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Realistic or Modern The Beginning of the End

".. Hmm..." He thought for a moment. Pasta would have been nice, and seeing as pasta was relatively easy to make, Chef had made plenty. ".. I wanna' have... Macaroni and Cheese." He looked up at her and grinned. (@Soul OMU)
 
".. Uhm--.." He nodded at the second question. ".. The farmer makes cheese with the milk from the cows!" He grinned. ".. Chef gave us pasta, but I don't think they're the elbow ones... I think it's the longer pasta, but that doesn't mean we can't have mac and cheese - it'll just be different!" He smiled at her. (@Soul OMU)
 
"Yeah. That." He nodded in agreement and smiled simply. He looked around the kitchen for a moment and then at the door of the garage. He could hear Eric speaking, but it was all inaudible. He was just going to let them talk in peace, because he knew, that deep down, he'd been a bit of a nuisance today, and he didn't want to cause any more upset. He looked around for a moment more and then looked at Scarlet. ".. I gotta' go use the bathroom." He smiled and hopped down from the counter, landing on both feet. He ran off to the small half-bathroom that was just connected to the kitchen and ran inside and locked the door. There was only a toilet and sink in there, but that's all he really needed. (@Soul OMU)
 
DrTrollinski said:
Eric said nothing. ".. Then why didn't you just tell me that?" He looked more offended than anything else. "Yeah, I don't mind watching my little brother for a while, but there's a difference... You told me that you and her were going out shopping to get stuff for tonight, and some police radios. You come back, and there's no radios - That rang alarm bells for me, to be honest..." He bowed his head and sighed. ".. Dad--.. The whole reason I was so stressed during the month was because I was trying to make things work. I had to tell Carl not to keep asking Scarlet to move in with us, because she doesn't like that, and I know she doesn't - it's the whole reason why I tried to stop you from dropping the whole family scene on her as well... I just..." He sighed again and rubbed his face with both hands.
".. Over the month, we spent almost every morning together. All of us. We went and ate breakfast together, went to the park most days - You got to spend time with Scarlet, and I with Jenna. Carl got the benefit of it because we were all together, and there was that sense of normality right there. I was happy, you was happy... You got to know her over that month, dad... She opened up again after that incident, because I made sure that she didn't feel pressured by everything. It's not that I don't want her to move in with us, I'd love that, it's just that--.." He gulped strongly and blinked heavily - he took a long and shaky deep breath before speaking again. ".. I don't want a repeat of what happened last month... I know for a fact how much you like her, and you know how much I like Jenna--.. I just... You help me out with it as much as you can, and over the past month... It was nice to spend time together, you know? And when I got Carl off her back because he was pushing the whole 'mommy' thing on her a lot, apparently she appreciated it, and she was a lot happier to move at a speed where she had the chance to make a decision. Yeah, I was worried about you, because I was worried that you'd take my efforts the wrong way..." He slowly stood up and leaned against the wall. He quickly wiped his eyes and looked up at him. ".. I didn't want you to think that I was trying to keep you away from her. I liked sitting down and having a beer with you on the couch, dad... It let me see how things were changing, and to see you and everyone else being happier meant the world to me..."


He quickly wiped his eyes again. 'Don't cry. Don't cry.' He thought to himself. ".. Today, when you went out... I was fine with that, you know? Sure, I didn't really want to look after Carl because I had more stuff to do to get ready for tonight, it's just--.. When it comes to the point where me and Jenna have to bathe Carl and wash him when we're trying to get ready for something big, or just trying to sit down and have a chat with each other without him climbing all over us, it just gets to be too much, you know? I suspected it was something to do with you wanting to be alone with Scarlet, but it's the fact that you didn't tell me that that annoyed me more. I'm not a kid, I know that sometimes I act like I am, but... I told you you could tell me stuff - If you wanted to spend time with her, I'd have appreciated it if you said that... I had stuff to plan as well, dad... There's nothing I want more than for you to be happy and with Scarlet, and for Carl to have a stable life, but... I need time to do stuff that matters to me, as well..." He nodded slowly and looked down at the ground.


".. I'm sorry... I'm not trying to be a dick, but I think I've done a bad job of that so far." He took a deep breath again. (@DrCompton
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(@DrCompton - I don't want this post getting lost so many pages back so it's made hard to find. Sorry if the notifications are an inconvenience.)
 
(Curse my laziness.)


"Of course we are." he told the boy. "Just need something warm in me before I go out in this cold." Connor replied before taking a spoonful of the soup.
 
".. Okay, I'll go get my stuff!" He said happily before shooting off into the tent and grabbing the bow and the arrows that Conner had helped him make. He'd been practicing with the bow over the month, shooting at trees for the most part. He'd shoot trees that were close, then when he could hit the body fluently, he'd aim for the biggest branch - he was onto a tree that was fifteen-to-twenty feet away from the camp now, and he didn't have much trouble hitting the body of it. (@Beowulf)
 
Tom looked at Eric and frowned, "I dont even understand why you're upset Eric, I was gone for less than two hours." He put his hands on his hips, "I dont have to tell you everything I do, just like you dont have to tell me everything." He watched him, "I cant believe you feel overwhelmed from watching Carl for TWO hours." He frowned, "You say the five us went places together, but any time we went to the park you and Jenna walked off together, and Carl stayed with Scarlet and I. I haven't had more than 20 minutes alone with Scarlet since we've met her, sorry if I spent an hour or two with her." He shook his head and went back to the car.
 
".. It's just that you didn't tell me... I would have been fine with watching Carl if you just told me that you wanted time alone. We still went out together, and--.." He gave in. He fucked up again. All of his efforts over the month appeared to be for nothing - He sat down on the step and hid his head in his arms. He just started crying. He felt so useless - the whole month he'd put his blood and sweat into making sure that everyone stayed happy. He tried so, so hard to make sure everyone was in a comfortable place, and it appeared that way, but now he'd messed up, and he was devastated. ".. I'm sorry--.. I just fucked it up again!" He sobbed, ".. I just wanted--.. I wanted you to be happy... Because--.. Because you helped me be happy as well, and--.. and... I just--.. I didn't want things to pressure Scarlet so--.. so that you didn't fall out with her and--.. because that would upset you too much--.." He was in a state. A proper one. His motive for getting out of bed over the past month had been that, and now it had just been shattered right in front of him. ".. I just tried to help everyone, and it was working!" His voice went quiet. ".. It was working--.. It was... working..." He quickly stood up and fumbled around for the handle of the door. As soon as he found it he shoved it open - he didn't hold back. He was crying his eyes out. He ran past Jenna and Scarlet and instantly made his way upstairs to his room. Carl was just walking out of the bathroom when he saw him, and he was instantly worried as well. He ran into the kitchen and tugged on Scarlet's sleeve.


".. Scarlet--.. What happened to Eric?" He asked with big wide eyes. (@Soul OMU, @DrCompton)
 
Scarlet blinks in surprise as the young teen rushes passed causing Jenna to get up but Scarlet shook her head. "Stay Jenna... " "But!" she said and bit her lip as she looked worried. Scarlet sighed softly as she looks at Carl. "...I think he cracked darling... He's been trying very hard to make everyone happy and to satisfy everyone else's needs before his own that... Well... Being lied too is hard on someone when you trust the other so much..." she said while running a hand through her hair and putting a hand on Carl's head. (@DrTrollinski)
 
"B-B-B--.. But Eric--.. He...!" Carl was struck hard by it. He didn't understand. ".. He... Eric--.. He... He got us to come and eat breakfast together, and...! And he--.." He was lost for words. He hugged Scarlet's leg. ".. He made us go out, and stuff--.. He... he made me happy..." He frowned a sad frown and then took a long deep breath. ".. Who lied to him? Why did they lie to him? What--.. What did they lie about? If it upset him, why did they lie...?" He asked. He was very, very confused by the whole situation. So many questions bounced around his head. (@Soul OMU - After your next post we'll give Doc ten minutes.)
 
Tom sighed, "God damn it." He walked past the group in the kitchen and walked upstairs, "Eric." Tom walked into the room, "Eric... Eric." He closed the door and sat next to him, "What in the world makes you think you fucked up? I've been super happy the past month, and I know you've been helping keeping everyone, including Scarlet and I, happy. I know you've been making Jenna happy, and Carl's happy as long as all of us are together... You didn't do anything to anger me or upset me, or hurt this family." Tom frowned. "Eric I love you pal, but I dont understand why you're so upset about any of this?"
 
"Alright lad, settle down. I need to get mine now." he said and reached over to grab it. "Now I just need the arrows. Won't barely be a tic." he said once more before going into his tent. "Alright. Let's go." he said once he got everything.


(@DrTrollinski )
 
Eric didn't stop. He was lying down on his bed and sobbing. He was destroyed. ".. I just messed up--.. I--.. This whole time, I--.. I've always messed up, even before all this..." He sobbed, he quickly wiped his eyes and then covered them with both his hands. ".. I just--.. I owe it to Carl, because--.. because I've been such a fucking asshole to him, and I owe it to you because--.. because I've been sitting around doing Jack-shit and letting you take it all on, and--.. and I owe it to Scarlet because I was--.. I was selfish - I didn't trust her when we first met and I fuckin' screwed everything!" He cried on, eventually shuffling over and burying his face in Tom's stomach while resting his head on his thigh. His cries turned to the more pain-filled and desperate ones. The work he'd taken on for everyone during the month had gotten to him, and the slightest slice that went out of his effort just obliterated his positive mindset. He wasn't going to be going anywhere for a while, that was for sure. For now, it looked like it was Eric's turn to vent the anger and problems he had, instead of trying to carry everyone else's. (@DrCompton)


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Daniel walked off with him in joy. ".. Can we hunt a deer today? I've been practicing with my bow. I'm sure I can get a deer!" He said excitedly. (@Beowulf)
 
Jenna sighs softly and sits back down on the chair she had been on before, she ran a hand through her hair briefly while feeling quite useless in this situation because she thought she had been helping him since she got him to talk to her and open up to her. (@DrTrollinski)
 
Tom picked Eric up and held him, and rubbed his back. "Its alright bud, I've got you, just let it out." Tom frowned. "You didn't ruin anything, you've done amazing things for this family, I owe you a lot. Im sorry I haven't been letting you know that, I thought you just knew." He held the boy and smiled, "Its alright, Ive got you."
 
".. I just--.. I just didn't--.. I didn't know it'd be so hard, dad!" He sobbed to him, hugging him tight. ".. I didn't know--.. I just... God... I just didn't know..." He quickly wiped his eyes and then slowly sat up beside him, but then instantly buried his face in his chest and continued hugging him tightly. ".. That day when you--.. When you flipped out, I just--.. I knew something needed to be done, because--.. Because when I saw the look on yours, Carl's, and Scarlet's faces... God... I..." He let out a loud series of sobs. ".. I never ever ever wanted to see those faces again..." He finally spat it out. He wasn't done crying just yet, though. (@Soul OMU)
 
Scarlet goes back to figuring out what to cook for dinner, thinking deeply as she listens to them upstairs, despite them being slightly muffed for her to hear.


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Jenna blushes a bit and looks down at him before hugging him. "I'm fine Curly... and it's not that... I'm just worried about all of Eric's hard work planning our date is going to go to waste because he needs this right now... he needs to let out his emotions more... instead of letting people vent their emotions onto him..." She said softly while looking at him. (@DrTrollinski)
 
Tom just nodded, "I know pal... Im sorry, you shouldn't have seen me like that... But... you did, and you stepped up, and acted like a man when I was at my weakest point, and now Im here for you. Because thats what family is for Eric, we're here for each other, always and forever, right?" He held the boy, "Cause I'll always be here for you."
 
".. It's okay, Jenna... He wouldn't leave you alone." He smiled warmly at her and hugged her again. ".. He really likes you, so he'd never forget about ya'." He said with a sure nod. (@Soul OMU)


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Eric quickly nodded while sobbing. It was nice to let it all out like that. If he didn't, he was probably going to end up letting it all out in a much more angry way. In a sense, he was glad that he went to talk to Tom in the garage, even if it did break him down quite a bit. It was nice to express how he was feeling.


".. I'm sorry, I just--.." He looked across the room and took a deep breath, wiping his eyes constantly. He occasionally sobbed, but the initial crying had calmed down a little bit. ".. Always and forever, forever and always." He cracked a sad smile. ".. That should be our motto, dad... Like our own Ohana." He managed to give off a quiet chuckle. ".. I'll always be here for you as well, dad... I just--.. I know how it feels to be in love, and when I knew what it was like, I understood what it was like to, y'know, want to be closer to the person you love, want to spend every waking minute with them, and all that, but... I've realized that there's a different side to it... If you try and focus too much on getting that one thing, you'll go crazy, because you end up focusing so much of your mood into thinking about how you can make it happen, and with that, you don't realize that you're actually damaging yourself. I hadn't reached that point, and you haven't just yet... I don't think." He laughed sadly and held him tight again. ".. But seriously... I know how much you love Scarlet, and you know about me and Jenna... And--.. When I realized how much you and Carl wanted her to be there, I thought that was nice, but I saw how uncomfortable Scarlet got from it... She's different, because... I don't know, she likes things to be relaxed and in a place where it's not... a necessity, you know?"


He sniffled and sat up fully, but still hugged Tom and put his head on his shoulder. ".. That's why I tried to help things happen more naturally, if you get what I mean. Like, I know what you said's true. Me and Jenna did go off now and again, and yeah, we left Carl with you and Scarlet... But think about it, dad... When you were our age, I bet you wouldn't have wanted a little kid following you around." He laughed again and wiped his eyes on Tom's shoulder. ".. Honestly, I'm not someone you'll want to take advice from, but you can if you want... Carl needs you and Scarlet more than anyone in this whole town. You can spend time together, but you need to make sure Carl's prepared for the time you have together as well. Think about it, right? Carl's only been used to having me, you, Alex, and a couple of the other girls around. When Scarlet came into his life so suddenly, he couldn't get enough of spending time with you and her together, because he loved it - he thought it was going to be perfect. Trust me, dad... It'll die down, and soon enough he'll be happy just to leave you alone so you can get on with it." He smiled and rubbed his back. ".. Everything happens for a reason. Also, some other tips..."


He shuffled up a little more and took a deep breath. ".. I know Carl can be downright careless at some points, but you can't shout at him - Ever since he was younger, if you shouted, it just panicked him and upset him, and he didn't get the message. If he does something wrong you need to get down in front of him and tell him calmly what he did was wrong. That way he'll listen." He patted his back. ".. And with Scarlet... She doesn't like things going at lightning speed, so tonight, make sure that you keep things in a comfortable environment. She'll appreciate it more." He smiled at him and took a deep breath. ".. And if you ever want to hang out with Scarlet alone... Just tell me. I'll look after Carl. Hell, I'll bathe him and tuck him into bed if you need me to, just make sure I know, okay?" He hugged him again. (@DrCompton - I'm sorry. I got carried away with the writing LOL)
 
Tom hugged Eric tightly, "Come on, lets head downstairs, Im sure Carl was freaking out, and Im sure Jenna is worried sick." The two walked downstairs together arm in arm. "You two going out soon?" He looked at Eric
 
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