I ment for this to be up yesterday. but I got called to the principals office for cursing, fighting. then I got suspension for insubordination and ensuing a riot. then four days detention for calling the assistant principal a communist ******* of a jackass. then today i got kicked off teh computer in the library cuz another person had to use it and the floppy drive was the only one that worked. so with out further ado, here it is.
It was right after lunch, Robs stomache was full and the warmth of the sun made him drowsey. he laid down on the blanket as the cool breeze blew over the sand. He fel asleep with mel playing in the sand next to him. after about five minutes, Rob's eyes snapped open at the sound of mel's scream. She was bawling her eyes out as a **** had attatched its self to her hand. Rob jumped up and pried the crab off of her hand. With a quick move, he chucked the crab back into the ocean. He turned her tiny hand over and over in his hand, checking for scratches or broken bones. Mel hiccuped and sniffed as Rob kissed it.
"Feel better?"
Mel squealed happily again as she jumped up in his arms. Rob chuckeled as he then gathered up the beach stuff and put it back in the bag. After putting the stuff in the car, Rob pulled mel up onto his tanned shoulders and walked with her down the pier that seperated a bunch of shops from the beach. He could just hear the lecture in his ears from rav about being an irresponsible parent and falling asleep when he should have been keeping a closer eye on his daughter. Frankly he didnt give a ****. She didnt have any room to call him irresponsible.
Dinner that night was a pretty tense. the only sounds that animated the couple was the sound of the cutlery scrapping the plates. Rav stood up silently and put the dishes in the sink as she then went to get her work uniform on. Rob cleared the rest of the table and wondered if he should have said something to her. Rob quickly checked on the twins and Fribby in the living room before he set to do dishes. As Rav was leaving, she said she loved him and would see him when she got home. Once again it felt like robs heart was being ripped apart from the inside out. He tried to return her sentiments with as much sincerity as he could muster. The door closed and Rob turned to the pile of dishes that faced him. This time the doorbell rang. Rob sighed, thinking Rav must have forgotten her keys, he dropped the plate back in the sink and went to dry his hands before answering the door. As he opened the door, it was his friend Mike V. One of the guys he knew through the band playing at various clubs, Mike V was a regular to visit the band.
"Hey Mike V!"
"Yo Rob! its been a while."
The two men greeted eachother before Rob let him in.
"I heard your band got signed. I wanted to offer my personal congrats. this is awesome dude."
"yeah......."
Rob muttered half-heartedly as Mike V sat down on the couch. Fribby crawled away from his as fast as his legs would go.
"Wow, you got quite a brood here. I cant say much, I got two little girls myself."
Mike V smiled down at one of the twins that came crawling up to him. Mike V could tell that something was up with rob. Rob was his best friend after all, so how could he not know? After a few moments of silence with the power rangers playing on the TV, mike v finally asked about rob.
"i'm alright its just..."
Rob then explained to his friend about what had happened. Mike V was in disbelief. he just shook his head soundlessly.
"dude have you said anything to her about it?"
Mike V asked. Rob shook his head.
"You have to talk to her about it. Maybe it was just a misunderstanding or something, just dont leave it for too long or it could be a serious problem."
Rob nodded. Mike made it sound so easy to do. But for him it would be hard as ****. mike said he had to catch a plane to a skateboarding demo out in Iowa and that he just wanted to drop by to see his best friend before he left.
"dont worry dude. Things could be worse."
"Like how?"
"you could have had to raise them by yourself from day one."
Mike had a point, rob decided. He waved his friend off and the returned to the dishes. As rob was up to his arms in suds, he got a sudden idea. if they did do what he thought they did, theres no way in **** that they'd use a condom and so she'd probably get pregnant. If so, thats when he'd deal with it, not a moment before.
Rob was falling asleep by the time Rav got home. He returned her greeting with more venom then he truly intended. Rav gave him a cold look before heading off to bed. Rob muttered something about some work for a class andshook his head as he took his recumbant position on the couch downstairs in his 'office'. He stared up at the ceiling of his office. He was confused beyond belief right about now. Rob sighed and leaned his head back before unconciousness over took him. The next few days consisteded of him getting up, checking on the twins and fribby, eating something, working on his classes, eating lunch, doing some more school work, going to work, comming home and then depending on teh day, playing drums or doing more school work before going to bed once more so the day could repeat all over again. Rob started the process again. He went upstairs and checked on the twins and fribby. Mel squealed happily as she made an attempt to stand. It was one thing about the morning that rob actualy looked forward to. With his mom's voice ringing in his ears, Rob kissed his youngest born on the top of the head as he took her hands and helped her stand up strait. With her tiny feet ontop of his, he walked with her around the room. Her happy squeals woke fribby and Sarah. Fribby growled good morning at rob, who hugged his son. Rob picked sarah up and placed her in the play pen after giving his middle daughter a kiss on the top of her head. Rob then headed into the kitchen where rav looked like ****. She muttered something about not feeling well and she had to call in sick from work. Rob nodded as if he was listening. Rob went back down stairs and started to scratch away with his pen on a note pad. He held his head in his hands as he tried to make some sense of the book that he was reading. Rob gave a frustrated growl as he scratched out a row of numbers and rewrote the original problem he was working with. time seemed to drag on its heels as he then started on a new problem in his book. Rob scratched out another row. This would have been much easier if he could have had someone teaching him rather then teaching himself. After the fifth time of scratching out yet another row of numbers, rob stood up exasperated and walked over to the CD player. After pushing a couple of buttons, his idol, Phil Collins, came over the speakers and soon had a calming effect on his nerves. Rob took a deep breath and slowly went over a rythem that he played often on the drums when ever he had much on his mind. The familiar beat rang in his ears like a heart beat, almost as intoxicating as a drug. Around lunch time, rob got a phone call from Mike who was in the studio again.
"Dude, whats up?"
"not too much mikey boy. whats up?"
'Think you can come in when your done with your shift? we got some new stuff for ya."
"aww dude! thats like so sweet. I gotta like get the kids when im done with my shift though, Rav's not feeling too good."
"Too bad. The twins and fribby are always welcome to hang with us."
"Thats what I was like afraid of."
"Come on man, your family, so that makes them family too."
"You guys are like the worst influence on them. I swear Joe's like gonna corrupt them or something. Chesters like the last person I'd want near them."
"Harsh dude. but you sound a bit down. wanna tell me whats wrong?"
"Naw....its all good. But I'll like be there when I can."
"Peace out."
"see ya."
Rob put the phone down back into its reciever. He checked on rav, who was asleep on the couch, looking slightly pale. He then checked on Fribby and the twins, in the play pen. Fribby was playing with sarah and Mel was sleeping through all the ruckus that they were making as they played around her. Rob's frown seemed to lighten up a little as he marveled at how she could sleep through just about anything. She was just like him in so many ways, it had him in awe. Rob turned the shower on as hot as he could stand it. He stripped down and stepped under the pounding monsoon. He prefered to have it at a speed at which paint could have been stripped off, but hed deal with this.