Chapter 18: When Things Get Worse

"Damn!" Randy cursed as he reached his room.

"Hey, cool down." John told her as he plopped on the bed next to Randy.

"How can I cool down? We just had a fight! Stacy and I had a fight!" he exclaimed and threw the pillow on the other side of the room.

"You had a fight?" John asked curiously.

"Yeah, because of that punk bastard Andrew!" Randy said glumly as his eyes darted to John who was looking a bit better since the last time he saw him.

"What happened?" John asked hoping for an explanation.

"Well, I told her not to hang around with Andrew because I know he spells trouble but she seems to be defending him so I got angry and yelled at her. Now she thinks I'm an arrogant bastard and a jerk." Randy said with a huff and breathed deeply.

"Don't worry man, we'll figure it out soon." John said while trying hard not to smile.

"Hey, what's up with you man? You seem… happy." Randy said as he groped for words.

"Really? I seem happy?" John repeated his words as he slowly smiled at Randy.

"Mind telling me why?" Randy asked him.

"Well, I saw another angel." John simply said like it was nothing.

"Then… You fell in love with her?" Randy teased him and John glared at him.

"No! I met Ashley's sister." John answered.

"Really? And did you talk about Ashley? What did she say?" Randy asked curiously.

"Yeah, she sort of have some spunk in her dude!" John said and quickly stopped himself. He shouldn't be talking like that about an angel.

"Oh yeah?" Randy raised an eyebrow.

"Whatever. But she told me that everything will work out fine and she said we're gonna be together. Ashley and I." John said excitedly and Randy smiled.

"Good for you man." Randy answered half-heartedly.

"Don't worry man. I promised I'd help you with Stacy. I'll find out what Andrew is really up to." John said even though they know that Andrew is out to take Stacy back.

"Thanks man." Randy said and drifted off to sleep. And John floated away to the room where his mind kept thinking, room 206. John was still thinking about Crystal's word when he spotted a very familiar figure going inside Andrew's room. When she turned sideways to open the door, John gasped when he finally realized who it was.

"Trish?" he asked in disbelief.

"What is she doing here?" John asked out loud and he gasped when he saw Andrew at the door, then the next thing he saw was Trish kissing Andrew!

"What the hell!" John couldn't help but curse.

"Yeah! What is she doing here with Andrew?" a second voice asked which made John jump.

"Ashley?" he gasped in surprise. He couldn't believe it, it was really Ashley standing there beside him, sharing the same confused expression he has.

"Hey." Ashley said and gave him a small smile.

"You're here?" John asked in disbelief, as he looked her up and down.

"What's Trish doing here with Andrew?" Ashley asked instead, not answering John's question.

"Ashley?" John said softly as he placed a hand on Ashley's shoulder. "I---" he was about to say something but Ashley quickly cut him off.

"John, please, not now. We have to find out what Andrew, and now Trish, are up to." Ashley said in an expressionless voice as she took John's hand off her shoulder. John sighed silently and looked down.

"Whatever happened to everything will turn out good?" John asked himself as he remembered Crystal's word.

"Come on." Ashley waked him up from his thoughts as she pulled him by the hand and towards room 206.

The two of them went through the door and saw Trish sitting on Andrew's lap.

"What is she doing?" the two of them gasped simultaneously.

"So… How did it go?" Trish asked Andrew and Ashley and John listened sharply.

"Just like you said. She gladly accepted my friendship." Andrew said happily and wrapped his arms around Trish's slender waist. Ashley raised an eyebrow.

"How could she be such a… such a bitch?" she asked, whispering the last word to a hush tone.

"Yeah, she's with Jeff as far as I know." John said to her.

"So Stacy and I are now officially friends?" Andrew turned to her.

"Yeah, and soon official couple." Trish said in reply. Andrew was wondering why he felt something was not right when Trish said this.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Trish asked him curiously.

"N-nothing." Andrew lied and raised Trish by the hips and stood up.

"Trish… don't you think Jeff is looking for you by now?" Andrew asked her.

"Don't you want me here?" Trish pouted.

"Babe are you sure you're okay?" Andrew asked worriedly. Why was he, Andrew Martins, seemed to be so concerned about her. He mentally slapped himself why he was showing it to her and he called her 'babe'. Trish seemed to have noticed because she raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, I'm okay. Why? And did you just called me babe?" Trish asked rather bitchily.

"Huh? I--- I'm sorry. But don't you think Jeff would be looking for you?" Andrew asked suddenly which froze Trish to her seat.

"You have always been here and… My point is, you really shouldn't be here." Andrew said to her. Trish fell silent as her mind drifted to memories of Jeff.

"I… I have to go!" Trish jolted upwards and left the room. Andrew put his head in his hands and sighed.

"What's happening?" he asked in a muffled tone.

"Trish has got something to do with Andrew?" John asked Ashley.

"It appears she does." Ashley said as she looked at the door Trish had slammed close.

"I'm gonna go see where's she's going or what she's up to." Ashley said but before she could walk away, John got hold of her hand.

"I'll come with you." He offered.

"Stay here with Andrew. See what he's up to." Ashley said and pulled her hand from him and floated away and left John who could do nothing but follow her words.

Ashley saw Trish running down the halls. She was wiping the tears that were rolling down her face.

"What is wrong with you?" Ashley asked desperately. Trish finally came to a halt in front of a door. She pounded on the door and not long somebody answered it.

"Trish?" Jeff opened the door.

"Oh, Jeff!" Trish cried and threw herself to Jeff's arms.

"What's wrong with you? Are you feeling okay?" Jeff asked worriedly as he caressed the back of her head.

"Jeff, I love you so much. So, so much." Trish told him.

"I know. I know." Jeff was slightly taken aback by this that he didn't know what to say.

"Come on, take a seat. You look so tensed." Jeff said and guided her to the couch. Trish nodded.

"I'm gonna make you something to drink, okay?" Jeff told her and planted a kiss on her forehead.

She slowly took a seat and then she noticed something.

"Did somebody came while I was gone?" Trish asked.

"Yeah, Stacy." Jeff answered casually, not noticing Trish's fiery gaze.

"Stacy, always Stacy! What the hell is wrong with you people!" She thought. "I know you are stealing my boyfriend Stace!"

John was still at Andrew's room, studying Andrew when a knock came.

"Who's there?" Andrew called out.

"It's me." Said a small voice that made John grew numb.

"No." he cried silently. Andrew quickly got to his feet and ran to the door.

"Hey." Stacy said shyly as Andrew opened the door.

"Stacy? What are you doing here?" Andrew asked cautiously. Did she meet Trish along the way? And Trish seems so upset that she told Stacy about their plan?

"Nothing, I just thought that I should pay you a visit." She said and stepped inside. Andrew smiled. Stacy felt so light headed around him.

"So how are you doing?" Stacy asked him as she sat on the couch. John tried to yell at Stacy why she was there. He wanted to push her to the door and out of the room. But he couldn't do anything but watch.

"Even better now that you are here." Andrew replied turning on his charms. He sat next to her on the couch.

"Great." Stacy said.

"You seem sad." Andrew told her.

"Oh yeah? You think so?" Stacy asked in an unusually high-pitched voice.

"Stacy, I know so." Andrew said and held Stacy's chin for her to face him.

"Is it really that obvious?" Stacy asked him.

"Well, not to those who don't know you well." Andrew answered. Stacy felt like she was lost in a trance in his eyes. Andrew slowly leaned in… Stacy leaned close to him and their lips locked.

"Stacy! What are you doing!" John exclaimed but he knew it was useless, Stacy couldn't hear him.