One Color At A Time

Chapter 5

Okay going to the commons didn't help because the first two people I see are Chris and Tyler at a little table against the wall. I see my friends sitting in the far corner but I can tell that something is wrong. Walking over I see all of them are just sitting around. The only sort of talking is happening between Lacey and Clarabell. I sit down and no one looks over at me.

"Guys, what's going on?" I ask after a few more moments of silence.

"Tyler," Travis says simply

"Did he freak out on you too?" Sally asks walking up to the table from getting a new cup of coffee.

"Yeah, he woke me up this morning going on and on about how we need to leave Madison alone and that we are all wrong about her, how she isn't the person who she says she is. Honestly he sounded like he lost his mind. Well then he let it slip that he has been talking with Chris and well look over there and you'll see how that has turned out," Travis says nodding his head over to his brother.

"Yikes, they look a bit close for just now talking," Sally says looking at them holding hands and Chris kissing the back of Tyler's.

"Yeah I asked him if they were going to fast but again he freaked out and then started going off about Madison and Jonathan. I stopped listening and left our room at that point," Travis says poking his food with his fork.

"At that point he came over to my room and proceeded to freak out on me. He blamed me for  the family issues between Chris and Madison because she didn't want to tell him that she was going out on a day with me. Honestly he is really controlling, it was the second time I had seen him blow up on her and treat her like a child. I stood up for her but it looks like I made things worse," I say with a sigh and stir my coffee around.

"When did they even start talking?" Clarabell asks

"I guess online, you know how Tyler is. He is also on his pad and posting on social media. I know that he was social media stalking Chris and I guess they started to message each other," Sally says

"I just want to know how he knew that Madison and I would be out and about around lunch time. We left that morning, there could be no physical way that Chris followed us around, I would have noticed him," I say looking at the two.

"It's possible you missed him but I feel like maybe that Tyler is a little mole for him. Spying on us and telling Chris if Madison is ever with any of use," Lacey says leaning on Clarabell's shoulder.

"God this is a mess. How can it be that we barely know this guy to almost three weeks later him being a fucking enemy to us," I say pinching the bridge of my nose.

"Look I don't know man but all I know is that somehow he has tricked or brainwashed Tyler and I want to beat the living shit out of him," Travis says sitting up violently and pointing over to them.

"I do hope it is my brother you are talking about. He has been quite a too lately," I look behind me and see Madison standing there.

"Not sitting with your brother today?" Clarabell says leaning forward.

"Let's just say that he and I are not seeing eye to eye right now. Besides Tyler has kind of taken my spot at the table. Mind if I sit with you guys?" She says 

"No go ahead. We are all in the same boat anyways," Travis grumbles

"Madison why aren't you seeing eye to eye with your brother. Did something happened?" Lacey asks gently placing her hand over Madison's.

"Yeah something did. I finally learned to stand up for myself," she says and softly smiles over at me.

"Well good for you, I just hate that all of this is the result for him finally realizing that you are an adult," Sally says