The Shipping: Document 1

Chapter 7: The Truth Unfolds

ONCE AT HOME AND THEY WERE SETTLED IN AND IRA WAS CONSCIOUS, THE FIGURE BEGAN HER STORY.

"I remember when we were younger. During the first years of The Big Biattle, and Sam and I were dating. I think you guys were about 12, and we were 14. Apparently-"

"WAIT! How do you know how old we BOTH were? It would make sense since that you knew about me since you were dating Sam, but how would you know about Ira? That's awfully suspicious. Have you been spying on us?"

The figure looked expectantly at Ira as she said, "OH, Ira hasn't TOLD you about me? Well, if he won't say it I WILL. Ira Feldman is MY little brother."

Mei looked at Ira angrily. Ira blushed. "Well, I, um, well, I didn't want to mention it because she uh, you know killed your parents and all."

"Your last name is FELDMAN?! "HAHAHA! But seriously, I NEED to know, WHY YOU KEPT THIS FROM ME AFTER I TOLD YOU WHAT HAPPENED?!! AND YOU!" She turned to Ira's sister. "What's your name? How did you meet my brother, how did you know my parents, and why did you just-"

"AHEM," Ira's sister cleared her throat, "If you all would let me TELL MY STORY, then I could explain to you why it had to be this way. Oh, my name is Iyanla by the way. But anyway, we, as in me and Sam-er Sam and I, I suppose, started dating during April, right before the battle broke out. He was very popular, hot, you know, all that stuff. So he was kinda mean to me because he was part of the "mean kid group" and I wasn't having it. He was using me for his homework purposes. One day, I decided to get back at him. I walked up to him in the hallway and was ready to kick him in the groinal area, but apparently, he knew I was going to do something, as he pulled me closer and kissed me. I then kicked him in the groinal area. Now this boy, THIS BOY, PROCEEDED TO SAY, 'Oh, it's fine. I like my girls spicy.' I proceeded to kick him in the groinal area twice more. That day, I picked Ira up from his 7th-grade class, and we went home early.

The next day, I came back to school, and Sam started to act like I was his girlfriend. This act went on for weeks and I just straight up asked him, 'Hey, since this is like an act, can we like, actually be together??'"

At this point, Ira and Mei both groaned.

"Hey, sis can we uh, SPEED THIS UP A LITTLE BIT?"

"Wait wait wait, we're just getting to the good part! Anyway, THIS BOY SAID, 'Aren't we already together?' My jaw DROPPED. I had never agreed to this but stupid me just nodded and moved on. And that's how I got into this whole mess. Eventually, he got angrier and angrier. A moody teenager you could say. BUT MOODIER. He was so angry about the war, his parents fighting in it, having to take care of Mei, ALL THE TIME, it just got too frustrating for him to handle.

Soon, I just became a dumping ground for all his hate and anger. He didn't treat me right, every time I wanted to hang out he was taking care of you. No offense or anything Mei."

"ALL taken! COMPLETELY TAKEN!"

"And when he did want to hang out, he was moody and didn't have any fun. I was FED UP. If he didn't want to do anything but be a MOODY BI-"

Mei's facial expression changes when she hears what Ira's sister is about to say. Ira looks over at Mei and tries to change the subject.

"Um, yes we get it you were very angry, but then what happened?"

Iyanla looks over at Mei too and remembers her manners. "Oh right, I, uh got a little off tropic there."

"All is forgiven, just don't EVER CALL MY BROTHER A BI-"

"Okokokokokokkkkkk, I THINK we get the gist of it how Sam was a total PAIN IN THE ASsssss... ok um, LET'S continue the story."

"UMMM...RUDE MUCH?" hisses Mei. "Ok, I know he tried to kill you a couple of times, but seriously? The only person who gets to curse at him/about him is ME."

"Uh, I," he looks to his big sis to help him get out of this sticky situation, but she just said,

"Well, I mean, DUDE that was a TOTALLY jerk move."

"AW MAN! Can we just finish the story?!" Ira whines.

"Yeah, whatever. Anyway, he just got angrier and angrier until he just EXPLODED at me one night, so, naturally, I broke it off. We were SO done."

"But then how did my parents die? Sam said YOU killed them in The Big Biattle!"

"Me? Oh HEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLL NAHHHHHHHH. They died in a fire. That SAM started. He was angry so he decided to just go burn up his mother's she shed. Not a very good way to deal with your anger if you ask me. Unfortunately, both his parents were hiding out in the she-shed while you were inside watching TV. Do you not remember Sam screaming for help? He said he screamed bloody murder. He told me this in secret of course, but that also happened to be the day I broke up with him. He didn't seem to be mad, but I guess he was, even after all these years. Of course I told the authorities, but apparently, he was mad at me, because he decided to go to the authorities first and tell them that I killed his parents."

"I can tell you the rest of the story Mei. My SISTER," Ira glares at Iyanla accusingly, "Just totally ditched me. Ran out of town. Because she was so scared of what the police were gonna do to her. She left for 4 frickin' years and only comes back now. Let alone the fact that our parents died in The Big Biattle too. I WAS ALONE AND HOMELESS. I WAS SO HAPPY WHEN YOU TOOK ME IN Mei, although it was for a day, IT WAS AT LEAST A BED, SOMEONE TO CARE FOR ME! I WENT TO THEIR FUNERAL IYANLA! It was scary! I was just a little kid. A mere 13-year-old! Why did you decide to come back after all these years?" Ira starts to get emotional.

"Ira, I don't think you understand. I didn't want to leave! It was leave or be killled-"

"You weren't going to be killed, because I told the cops-a-dust years ago that Sam was the one to kill his own parents. Yeah, I heard you guys on the phone talking about it."

"Wait," Mei butts in, "If you told on my brother years ago then why isn't he rotting in jail right now?"

"Because I explained that it was all a mistake. But the police didn't exactly believe a homeless orphan boy missing his sister. But they agreed that if Iyanla came we could press charges! Or at least I think it was an accident... either way, now I can press charges against him for wrongly accusing me and my family, and assault, because remember, he's an adult now, and I'm still a teenager."

"Great I'm all in for revenge!" Iyanla agrees.

"I don't like it because he's my brother, but he needs to get what's coming to him. I mean, look at my poor, bruised boyfriend."

"Then let's go! Wait, boyfriend?!" Iyanla asks.

And so the true adventure began.

TO BE CONTINUED

"Wait is NOBODY going to tell me about how you guys started DATING?" Iyanla asks

"In the sequel!" Ira and Mei say together.

"Oh ok then," Iyanla says.

TO TRULY BE CONTINUED