Wally's Depression

[FonzFan82]

Wally Cleaver was getting ready to go to his office one Wednesday morning. The clock in the kitchen read 9:45 a.m. telling him he should have been at the office an hour ago. He looked at his younger brother, Beaver Cleaver who offered to give him a ride on his way to work.

"Do you have everything with you, Wally?" Beaver asked.

"I don't know. Let me check," Wally said, going back upstairs to his bedroom in Beaver's house.

He didn't want to live alone because depression back then had been tough and he didn't want to live alone so Beaver was nice enough to let him move in. Wally had been out of touch with his only child, a daughter named Lindsey and writing her but there was no answer from her. Beaver had waited five more minutes before his older brother came down again. Beaver had known how bad Wally's depression had been twenty years later so he didn't mind waiting every morning for him to drive Wally to the Senate's office.

While waiting for Wally five more minutes, Beaver kissed his five - foot and seven - inch tall blonde wife, Olivia one more time.

"Does Eddie know you'll be late again this morning, Beaver?" Olivia asked.

"Yes, he does, sweetheart. Eddie knows because of Wally," Beaver told her.

"I'm glad Eddie understands how tough Wally's depression is," Olivia said.

Beaver nodded. He decided to go to the guest room where they had let Wally move into when Wally's wife had passed on. He knocked on the closed door.

"Wally, are you ready to go yet?" Beaver called behind the closed door.

"Coming," Wally called back.

Beaver watched as the door opened and his older brother walked out.

"I want to get to the office now, Wally. Eddie and I are talking about working on a new computer game," Beaver said.

"What one are you thinking of doing?" Wally asked as the two went to the car that waited for them in the driveway.

Beaver got into the driver's seat as Wally got into the passenger's seat. Beaver told Wally he wasn't sure what kind of game it would be yet since he and Eddie Haskell haven't yet talked about the ideas they would use for the new computer game that should be ready by Christmas.

"I'm supposed to get ready for a speech that would be ready by the end of the week. I'm pretty nervous about it too," Wally said.

"You'll do fine, Wally. You always have," Beaver said.

After Wally unlocked the door at his office, he and Beaver walked to the messy desk.

"Your desk looks like it could use a pick up," Beaver said.

"I know, Beaver, but I just don't have the time right now."

After putting his briefcase on the floor next to the desk chair Wally decided to walk Beaver out.

"Why are you rushing me out so fast?" Beaver asked.

"Aren't you supposed to be at your office too?"

"Yeah. I have to take you in first. Eddie doesn't mind me being in late because of you having depression and all," Beaver said.

Wally didn't say anything. All he could think of to do now is nod his head.

After walking Beaver to the door, Wally said, "Beaver, do me a favor, will you?"

"What's that?"

"Will you call Lindsey for me?"

"Sure, Wally. I talk to her a lot, but I still can't figure out why she left you. When do you want me to call her?" Beaver asked.

"Whenever you get the chance."

"Okay."

Beaver felt he made the phone call to Wally's daughter, he thought he should tell Lindsey about Wally's illness. He knew twenty years ago she walked out before she even knew about it. He thought this was the right time to tell her, even though she was on her second year of college.

Beaver didn't want his niece to miss out on too much school but he thought she could miss out on some of it for a talk with her family. He hoped she didn't have too much schoolwork planed once he tried calling. He would just have to wait and see.

While driving to the office, Beaver was having a flashback of what happened to Wally twenty years ago.

[I]

Flashback:

Beaver and Eddie were busy working on a new computer game that was halfway done being finished when the secretary came over the PA system for Beaver. Beaver stopped working on the game and told Eddie to continue on without him. He hoped this had nothing to do with either Wally and his family or his wife, Olivia.

It was Olivia calling, saying Wally's wife had died not too long ago. Beaver asked her how Wally was doing. Olivia said he wasn't doing well, plus Lindsey ran off missing the minute Wally's wife died. Wally had tried searching places where he knew Lindsey would be and all those places she was not there. Wally gave a police report on Lindsey, Beaver was told from Olivia.

He was also told that Wally had been showing depression signs ever since his wife had died and Olivia had seen it in him. Olivia had told Beaver Wally had to be in the hospital because of his showing depression. Olivia told Beaver he was needed at the hospital from Wally.

End Flashback

Beaver parked the car and locked it. He walked into the office and found Eddie Haskell on the phone. Eddie waved to him, phone on ear, and Beaver waved back. He finally reached his office and unlocked the door. Once turning the lights on, Beaver thought he would make the call to Lindsey now and get it over. If she was in class, he knew she would call back. He called the dorm number and his guess was right that she was in class. He left a message for her to call back as soon as possible.

Note: I thought I'd do something different with these characters but they did not have computers in the 50's but I thought I would do a story on them as they are today in their 60's even though it is a bit different. I don't know if any of you know or not, but I found out online not too long ago in an article that Tony Dow had said something that he had suffered from clinical depression so I thought this would be good for a fanfiction story so I got started on this one. I hope you all like it.

[Saitamaop]

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