Chapter 5: Revenge
In the cold of a school night, clouds stopping the moon's light leaving the earth dark, and an old woman returned home after a night of bowling. She walked across her walkway, eager to get inside. It was very rare that it was both misty and cold.
She entered to find her grandson sitting on the couch watching tv "hey Georgie"
"Hey" Georgie said. He seemed tense, a little uneasy for some reason "you talk to mom today?"
"She asked me to come over earlier, why?"
"Mm I saw her friend stop by the house earlier, neither of them have come out yet" he explained "just got a funny feeling about it"
Connie left him, wondering what that cryptic mumbo jumbo was about. She exited her house and went through the mist as the chilly air attacked her skin. She walked onto her daughter's walkway and approached her door, eyes unknowingly following her as she advanced. "Mar-" she knocked once, but the door was already cracked open. That was..odd. She pushed the door open further and took a step in "Mary…" she said to no response "...ugh, you know you're blowing all your heating leaving the door op-" she saw the couch…with her daughters bloody body on it "MARY!" she said running to her
"Hey Connie" a voice came from behind her, she turned to see Stephanie holding a steak knife at her "so nice of you to join us"
"BLEEEEEHHHHHHHH" Mary leaped at Connie
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH" Connie screamed in terror before Mary let her go and started laughing in her face
"Hahahahaha aHaHaHaHaHa" Mary laughed at her as she high fived Stephanie "REVENGE!" she threw in her face as Connie was trying to restart her heart
"That…was…uncalled for" Connie got out in between breaths "but also kinda awesome" she said getting her sense of humor back
After a while of calming things down, Stephanie made them tea and they could finally laugh about it "I can not believe how scared you were" Mary said
"The student has become the master" Connie praised "and.. I have got to say you are an amazing actress, I.. I actually believed you were gonna-"
"What stab you guys in the stomach, no, poison would be a much quieter and cleaner way" Stephanie said just as Connie was sipping her tea
"Not funny"
"It's kinda funny"
The three women heard the door open "it safe to come in now?"
"Georgie Cooper, did you set me up?" Connie probed
"Mmhh yeah"
"Well in that case you did a real good job, also you're fired"
"Ahh more time to spend with the baby" he said as they all smiled
They all continued laughing just as Sheldon set foot onto his house's walkway, he had spent his entire day hanging out in public locations, constantly thinking of what Missy said earlier. He was torn. Does he tell his mother and incriminate her only friend? Or does he keep this to himself and never know for sure?
He entered the house. At least he was home now, he could decide in the morning and until then he could finally- "AHHHHHHH" Sheldon screamed at the sight of his mother with blood on her shirt
"Sheldon Sheldon" Mary repeated trying to calm him down "don't worry, don't worry, it's fake blood" she said getting him to calm down "I'm ok"
"Oh sure when he's scarred you feel bad" Meemaw shot at her
"Ok" Sheldon said, certain no one was hurt "care to explain why you're covered in fake blood"
"Oh me and your mom pulled a little prank on your Meemaw" Stephanie said coming from around the corner making Sheldon take a step back "so how was your first day as a grader?"
Sheldon wasn't sure what to say, nothing that would be too suspicious "it went well"
"That's good to hear" Stephanie said sitting down "do you want to have dinner with us"
"Oh ugh.." Sheldon stuttered making his way back to the door "I actually forgot to get something….at Paige's so you know I should go get that-"
"Ugh no, not at this hour" Mary enforced
He sighed "Ok, I'm.. I'm actually pretty tired, had a long day, should get to bed" Sheldon quickly thought to get out of this
"Oh if you want I can put you to bed, your mom taught me soft kitty"
"She is actually a beautiful singer"
"Ugh No" oh man he didn't get out of this "you know I'm essentially a grown up at this age and ergo don't need to be sang to"
"Oh of course, only a grown up would need evenly shredded cheese on his chili" Meemaw shot back
"I've matured a lot since then, ok good night"
Stephanie raised her eyebrow in suspicion "Sheldon is everything alright?"
"...yes" he stumbled his way to his bedroom clearly nervous
He was definitely uncomfortable and the nail in the coffin was him taking notice that there was no lock on his door, interesting. "Well I should get home" Stephanie said, out of the corner of her eye she noticed a relieved but confused Sheldon, she's just leaving?
"Already, you sure?" Mary said
"Saturday's when I get a lot of my errands done, also means I get to sleep in" Stephanie said before grabbing her jacket and getting to the door "have a nice weekend guys"
Sheldon would normally say 'likewise' but this was too strange a situation
"You be careful now" Mary said before Stephanie stepped out the door "you have no idea what kinds of creeps are out at this hour" she said as Stephanie chuckled at that
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