Unfiltered Concentration

Chapter 3: Gossip-utopia

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He sat up with a thousand grunts, "Let's go check on the psychopath bud." His hand reached down to me, I took it with a solemn smile. Felt good to be back to this, but I had a feeling... it wasn't going to last.   

My arms snaked around Cloud, he slowly extended his back further as he got up from the floor. His balance seemed shaky, I helped him some as he stood for the first time since his incident. Straps re-engaged on my arm, my shirt concealed it softly as a butterfly and its green hue on a summer's morning. Cloud hobbled to the door, following Teresa up the steps. He's a soldier alright... He better not join the military because I will swear that I would go with him. Couldn't deal with what we were and him being out where ever getting himself killed. My hand understood me, rubbing my forehead softly. I sighed, I'll worry about that later. Cloud's not even out of high school yet. Something in me told me that Seth joggled himself again, but whatever, he needed a checkup for sure.

My feet jostled over the slate steps with their carpet attachments. The railings were made of smoothened birch limbs that voiced marks of Cloud's design back when he could not leave wood undisturbed to pass an easy class. The candles on the coffee table with mom's favorite draping in the plaza of my and Teresa's halls illuminated with smirks across their faces. Cloud looked back at the beginning of the hall, after the moment of love we had, the resentment screamed as metal at me. I shivered a little and a lot. 

"What's the matter Cloud? Did I do something wrong?!" 

He snickered, "I'm not easy, punch monkey. Come on big brother, I thought you were the brave one. I thought you could handle anything, thought you showed more strength than me. Come on prove it. Don't try to "maze" me either. I am not stupid as you think." I laughed as my head shook uncontrollably, in a good way. Before I could retort to my, silly maybe? brother, the lights flickered over and over. Cloud dropped back to me with his stance, his arms fisted immediately, and he stood in front of me. "The hell is this Sky?!"

His shoulder provided roost to my hand, "Not that easy to tell Cloud. I never thought that you were stupid, just smart enough to make you think that way." Although he looked back, he focused forwards as all the halls doors opened at once. I walk forward, towards my room. My door swung back and forth as a lazy gun of sorts. I could hear the faint creak of a voice, humming madly to the ocean of silence that cloaked the mystery of my home. The sweet hatred I felt from my room. The soft spears of death I shivered uncontrollably from; Teresa catches me while Cloud stutters ahead. I tried to reach out to Cloud, but he didn't slow down. My feet manage to escape me as I stood beside Cloud, who stood over me. He was six inches taller than me, and I smiled as he recognized me. Air cooled swiftly as Cloud wrapped his arms around mine, nervous as he was. Seth stared into a music box with bloodshot eyes, his jaw formed of blood, and he heaved suddenly. 

"Seth, what are you doing?! What happened?!" His eyes were his rotten green, I think he's in his right mind. Or "right" mind. Slamming his head into the wall was enough, Cloud snickered and frowned as he ripped Seth from the wall and pinned him to the floor. Seth licked his chops, steadily. Something told me something was overdue, as Seth reached his teeth into Cloud's shoulder. Blood oozed out of him, I didn't hesitate. Sprinting, I landed on Seth, Cloud leaned back as he howled as banshees. Tased Seth on the chest, I replaced my battery. Ready to stab him again when Cloud stopped me with his injured arm.

"Don't Sky," he heaved achingly, "Tis, call an ambulance. We'll all need one." Cloud leaned back as I hovered him. My tears didn't stop, I held on Cloud's shoulder as much as I could. The bite tore a piece of him, a piece of my best friend! I could see torn ligaments, some bone... Seth bit him hard, so hard... Cloud smiled at me, whispering senseless words. He basically passed out in his own way. I wanted to kill Seth so bad... Wanted to cry, wanted to cry so bad. Teresa jogged off holding her phone dialed on her ear. Oh Cloud...