Poprocks & Coke (a JFK / Lee Harvey Oswald Fanfic)

28: Harvey + Maths = DISASTER!

Saturday 27th March 1970, a nine year old Harvey sat playing his beloved red Fender Stratocaster, his brothers, John, aged nine and LJ aged six who were trying to get him to stop playing as he was also trying to complete homework he'd been given the day before to be completed for the Monday. The nine year old would be turning ten, double digits in July, his brother John would be turning the same age in November, three months later.

"Ugh! Why is this so difficult!" Harvey frustratingly shouted at no one in particular

"What is it that you're trying to do? Maybe I could help?" Asked John trying to be helpful towards his older brother

"It's stupid math, I hate it! It's too hard to do! Who even invented this stupid subject?! It's Mental Abuse To Humans!"

"No it's not, it's to help you later on in life, just chill there's no need to act like this,"

"But who the hell would need to know the area of a paralello - whatever the hell this weird, squashed slanted square's called!"

"It's called a parallelogram," answered six year old LJ

"Thanks, genius!" Harvey replied sarcastically to his younger brother

"There's no need for the sarcasm," said John looking over at Harvey, frowning slightly

"Well, you did say you were going to help me, so will you help me?" Asked Harvey, quite rudely to John

"If you're going to rude about it, then no I'm not helping you, ask LJ since he knows what the shape is, or ask Dad, or something, I don't know,"

"B-but, LJ's six how's he going to know about the area of a shape?"

"Well, you're nine you should know more than he does,"

"Well, hello, Earth to John, you are too so why can't you of all people help me out here?"

"Why did I even ask?" John mumbled to himself as he regretted trying to help Harvey

"What are you saying? I can't hear you,"

"Nothing, just shut up whining and just get this done so you have more free time to do your own thing," complained John

"Wait a minute, since when did you become a professor?!" Asked Harvey confused and annoyed at the same time

"Ever since you started complaining about this!" replied John holding up the crumpled piece of paper which was supposedly meant to resemble his brother's maths homework sheet that he had been handed in school yesterday. After a battle between John and Harvey and LJ feeling like piggy in the middle, the eldest of the three finally managed to finish his homework with the help of his little brother, John.

"Well, I'm glad the stupid homework's over and now I can just chill," said Harvey turning towards his brothers, as he went to collect his Fender which had been placed beside his Rickenbacker in their respective guitar stands.

"See, I told you if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything," says John to Harvey with a mental sigh of relief so, he could now be free from his brother he wouldn't have him in his hair, annoying him to no end (well, that's just Harvey being Harvey for most of the time anyways)

"Who are you quoting now, you weirdo?"

"Shut up, the only one that's weird is you,"

"You take that back!"

"Yeah, Johnny don't be mean," LJ said as he looked at his older brother in slight disgust

"Yeah, Johnny don't be mean," Harvey mocked his youngest brother. John then looked at a frowning Harvey and a teary eyed LJ, sighed and then said:

"Fine, I'm sorry, Harvey you're not weird you're just different,"

"Thank you, now we can be friends," thanked Harvey as he saw John roll his eyes

"Y'know that's rude,"

"Sorry, again!"

"What the hell is your problem?" Questioned Harvey

"Why are you interested?"

"Because you're acting like an asshole, that's why,"

"Harvey, I'm gonna go tell Dad and Daddy on you, that you're using bad words," LJ said in a sing-song voice as he clocked the door and was just about to make a run for it when his older brother shouted at him:

"No, don't you dare! I will hate you forever if you do that!"

"Meh, whatever I don't care, I'm still going to go and tell though,"

"Alright! Do whatever the hell you want!"

"Well done, that was smart!" Said a unimpressed John sarcastically as he looked at his elder brother with half lidded eyes as he watched his younger brother race out into the hall to find their dads, Jack and Lee so LJ could be a little tattletale, a grass bag if you will. After his brother had said that, Harvey then ran after his youngest brother in an effort to stop him from grassing on him, leaving John standing.