A Twist of Fate

It begins

Kenny clunched his pumpkin shaped Halloween Bucket in his lap. The excitement he felt slowly bubbling into nervousness as he sat down on the couch with his best friends. Kyle and Stan Were looking at him strangely and Cartman had a glint in his eye.
"Ok Kenny, so you know we have this great idea to trick or treat with E-Scooters this year, and you don't have a phone." Cartman started off
Kennys heart clenched. "Listen Kenny we've been talking and without a scooter you would just slow us down." Kyle said remorsefully
Kenny felt his face heat up, pin prick of tears beginning to sting his eyes.
"It's Probably best that you find someone else to trick or treat with this year." Cartman said smugly
"But we always trick or treat together" Kenny said his voice coming out small and muffled behind his hood
"It's just without a phone you can't- and we will be as slow as the other kids and ya know." Stan said keeping his eyes on the floor
"Guys.. Please" Kenny said half heartedly knowing there wasn't much he could offer to make them change their minds.
"That's what you get for being so poor kinny, I told you that you needed to stop but you just kept being poor and now you don't have a phone you can't come with us" Cartman mocked him openly all the time. Normally he would just shrug it off but for some reason today it really fucking hurt.
"Fuck you cartman that's not what this is about" Kyle said angrily.
Stan finally looked up and his eyes met Kenny's for just a moment hope swelled in Kenny's heart. Stan has always been the most level headed of his friends. But it was crushed swiftly with the black haired boys next words.

" It's just this plan... it doesn't work... with you." Stan regretted the words almost as soon as they can out, Because Kenny pulled the strings of his parka drawing it as tightly around his face as it would go before he ran out the front door, holding onto his pumpkin for dear life. "Shit Kenny wait!" Kyle yelled "Kenny, We didn't mean it like that!" Stan shouted after him but he was already gone.
Cartman Shrugged and closed the door. "Ok Guys let's plan the best Halloween Eva!" He exclaimed as he hurried up to his room, Stan and Kyle both paused for a moment before they followed him. Neither of them felt right about what had just happened

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He ran and ran, tears blurring his vision until he collided with something solid and felt himself hit the ground with a thud. Only The ground was a lot warmer than it should be and was breathing.
"Mother fucker. Watch where the fuck your going."
A familiar voice groaned beneath him. He felt the person shift beneath him and felt them grab ahold of his shoulders roughly pulling him up enough that his face was visible. "Who the hell barrels into people just walking in the fucking par-McCormick, the fuck-are you crying" The voice said confused Kenny Rubbed his eyes and was met with the irritated face of Craig Tucker. Of course he would run into the one person that chronically hated his entire friend group now of all times.
Kenny shook his head stubbornly sitting up
"No- Tucker why- would I- I'm fucking sorry I didn't mean" He fell back to sit on his butt. No way did he feel like fighting right now.
"I didn't mean to run into you- M sorry just hurry up and beat me up and get it over with." he said his words muffled by his parka he closed his eyes and scrunched up his face waiting for the first hit.
After a moment he felt something touching his leg and his eyes shot open. Instead of punching him, Craig and put a bandaid on his knee. Kenny marveled at it for a moment it was light blue and had a middle finger on it. Despite everything he giggled a bit.
Where did he even find bandaids that fit his personality so well. He looked up at Craig who had a rare smile on his face. "Dude I'm not going to kick your ass for an accident" he said rolling his eyes and standing up pulling Kenny with him to his feet.
"Are you Ok?"
"Uh- yeah thanks" Kenny said rubbing the back of his head.
Craig shrugged and studied Kenny's face closely
It was hard to make out behind the parka but the red around his eyes gave away how upset he really was. Before Craig had a chance to ask him anything else.
Kenny gestured toward his house and started to run toward it again "Sorry again I gotta get home dude!" And with that he was gone.