Tales From The Basement
It's pointless, even if you did warn Bobby then what? You can't count on him to help you and you'd be at Uncle Ed's mercy. No, you need to go through with this.
You just hope you can convince Bobby to actually go into the woods. From the sound of it, he's not to happy with his dad right now who's supposed to be in the woods, so it wouldn't be likely he'd follow you there to do anything sexual.
You decide to try a different approach.
"Bobby. I know it might not be my place, but I think you should make up with your father."
"What?! You're taking his side? Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?!" he snaps. "Hold on slow down, I sympathize with you. I really do. But remember he's family."
Bobby calms down and listens to you.
"Sometimes family can be overbearing and annoying and all of that. Trust me I know. But like I said, they're still family. And when it comes down to it, they're the only ones who you can usually count on. There's a bond there. A strong one that shouldn't be easily broken over a silly argument. I'm sure deep down you dad cares about you."
Bobby looks at you and nods.
"Yeah yeah I suppose you're right. My dad has always been there for me. For all of us. He must care, I mean I'm the next one to take his place in case anything happens to him. I guess he just wants the best for me. I need to go find him."
"You want me to come with you?"
"Heh, no you've done enough. Besides I'm trying to make up with the old bastard, if he sees you, it might get complicated. I need to go alone. Thanks though. Maybe I'll see you around sometime." Bobby says quickly getting up to leave.
"Yeah. Maybe. H hey I'll stay here though in case he comes out and you miss him okay?" you shout at Bobby, but he's already entered the woods.
You wait at the table for awhile in the darkness. There isn't a soul around. You continue to look into the woods waiting for someone to step out. Bobby, Uncle Ed, Pa Morningstar, anyone
"So you ready to go Suzy?" you hear Uncle Ed say as he puts a hand on your shoulder and scaring you again.
"Oh shit! Fuck! You scared me!" you gasp. "Where the hell did you come from, I didn't see anyone come out of the woods.
"Oh I took the scenic route. You should be more alert though and look all around you so you don't get anyone to sneak up on you again. Come on the van's in the parking lot."
You head towards the lot with Uncle Ed by your side the entire time. He's pretty quiet on the way to the van. He's not even staring at you anymore. Doesn't make him any less creepy or dangerous though. In fact the trip back home in the van is pretty quiet as well half way through.
"So, Suzy how did you manage to do that?" Ed suddenly asks.
"Do what?"
"Get those Morningstars to go into the woods, separately too I might add. Boy that made things a lot easier. Thanks. But I never saw you. In fact I thought you'd screwed up at first when I only saw Pa Morningstar there wandering around and so early."
"Well, he and his son had an argument. Pa stormed off into the woods to cool off, shortly before I even got there. So that's why you bumped into him so quickly."
"Really? Guess that was a lucky break for you then. What about the son?"
"I convinced Bobby to make up with his father, because it was important that family stick together no matter what. So he went into the woods to do so."
Uncle Ed nods.
"Well it didn't go quite as planned, but it went easier than I expected. And more importantly I'm pretty sure I can trust you now. But not just because you're an accomplice to murder now, but because of what you just said about it being important that family stick together. You really do believe that don't you?"
You look at Ed, and it takes a lot of effort, but you convince yourself that you do.
"Yes, I do."
Ed nods again and doesn't speak again until you get back home at which point he says one last thing to you before you get out of the van.
"You're a good girl Suzy. A very good girl. Your Mom would be proud. Hell, you didn't even need to rely on your looks. You're one of the rare ones. (Sigh) Wish things were different, y'know? But things are what they are. Guess I better leave. No sense in causing you distress. This isn't the life for you. I'll be out of here by morning."
Ed starts to laugh as he gets out of the van.
"Ha ha I just thought of something funny. I killed those two because they were encroaching on my territory, but now I'm leaving anyway. Oh well, guess it just wasn't their night."
You leave Ed to his morbid sense of humor and back to the "safety" of your basement. You don't leave it for days. You swing from emotion to emotion. Guilt, fear, sickness, sorrow, etc. Eventually you leave to check the garage, because you just have to know if he really left, and he did. Apparently Moon Shadow and Tommy moved into the garage shortly after Ed left. The garage has been completely redecorated into a much "happier" place.
In time you learn to live with what you were involved in, but you become even more distant and introverted. You never leave the basement again.
You just hope you can convince Bobby to actually go into the woods. From the sound of it, he's not to happy with his dad right now who's supposed to be in the woods, so it wouldn't be likely he'd follow you there to do anything sexual.
You decide to try a different approach.
"Bobby. I know it might not be my place, but I think you should make up with your father."
"What?! You're taking his side? Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?!" he snaps. "Hold on slow down, I sympathize with you. I really do. But remember he's family."
Bobby calms down and listens to you.
"Sometimes family can be overbearing and annoying and all of that. Trust me I know. But like I said, they're still family. And when it comes down to it, they're the only ones who you can usually count on. There's a bond there. A strong one that shouldn't be easily broken over a silly argument. I'm sure deep down you dad cares about you."
Bobby looks at you and nods.
"Yeah yeah I suppose you're right. My dad has always been there for me. For all of us. He must care, I mean I'm the next one to take his place in case anything happens to him. I guess he just wants the best for me. I need to go find him."
"You want me to come with you?"
"Heh, no you've done enough. Besides I'm trying to make up with the old bastard, if he sees you, it might get complicated. I need to go alone. Thanks though. Maybe I'll see you around sometime." Bobby says quickly getting up to leave.
"Yeah. Maybe. H hey I'll stay here though in case he comes out and you miss him okay?" you shout at Bobby, but he's already entered the woods.
You wait at the table for awhile in the darkness. There isn't a soul around. You continue to look into the woods waiting for someone to step out. Bobby, Uncle Ed, Pa Morningstar, anyone
"So you ready to go Suzy?" you hear Uncle Ed say as he puts a hand on your shoulder and scaring you again.
"Oh shit! Fuck! You scared me!" you gasp. "Where the hell did you come from, I didn't see anyone come out of the woods.
"Oh I took the scenic route. You should be more alert though and look all around you so you don't get anyone to sneak up on you again. Come on the van's in the parking lot."
You head towards the lot with Uncle Ed by your side the entire time. He's pretty quiet on the way to the van. He's not even staring at you anymore. Doesn't make him any less creepy or dangerous though. In fact the trip back home in the van is pretty quiet as well half way through.
"So, Suzy how did you manage to do that?" Ed suddenly asks.
"Do what?"
"Get those Morningstars to go into the woods, separately too I might add. Boy that made things a lot easier. Thanks. But I never saw you. In fact I thought you'd screwed up at first when I only saw Pa Morningstar there wandering around and so early."
"Well, he and his son had an argument. Pa stormed off into the woods to cool off, shortly before I even got there. So that's why you bumped into him so quickly."
"Really? Guess that was a lucky break for you then. What about the son?"
"I convinced Bobby to make up with his father, because it was important that family stick together no matter what. So he went into the woods to do so."
Uncle Ed nods.
"Well it didn't go quite as planned, but it went easier than I expected. And more importantly I'm pretty sure I can trust you now. But not just because you're an accomplice to murder now, but because of what you just said about it being important that family stick together. You really do believe that don't you?"
You look at Ed, and it takes a lot of effort, but you convince yourself that you do.
"Yes, I do."
Ed nods again and doesn't speak again until you get back home at which point he says one last thing to you before you get out of the van.
"You're a good girl Suzy. A very good girl. Your Mom would be proud. Hell, you didn't even need to rely on your looks. You're one of the rare ones. (Sigh) Wish things were different, y'know? But things are what they are. Guess I better leave. No sense in causing you distress. This isn't the life for you. I'll be out of here by morning."
Ed starts to laugh as he gets out of the van.
"Ha ha I just thought of something funny. I killed those two because they were encroaching on my territory, but now I'm leaving anyway. Oh well, guess it just wasn't their night."
You leave Ed to his morbid sense of humor and back to the "safety" of your basement. You don't leave it for days. You swing from emotion to emotion. Guilt, fear, sickness, sorrow, etc. Eventually you leave to check the garage, because you just have to know if he really left, and he did. Apparently Moon Shadow and Tommy moved into the garage shortly after Ed left. The garage has been completely redecorated into a much "happier" place.
In time you learn to live with what you were involved in, but you become even more distant and introverted. You never leave the basement again.
