Step-Brothers

~Chapter Thirty-Seven~

Michael sits the same thing when he's told at lunch.

"Toss it, Jer, for all we know he's trying to fuckin kill you."

"Yeah, but, he said It could get me what I want."

"And what do you want, Jer?"

"........ I don't know. I thought I had what I wanted already."

"Then there's no point."

"But his.... thing says that I don't have what I want yet."

"And you believe that?"

"Yeah, kinda..."

"Seriously?"

"I want to know what I want." He huffs.

"Fine. But if it kills you, the first thing I'm doing is saying told you so."

"Uhuh."

"Then I'll cry, but I'll say I told you so."

"That sounds more believable from you." Jeremy doesn't want to take it now. What if it DOES kill him? What if he's got a package in the oven? That poor thing will go down with him..

"..." he takes his hand. Jeremy squeezes it. He doesn't want to think about that.

"I want you safe." Jeremy pauses before dropping the pill in his hand.

"I don't want it." Michael decides he'll toss it. You can see Rich practically run across the lunchroom.

"I swear to God, that shit cost me so much money, if you don't fucking take the damn pill -"

"Woah, what the fuck, Goranski?"

"Take your stupid pill back, I don't want it."

"You would if you fucking knew what it did!"

"How can I trust you??"

"I'm trying to fix shit, Jeremy! It. Will. Fix. Shit!"

"What is there to fix?? Why can't you just leave me alone and let me go on with my life??"

"Because I feel bad!"

"There's nothing you can do Rich. There's-!" He's gonna throw up.

"Yes! There! Is!"

"Back the fuck off!!" Jeremy gets up and rushes to the bathroom to throw up. It is about the right time if he had morning sickness. Michael jumps to his feet.

"Stay the fuck away from him." Luckily, Jeremy is the only one in the bathroom when Michael walks in.

"Jeremy. Jer, baby, are you okay?"

"Don't- Don't come in."

"I won't, I won't. I'll be right out here." Jeremy finishes up and he meets Michael outside the bathroom. looking as pale as ever.

"You look awful, do you want to go to the nurse?"

"I-I'll be fine."

"Are you sure? I don't want - don't overwork yourself, if you need to go home then go."

".......yeah..."