The last word's upon Dawn

Toggle's father

(AUGUSTS POV)         ^ (- strawberry -)

       "toggle!" I snap he's laying by the locker staring at the wall in front of him, he looks at me. he gulps, he looks like someone just took away his happiness.. stole it ,it looks gone all of it. 

before I know it toggle hops into my lap crying, I hold him and hold him and it just seems like its been hours. he grasps my shirt he's shaking and I don't know what to say to him so I just spit out a nervous "tog, buddy what's wrong?" as I rub his back he looks up, "august, he's gone my papa, he's gone! and its my fault!" he says crying even harder, and it hits me. his crying is making me weak and I need to be there for him so I spit out one more nervous sentence :what happened..? what happened to your dad toggle?!" he continues crying saying gibberish but I get enough out of him to under stand what's happening "he was shot in the head by some guy in a coat, the cops just told me that he died in the ambulance. AUGUST I COULD HAVE TOLD HIM TO COME HOME!" he says his eyes turning red. "AND ON TOP OF THAT IM GONNA LOSE YOU!" 

my eyes widen "w-what what do you mean toggle?" I say nervously rubbing my neck with my other hand being so I'm still holding with my other one. its always been this way, close between us but he's never clutched me this tight before.. 

"don't play dumb with me august, I know that you'll have to go to the tournament, I know you didn't want me to know but you forgot that I'm a smart cookie!" he says trying to smile again.

I rub his head, "There's my boy!" we both laugh and stand up. "you know tog, ill always be here for you. I'm never gonna leave somebody who knows how to put up with timber!" we laugh once more before heading out to Peppy's.

     "toggle, august my boy's! what can I get for you?" I reply, "hey cottontail, since when have you worked here?" 

"oh" she laughs, "I must've forgotten to tell you! peppy gave me the job the other day. he seemed like he was in a particularly happy gay mood." 

"oh that's Gus, peppy has a crush on him" says toggle smiling. cottontail or better known as cotton rubs toggles head back and forth, causing him to smile laugh snort and scrunch up his nose all at the same time. we all laugh and tell cottontail to get us a Hawaiian pizza with extra ham, she smiles and walks away.

woah august, sure you don't have a thing for cotton tail? I shoot him a "don't you dare think of that." look he smiles and wink's. truth be told I have a thing for strawberry and toggle.. a love triangle and I'm not trying to ruin my friendship anytime soon. 

cotton walks over with our pizza, I look up and smile "thanks cotton" I push my glasses frame up and dig in, same with toggle. with a mouth full of pizza and sauce everywhere he grins, and crosses his eyes nodding his head back and forth 

we bump into each other laughing so hard "oh my god..Toggle" I take a breath "your such a comedian!" he imitates a deep Russian voice, "yes sir august, I am indeed the comedian" we both laugh choking down the entire pizza.