Stretch had been calling. Frequently. It started on Cherry's phone, where the chosen ringtone of a cartoon bear from the surface chattered on about honey stuttered out from the banged up, red cell. When it became clear that he wasn't going to pick up, the Swap began to spam Boss's phone.
When the annoying ringing finally got to him, three weeks later, after nonstop calling and asking for Cherry, he finally forced his older brother to sit down and answer his alternate.
Cherry wasn't a cryer... But the moment the questions began, tears spilled down his bony cheeks like disgusting waterfalls. If Boss noticed, he didn't mention it. If Cherry caught Boss's worried looks, he didn't speak of it.
Even though he couldn't see the scene the two created in their kitchen, Stretch knew damn well what was happening... But decided to wait for the next 'chat' to call them out. For now, he had some information to process.
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Sweetest Nightmares
Fiksi PenggemarA little mistake can be the death of something beautiful, Cherry thinks. But, well, Blue is still beautiful, but the sort that you feel when you look at an old home, falling apart with cobwebs stretching across the rotting wood. Funny how he could t...
