[center][img]http://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjYwLjllMTUyZC5TR0Z5WkNCVWNuVjBhSE1nWVc1a0lFWmhiV2xzZVNCQ2IyNWtjdywsLjAA/libertango.regular.png[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/wdtuAQi.gif[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/FWv0Wto.gif[/img] [img]http://i.imgur.com/sYBgETP.gif[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/VU7X7FC.gif[/img][img]http://i.imgur.com/Uc0yJsR.gif[/img] [b][u]Location:[/u][/b] Verona Clinic — Grant’s Room → Verona Park [u][b]Interacting With:[/b][/u] Teddis-[s]Wells[/s] Family Alice Malone — [@Undine] Anyone else of range [hr] [hr][/center] Grant didn’t know what to expect after talking with King, but it seemed to have gone better than he originally thought. Originally, Grant was only going to check up on him. Maybe Grant felt he needed to because Malcolm had saved his sister’s life. Maybe he just wanted to see how King was doing for his own sake. Regardless of the reason, Grant was happy that he went to go see King. The fact that the two of them are going to at least attempt to hang out like they used to made Grant’s face gleam with a certain smile that hasn’t been seen in a long time - and as it should be. Combined with the newly-rekindled friendship with King and him and Olivia being together, out in the open for everyone to see, really made Grant happy. Entering his room, Grant came to the sight of his family — well, most of them. He saw his mother, Ava, DanI, and Adam all waiting around his bed. [color=884dff][b]“Oh, hey guys,”[/b][/color] Grant awkwardly waved. He was happy to see his family, but he had no idea why they were even there. [color=00aeef][b]“Hey bro, you seem to be happy for some reason. Olivia drop by or somethin’? “[/b][/color] Ava, though teasing, asked with a smirk. [color=884dff][b]“Ava, please!”[/b][/color] Grant embarrassed, raised his voice, [color=884dff][b]“but, uh, I haven’t seen her around. She must be at home or something.”[/b][/color] Grant said, scratching his head. [color=00aeef][b]“I’m shocked!”[/b][/color] Ava literally was. Those two never left each others sights. If they did, they would let each other know where they went. [color=00a99d][b]“Then why the happy grin, bro?”[/b][/color] Adam asked curiously. [color=884dff][b]“Oh, uh, I just came back from talking with King.”[/b][/color] [b][color=00a99d]“Richard King?”[/color][/b] Adam said. Grant nodded. [color=00a99d][b]“Wow, I haven’t you say his name in good opinion since middle school. You two finally friends again?”[/b][/color] [color=884dff][b]“We never stopped — just not as much.”[/b][/color] Grant said, scratching his head. [color=00a99d][b]“Right, well I’m happy for you bro.“[/b][/color] Adam smiled. He was genuinely happy for his little brother. [color=884dff][b]“So, what are you guys doing here? I’m not getting discharged today, am I? I thought they said I was going to be here for another day or so.”[/b][/color] [color=00aeef][b]“Seems like you were misled, kiddo.”[/b][/color] Ava said. Grant looked to his mother, [color=884dff][b]“so, should I get my stuff now?” [/b][/color]Grant asked her. [color=f49ac2][b]“Sure, but in a minute. There’s something we need to discuss with you.”[/b][/color] [color=884dff][b]“We?”[/b][/color] Grant raised an eyebrow. [color=f49ac2][b]“Yes, as in all of us.”[/b][/color] Amy said. She gestured Grant to take a seat next to her on his bed. As Grant sat down, he simply looked at his siblings and his mother. Aside from Ava and Adam having their usual, weird grins, DanI and their mother seemed to be less happy. Grant didn’t know whether he should be calm or anxious. After last night, there seemed to be a diverse opinion of Grant among the Wells family. He recalled his father grilling him about going to the party. He took that chance to further torment Grant by saying that what happened at the party and how Grant got hurt was his fault. He recalled Wesley saying that if he hadn’t disobeyed him, Grant wouldn’t had several bruises all over his body. Just the thought of his father saying all of those terrible things to him made Grant almost lose his grin, but then he remembered the face of Olivia and how he and King are finally going to start hanging out again. Still, there was the matter of why his mother wanted to talk to him so urgently. [color=f49ac2][b]“Grant, I know that what you did to your father last night--”[/b][/color] [color=884dff][b]“Wait what!?”[/b][/color] [b][color=f49ac2]“You pushed him and stole his car.”[/color][/b] [color=884dff][b]“Yes, I did but..”[/b][/color] [color=f49ac2][b]“He’s very disappointed in you..”[/b][/color] [color=884dff][b]“Mom! You don’t know what he said!”[/b][/color] Grant stood up, backing away from the sudden jerking of his body upward. [color=884dff][b]“You don’t know what he said about you, about Olivia, about me..”[/b][/color] [color=f49ac2][b]“Whatever your father said, I’m sure he had a good reason.”[/b][/color] [color=884dff][b]“A good reason? A good reason!”[/b][/color] Grant rolled up his left sleeve and revealed a medium purple shade on his arm. [color=884dff][b]“Is that what you call a good reason?”[/b][/color] Grant’s face was livid right now, but he also started to rage-cry(when someone’s so angry that they’re crying). While Amy refused to look at it, Ava, Adam, and Dani all saw it. They knew that their father was abusive. They had all gotten smacked around a few times, but nothing compared to what they saw on Grant’s arm. Ava and Adam had gotten a few slaps and punches. Dani had gotten a push into a wall. Thomas even got a few punch to the guts when he told them about it one day. However, with Grant, they never imagined it would be [I]that[/I] bad. They always thought that, because of the way their brother was, that he wouldn’t be subject to that kind of torture. Perhaps the mental and emotional torture — Wesley was an expert at that — but never physical torture. [color=bc8dbf][b]“Mooomm…”[/b][/color] Dani looked to her. She saw that Amy wasn’t even looking at it. [color=00aeef][b]“Come on mom! You can’t still believe he’s right here..”[/b][/color] Ava said. [color=00a99d][b]“He’s violent to all of us.”[/b][/color] Adam said, backing up his siblings. [color=f49ac2][b]“He has anger problems, but nothing that you didn’t deserve--"[/b][/color] [color=884dff][b]“What mother? Like how you didn’t get anything that you didn’t deserve?” [/b][/color]Grant boldly said. His siblings looked at him as if he was high. [color=bc8dbf][b]“What are you on about, Grant?”[/b][/color] Dani asked. “Should I tell them or do you want to?” Grant looked to Amy. Amy looked at Grant wide-eyed. She would say that she couldn’t believe her ears, but looking at Grant, she saw the worry in his eyes and heard it in his voice. [b][color=f49ac2]“Wesley gets stressed from his job here and at Seattle. As such, he can get angry sometimes. It’s nothing that I didn’t get when I was your age.”[/color][/b] [color=00aeef][b]“And you’re letting it happen to your children.”[/b][/color] Ava said. [color=f49ac2][b]“No, it’s not like that--”[/b][/color] [color=884dff][b]“But it is, mother — it is.”[/b][/color] Grant said, sitting back down, holding his mother’s hands. [color=884dff][b]“He has a problem. Worse than that, he doesn’t seem to think that how violent he is to us is wrong. He believes that what he’s doing to his own children and his wife is what they deserve, like it’s some kind of respect and loyalty thing.”[/b][/color] Grant looked at his mother, [color=884dff][b]“either he needs to get help or we need to do something.”[/b][/color] Grant was pleading with his mom to listen to him. [color=00a99d][b]“Grant’s right, mom. Dad needs a reality check.”[/b][/color] [color=00aeef][b]“I’m with Grant and Adam. If something isn’t done, we might end up dead. You know how these cases can go from worse to absolutely unfixable.” [/b][/color] Dani rolled her eyes at Ava’s comment. She had to admit her dimwit sister had a point. [color=bc8dbf][b]“Ava might be exaggerating a bit — probably from all of those cop shows she likes to watch — but she’s right. He’s only going to get worse.”[/b][/color] Dani said, [color=bc8dbf][b]“I think Grandpa and Grandma should be brought in on this. If anyone would know why he’s like this, they would. I mean, they did raise him, after all.”[/b][/color] DanI said, looking to her siblings then to Amy, their mother. Amy did the same to her children. They all looked at her with a smile, but stern expressions. [color=f49ac2][b]“I know you guys are right — god I do, but what if he finds out?”[/b][/color] Amy sounded worried. No, it was more like fearful for what Wesley might do to her if he ever found out. Dani and Grant put their hands on Amy’s own. Ava and Adam joined them in a hug. [color=884dff][b]“If he does, we’ll face him together.”[/b][/color] Grant said. [color=f49ac2][b]“You kids really are stubborn ones,”[/b][/color] Amy, along with her children, laughed. About a minute later, The [I]Teddis[/I] family embrace ended. Amy stood up and looked to Grant. [color=f49ac2][b]“Alright, let’s get you discharged.”[/b][/color] Amy said, smiling as she would walk out of Grant’s room. She would go see about getting him discharged by talking to Dr. Okada. It wouldn’t take that long since it seemed Grant didn’t need to be in the hospital that much longer. Not like Grant had severe injuries, so Amy was confident that Okada would let him go with his family. [color=00aeef][b]“So, Grant, what do you want to do when you get out of here?”[/b][/color] Ava asked her brother. [color=884DFF][b]“I think--”[/b][/color] Grant was interrupted by the sound of his phone beeping. [color=884DFF][b]“Hold that thought!”[/b][/color] Grant said, getting his phone from the nightstand next to his bed. He saw it was from Alice. [quote=Alice] [color=FF69B4]You were asleep when I popped by! You're not dead, are you? If you're alive, text me soon! I'm worried about you. If you're dead... Come haunt me in the park. I'm headed over there now with a new kid! I... I can't talk to new people. Help. Give me conversation topics ASAP. Please. I'll drop by again when I walk back to the clinic to pick up my car. Be sure to be awake (and not dead)![/color][/quote] [color=00aeef][b]“So who is it?”[/b][/color] Ava asked curiously, almost peeking over Grant’s shoulder. [color=884dff][b]“It’s just Alice.”[/b][/color] [color=00aeef][b]“oooo, Olivia is gonna be jeaaalouuus~”[/b][/color] Ava teased him. [color=bc8dbf][b]“Would you cut it out? Grant is not like that.”[/b][/color] DanI said, smiling to Grant. Grant simply ignored his annoying sister. He was typing away a response. [quote=From Grant] [color=884dff][b]To Alice:[/b] Oh no, I’m definitely alive haha. ^^; Sorry if you thought otherwise. I talked to King today. We’re going to be hanging out more. A new person? I can meet you at the park, if you want. I’m being discharged today. My mom is talking with Dr. Okada as I’m typing this. I can ask one of my siblings to give me a lift. You said the park right? Should I assume that you’re at the Riverview Gardens? I know that’s a popular hangout spot. I can be there in, like, ten minutes? Maybe less depending on traffic. [/color][/quote] As Grant finished typing the reply to Alice, he sent it. As he did so, he saw his mother with a smile on her face. He also smiled when she would begin to explain that he was free to go. [color=884dff][b]“Actually, I was gonna meet Alice and a few others at the park…” [/b][/color]Grant said, his voice fading into awkward silence. [color=f49ac2][b]“That’s fine, but you’re going to need a ride.”[/b][/color] Amy said. [color=00a99d][b]“I’ll take him,”[/b][/color] Adam said calmly. [color=f49ac2][b]“Alright then. See you later then.”[/b][/color] Amy said, waving bye to her sons and the daughters left with her. They each gave Grant and Adam a hug and kiss. After Grant got dressed into a pair of black jeans and a white t-shirt with some artistic design on it, he and Adam left, going to his car, and driving to the park. [hr] With Adam and Grant in Adam’s car, they ventured onto the road. It wasn’t far from Verona Clinic to the park. It was probably only a ten minute drive at most. Along the way, Grant and Adam got into some simple conversations, mainly about how the party was. Grant had to admit to Adam that he did enjoy himself a bit [I]too[/I] much. He had some alcohol and definitely did a lot of making out. Adam got a good laugh out of that. But he also saw and heard the way that Grant was when he talked about Olivia. His younger brother was in love as much as a teenager his age could be. That was something special, and Adam was glad for his brother on finding someone like that. When they pulled into the parking lot, Adam noticed that there weren’t a lot of people, but there was definitely a few familiar faces. He saw Alice Malone not far off from where they were parked. They were with a Malcolm Okada, and some two new faces. There was also that Jay Hunter kid as well as Sienna, and another that Adam didn’t recognize. He looked tall. Well, at least from the distance. [color=00a99d][b]“Okay kiddo, here we are.”[/b][/color] As Grant was about to get out, Adam stopped him momentarily. [color=884dff][b]“Is something the matter?”[/b][/color] Grant asked. [color=00a99d][b]“Listen, I don’t know what’s going to go down between mom and pops, but know that we are here for you.”[/b][/color] Adam looked at Grant with reassuring eyes. Grant smiled.[color=884dff][b] “I know — and thank you.”[/b][/color] Grant kept on smiling, hugging Adam suddenly. [color=00a99d][b]“Alright, now go to your friends. God-knows I’m no fun.”[/b][/color] Adam laughed. Grant laughed as well and left for the park. He would run as much as his slightly injured body would allow him. Eventually, after a lot of small steps, he was able to get to where everyone was at. He stopped next to Alice. [color=884dff][b]“Hey, sorry I’m late.”[/b][/color] He said, hugging her lightly.