...Twise shy

{ Eric Brittingham }

Cheyenne left last night. i tried everything i could to convince her to stay, to no avail. i sulked in self pity on the couch. with out Cheyenne by my side, i felt incomplete. instead of Cheyenne, Fred sat beside me. i watched in utter disgust as Fred lifted the bag of potato chips to his mouth and poured the crumbs down his throat. "Fred, do you have to eat like that around me?" i asked him, annoyed by his lack of table manners. "i learned it from you." smart ass... he continued to speak "i know you probably don't want to hear this right now, but i think you are better off without her. she was bringing you down. i mean- you were close, man. marrying her would have been a disaster!" Fred couldn't be serious.. i have the right to kick his ass, don't i? "your right. i don't want to hear it." i told Fred, knocking the empty potato chip bag out of his hands, watching it fall to the floor. he laughed "really? knocking an innocent bag to the floor? shame!" Fred said. "would you rather i knock you to the floor, Fred?" Fred didn't say another word after that. Tom looked up from his cellphone and said "eric, do you want to talk about it?" no, i really don't want to talk about it. i can hardley handle thinking about it! "eric, you know we are here for you." was tom trying to be a jerk, pretending like he cared when he doesn't give a flying fuck about anyone but himself, and sometimes his wife? or was he trying to be a faggot for actually caring about my relationship problems? in either case, i still didn't want to talk about it. with anyone. "fuck you faggot!" i barked at tom. he rolled his eyes "see, this your problem, eric. where is you compassion?" compassion? fuck, compassion is for pansy's. "so if i had compassion, Cheyenne would still be here? that's not the fucking problem, tom! the problem is, cheyenne is a fucking lunatic! she is over reacting!" fred laughed. "what so funny?! you got something to say, fred!?" i yelled.
"you better shut your trap! before i shut it for you!" i threatened. i was in no mood to deal with they guys. fuck, i need a cigarette.