The Sorry Tale Of Nightmare Cooth

Chapther 8

"Tell me what you learn, okay?" Charlie tells me and I open the book to read the new chapters revealed to me...

Chapter 5
Another way out

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As Cooth is reading his book, I'm making my way to my old home. I had taken a taxi back to the town I live in, but decided to walk the rest of the way because of the fresh air.

As I expected, Cooths business from reading kept him fairly silent so it allowed me time to just calm down and take in the morning. I was exited to hear that Cooth has another way out of this situation. He deserves it.

As I approached the house, I see the door open and my brother bursts out and screeches my name, tackling me.

I laugh, me and my brother hitting the ground together and rolling a bit.

"You're gonna get me all dirty, Chastopher!" I said, laughing.

"You're back! The police said you got hit by a runaway driver! Then the doctor said you were fine and it was a roller coaster of emotional things!" He said. "I mean like- a car going 45 miles an hour hit you head on and you came out without a scratch?! That's amazing!!" Chastopher said, blown away. "Scientifically that's practically impossible!"

"Well, science is weird sometimes." I laughed. I wasn't gonna expose cooth like this. Chastopher wouldn't know how to deal with it if I did.

"Come inside! Have a seat! Drink some tea!" He said, helping me up.

I took the hand and we both stumble inside, happily.

"Tell me about what happened, Charlie!" Chastopher begged.

"I mean, not too terribly much I would know about it, I got hit by the car, was flung out and maybe somebody caught me and broke my fall?" I lied.

"Who?!"

"Uhm... He was..."

I didn't know it now, but Cooth was listening intently.

"He was really nice... and sweet, and he left me a card in the hospital... Cooth evergreen..." I told him. "He has dark black hair... yellow eyes... and a sweet attitude that just attracts, ya know?"

"Ooooo~ does my brother have a crush on his little hero?" Chastopher teased.

"W-What? No! I... I appreciate what he did! You know, if it wasn't for him I would be dead!" I said, trying to defend myself.

"Have you met him since?"

"Ahhhhhh uhhhhhhm.... yyyeesss." I said, trying to figure out my explanation.

"And?"

"He's quite the gentleman." I said. God, I sound like I have a crush on him.

'Hahahahahah'

Shhhh Cooth. I'm trying to lie here.

'You suck at it~'

Well fuck you, why don't you try?

'Oh Charlie, you don't want me to do that.' I can hear him laugh mischievously.

"Charlie?"

My brothers voice got me snapped back into reality. "What?"

"I asked you if you asked him on a date~ then you stopped asking like you were thinking about him or something~"

I blushed. "No, no. Again, it's not like that. He's a good friend. I appreciate him."

'Please let me try.'

I will have a mental breakdown if you make him think I'm dating you.

'No you wont, you'll be fine.'

I inwardly groan and let Cooth have his way.

He grins. "I mean maybe... I'm kinda into him."

'Cooth evergreen you motherfucker.'

Learn to live a little, Charlie.

I roll my eyes.

"Oh! So you do have a crush on him?" Chastopher said, sipping tea.

"Maybe." He said, taking a sip of the tea on the table in front of him.

"So How is London so far?"

"Crowded. Kinda rude. Like New York, but they use 'cunt' more often."

"Well that word used there doesn't mean as bad of things as it does here." Chastopher said. "Hope you haven't picked it up?" Chastopher jokes.

"Not really, I'm not one for cussing all that often."

"Mm... oh! Charlie there's some news I had to give you!"

"What's up?"

"Mom and dad are gone. They left to a resort, but they wouldn't explain where... said it was... some kind of secret. They left money and anything I would need to take care of myself till it was time for me to go to college with you. Said when it was time they had someone to buy the house off me and that I could split the money with you."

"Wait" I stole back control from Cooth. Sorry buddy, this is important.

'Understandable'

"Wait, so they just left?!" I said. "And they didn't tell you where?"

"No..."

"What the fuck?! Who just leaves their 17 year old son at home?!"

"Mom and dad I guess..."

"That's fucked up!" I said. Why would they make such a rash decision?! He's not even legal to be on his own yet! What the hell could they possibly have been offered that would cause them to just Fucking abort like that!?

"I don't know, it was kind of sudden..." Chastopher said. "I know it's kinda hard to hear, but the guy is willing to pay a lot of money for the house. Plenty to get us both through college."

"Well it's good to hear that they at least thought a little about you... they just... disappeared?"

Chastopher nodded.

I thought for a second. "When is the guy ready to buy the house?"

"Whenever I give him the go ahead."

"You should come with me to London. So that you aren't alone anymore. This was a shitty decision on their part... I can't believe they would put a child in charge of selling the house and taking care of himself... do you raven have a job?"

"No, mom left me with food and money when the food runs out..."

"Please come with me to London... I'll help you sell the house and we'll go together."

"Where will I stay?"

"With me in my apartment." I told him. "There's an extra room. You just have to be careful in there, it's got some of my school stuff in it."

Chastopher nodded. "Okay... okay. I will."