To rebuild our home

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Jon's POV

I didn't knew how to respond to Edd. On one side I would love to reasure them that I am in a safer place right now and that I am alive, but on the other side I didn't wanted to face Mark nor Eduardo. I feel as if I became even more afraid of him. Of course this fear is ridiculous, since I have lived with him for so long, but what I am not afraid of is Eduardo as a person. It is his outburst that I mostly fear.

I still see both of them as my friends and would love to tell them about my current state, especially Mark should find out how I am doing right now since he seemed to care the most about me in those couple days. I was so lost in thought that I forgot to respond Edd, I just stared past him and spaced out.

Then Edd snapped me out of my thoughts. "Jon?" He asked me unsure as he was still expecting an answer from me and seeing that I took long to respond. "Sorry, I kinda spaced out there for a moment.... I would like to inform them about my current state, but I just can not face them." I answered with a weak and unsure smile.

Edd nodded as a sign of understandment and said that I wouldn't have to face them if I don't feel like it. He suggested to go there by himself and inform them personally about my state. I wasn't sure if this was the best idea since he and Eduardo were enemies and also because it was uncertain how Eduardo could react to the things that Edd would tell him, but still I nodded and agreed with his plan.

Edd gave me a little nod and a pat on my shoulder before he walked out of the front door and closed it silently behind him. I walked into the living room and glanced out of the window. I followed every movement that he made with my eyes until he arrived at the front door of my roommates. Until that point I couldn't see him anymore since my vision was blocked by the fence between Eduardo's and Edd's yard.

I was feeling nervous, because not only has Edd went there alone, but also because even after ten minutes he hasn't returned yet. I wasn't sure whether I should go there to see if he was alright or whether I should get somebody else like Matt or Tom to get there. I didn't really wanted to face Eduardo so I called out for Tom since he seemed smarter than Matt he could possibly wrap this whole situation up faster if it has come to a problem there. I just hoped that Eduardo hasn't hurt Edd in any way.

I called out for Tom a couple of times until I was finally able to hear the footsteps of a person who was walking down the stairs. As he walked closer to me I explained to him my fear and asked him to go to check on Edd. "Edd has been away for ten minutes now. Well I think that Eduardo wouldn't do something bad to another person... Well besides myself. But since they are enemies and since he has been away for so long I think that it would be better if you would just quickly check out the situation." I explained and heard from my voice that my nervousness was noticeable in my voice.

Tom nodded and just said "They are probably just insulting each other or arguing about which soft drink could be the best, but sure I will check on him." He said this in a reasuring way and it seemed like this could possibly be happening right now, but still I felt that there was something else happening.

Tom walked out of the front door and shut the door behind him with a little more force than Edd had done it. I was observing him out of the window now and saw that he was walking in a faster pace and taking bigger steps than Edd although he was the smallest of the group. And then he was out of sight as well.