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Alfie shuts the door and waits for the tightening in his throat to disappear. When it doesn't, he just sighs, sliding down the door onto the floor of his and Jerome's (but he's barely around now) room.
He knew, he knew that Nina's absence was a bad sign. Everything went downhill from there - Jerome has cheated on Mara, whom he literally obsessed over last year, Fabian is just not the same, Patricia's being snappy, and now Amber has left. Brilliant. Not.
Ever since joining Sibuna, Alfie has marvelled at how he doesn't have to constantly joke around to have fun and be accepted. Nina's been the open-minded leader, Fabian is still the voice of reason, Patricia's the daring and brave one, Amber's epiphanies have saved the day several times. Alfie's natural curiosity has served them a great deal. Jerome would occasionally help them (though unwillingly). But it's all falling apart now...
Jerome's a mess over Mara and Joy, Fabian's a mess over Nina, Patricia's a mess over Eddie - everyone's a mess, actually. It's all very messy... To add to that, Amber's now gone and his parents are not happy with his most recent school report (which has made them remember how unhappy they are with all the other ones). Alfie's not too happy about anything, too.
What he has valued most - his best friend, his Sibuna pals, his girlfriend - is all coming down to nothing. Alfie is frustrated at how easily Fabian and Patricia have given up on staying happy - frustrated at everything, really.
He just doesn't get it - he can stay cheerful even with his overbearing parents, depressive and cynical best friend that refuses help, a girlfriend that never seems serious about their relationship - while the rest of Sibuna just let themselves be knocked down by a few romantic problems. But Alfie can't make himself get angry at them - another frustrating thing.
Alfie laughs - when has he begun to have pessimistic thoughts worthy of Jerome? He gets up, winks at himself in the mirror and goes out of the room to search for Jerome - it's prank time! They both could use some cheering up, after all.
A/N: Well, this is it, I guess. I might add more chapters in the future, but for now, I think it's enough. I'd like to thank my reviewers and apologise if this chapter is not as good as the others; there's been a lot on my hands lately. Sibuna!