I accidentally uploaded two chapters in one chapter! LOL.

Chapter 8:

Joy's POV:

I wonder where Patricia is. I hope she's safe.

I sat on the chair while Fabian sat on the armrest. I look at him worriedly.

"It's okay, Joy." Fabian tries to reassure me. We are all worried because of her.

"It's my fault!" Nina sobbed on the couch as Jerome tried to calm her down.

Mick and Mara stood speechless in a corner while Alfie and Amber sat on the other chair glancing distraughtly at Nina.

We couldn't do anything. We could only watch her. In my opinion what happened is no one's fault.

It wasn't that Jerome didn't like her. They we're friends. Jerome just didn't love her back.

Patricia's POV:

Eugene and I walk out of Marciano's at a quarter to eight. We walked a few blocks to the nearest pub.

We sat down on the stools under the counter and ordered two glasses of vodka.

"So, what's your whole name?" I ask him, looking at him directly. His green eyes are just as deep Jerome's.

"Eugene York." He said without taking his eyes off mine.

"What's your hobbies?" I ask taking a sip from my glass so I'd have an excuse to break our stare-o-rama.

"I play drums for a band. I like to play football and I ski during the winter. I also like skateboard. How about you?" he returns my question as he sipped vodka.

"I skateboard, too but other than that I play bass and I sing occasionally." I said shyly. Now, I'm shy? This guy is someone.

"Cool and I really thought you were some snob." He laughed. I slapped his arm.

"I'm not like that!" I said defensively. He chuckled. Just like Jerome!

"Ow! You really aren't!" He exclaimed. I laughed.This feels just great.

We continued teasing and interrogating each other without realizing it's already midnight.

"Look at the time!" Eugene said as he glanced at his watch. "Want me to walk you home?"

"Sure." I said. He's such a gentleman.

"So, I heard you ran away from a boarding school in Liverpool." He said once we got out of the pub.

"Well, yeah. Marcy told you that?" I asked him seriously.

"Yeah. I also heard that you're alone at home." He said. Marcy's such a blabbermouth!

"Oh. Well, my parents are away so, yeah." I told him trying not to sound nervous.

After a few minutes of silence we arrived at my house.

"Hey, so, umm." I muttered. Eugene chuckled.

"Want me to stay with you tonight?" He asked.

"And what makes you think I'd let you?" I asked him with a sneer.

"Well, the fact that I am Marcy's cousin from Kent and that I haven't done you any harm." He said looking me in the eyes.

"You're Marcy's cousin? So, you're the one she's been telling me off!" I said. "She always told stories about a Geney who was her cousin."

"Yeah that was me." He blushed. I laughed.

"Seems like I'm more than happy to let you in." I tell him as I unlocked the door. "but I'm not sure if I could let you stay here, our neighbors are a snoops. They might think that…" I trailed off. He laughed.

"Okay, I'll just pick you up tomorrow morning at 9, then." He said when he finished laughing.

"Okay, see you tomorrow, Eugene." I said as I opened the lights.

"Wait, I left something." He said, his green eyes looking straight at me.

"What?" I asked him. I was getting nervous.

"This." He looks me in the eyes and leans down. His soft lips touch mine. My heart skipped a beat.

I wrap my arms around his neck as he pulled me closer. He guided me inside, his eyes not leaving mine.

He layed me on the sofa. He was on top of me. Our bodies moving in sync.

We kissed passionately for the next ten minutes. When we pulled apart we were both smiling.

"That was amazing." I said grinning at him.

"Yeah. I agree. I gotta go Patricia. See you tomorrow." He said winking.

"Sure." I said as I got up and walked him to the door. He pecked me on the lips before leaving.

Mara's POV:

It's already half past 12 but all of us except for Nina is still awake. Trudy already called the police to report about Patricia.

"I think we should call her parents." I tell everyone. They all nodded. Only Joy had the power to answer me with words.

"Yeah, that's a great idea." Joy said. "I have her home number, right here."

"Okay. Thanks." I said as Joy handed me her cellphone. I dialled the numbers rapidly. The phone rang for what seems like an eternity.

"Hello." A voice said. Oddly, it sounded like Patricia. "Who is this? It's the middle of the night for heaven's sake!"

"Patricia! Is that you. Oh my God! Thank goodness you're safe!" I exclaimed as everyone looked at me.

"Yeah, so what? I don't want to go back there." She said. Oh, Patricia!

"Nothing. We're all worried. Trudy even had the police look for you! So, you're in London? Are you sure you don't want to go back?" I replied quickly.

"First, yes, I am in London. Second, I might come back next term. Third, why would Trudy do that? It's not even 24 hours since I left!" Patricia screamed the last part.

"We're just worried that's all. I hope you come back soon." I said. "Oh, but where's your parents?"

"They're in Germany. I have the house all to myself." She replied.

"Oh, okay, goodbye, then. Maybe we would call you again." I finally said.

"Maybe you won't. I might not be at home. I'm thinking of going to France." She said.

"Oh. Okay." I replied my voice shifting slightly. It hurt that she didn't seem to want to talk to me.

"Anything else?" she asked. "I'm really sleepy, you know."

"Uh, nothing. Bye." I said.

"Bye." Patricia answered then she hung up.

"Okay, guys, she's fine. She says she might go to France but she's going to be back next term." I tell my housemates who are all staring at me.

"That's good. Shall we sleep then? I'm tired." Alfie said.

"Of course." Joy said. "Let's call her again tomorrow."

We all headed for our rooms. And after a few minutes Anubis House was quiet.

I drifted off to sleep less worried.

Not a cliffhanger. xD

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