Give him some space
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 11
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
"Johnny?" Derek called.
No answer.
"Johnny?" he tried again.
Still no answer.
Derek would be the first to admit he wasn't the best when it came to... emotional stuff. That was more his mother and sister's department. Hence he tried to keep his mouth shut and not make situations worse. Right now though his sisters weren't here, and he didn't really know how to comfort his friend.
He could try saying I'm sorry, but from what he gleamed from his sisters, no one wants to hear that. Sorry didn't change anything. Sure the sentiment was nice, but not everyone was the same. It was a real toss up to know how anyone would react. They could either accept it or blow up.
Damn it. Why couldn't people just be simple or come with instruction manuals? That would certainly make things a whole lot easier. Unfortunately though that wasn't the case. People were forever doomed to be complex and confusing. Typical.
Maybe the best course of action here was to leave him alone? His mother once told him sometimes after a big loss the best thing for a person was to give them some space. Looking at Johnny now and hoe still he was, perhaps that might be for the best. His words didn't seem to work and it was as if he was talking to a rock.
Derek sighed and began to leave. "I don't know if you're listening bro... but if you are and you wanna talk, you have my cell."
No reply.
Derek again sighed before exiting the room. This whole experience had been a complete disaster. Sara was dead. What else could possibly go wrong?
As if on que, Derek felt himself bump into something. Said something fell to the ground while he remained standing. Looking down he could see he bumped into none other than Johnny's little sister, Rose. "Ugh. What where you're going next time." she groaned before standing back up. "And where's Johnny? I thought you two were joined at the hip or something?"
"Johnny's dropping a duce." Derek lied. No sense in letting Rose know her older brother had become the equivalent of a stone statue.
"Oh." she said with a wince. Clearly she thought that was too much information.
"Yeah.So anyway I was gonna head out, so see ya." Derek waved as he walked past the unaware murderer. Okay maybe that was a bit harsh. In her defense, Rose didn't know. But at the same time that knowledge didn't change how Derek was feeling at the moment and he needed to get the hell out of this house yesterday.
"Okay?" Rose said questioningly.
That was weird.
No answer.
"Johnny?" he tried again.
Still no answer.
Derek would be the first to admit he wasn't the best when it came to... emotional stuff. That was more his mother and sister's department. Hence he tried to keep his mouth shut and not make situations worse. Right now though his sisters weren't here, and he didn't really know how to comfort his friend.
He could try saying I'm sorry, but from what he gleamed from his sisters, no one wants to hear that. Sorry didn't change anything. Sure the sentiment was nice, but not everyone was the same. It was a real toss up to know how anyone would react. They could either accept it or blow up.
Damn it. Why couldn't people just be simple or come with instruction manuals? That would certainly make things a whole lot easier. Unfortunately though that wasn't the case. People were forever doomed to be complex and confusing. Typical.
Maybe the best course of action here was to leave him alone? His mother once told him sometimes after a big loss the best thing for a person was to give them some space. Looking at Johnny now and hoe still he was, perhaps that might be for the best. His words didn't seem to work and it was as if he was talking to a rock.
Derek sighed and began to leave. "I don't know if you're listening bro... but if you are and you wanna talk, you have my cell."
No reply.
Derek again sighed before exiting the room. This whole experience had been a complete disaster. Sara was dead. What else could possibly go wrong?
As if on que, Derek felt himself bump into something. Said something fell to the ground while he remained standing. Looking down he could see he bumped into none other than Johnny's little sister, Rose. "Ugh. What where you're going next time." she groaned before standing back up. "And where's Johnny? I thought you two were joined at the hip or something?"
"Johnny's dropping a duce." Derek lied. No sense in letting Rose know her older brother had become the equivalent of a stone statue.
"Oh." she said with a wince. Clearly she thought that was too much information.
"Yeah.So anyway I was gonna head out, so see ya." Derek waved as he walked past the unaware murderer. Okay maybe that was a bit harsh. In her defense, Rose didn't know. But at the same time that knowledge didn't change how Derek was feeling at the moment and he needed to get the hell out of this house yesterday.
"Okay?" Rose said questioningly.
That was weird.
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