How Everything Changed (Book 4)

Chapter 70

*Jeff*

After I made the call, I went back inside the locker room, where Matt was. He had came in earlier and seen the blood stains and shattered mirror and started chewing me out for it. I wouldn't tell him what all else I saw, because you really couldn't tell that Morgan had snapped, on account that she had done this before.

Matt had told me that he was going to get ready for his match in the bathroom (along with trying to find someone to clean that mess up, which hopefully wouldn't get back to Dixie), and while he was in there, there was a rap on the door. I answered it to see two men in white coats and I immediately knew what they were here for.

That call that was for Morgan to go to the mental institution. I was actually doing what EC3 didn't do. I was trying to help her out. I mean, giggling and smiling inappropriately? That wasn't normal. I know quite a few people in her family weren't going to be happy: Jonathan, Alexis, and especially Avril to name a few. Matt probably wasn't going to be happy I did that either.

Matt walked out of the bathroom with his gear one and his hair slicked back. He looked at the open door ad then looked at me. "Who was that?"

"Nobody important," I said. "So are you ready to face Eddie tonight?"

"Yep, its gonna be a doosy," he said.

We started talking for a few more minutes. In the background there was screaming for someone to let someone else go and I knew it had to be one of the girls about Morgan. In the back of mind I knew I probably shouldn't have done this. It's for the best, I told myself. Avril and Alexis would understand. Right?

"What is that?" Matt said getting up and walking towards the door. I had to think of something quick.

"Its probably just a fight going on," I lied. "It's probably nothing new." Matt stared at me for a few seconds before realizing that I hadn't made eye contact when I said that.

"Jeff, what's going on that you're not telling me?" Matt said. Before I could say anything to him, Avril and Alexis walked in, both pissed off. I knew why they were so upset.

"What. Was. All. That. About?" Alexis said, enunciating each word. She sounded like she was about to kill me at any second. Nope, they don't understand.

"I don't know if I shoul-" I started before Alexis cut me off.

"YOU ARE GOING TO TELL US, AND YOU ARE GOING TO TELL US, NOW!" she shouted. I looked back at Matt, who looked completely puzzled at what was happening.

"Okay," I said, sighing. I looked at them with all the love and sorrow I could muster. "I did call the mental institution to come and get Morgan, but I had a good reason." At the back of my head, I felt Matt's eyes just staring at me, probably wide as saucers.

"When is there EVER a good reason to separate a loving mother from her daughters?!" Avril shouted at me.

"Your mother was going through some stuff, and well, she went a little over the edge," I said, sitting down on the chair behind me.

"So, instead of giving her some space, you just send her off to the nut house?!" Avril shouted. "Jeff! She feels trapped enough as it is!" I wasn't doing this to trap her, or make her feel trapped. I was just trying to help her. I knew she might hate me when she gets out, or she might thank me. Either way, no one was happy with this decision.

They saw my confused face and continued in on me. "You know, she does tell us things Jeff," Avril said. "Mom doesn't hide things and lie about like you do." Wait, do they know about the...

"You know about the bet? And that I was protecting Ryah?" I asked nervously. I didn't need more people getting angry over that. They didn't understand that I still was trying to be friends with Ryah. She really needed some. Even though I'm the last person that should be her friend. Avril and Alexis shared shocked glances, and then stared right back at me.