Brad was brought to Shelli's personal bathroom where Lloyd helped him take his shirt off, it was kinda ruined anyway.
Lloyd asked Brad to throw up into the toilet if he felt the need to anymore, while he stood facing the wall, awkwardly waited for Shelli to finish changing her clothes
"I'm really sorry about him..." Lloyd apologized for what seemed to be the umpteenth time
Shelli laughed from behind him, "Don't be, I told you, it's fine!"
"I know, but still...Gene would be mad..."
Shelli was silent for a little bit, then giggled softly. "Gene? Well, he's always grumpy."
"I think he hates me."
"You're Lloyd, right? Gene's friend from 3rd grade?"
"Uh, we're not friends anymore."
A warm hand connected with his shoulder, he turned around and saw Shelli, wearing a pretty pink dress with a white bow.
"Don't stress. You seem like a good guy, I'm sure Gene will come around."
"Where do I put this?" Brad asked, leaning against the door as he held his shirt in his hand. His eyes quickly shifted from Lloyd to Shelli and did a swift change in aura. The black haired boy ran his tongue over the tips of his teeth and looked her up and down
"Don't you look stunning?"
Shelli, trying to stay unbothered but letting drops of annoyance seep through her voice, calmly responded, "Uh, please don't. I have a boyfriend."
"Really?" Brad asked, "Aw, man...!" He whined as he threw his free hand up over his face
Just then the door opened and Dennis walked in, when his eyes grazed over the people in the room, a happy smile fell on his face
"Lynn! And Lynn's friend!"
Shelli ran up and kissed her boyfriend on the cheek, earning a giddy half smile
"I was just helping them out." Shelli smiled as she looked back to Lloyd
"Yeah," Lloyd laughed, "We should probably get home though. What's the time?"
Dennis checked his phone with a curious look. "2:45!"
Lloyd jumped, "AM?"
"Yeah man!" Dennis laughed
"Oh, we gotta get home." Lloyd said quickly taking Brad's arm
"Waiiit, I still wanna-"
"Brad. You have school tomorrow. Wouldn't it be smarter to head home?"
"...Yes, mother." Brad pouted
"Here," Shelli started, taking Brad's shirt from his hand, "I'll wash it and give it to you at school tomorrow."
Brad smiled a genuine smile, then it got bigger and bigger until he started laughing
Lloyd looked at his friend, "What are you doing?"
Brad pointed his finger to the open doorway and giggled, "Someone's peeing on your wall."
Shelli and Dennis quickly turned around to see some hooded man peeing on the wall across from them
"Hey!" Dennis called out. The man quickly stuffed his happy straw in his pants and ran off
"Augh, damn Piss Bandit!" Dennis groaned before taking off after the man
Lloyd and Brad were led out of the house by Shelli. They sat on the white bench outside the front door and talked for a while before Shelli finally offered
"Should I call you a cab?"
"...Uh...maybe for him, but I have another way of getting home."
"Will he be okay?"
"Hell yeah I will, I'm no baby!" Brad exclaimed
Shelli and Lloyd both laughed and she added once more. "Still, I feel like he should go with someone."
Lloyd rubbed the back of his neck, suddenly feeling like a bad friend. He had plans to go home with Morro but if something did happen to Brad, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself
"Well, if that's the case then-"
"I'll take him."
The two turned to face Gene, standing in the doorway with a can of something in his hand. He looked normal, but drunk at the same time, so Lloyd didn't really trust him.
Don't stress, you seem like a good guy. I'm sure Gene will come around.
Lloyd didn't want to feel like he had something to hold against Gene. They were friends once before, why should it be any different now?
Shelli smiled at her brother. "I'll call a cab and you can go with him to make sure he gets home safe."
"Alright, we'll be going." Gene said as he took Brad's arm and pulled him off the bench. He looked at Lloyd as if challenging him to say something, but also seeking his approval
Lloyd sighed, then smiled, "Sure, I'll be going then."
Lloyd waved to his friend and made his exit, Shelli stayed at the porch and kept the other two boys company while they waited for their cab
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