In graphic novel Vol. 9, Chapter 24 the story starts with Esther trying to cheer up Ed, so they decide to go out drinking. Esther thought it would be a funny idea to make a pub crawl list on a piece of paper. On the paper was a list of all the pubs they were going to hit with their names on it and places to take notes about the pubs.
As they started on their pub crawl both them started to loosen up. Esther told Ed about her private school troubles. Esther told him how she was a crazy student, and she and her classmates drove their school teacher to the breaking point. The teacher ended up having a breakdown and trashed her class room.
Ed told Esther about his time in Drama class. He was not popular but he did leave his mark on the leading lady in the drama class. At a wrap party for one of the plays that Ed was part of, the leading lady made her move and kissed Ed passionately on the lips. They dated for sometime till the leading lady had to leave to make her mark on the world.
Esther & Ed keep going on their pub crawl, getting very drunk. Esther got so drunk that Ed had to give her a piggy back ride. He carried her down the sidewalk until they came up to a phone booth. Ed chose to climb on top of the phone booth, and when he got on top of it he felt like the King of the World. That moment didn’t long as he lost his balance and fell with a HUGE CRASH!!!!! Ed ended up having to go to the hospital for treatment.
Well, this showed that no matter how hard you drink to forget the past you still have to pay for drinking at the end of the road.
In graphic novel Vol.10 Chapter 40, Esther was trying out a VR game for the first time at the house Ed shares with his roommates while she waited for Ed to come home for the hospital. When Ed walked into front door his roommate yelled “ED!!!” They carry him up to his room. When he walked into his bedroom it was still not decorated, and the twin bed had no bedding on it, leaving Ed feeling depressed. He sat on his bed feeling sad. As Ed felt down, Esther got a sad puppy dog look on her face.
Later on that day Ed visited Susan and Graham’s place. Susan gave Ed a little TLC, then left to make Ed a cup of tea. Graham took Ed to his craft nook so they can have a nice chat. Graham helped Ed into a soft chair, and they started to to talk for a bit. Susan came into the craft nook with a teased Ed about getting special treatment from the nurses when he was laid up in the hospital. Ed’s face turned red and he tried to change the subject.
Later on, Susan & Daisy visited Esther at her place. Esther was still upset about Ed getting hurt. They talked about Ed’s sad looking room and tried to get Esther out of her sad mood. After some time past Esther was back to her self, and they made a plan to help Ed.
Ed went to his first day of physical therapy. He met a sexy lady named Nina that was also there for physical therapy. They started to talk, and the lady told Ed that she was drinking hard at a party. She hurt herself with a wooden canoe and a tree. The two of them got to get know each other better. After physical therapy Ed went back to his place. One of the roommate stalled Ed at the foot of the stairs for a bit. Daisy leaned her head around the corner and called his name. Ed headed up stairs to see that his sad bedroom was turned into a bedroom full of love, color, his things, & memories. Ed smiled at Daisy, Graham, and Esther. They all were happy that he enjoyed his surprise.
Afterwards they all talked for bit and they all felt they were now closer friends. Later on that day Daisy, Esther, and Graham went to a theme club. As they got in line to enter the club, the three of them saw Susan walking toward them smoking hard . When Susan noticed them, she held up her coat to block their view of Daisy’s girlfriend Ingrid kissing a guy in line to enter the club. Susan didn’t want Daisy to see that and be heartbroken.
This story shows that true friends have your back. They can do things that can surprise you and can hurt you too.
Commentaires