepulchral silence behind, and the only thing Eddward could hear was a high-pitched hum inside his head.
He wasn't crying, he wasn't moving, he wasn't breathing. He looked like a miserable old gargoyle hiding his face behind his arms. Time stopped for him. The smell of blood was killing him but he couldn't move at all.
He was trying to convince himself that it was product of the shock, but for his misfortune the voice of the other teen resounded in his head: "Stay! Stay! Stay!" And he stayed there. He still was scared of the future of the Pumpkin of course. Was he still alive?
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"So it was true" an unfamiliar voice told him. He knew it was a boy around his age without looking. Still he didn't move or make a sound. "Kevin told me that probably there would be a mutt at his backyard and asked me to shoo him away. I thought he was talking about a four legged dog" He sounded a little sarcastic. Eddward turned around to see him. The first thing he saw, even with a poor lighting was his green hair. He was serious, obviously worry too, but still sassy with him. "You should leave, pup"
Eddward stood up in silence, still shaking a little but because he were in the same position for hours. He wanted to ask him about little Kevin but he still couldn't say a word, he barely could walk. "…h…how is…" He tried but failed when he felt a glare on him. He knew it.
"He's fine, btw, it's not the first time that something like this happens… But you better not show your face again around here, pup, or He's gonna kill you" Eddward felt clearly that that boy wanted to kill him too so better not say a word. He nodded and walked away from the house.
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Eddward never knew how he managed to get home. He felt dead inside. He was relieved to know that the Pumpkin was fine, but still was worried about him. It wasn't the first time? He done this before and maybe because of him too.
Maybe he went too far. Maybe it was time to fix the things between them, fuck his pride, the Pumpkin deserved at least an apology.
He was worried. Maybe it was too late for everything but he wanted to try. Unlucky for him, the Pumpkin didn't attend school for like a week. Teachers didn't say anything about him and his friends… Well, Eddward realized that the Pumpkin didn't have any, so why on earth he would back?
Kevin didn't have a reason to go back more than just his studies. But Eddward was sure that he didn't drop school, his belongings were still inside his locked, he checked it every morning.
He was sure Kevin was alive, he didn't back to his house to check it but he was sure because otherwise teachers would have said anything, right? One Friday he didn't resist more and asked to a teacher, his favorite and the only one that didn't treat him like garbage.
"Kevin Anderson? Of course I remember him, he had good grades in my class, he's the second best. It's a shame that he's leaving. " Eddward was surprised but deep inside him he was waiting for this soon or later. "Actually, just this morning the principal asked us his grades because he was being transferred to another school. Probably he's here cleaning his locker right now." Eddward didn't wait and went immediately to his locker. Recess was ending but he just ignored it and tried to locate the Pumpkin.
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The decision to go to another school was made by his mother, but he gave her the idea long time ago. At first she thought that the best would be leave him in that school, she didn't want to make another radical change in his life, she thought that he at least would have his friends still, and she was right in that time, Kevin was grateful for that, besides he didn't get along really well with his new brother so being in the same school would have been another nightmare just like it were sharing the same room. But the time passed and things changed, he lost his friends, he started to being bullied on a regular basis and, since a long time ago he was wishing to escape from that school. But he didn't want to perturb her happiness saying the real reason of why he wanted to go to another school, so he only said it casually like a crazy idea, like it would be better because it was closer, or that he wished his school had a robotic club like this one and other similar stuff. His parents never took him seriously but his brother got a little mad at him for some reason. He understood that, his brother was a popular athlete at his school and have him there could damage his reputation, he didn't say it, but he knew it was something like that. It didn't matter how much Kevin loved him now, he still loved his status and popularity and didn't want to lose it.
But when their parents found about what happened, his brother couldn't say anything against the fact that he will have to share the same school. There was a reason why he didn't want, but over that reason existed another stronger, he didn't want that guy near to his brother, so he agreed.
It wasn't the first time that little Kevin ended in a hospital due to his failed attempt to commit suicide. It was the first time his parents found it. After all it was difficult to hide being in the hospital. Big Kevin got yelled as well as him but at the end they were kind of happy that they both were that close and took care of the other.
Kevin only needed to go back and clean his locker, his parents would do the rest. And like he didn't want to get attention he went at the end of recess so it would be easier to avoid that guy, but like someone would have alerted him, Eddward went to his encounter.
"Feeling better, Pumpkin? " asked the teen with his tedious and teasing voice. He just ignored him, Eddward was the last person he wanted to have a chat with. But of course Eddward hated to be ignored so he slammed his hand against the locker to call his attention.
"Leave me alone, asshole. You already won, I'm leaving, what else do you want? " without looking at him Kevin was still cleaning.
"Is it true? Are you actually leaving? " Kevin could note a bit of sadness in his tone, but he didn't really pay attention to it.
"You must be so happy about it, you finally did it, Eddward, you reached my limit and I'm leaving forever." Kevin was mad, he hated to give up but there really wasn't a reason to stay.
"I'm not happy, I'm disappointed. I thought you were more than that. " Kevin glared at him with rage, how he dared?!
"Oh really?! Well, for your information, asshole, I don't fucking care what you or anyone think about me. I'm tired of looking at your face every day, I'm tired of all your shit. If you're disappointed, I don't fucking c–!" Eddward grabbed him violently just where his wound was, and cornered against his locker.
"Don't talk me like that, Pumpkin, how many times I have to teach you to respect me?" threatened the slightly taller teen. But Kevin was tired of this routine, so he just managed to punch him and in just one minute they were fighting on the floor.
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Why on earth he had this luck? The only time he decided to actually fight against Eddward a teacher saw them? Where were they when Eddward beaten him up all those years? Where were they when he needed help or justice? They were sent to the principal's where his parents were already there.
"This is what I was talking about! Do you actually think that my son would do something like that?!" The hysterical voice of his mother could've been hear from where he was waiting.
"A teacher saw him, ma'am "
" Where was that teacher last week?! None of you did something to defend my son! This kid bullied him for years and you did nothing!"
"Calm down, ma'am, we don't have any proves tha–"
"Here's the bill of all the times he went to the hospital thanks to the extreme bullying! And the testimony of my other son and a neighbor that this guy were at our house last week the day of the incident! Don't try to play the innocent with me! I have proves and I'm gonna sue all the school if you–"
"We are not gonna sue the school, honey, we are just gonna take our son to other school where he can be safer. I'm sorry…" The conversation went more peacefully from that point. Eddward's parents never showed up, but still both were released on different times, Eddward first and later him, after all he only needed to clean his locker and could go home. No more detention for him. No more stupid people, stupid teachers, bullies, and specially, no more Eddward.
It was the first time Kevin responded to Eddward that way, physically speaking of course, because he always talked him like that. Yes, probably he would have lose anyway but damn! Nothing felt better than hit Eddward and made him bleed a little. It took him by surprise, he was sure, and responded quickly, but see him avoiding Kevin's eyes while they were waiting at the principal's was so satisfying. But oh well, it was the first and only time for that, he didn't regretted it, Kevin preferred ten million times leave that school forever than stay one day more trying to fight with Eddward. There was nothing and no one for him there. No one will miss him or actually note that he wasn't there anymore.
He happily went to resume his cleaning, but when he opened his locker he found a note:
"I'm sorry.
Please don't leave.
Eddward."
Wtf?!
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A/N:I decided to continue with "The Other" because I needed to take it out of my head. Again, I remind you that English is not my first language and I'm doing this to practice, so any mistake… I'm sorry and I would appreciate if you point it out so I can learn more. Still hope you like it and yeah, this is full of drama xD
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