Madness: Shadows Tales

the boy who saw his shadow part 2

2b
Rory was in the bathroom checking out his battle scars. as he awaited his parents arrival to the school. The bathroom had 4 rusted looking stalls with a red dullness to them. The urinals looked clean. There where 3 tall wide mirrors. all of them had been chipped or cracked.
He stood at the best one there but it still had a fogginess to it with a crack running down the middle that branched over half of it spreading like a tree.
Rory heard that voice from the other night. this time its presence was stronger saying,"we could of took that bafoon. He aint shit! Neither are the rest of them."
Rory staring into the mirror felt the shadow grow, swirling to the front side of him. Standing tall and strong with those silver foggy eyes. It spoke again,"next time fuck the tray. Go for the throat or i will. We wont be treated like this. We are one and one is how we'll stand. Together!"Rory in disbelief not comprehending what the hell was happening to him. He replied to it with a tenderness,"we dont hurt people. we can teach them a lesson. Stand up for whats right but like dad says its best to be the bigger man." The shadow spoke back with confidence to it,"well then sunshine why did you wack him with a tray. If you're the bigger man" rory replied with no hesitation in him," he doesnt need to involve annie! She doesnt do anything wrong. He always does this!" the shadow got closer to Rory's face grinning a deep black smile that seemed to spread a chill throughout Rory's body. As it spoke again ," you're a fool! Thats how they get you. They know your weakness. Dont be a bitch! You have me now. Together we are strong. Lets do something about this. I will if you dont." Rory angered by the way this thing spoke said" you will do no such thing! Whatever you are. You wont. I wont let you." The shadow amused talked slower this time," i might be attached to you my brother but dont take me for a fool. You dont control me. I control us. Get that before i show you who the boss really is." Rory unsure what this thing was or what it could do. Spoke up saying," this is a dream your not real." The shadow laughed at this, then said," its as real as it gets bucko!ill show you how real i can be." The shadow ripped itself from rory's presence. As it tore away it shrieked a howl as rory watched it glide across the ground. Like a shadow does. when a human walks with it. Like it was floating on the water with nothing attached to it. The shadow calling itself dandy disappeared. leaving rory without his shadow. It's presence He felt awkward. As a part of him was lost. He felt weak in his body and had a headache but that only lasted a moment. Then he felt normal.
2c
Rory went and sat with his friends on a bench infront of the principals office. Gene glared at him in disbelief saying,"antwon is such a dick this is bullshit." Rory looked at annie as she had cleaned her face but still had a little bit of mashpotatoes in her beaitiful reddish golden hair. He grabbed his handkerchief that was green and black. It said UFO's fact or fiction. He used it trying to pick out the potatoes but just ended up smearing them around making it worse. He looked at her and said,"im so sorry. You dont deserve this. Annie my doll. Im truly sorry." She replied to him sweetly,"its not your fault. He sucks! But thanks for whacking him a good one. That made it all worth it." They smiled at eachother.
And just like that the door next to were they where sitting. It blasted open. Marsha Rittle came strolling in with her once porcelain skin turned red! blood red! as her mood showed it. She ignored her son flinging the door of the principals office open without touching it breaking the lock and cracking the door. It looked unnatural. She spoke loudly saying,"my sons been dealing with this asshole for years! I wont stand for this shit!" Rory's mother could be vulgar when it came to Rory. He's her cub. She was the momma bear that grinned sharp thick teeth with a roar louder than a lion.
Antwon's parents were in the principal's office talking but marsha didnt care telling them," your son causes all the problems and he gets away with this shit. he does to my boy. My fucking boy! Im tired of this shit! Its time for you to do something about this." The parents looked at her stunned baffled but the prinipal wasnt. She'd been here before. yelling at him about the three marketeers every so often about the trouble they brought her son.
Rudolf sat up and said," this time your son hit him with a tray first ms.rittle!" she ignored this with a loud and unpleasant voice," i dont give a fuck. He probably deserved it. That kids a nuesance. He deserves worse than a tray to the face. I have no doubt he started it. Look at my child's face! Its fucked up!"
Marsha gave antwon's parents a death stare. It made them quite. In awe. Gave them a hazy unsettling feeling that seemed to pierce their minds. A foggy feeling swept through them. It was more of a hangover but it was more than that. It was fear pure utter fear. They couldnt move if they wanted to. for there's more to marsha than just beauty and wit. An unexplainable supernatural presence in her.
Randolf spoke to them for an hour. Calming down marsha while antwon's parents rose her back up,saying,"our sons a peach. Your crazy lady to think our boy would start anything."  They probably knew how there son was. because he got it from someone. Who better than the ones who raised him.
Antwon's father was abusive to his wife and Antwon but the mother was submissive. She'd let him get away with murder. Marsha saw this by the way she spoke stuttering,unsure of herself. Shaking in fact. It was in the way she acted. fragile and useless is what Marsha thought. Marsha could see into their mind. Their memories,their lives. Unknowingly to the victim. They'd just feel a headache that quickly went away.
Antwons father stood up defending his son. after the enitial shock and fear left his body anyways saying" you have no right you crazy bitch. Your sons a tater tot! Plain and simple. hes weak!useless!" Marsha wanted to slap the shit outta him but held her ground saying,"if he keeps doing this randolf! you'll be in for more than a talking. Bet on that!"
After antwons father and marsha got under control. Randolf told him the two boys were suspended for three days." Marsha stormed out angerly grabbing rory's hand leading him out the school. Gene and annie got a wave of goodbye but that was it.
2d
Rory was sitting in the back of marsha's baby blue Cadillac deville. The interior was a fine white eggshell. It was well kept, in grande tip top shape. looking fancy and new even though it was old. The two where on there way home. waiting at a stop light on the way home. When the shadow flew threw the door attaching itself back to rory. it spoke, "the jobs done. You wont have to worry about thing one and thing two. I thought id leave you the Grinch. Thats your mission. Then the shadow laughed.
Marsha stared into the mirror. To get a look at her son. she spoke with grace," you're not in trouble. My child. You did what you had to. He's a troublesome! nuesance to this town. He'll get whats coming to him. I promise you that. We'll have to tell your father tho. Dont worry about what he says." Rory spoke as he rubbed his face feeling the pain start to course through his face," what do you mean? he'll get whats coming to him? So im not in trouble either?" Marsha with a smile flashing her sharp fangs that covered her whole mouth. As she spoke with a total supreme leadership,"that boys a pest and what do you do to pests? You exterminate" as for punishment i see no reason you stood up for yourself like i taught you. Your dad wont see it the same way but no complaints here." Rory replied in a whisper,"we're not gonna hurt him mom. thats not right! dad says no violence" marsha heard it and spoke loud and proud,"your father and i dont see eye to eye on every issue. We're different sides of a chess board. We will do as we must. What i say to you stays between us. Got that!" Rory said yes hanging his head low. Marsha replied one more time saying,"when you talk to your mother you look at her. Speak proudly your not just a Rittle your a riker," which was Marsha's maiden name.
The rest of the car ride was silent. Rory was thinking about the other night in the bathroom and now the school beating he took. He was sulken the whole ride home.
3
Rory walked threw the doors to the Rittle house. The doors where finely crafted wooden doors. sturdy as can be. that led to a hazel entry way that was always kept clean with a welcome mat that said,"we're not as friendly as you think"
The rittle house had two floors and a basement that reminded rory of a creepy horror movie.
The place itself was dim and looked like a dungeon. The whole house did. Thats how Marsha liked it dark in disarray. Everything in the house was old. Antiques everywhere from old lamps,to the old school phones from the 40s or 50s you had to pick up and put the one knob to your ear, even a dragon that hung from the door with a ring used to clank against the front door. It was an addams family house. If you ever saw one. Gene and little annie loved it. always saying the essence of the house was alive. Everyone else was scared of the place said it gave them the heeby jeebies. Not alot of people where allowed in. Marsha didnt like a lot of people. She's very private.
The inside of the house was plastered a dull grey with a white trim to it with gold leaves on the wall. That seemed to move all over. Like they where being blown by the wind. The outside shown a deep black presence to. as itself was a brown tanish color that had a golden trim with a big circular window coming from the second floor.
Rory walked in sulking, hanging his head. He strolled to the kitchen feeling a slap on the back of his head that hurt worse than it should. as his head already hurt. He heard a loud laughter attached to it. It was Robert rittle or bobert as rory called him that since he was a child. Rory couldnt pronounce his r's and it just stuck. Robert proceeded to speak in his booming voice," hey you lil shit. I missed your birthday. so i decided to visit you rumple foreskin. Its been awhile." Rory was about to speak but his mother interrupted him speaking plain and clear," your brothers had a day. Dont be mean. Our boys growing into a man before our eyes and today was his first test. He passed but not without a scrape or two." She looked at Rory speaking in her motherly voice,"Im proud of you. now lets get you cleaned up. you can go to your room and wait for your father," Rory started to walk up to his room. when robert clapped his hands to Rory's cheeks in a hard motion. Robert had a red fury to his face. He then spoke with anger," who the fuck! fucked you up little bro. That fuck shit ant boy. Ill fuck him up. Was it him. You need to do something about him RORY! You!" Marsha answered again sweetly,"he smacked that pubescent boy with a tray across his dumbly lit face. then his sidekicks got the better of him but thats ok they'll all get whats coming to them! Messing with my child. My special little boy." Robert howled a laugh he looked like a mini version of his father having that same hyena laugh. Robert spoke,"they'll get whats coming. Yes! All of them bastards they dont understand! you dont fuck with a riker. Only in true indepence will you find the courage to be yourself little buddy. Ill help you understand this fact." Rory nodded in content. He just wanted to go to his room. He replied," im gonna lay down. my face hurts and im tired". Robert replied with no hesitation," we'll talk later. This isnt over." Rory started to walk away looking down at the ground. He seen that his brother's shadow was gone.
3b
Rory had fallen asleep on his nice cozy bed with its walking dead sheets full of zombies with Rick standing front. He was awaken by a knock at his door. Rory spoke,"come in." The door slowly opened and herald walked in. He sat next to Rory on his bed.
"Hey buddy. Heard what happened. Wanna talk about it"said herald concerned. Rory replied tiredly,"i dont want to talk about it right now." Herald spoke in a calming fatherly voice," well im here for you bud. Do you want me to sit here with you till your ready. If not we'll talk about it before supper. I want to hear what happened."
    Rory spoke with a sadness as a tear rolled down his cheek,"im tired of him doing this to me. Its everyday. Always rittle on the fiddle or something stupid. Then he wants to fight and pick on annie. Hes a dick. Im sick of him getting away with it. I didnt do nothing! dad i didnt. He was being mean and smashed annies tray in her face. What was i suppose to do?"
   Herald straightened up sucking in his gut speaking with an honor about him,"theres always gonna be bullies in this world. You gotta be the bigger man. I understand what he did wasn't right. I do. But son what happened to you was worse. Look at your face. Im glad you stood up for annies honor. Im proud of you! always! even if i don't say it."
    Rory replied calmly, as the sadness was leaving him,"you always say your proud of me. I dont regret what i did. He deserved it. Am i in trouble?" Herald replied," heavens no bud i know you and your mom think im a crusify you but he did deserve it. Just dont make a habit of it. When your ready come down. Your brothers home. He's got stories and moms making lasagna the four layer kind from scratch. You know you're gonna want some of that. It'll be ready soon!"