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Distracted

Becca and Mikey spent a lovely day painting unicorns and rainbows on the side of the van, Gerard finally just came to the conclusion of “What the f*ck, why not,” and let Jillian and Frank go off on their own, though Jill now had a chip in her shoe like Becca. I wasn’t exactly wearing shoes at this point, my cast was off and switched with a brace, but I still couldn’t wear my right shoe, so why wear the left? As of now I wasn’t chipped, and I planned to keep it that way. Gerard and Bert apparently had some interview to film, so I was left alone to do my own thing. I hadn’t been able to walk around much lately, and I was dying to get outside, especially since it was cloudy. Now that I wasn’t on crutches anymore, I figured I could go for a walk. (Yes, in a brace and one sock.) I wasn’t planning on going far, anyway. The van was parked around the side of the house, so I just walked out the door. Mikey and Becca were probably having some sort of paint fight, by the time they washed all of that off and realized I was gone, I’d be back. I took off slowly down the street toward the nearest park. No, Belleville wasn’t the safest of towns, but it wasn’t dark out yet, and I’d learned a really good legsweep that actually hurts like hell when you’re wearing a brace, Sensei said so himself. (His fault, he always trains with the beginners himself…)

The park wasn’t far, and I’d passed a couple of dogs on the way there, unfortunately this town had a pretty huge number of strays. They were good company, though. The park was pretty, more like a small clearing in a forest with a creaky playground and ivy covered benches. One particular stray had taken to me a bit, a tiny German Shepard, as far as German Shepards go. I decided to call him Brian. It started to rain, and then it poured. The park had been deserted since I got there, most people chose to visit the more kid friendly one a couple miles up. Walking home in the rain wasn’t a big deal, but I’d been in the park longer than I thought, as so wonderfully pointed out by the giant clock on top of the church that rang every hour. So I made my way home slowly, since I had no desire to be put back in the hospital. I pried the door open, Gerard never had the sense to lock it, and I found Becca and Mikey trying to pick paint out of each other’s hair. What did I tell you? Gerard walked by as I stepped in, dripping wet, and he was all,

“The f*ck…? You were gone?” Told you they wouldn’t notice…Frank walked in behind Gee.

“You do know you’re not supposed to get that cast thing wet, right?”

“NOW you tell me?!?”