"I don't want to fight with you. You're like my brother. So let's talk this shit out and be serious. Because if not, sorry but I'm not really sorry for hurting you so bad." Joe have said to Patrick as he jerked his way in to the opposite direction, leaving Patrick standing in the doorframe, with the small droplets of water pouring down from his damp hair.

"Just let me change my clothes first." Patrick told his best friend, he made his way in to his closet and toss his long sleeves down in to the bed.

After few minutes of preparation, Patrick showed up in the balcony where Joe was waiting, he was having a smoke. Patrick dragged his swivel chair, and cleared his throat as he stood there.

Joe took the cigarette down as he faced Patrick and immediately looked at his eyes. Small beads of sweat forms in Patrick's palm, Joe looked at the other direction.

"Why did you like her? Is she somewhat your substitute for Elisa?" Joe spoke coldy, Patrick just narrowed his eyebrows.

"How dare you to say that? I'm so sorry, but I fell. I mean, I can't just keep it knowing that you and Sophia are still not tog--"

"But I planned to do it! Haven't you witnessed everything I said? I'm going to find her and once I did, I'll never let her go! And now's the fucking chance!" Joe growled, Patrick leaned in.

"And you also know how miserable I was when Elisa left me! I don't even know if she's still alive or not. All I know is that I fell in love for Sophia and that's final. You're buying it because I will never change my mind. If you won't court her, I'll date her already."

"That's you. You are just searching for somebody who you could spill your sympathy or something! You know what? Yes. I will take that. Because I still want to treat you as my brother, I will respect whatever Sophia chose between us. Patrick, I... You know what?" Joe pauses for a single second chilling his nerves out.

"If she choose, we have to do this no remorse. If she choose you, I will accept my defeat, be still your best friend and her best friend."

"And if she choose me," Joe pointed himself, "you have to respect us and leave us alone."

"Deal." Patrick stated, Joe pulled him close in to a bro hug.

"I'm sorry for punching you."

"No worries. That did hurt but I'm fine now." Patrick pat Joe's back reassuringly, Joe hummed in response.

"When should we start?" The vocalist asked as he stood up from the chair, Joe stood up too and get his hands on the banister.

"Depends on when she was ready. By her reaction, I know she was surprised," Joe responded, Patrick nodded in response.

"By tomorrow night, I'll be the one to take her out." Patrick smirked, plans running in his head as he stare at the stars.

"It's so unfair you know? You ruined our date and you'll take her tomorrow? No fair!"

"Then take her at lunch!" Patrick Shook's his head as he climbed in to the banister and had his feet hung down below the bars.
"Yeah, I'll do whatever what I wanted." He smirked, Patrick pouted.

"No sex."

"Ha? Sex? I hope so." Joe laughed, joining Patrick in to the cemented banister.

The two of them talked about few things until Joe said he was already falling asleep. Patrick led him in to his room, feeling better that the two of them made amends.

While on the other side, Sophia can hardly sleep on what just have happened. She knew nothing about what Patrick meant. That went fast.

"Patrick couldn't fall in love with me, I'm no.. I'm never Elisa. And I can't be." She cried out her frustrations and cupped her face with both hands. The girl slid herself in the sheets, her hands still covering her face.

A knock rose in to the whole room, she looked at the door and immediately composed herself up.

"Who's that?" Sophia asked, she get nothing. But instead, she just got a repeatedly knock patterns.

"Geo, please come in." She irritatedly said as she looked at the ceiling, avoiding her tears pour out of confusion.

Knock

"I said come in, I'm so tired to open up the door."

Knock knock

"Is that so? Why? What happened?" It was a girl's voice that sounded like she has a sore throat or something.

"You can come in Geo, besides, what happened to your voice?" Sophia took the sheets out of her skin and set herself in the side, slipping his foot in to a jacket.

"Well, uh, I just came in to check you though," the voice snickered as she heard Sophia's footsteps leaning over the door.

"Goodnight!" She immediately run downstairs, footsteps and shuffling are the only thing that could be heard at the house.

Sophia slightly opened the door, checking Tristan in his room, Geo was already fast asleep in the windowside of Tristan's room, it had a small bed beside it and a throw pillow in the corner. Sheets are covering her and Tristan cuddling in her side.

How could they be possibly fast asleep in a fast matter of time?

Sophia wondered as she saw something in the carpet. It looks like a X pendant or something.

She picked it up, wandering her eyes at the small silver pendant.

How could it be there? Besides, Geo isn't a fan of necklaces. She barely use it. Except for some occasions or something.

Maybe she tried to compliment this necklace to my outfit. Sophia thought, placing the small necklace in her pocket, she kissed Tristan and Georgina in their forehead and walked out of the room.

She walked downstairs and immediately scanned the television, her eyes staring intently at the television. She held the TV remote and opened it, scanning some programs in it and settled at the Entertainment news.

She had the necklace crossed again in her mind, cupped her pocket and get the necklace. She placed it on the coffee table and ignore it for a little while. She removed her hair from being braided and pulled it in to a bun.

As being tired of watching the Entertainment news, she grabbed the remote and clicked the right button, adjusting herself for a nice TV station.

She stopped in the National Geographic channel and watched the documentaries. As few minutes dropped like a fast bomb, she felt a small grumble in her stomach and felt to stand up and get herself a comfort food.

"Gee.. I didn't get to taste what Pattycakes cooked. I feel bad." Sophia wondered as she spread a peanut butter and jelly on her bread and slicing it in to two. She also put the coffee maker on and grabbed a warm hot chocolate.

"Oh, I just forgot something." small voice creaked in the living room, a small careful footsteps complimenting the voice. The living room's light was turned off, also the light from the TV. Sophia never noticed as she was so busy in her food business.

When she came back, the whole living room was black. She tried to click the lights on, but she never could. She tried to open the television, it never worked. Someone pulled the plug.

Sophia rushed back in to the kitchen, trying to search for the flashlight. She grasped the cold metal bar as the cabinet flew open, she grabbed the flashlight and closed it.

*Screech*

She looked to her right, grabbing the broom in the corner of the kitchen, just right to protect herself from something suspicious.

She clicked the light on, roaming it all over the whole house. She saw nothing.

Few footsteps more, she reached the light switch and clicked it again. As the lights go on, the television too.

She sighed softly.

Few seconds later, an awful sense of smelling hit her nose making her dizzy and her eyelids wanted to fall down. She looked in front of her, seeing a blurred image standing next to her.

"Missed me?"