The next day, John wasn't able to go to school. He had his foot checked by the doctor and had it bandaged. Now, he was sitting all alone in the backyard with the small pool just in front of him. He was staring at it for minutes now and that had wondered brother Steve.

'Did he lose his brains when he fell down?' Steve thought.

Steve was on the kitchen cooking for their breakfast. Since the kitchen has a window to the backyard, he could see his brother staring into nothingness as he sat down on his blue folded chair.

He wiped his hands on a clean towel and grabbed his phone from the table and dialed Andrei's number but no one answered, he must still be in class. Steve sent a messaged to Andrei inviting him to come over whenever he's free today. After that, Steve went back to his cooking and looked at his brother who was now staring at his own lap.

John was restless. He can't believe a guy kissed him! It was a first! And not to mention, the guy who he hated and the guy who was the caused of all this situation he's in.

If Terrence would have chosen to fuck some bimbo on a hotel, the rumors about a ghost shouldn't have been existed from the first place. Bien wouldn't be so excited to uncover the mystery and he wouldn't have to sprain his foot and the most is that, he shouldn't have been kissed by that demon jerk Terrence Yong!

The screams the witnesses had explained were screams of pleasure and caused of sex. Not some ghost who was haunting the building. And the loud crashed would be the way how Terrence treats his partner roughly while having an intercourse.

'If I were the ghost of that building, I would have gone to heaven than witnessing that gruesome scene.' John thought as he sipped his lemon juice.

"Is everything okay? Or maybe we should go back to doctor to have you check again?"

Steve hollored like there's no tomorrow. John looked at him with raised eyebrows while sipping on his juice. Steve looked at John waiting for a response, but sensing he that he wouldn't be given one, he sigh and sat down on his own folded chair.

"John, is there anything that hurts besides your foot? Tell me."

"Theres none."

"Then why do you look troubled? Did something happen between you and Andrei's cousin? Did you have a fight with him?"

'Yes! And he shouldn't be mentioned! He's a spawn of the devil. Or he is the devil himself!'

"No. Theres nothing like that." Nothing my ass! He harassed me! "I was even greatful that he helped me." I should have risen my middle finger just for him!

Johns words that came out from his mouth were the complete opposite from what was inside his head. He couldn't control the rage inside him but he just don't know how to expressed it. He was confused!

"If none, why are you sulking?"

"I am sulking because my two friends ditched me last night. Some friends I can call!" John angrily spat.

Steve lookedat him like he just grown another head. "Brother, I think you need to see a doctor for brains."

"Fuck you!"

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Andrei thought for half a day why he haven't seen John at all. But when he read brother Steve's message, he immediately skipped his afternoon classes and just handed to his classmate his project for it to be passed.

Andrei quickly pulled his red truck out of the university and drove to the McSullen's residence. When he arrived there, the place was quiet. He knock on the door for two times but it seems like no one answered. He twisted the door knob and found it to be open and he went inside and locked it.

"Hello? Steve?" Andrei called out and he heard voices in the backyard.

He brought his foot to the backyard and saw the two brothers sitting on some folded chairs and was just chilling under the huge umbrella in front of the pool. John was sipping on his drink, his bandaged foot placed on another chair. Steve was just scrolling through his phone while sipping in his drink too.

Andrei walked out of the house into the backyard and slowly crept behind the two.

"I'm hungry."

Steve shoot up from his chair and looked above him, John's head also snapped up to look at Andrei who was standing behind them.

"You scared the shit out of me." Steve said exasperated. John just snorted and ignored Andrei.

"Good thing you came early, I have prepared food for lunch. I'll go and prepare it for us."

Brother Steve walk back inside the house, leaving Andrei and John. Andrei took Steves chair and sat down. The two were silent before Andrei spoke.

"I was worried when I didn't see you this morning. But here I found out that you hurt your foot from last night. Your an idiot. That's why I told you, you don't have to go. Now look at what happen, you got an injured foot!"

"Sorry mom! It wasn't my fault. It was Harold. He just pulled me out of nowhere and jump out of the window without me knowing."

"Hmm, I'll talk to him tonight."

"You should be! The two even left me on the ground. They didn't even bother to help me!"

"Haha how pity can you be?"

"Your not helping Andrei."

"Okay, I'm sorry."

After that conversation, the two went silent again as they stared infront of them.

"Why is your cousin living separately from your home?" John asked. That question made Andrei stiff.

'How the hell did he know that?' Andrei thought as he looked at John.

"How did you know he lives separately from us?"

"Uhh... nevermind. Just think that I didn't asked that question."

"John. How-" Andrei stopped when he heard Steve call out from him from the door.

"Andrei? Can you help me bring out the food?"

Andrei gave John a look before standing up and helping brother Steve to get the food out. John was able to breath in relief and thank his mad brother in his head for disrupting Andrei from the question. But he too knows well that Andrei would ask the question later when he gets the chance.