Stood Me Up

Now I'm right here all by myself.

Whatever happened to our night alone?

~Stephen Jerzak

Patricia tossed and turned in her bed that night. She blamed herself. It was probably some stupid excuse he made so he wouldn't have to see her. He probably hated her. She would've hated her if she was him. She had broken up with him and spent the past several weeks only playing games. Maybe she could've been honest to herself back then, and admitted her feelings, she wouldn't be in this situation now.

He said he was going to check out the school by himself. He ditched her. For the mystery. She should've expected it. For a few moments she actually misses being his priority. How it was last term. When she used to blow him for Sibuna stuff. For a moment she wishes they were back there. She wishes she spent more time with him.

Now the tables had turn. Sibuna was his priority so he stood her up. He ditched her to go investigate. This was the cause behind Patricia's tossing and turning. What had she done to make him skip out on a night she tried to emphasize as important. It was important. She wanted to tell him she still liked him. She wanted to tell him she wanted to be his again.

Did she do something stupid? Was it his way of spiting her? Or maybe he simply didn't want to tell her that he loved KT now? Patricia wanted to know what she had done to make him not show up. She was stupid to think he'd still like her in the first place. KT had even said Eddie only seemed to like her as a friend. Maybe he knew she wanted to spill her feelings. Maybe he didn't return them.

Patricia was shocked her tossing and turning had yet to wake Mara. Maybe she should see if Eddie was back. Maybe if he was still awake she could talk to him. It was close to midnight. She wouldn't be able to sleep unless she just talked to him. Just to see where he had gone, and why he stood her up.

She pushed herself out of bed and tiptoed to the door. She fear waking her roommate, who was a light sleeper. Her mind continued its racing, and as she tried to figure out what to say if he was still awake. If she would be able to talk to him.

Patricia made it out of her room without waking Mara thankfully. She knew the tricky part would be getting past Victor's office. That was only if he was there however. It only took one glance to see his office was thankfully empty. Now just to head down the stairs and to Eddie's door.

She briefly thought of Fabian, and if he was trying to sleep. She'd likely wake him. That was not her focus however. Her focus was just getting the rest of the way downstairs and getting to their room. She had barely rounded the corner to finish her descent of the stairs, when she saw him. Victor.

"Back to your room Ms. Williamson," Victor's voice boomed in the dead silence of the house, as his eyes met her figure. Patricia let out a deep sigh. No use in trying to fight Victor. She wouldn't get to talk to Eddie tonight. She dragged herself back to her bed. It was going to be a long sleepless night.

Not the mother's day chapter I started.

Set during the beginning of House of Rainbows.

Anyways I was vidding and rewatching scenes from House of Rainbows like the beginning of it and yeah. This came from that.