My Best Friend

What He Done

Thomas frowned as he carried Mindy on his back. She wasn't heavy or anything, but he was worried if she was going to be okay. When Thomas came to school, he was excited to see Mindy. He was going to show her a mask that he worked all night on. He found a dead coyote by the house and used it's fur to make a mask. It covered only his mouth and now. When he arrived, he saw Jesse standing over her with a giant rock in his hands. If he dropped it on her head, he could've seriously hurt her, even kill her. He pulled him away from her to protect her. Jesse tried to throw the rock at him, but Thomas for the first time in his life fought back. He hit Jesse in the face with his fist and dragged him behind the school where no one could see them. He took a knife from his pocket and began cutting around his face. Thomas grabbed the loose skin and pulled it off of Jesse's bones leaving him to bleed to death.

Mindy laid on the grass unmoving just the way Thomas found her when he first came. He picked her up and left the school. Right now, he carried her down the dirt road to his house. Luda Mae would be able to help her. Charlie would be able to help Thomas. They had to do something about Jesse's body. If anyone found it, they could take Thomas to juvenille hall or prison or something.

"Tommy?"

Thomas stopped as he reached the butcher shop Luda Mae worked at. He saw her standing by the door as she arrived for work.

"Tommy, what ae you doing here?" she asked. "You should be in school, young man."

Thomas whimpered as he walked to her. Luda Mae gasped as she saw Mindy's bloody face and Jesse's blood on Thomas' clothes.

"What happened?" she asked. "Are you alright?"

He nodded. Luda Mae picked up Mindy off his back and carried her inside. She picked up the phone behind the counter and dialed a number.

"Charlie, you'd better get down here. Looks like Tommy's gotten into some big trouble. He's going to need our help."

She hung up the phone and turned to Thomas.

"Charlie's coming, son", Luda Mae said. "He'll help you take care of whatever you've done. Go clean up and I'll take care of Mindy."

Thomas nodded as he looked at Mindy worried. Was she going to be okay? He went into the men's bathroom and started washing the blood from his arms and face.

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Charlie drove up to the butcher shop expecting Thomas to be with Mama crying his eyes out. Whenever he got into trouble, he's always go to Mama for help. He wondered what could've happened this time. It must've been bad if Luda Mae called Charlie out there. Charlie got out of the truck and walked inside. He was shocked to see Thomas sitting on a stool with a blood soaked shirt. Luda Mae was washing the blood from Mindy's face while singing "Hush Little Baby".

"Tommy, what the hell have you done now?" he asked.

Thomas whimpered as he looked down at the floor.

"Whatever he did, he needs help fixing it", Luda Mae said. "Tommy, go with Charlie and show him what you did. He'll help you."

He nodded as he went out to the truck with Charlie. He pointed in the direction of the town. Thomas was scared of what Charlie was going to do when he saw Jesse's body. What would Mama do when she heard?

"Tommy, you're in serious trouble, boy", Charlie said. "I don't like cleaning up other people's messes."

Thomas looked down ashamed. He pointed at the school telling him to stop. Luckily classes had already begun so there was no one outside. They got out of the truck and walked to the back of the school where Thomas showed Charlie Jesse's faceless body.