Chapter 3

(Echo Ridge)

Pat's P.O.V

I had just got home from school and I felt miserable so I thought some TV would help. When I turned it on it was the news.

"The search is still on for ten year old Geo Stelar who went missing yesterday." The news anchorman said

"Damn morons." I said "He's already dead."

I felt myself starting to tear up so I turned the TV off and left the house.

"Maybe I'll see how Eddie's holding up."

EM wave change!!

Pat!

On air!!

I traveled the wave roads to Eddie's house. I pulsed out to find myself outside Geo's house, I looked in the window to see Geo's mom sobbing with her face buried in her hands. I felt myself beginning to cry so I quickly looked away and ran to Eddie's door and knocked. Eddie's brother Collin shortly opened the door.

"Hi Collin is Eddie home?" I asked

"Yeah but he's really depressed, all he does is sit in front of the TV and cry." He said

"Please come in."

I walked in and smelled a foul stench in the air.

"Ugh what's that smell?"

"That's Eddie, he also stopped bathing."

"Wow, he's really taking this hard."

I walked into the living room to find Eddie slumping in a chair in front of the TV.

"Hey Eddie how's it going."

He looked at me with a blank emotionless look and said "I want to be alone."

"C'mon man, let's go do something."

"Unless it's a séance to bring Geo back from the dead I'm not interested."

"Well we can't do that so what's your second choice" I said using a fake cheerful tone

"Kicking you out of my house."

"Come on Eddie, do you really think Geo would want to sit here moping."

He got up from the chair with a furious look and yelled "GEO WANTS TO BE ALIVE!!!"

"I know that but Geo also wants his friends to be happy."

Tears started to pour from his eyes as he said "How can I be happy when my best friend is dead."

He hugged me as he still cried.

"It should have been me!" Eddie yelled

I couldn't hold back my tears so I started to cry as I returned the hug. Collin walked into the room and saw us.

"Aw man. This is one of those gay friendship moments isn't it?"

We immediately stopped and Eddie said "You'd feel the same if one of your friends died."

"We never speak of this again." I said feeling really embarrassed

"Agreed" Everyone said

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