Sam's POV

He doesn't believe me when I say that Melanie exists. Argh... And to think he said that he trusted me with all his heart! Boys, they are just pinatas that don't even contain any candy; just empty shells full of empty promises!

"I have to go now," Freddie broke the silence. "My father may be worried about me if I return late."

"See you, Freddie!" Carly bade goodbye enthusiastically.

"Bye..." I said, feeling empty and broken. When I was sure that he was gone, I leaned towards my side and landed on Carly's legs. I broke down again.

Hearing my sobs, Carly became concerned. "What's the matter, Sam? Are you okay?"

I remember the last time I cried. It was when I worked at a restaurant when my family almost became broke. My mother forced me to work there when she thought I contributed nothing to the family at all. Luckily, I was not the only one. Carly was sent there too and we did similar jobs. But Melanie was exempted from this as mom thought that she would be more useful in school. Ugh, Melanie...

"Freddie doesn't believe me," I stated. "But he said that he trusted me with all his heart! You saw him when he refused to believe us about the existence of Melanie!"

She giggled. "Yes, but he has his reasons too. Recently, we've been pranking him alot."

I nodded. We did prank him alot. Just two days after we were officially together, I made Carly prank him that I was kidnapped by Pete and locked in a tower. He actually believed us and went to find me. When I heard that he was so gullible, I went on a hunt for him as well. The next morning, we found him in the forest, desperately trying to climb up a tall tower. He thought I was up there and refused to give up climbing until I shouted out for him. Haha... That was a classic...

Then, the day after, I pranked him and told him that Carly fell into the river while she was washing the clothes. He actually believed me and dived into the river to attempt to rescue her, until Carly appeared in front of us. Although he almost drowned, I still find it pretty funny when he realized that Carly was not in the river at all. You should have seen his face!

"True," I replied. "But he should trust me!"

She thought for a while before replying. "Why not we arrange for a meeting among the four of us?"

"The four of us?" I was getting curious.

"Yeah," she replied. "You, Freddie, Melanie and me. Then, he'll realize that he was the one at fault and he'll apologize."

I thought about the idea. "Hmm... Momma likey..."

So, the week after, we decided to let the prince meet his girlfriend's sister. We agreed to meet up at the Groovy Smoothie's at 3 o' clock. Melanie, Carly and I were all ready to go when Melanie forgot something and decided to join us at a later time.

When we arrived at the place, Freddie was already there. Like always, he was trying to dress more normally, avoiding all the attention that one can get by being the next heir to the throne, after Gibby, of course.

"Where's 'Mythical Melanie'?" he still insists that Melanie doesn't exist.

I rolled my eyes as he placed air quotes around the words 'Mythical' and 'Melanie'. "She's coming, she just forgot something and asked us to come here first."

Since there wasn't a table for four, we settled with a table for five instead.

"What's taking Melanie so long?" I asked, getting bored already. Then, I felt a little urgent. "Momma needs to take a wazz... B-R-B..." I said as I ran towards the washrooms with as little movement between my legs as possible. You wouldn't want to walk normally when you're in a condition like mine.

Freddie's POV

As soon as Sam was gone, I started to talk to Carly, hoping that I did not hurt Sam in any way. "Melanie is not real, right?"

"She is real. I live in their house and I can tell you that Melanie exists!" Carly insisted. "Why can't you just believe Sam? Do you know what she told me last week after you left?"

"No," I simply stated.

She shook her head and became calm. "She told me that you did not believe her. And she felt hurt about it. She was basically crying on my legs, lying there like she was a broken piece of glass. She even called you a pinata!"

"A pinata?" I was confused. "Why a pinata?"

"To be precise," she continued. "She called you an empty pinata – 'Just a colourful shell filled with empty promises,' she said. She was broken, Freddie."

I was shocked at the statement. Sam was not pranking me again? Did I actually hurt her by telling her that I didn't believe her? What kind of man am I? I swore that I would never let any man hurt her again, but now, I am the one who hurt her. Why is this world so complicated?

"Hey Carly, hey Frederick!" I heard a voice from behind me. "I'm sorry I'm late." She sounded like Sam, but her tone was so... Wait, Frederick?

I turned around to find that I was face-to-face with a girl that looked exactly like Sam, but she wore different clothes and wore her hair differently. Instead of the casual clothes that Sam wore, she wore a dress and a necklace of a heart-shape. Her hair was tied up in a ponytail and she was polite.

"Hey Melanie," Carly said. "Take a seat." She gestured to the seat beside her, which was one seat away from mine, but she decided to take the seat directly beside mine as she stared at me flirtatiously. That is definitely not Sam.

"You didn't tell her?" I asked Carly. She gave me a confused expression. "Frederick...?"

Carly remembered. "Oh, I forgot. Melanie, this is Fred..."

She was interrupted by the boy behind. "Hey!" It was Pete... "Carly, Freddie, Sam!" Apparently, I'm not the only one who was mixed up with this Melanie thing.

As he placed his arm around the assumed-to-be Sam, both Carly and I started to giggle. Poor dude, he didn't even know what we were laughing at. When we thought that Melanie would stand up and tell him in his face that he's got the wrong girl, we were terribly wrong.

"Hey Pete!" Melanie 'hey-ed' back. Wow, she's really desperate for guys. "I didn't know you'd be here."

Both Carly and I were caught dumbfounded when Melanie hugged Pete in front of us. As soon as they shared a deep embrace, Sam returned from her toilet break.

"Pete?" Sam looked shocked. "Melanie?"

"Sam?" Pete seemed confused. "There are two of you?"

A guilty look was seen on Melanie's face. She immediately let go of Pete and let Sam inch closer towards her. "I can explain..." she said as Sam glared at her.

The atmosphere tensed as the entire smoothie palace turned somewhat into a dramatic movie set. Everyone had their eyes on the trio as not a word escaped from their petrified lips. A storm was approaching...

A/N: Once, again, I'll have to leave this as a cliffhanger. I would like to know if you guys would prefer this Fanfic to have more chapters or less? As usual, I'll be having my examinations soon. The first day will be this Thursday. I wouldn't be able to write more chapters till about two weeks later. Sorry!