78. Dysfunctioned [Confront Salala]

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"Take me to Vanelda Forest, West Virginia." Grover decided

"Forest!, hmm. Let me check...." He checked and found the nearest airport. He then said; "There is one airport, name's Greenbrier Valley Airport in Lewisburg which is nearby."

"I'll take it." Grover then paid the ticket directly. The ticket was then given. "Thank you." He thanked

He then told Tulio about it, all Tulio replied was with neutrality but nonetheless loyalty to Grover's decision. He bowed to go on this tribulent journey with him. They then rode an Allegiant Air to Lewisburg, making his way to change Salala for good.

Arriving at the state, they then rented two bikes in the nearby rental, and set pedal to their target's location. They both had a conversation first;

"You are doing the right thing Grover, remember I.......I am not forcing you to do this.......I know if I were in your position, you would be lost on who to either stop, an unstoppable greedy brother, or a long lost brother. I......." Tulio spoken

"TULIO!!!. Just be quiet!. I am doing what must be done!. It is hard to decide you know. YOU KNOW HOW MY VEINS FEEL, WHEN I HAD TO DECIDE THESE THINGS?!. YOU KNOW HOW HARD MY HEARTBEAT WENT?!. This is something way off my courage!." Grover went over a tone

"Alright. I. I can see that I......" Tulio calmed his anger

"I respect that you are very open towards this choice. But choosing from two of my changed brothers is hard." Grover debated

"What made you want to go for Salala, Grover?." Asked Thlio

"I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW OK?!. I. I. I feel something when I was thinking in the road, pitiness. I realize that I don't only pity Salala.....I pity Gargamel too......which means deep down.....I care about them both." Grover said with all his might

"Uhm....ok. But. But that doesn't explain why." Tulio wondered

"I don't.....really know......this is delusive......all I can say is that........it could have been anyone who broke the family down. Gargamel was a main source of our breakthrough.....but the family's fate were actually in our hands.....I was too young to know.....and maybe I was too annoying for him. And. And, and you are right....it is too late to save Gargamel. I. I feel very pity for Salala now......I grieved for him when I was in the island.....when I was being overwatched by the Ezholian guards....suriving brutality as a kid I.....I........Salala was one cute soul I dream about. I always think why did he kill Row, in front of my eyes in the first place." Grover explained

"Then...why is that?." Tulio asked

Grover then spoken for himself; "I failed him Tulio. Me and Rowenthal failed him. Row wanted Xac to live a new life.....Salala fully disagreed because.....he wanted the family to stay together. I. I wish I could have done more to....reason with Row's decision to separate us....but I was weak....and maybe Row was weak too that.....he wanted us to be safe....and the only way is to be separated. It. It really IS DELUSIONAL NOW THAT I KEEP THINKING ABOUT ROW'S THOUGHTS!. WHAT INNER THOUGHT WAS HE EVEN HAVING?!."

"There may be a reason behind this Grover. Easy there. Please. M. M. Maybe there is just.....sympathy and empathy Row has for the Zondars....maybe he just can't express it." Tulio gave him a perception

"So do I......what happened in the past I can't change. Gargamel was broken and rotten already ever since......I realized that......Gargamel knows what he is doing. He knows that those drugs will keep hurting him, physically and mentally. He knows the danger he is putting himself in. He knows...a....a life that is worth to fulfill, even if how cruel that life is. To that I realize that Gargamel...will always accept the pain and consequences, even if how dumb and costly those consequences are, to fulfill his wants. He knows what he is doing.....he has a direction in life.....it is like if he knows that if he dies....he will die knowing he got what he wanted.....but Salala is a different story......he was lost.....because of me and Row......and now that I have taken Row's mantle of his gun.....if he dies he dies for nothing.....he has no....sense in his goals...and it will also hurt people....hurt kids....he is becoming one of the enemies in the kids conflict...........It is my duty as his big....as his last big brother....to reason with him. It was a hard decision between Gargamel and Salala....and it had to be done." Grover stood up to his decisions, and became a rightful man of a king

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