Swan Song (A Cody Carson Fanfiction)(Completed)

Swan Song - Chapter 6

"Where are you Alice? The mad hatter would be sad if you missed the tea party."

My eyes go to the back off my head as Cody makes that stupid 'Alice in Wonder Land' reference. He knows I hate it but he still continues to make them.

I wipe the brim of my eyes as tears try to escape, while the sound of dirt being crushed from under someone's feet grow closer. I remain completely still, not wanting to be found by Cody, he's only going to take me back home and I don't want that. In fact I don't want him; he's the reason for this mess in the first place.

For months these kids have been picking on me for hanging out with him, asking questions and calling me names. They've said things that my parents would never let me say at my age. I've heard my parents say these words, the people on the show South Park say them but I'm never allowed to. They called my things like a whore, slut, bitch and other harsh words. They said that Cody's a perv, and that he's not really a friend. How are they allowed to speak harsh words? So, thinking I'm a 13 year old who has it tough, when school ended I ran crying to this park and haven't been home yet.

It's just stupid kids calling me stupid names, why am I getting worked up over it? People have it worse than me, they run away from real problems; I'm just a big cry baby.

"Alice, I know you're in that tube, come out."

I still don't make a sound; maybe he'll just go away if I don't say anything.

A loud sigh can be heard from outside the tube and footsteps grow softer, going away from me. A smile appears on my lips as he leaves, soon to be erased by more tears falling from my eyes. I sniff back the snot about to leave my nose and slide my hands under my glasses wiping the tears away. It's like someone turned on a faucet in my eyes and it won't stop.

"Hey. Why are you crying?"

I jump a little, startled at the voice sounding to the right of me. I thought he left.

I wipe up the last of my tears as I sniff some back as well, keeping my eyesight away from his. I bring my legs to my chest and rest my cheek on my knee looking the other way.

I shrug my shoulders, letting out a long breath through my nose.

"I heard your fathers cancer came back is all."

He lets a sigh out, feeling like its heavy enough to fill the tube we're in.

"Yeah, it sucks but he'll get through it, he always does and he does rock the eyepatch."

We both let out light laughs as that fact about his dad isn't wrong. He always has a good attitude about it. He's so positive, bright, and happy it's hard to be sad around him.

"But we both know that you're not crying over that. Did something happen at school?"

"Yeah but I'm fine it doesn't matter..."

"I would believe that if you looked at me Alice."

I let out a sigh and push my glasses up as I look at him.

"It's just a bunch of kids, no big deal."

"The same kids like last month?"

I nod, not really in the mood to explain what they said exactly. I just tuck a hair behind my ear and hug my legs tightly to my chest.

The tube creaks and weight shifts as Cody slides closer to me, wrapping an arm around my shoulder and gripping it tightly, brining me closer to him, my head almost making its way to his chest.