Cough Syrup [Discontinued]

Ring Ring

Creeaak

The faint creak of his house's front door shattered the silence flowing through the air.

"I'm home" He mumbled quietly to himself.

He slung his backpack off of his weak shoulders. His hair damp from the snow that melted on his brunette hair. He slowly untied his shoes and put it in a small cabinet by the door.

The sudden urge to hide struck Edd. He zoomed to the couch and hid. He heard soft footsteps come down the stairs. It was his mother.

//

Abigail had just woken up from her nap. Her hair messy from tossing and turning in her bed. She splashed her face with water to get the sleep out of her.

Creeaak

The sound of her house door faintly creaking. She knew it was no one other than her son, Edd. She was hopeful that she would get to see his face again, so she went downstairs.

//

He heard a light sigh after the footsteps had stopped at the bottom of the stairs. His heart was ready to burst out of his chest before he heard the calming voice of his mother.

"Edd, darling, I'm going to fix you up some lunch- dinner. I won't be long, sorry for the discomfort."

Edd felt a wave of guilt wash over him. He really loves his mother. She's the one that was always by his side. Even if he was hiding. That exact day was coincidentally his mother's birthday. It hurt him to hide as he did.

He decided to do what a good son would do. He picked himself up from hiding behind the couch. To add to his motivation, he slowly pulled out a piece of paper from his backpack.

It was a drawing. Edd had made the drawing earlier that day. It was done on a piece of faded coral pink paper. It was neatly colored in and decorated with little jewels. It had been years since he had gone face-to-face with his mother. He did however give her gifts on her past birthdays. But, he always left it as a package outside her bedroom door.

It took all of his courage to do what he was about to do.

Tap tap

"Hm?"
"Happy... Happy birthday, mum."

Edd stood frozen, his mother did as well. Her hazel brown eyes stared down at the nervous teen. Then, unexpectedly, soft sniffles came from her direction. Her eyes were welled up with tears of joy. She kept repeating the phrase 'Oh my God' as the tears rolled down her cheek.

A familiar sweet smile started to form on her pale face.
It's been so long since Edd has seen her smile.
She then slowly pulled him in for a hug.
It's been so long since he's hugged her.
She then released him and started jumping up and down as a toddler would when getting a pet.
It's been so long since he's seen his mother this happy.

"My son! My son is back! Oh my goodness my son is back!"
She cheered. Because, as the years went by, she started feeling as if her son was non existent. As if he was gone for good.

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After that sweet moment, Edd rushed to his room. He quickly let go of his attire and put on a light grey t-shirt and a pair of green training pants. He breathed heavily, nervous about his next action.

He was about to text Matt.

Edd picked up his slightly cracked phone and slowly put the numbers in. He hesitantly clicked on the contact and started to type.

Edd- Hey

He waited for one minute.
Two minutes.
Three.
Four.
Five.
Five minutes, no response. Edd was dissapointed. Not in Matt, but himself. He was dissapointed that he believed Matt would give two shits about him.

You pathetic fool. Did you actually think Matt would respond to a loser like you? Wow, stupidity really got a hold of you, huh? He thought to himself. Just then, a text came in.

Matt- Omg hey! Sorry, I fell asleep. Wazzup?

Without realizing, Edd had a smile forming on his face. His smile was so wide, it hurt his cheeks. "He cares..." He murmured.

Edd- Wazzup? The sky's up.
Matt- Oh my golly the puns
Edd- Heh, sorry. Couldn't help myself
Matt- It's okay lol. But really, how're ur bruises?
Edd- Eh dont worry about em'
Matt- Really? But I am worried
Edd- Hey um, can I call you instead?

No response.

Riiiing riiiing... Riiiing rii-
Edd picked up.

"Hey! You said you wanted to call?"
Matt started
"Oh, yeah, right. I didn't think you'd call" Edd responded.
"Why wouldn't I? It would've been rude. And besides, I prefer talking over typing."
"Cool"
"So, whadya wanna talk about?" Matt questioned.
"Oh y'know, stuff."
"Stuff? What do you mean 'stuff'?"
"School, life, yo- I mean, friends"
"Friends? Not to be rude but, you have other friends?"
"Umm... Yeah...?"
"No no, like, I wanna talk to them."
"Why? Don't you have friends too?"

"... No one cares... No one cares about me. They only care about my looks. They never consider my feelings. If I don't give them attention, they won't be my 'friends' anymore. I feel so... Alone. I want real friends. Friends who actually care about my well being. Friends who see me for my kindness and not for my looks. I, I just want friends..."

Edd heard sobbing come from the other side of the phone. He felt guilty that he brought the topic up.

'Classic idiot Edd' He thought.

"Hey, hey. It's fine, don't cry. I care, and I'm sure my friends care too." Edd stated.
"I, I'm sorry for crying..."
"Don't worry about it. It's okay to cry. You can talk to me if you feel sad. I'll give you my friends' numbers so you can talk to them about your problems."
"Thank you. Thank you so much, Edd. I'm really happy to be friends with someone like you."
"I'm gonna hang up now, ok? I'll send you their numbers immediately."
"Ok, thank you. Good evening."

Click

Edd- Hey Tom.
Tom- Hey Edd. What's wrong?
Edd- Can I give your number to Matt?
Tom- Wait, Matt, like, THE Matt?
Edd- Yea
Tom- How'd u even get his number?
Edd- We met this morning and he gave me his number
Tom- Holy shit! Sure, why not?
Edd- Cool! Can you ask Tord about it pls?
Tom- Sure! One sec

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Tom- Hey bae
Tord- Hey boo. Waddup
Tom- Edd asked if he could give Matt ur phone number
Tord- Wait, Matt? As in, Matt Martins?
Tom- Exactly!
Tord- Fucc no way. Why wouldn't I allow him to have it?
Tom- Ikr
Tord- Oh yeah, while ur at it, tell Edd to just put him in the group chat.
Tom- Cool. I'll tell him. Bye boo
Tord- Stahp
Tom- Kk. Luv u♥♥
Tord- ♥♥

//

Tom- Yo, he said go on ahead. He also said to just put Matt in our group chat
Tom- Hey
Tom- Edd
Tom- Edd wtf
Edd- Sorry. Fell asleep.
Tom- Rood much
Edd- Pshh whatev.
Tom- So u gon gib him our numbers r what?
Edd- Ye one sec
Tom- Kk. See ya tomorrow.
Edd- Ye sure.

ThomasTheTankEngine Went Offline

Edd snickered at the name he gave Tom's contact. But, he didn't forget about Matt. Edd gave the numbers to Matt via messages.

Edd- Hey, I sent u their numbers. Also, I'm gonna put you in our group chat if you don't mind.
Edd- U asleep?
Edd- Lol k.
Edd- Night, princess.

Edd deleted a message

Edd- Night, Matt.

Edd went offline.