Driven To Ophelia

~Part 1~

   Matt

"Get out of here, you maggots!!" That's what our names were, "Maggots". Everyone knew who we were, the maggots of Defflehood, nothing else to it. Once in a while they change our names back to what they had the year before, which in two weeks are new names will be, "Scoundrels," I got that name from making out with the police chiefs new girl, when he both called us Scoundrels... I wonder where she is now.. "Can you stop day dreaming and help me with the goods before they catch up!" Ah yes, my good buddy Jose Winston, His nickname, "The Finger Licker" it sounds wrong, but it is good use for when you call out his name when he is stealing rings with his tongue, scratch that I still laugh til this day, especially when the chief called him out while being chase across the roof. "Are you gonna help me?!" "Yes Finger Licker, of course I am, I'm having a moment here though chap," "Yeah sure your brain narrating... and stop calling me that, that was ages ago" "The ladies don't know it was ages ago.." I say carrying the heavy bags of gold, oh yeah, I forgot to mention, the real name is Jackson, I'm kidding it's Robbie Joe Harrington, you got me again, the name's Matt, nothing else just Matt, so plain, but you gotta hand it to the parent's, they gotta give you something simple. "Anyway's, did you get the rest of the goods from the two other shops behind Ms. Dumble's bakery?" I ask, "Of course not, what do you take me for an idiot? If I were to get over there, I would have been captured by her husband, then the authorities, then doctor Corn," Doctor VaresFull Corn, the man we are doing those job for, I would never bring up a joke or doing something idiotic while Doctor Corn was around, he isn't the best person out there, especially after the Oxa incident...
"Lad, I don't take you for an idiot, more of a fool, which is much better than being a Finger Licker," He glares at me, which usually means, 'stop before you get hurt', "It wouldn't have been so bad if you get caught by the authorities, then I wouldn't have to worry about splitting the goods," I say. He stands up and points in the air, "That's it! You have happened to push me again Scoundrel Matthew!" Ok maybe there was more to my name, but what difference was there? "Matt" and "Mathew"? They sound the same if you ask me. I hold on to the side of the wagon and a few coins in the other hand. Thunder rolls up as Jose's anger gets the best of him again. Water quickly runs down the alley we are in. Jose
hits the bottom of the wagon, "you did this on purpose!" Jose shouts, "of course I did! I am smart, we all know this" The water get's more intense when we get towards the edge of the valley, "Time to calm down now Jose...Jose!" Once again the wimp is down, passed out basically for just a few seconds... This is just his normal routine. He wakes again. "This is all your fault Matt!" "Get mad after the broken bones we have after this fall," "Well before we die.. I just want you to know I lied, I did use that nice green tooth brush that was for you when were younger," Jose explained, "Yeah, I know mate, I returned the favor when I lied about kissing your ex," "WHAT!" and... I gotta say... I was a bit disappointed... The water cooled down though so yay! "Oh hey look, the water pressure is down from Timmy's area.. Bobby mind taking us into commercials?" He stares at me with anger, "guess not then-" "What the actual crumb Mathew?! You knew Micka and I were gonna get things going again!" And of course, they were a thing, and if I told him the reason as to why I kissed her, it would be a whole other story, and we wouldn't be having this argument. Why am I not telling him the reason? Simple, We would have plummeted on that edge now wouldn't we? I just saved us like the amazing warrior I am, YOUR WELCOME, and here I am being tortured for it... What has the world become? "Here you are not listening to me again!" "I was listening!" I say thinking of way to avoid more conflict, "Oh yeah? What did I say about Micka?!" Josè asked, "What about Mick?" The assistants of doctor Corn ask while catching Jose holding my shirt threatening me, "I was being threatened!" I say, "Matt stop playing around," Jose murmured and let's go of my shirt. Of course doctor Corn assigned us with one job to do, but there isn't no harm in more fun. "Hey lil bro, wassup??" One the assistants say walking towards Jose, he groans loudly before the assistants grab the bags. Hollow and Beck, Jose and Hollow are not really brothers they came to the orphanage on the same day, but Hollow was just a little bit older, "Hey Hollow" "oh hey what's up Matt?" "I think your brother wants a huge hug!" "What is wrong with you?!" Jose whispers, "oh little bro! That's all you had to say!" "Not really if I don't want one!!" They both smoosh into each other, and you know this already, me being smart I take one of the bags and get of few coins- "Matthew Corn stop what you are doing right now" Beck orderly says, "I was just getting my share! No stealing going on here! Not like strict Corn is gonna care if his son has some debt help!" Everyone gets silent for a minute. "Well I am gonna get the three bags on the side then..." Hollow suggests and walks off. "I hope after you get in trouble Matt you won't do that again, or think that no one saw you going to two other shops to rob instead of the one you were suppose to," Jose looks at me with the "I told you we were gonna get in trouble," I groan and put my share in back in the bag. Beck walks off with two bags in his hand, "Matt you need to stop playing around, not everything is a joke all the time, and I hope you know, when Corn gets mad at you, afterwards you'll have my anger to deal with too," Jose says as he walks off. Oh yeah, forgot to mention, Doctor Corn is my dad.