The Best of Me(Treebros)

Chapter Twenty-One: Safe With Us

Evan's POV

Evan decided it would be best if he had left. He waved goodbye to everyone-not that they would
notice him, because they didn't-and walked home.

He thought about everything that has happened the past thirty five or so hours. He had many questions, but one stuck out the most:

Was he also responsible for the deaths and missing people?

It would be a miracle he found out who the murder was.

But also a terrible thing if it was his biological father.

He hadn't even noticed he had already arrived home. Sighing, Evan took out his key and unlocked the door.

"Evan!" Paul called out, surprising the spruce out of Evan. "Where have you been?"

"The h-hospital," Evan sat made his way into the kitchen. "I told you, remem-remember?"

"You...you did?" Paul furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. Evan waiting for him to remember, but he gave up and walking inside the kitchen.

"Mom?" He asked, surprised to see the blonde women happily cooking in the kitchen.

"Oh! Evan!" She turned around. "You're back!"

Evan walked past her and grabbed a cup. "Yup, I'm b-back," he said, walking over to fill the cup with water.

"Well, we're all going to have dinner together," she stayed happily. "And, you can tell us about why you were at the hospital."

Are you sure you wanna know?

Evan nodded and placed the cup down, walking upstairs.

He glanced at Jeremy's room. He knocked on it three times and heard shuffling.

The shuffling stopped and a muffled, "What?" Was heard.

"Jeremy?" Evan called. "What are y-you doing?"

"None of your business," Jeremy snapped. Evan flinched and retreated into his room.

So, basically, the doctors didn't call his family to tell him what happened? They haven't even noticed his injuries and bandages. Was he that unnoticeable? So useless he doesn't deserve to be glanced at?

He pulled out his phone and called Jared.

"Yo! Tree child!" Jared shouted. "What do you want? Something to do with Connor? Ah sorry, can't fix your mistake, Evan."

"No," Evan said, voice shaking. "I'm gonna t-tell you what happened."

"Ooh, spill the tea."

And so, Evan spilt everything that happened in the past three days in such a rapidly fast speed Daveed Diggs would be put to shame.

"Woah woah woah woah!" Jared cut him off. "Talk slower!"

He repeated everything he said at a slower pace. Jared didn't take the news well.

"Where the fuck is that bastard?!" He screamed. "I'm gonna kill that bitch! He almost shot you! What the fuck?!"

"He shot Connor," Evan muttered. "I think you s-should worry about him more."

"I have you to worry about before him."

Evan took a few minutes to convince him he was fine and didn't need Jared to track anybody down anybody or buy a chainsaw.

"Evan! Jeremy!" Paul's rang through the house. "Dinner!"

"I'll talk to you later, I have to eat dinner," Evan whispered into his phone and hung up, jumping off his bed and headed downstairs. Jeremy followed suit, walking in front of Evan and ignoring him.

The blonde boy took a seat next to his step-brother as Heidi passed out plates.

"Spaghetti~" she sang. "And Evan can tell us why he was-" she cut herself off and grabbed her son's face.

"Holy shit!" She exclaimed. "What happened to your face?!" She looked down at his wrapped arms and picked one up. "What the fuck happened?!"

"I'm...I'm g-getting to that, mom," he said nervously. Heidi sat down and looks expectantly at her son.

Evan explained everything that happened, the same way he did with Jared.

Heidi looked mad. Hm.

"THE FUCK?!" She roared. She slammed down her fork and stood up. "WHERE THE FUCKING SHIT IS MARK?!"

"Mom.." Evan said. "We'll...we'll
f-find him."

Heidi sat back down and clenched her fork so hard her knuckles became white.

Now it was Paul's turn to freak out.

"You got attacked?! Is he also the murderer?! Did-"

And again, Evan had told him to calm down.

Repeat this cycle with Jeremy.

Evan breathed out a sigh. "Please j-just," he held up his hands. "Calm down. We'll find, find him."

Heidi stood up and wrapped her arms around her son. Paul followed suit.

"Don't worry, baby," Jeremy joined the hug. Heidi leaned down at kissed Evan's forehead. "You're safe with us."