Fifteen Minutes,

How come fifteen minutes feels like an hour?

Darren and I are now in a cabinet filled with nothing but our breathing and intense silence.

"Fifteen minutes of torture." He suddenly says.

What does he intend to do?

I hear the chatters of both Carson and Patricia outside but of course, all I hear is mumbles.

I feel myself burn hot at the moment, cramped up in this small space seriously gives me the chills.

"What should I do with you?" I hear Darren smirk.

"You don't intend on doing anything stupid, right?" I scowled.

"Cramped up in a space like this, next to a girl inside a dark space... for fifteen minutes. What can I possibly do?" He says frivolously.

I tried to glare at him but it was too dark.

Unfortunately, I can see the dark color of his eyes even in this darkness.

It was the eyes of a hungry wolf.

It made me scared.

I then felt something slowly creeping towards my arm.

"What was that?! A spider??" I shivered.

Darren chuckled.

That "something" slowly traced, making circles on my arms and as if like a hurricane, pulled me in towards a hard wall.

No, it isn't a wall....

It was Darren's chest.

At that moment, I felt frail, weak and unable to move,

It was like my feet were glued to the ground--

I should kick him!

I said to myself....

No, I can't possibly--

Why not?!

I can hear his heartbeats and for some reason...

It calms me down.

Suddenly, he lifts up my chin.

I shivered as his piercing black eyes, though it was dark, I can see them, look at me.

There was a quick emotion but again, I couldn't describe, as he crashed his lips on mine,

I gulped as I felt my lips moving with his as well.

No... how can I be so unfaithful...?

At the same time, why don't I dislike it? Him kissing me?

Or do I dislike it?

I'm not so sure, all I know is... his lips made way to my neck.

I gasped at his hot kisses as if making me melt.

Why??

Why can't I say something...?

Then Carson's face flashed through my head..

And in a quick snap, I found myself crying.

Hot tears started falling down my cheeks....

I'm not sure if I was crying because I feel unclean or it's because I felt like a bitch.

Darren stopped when he heard me sniffing.

"Please stop this...." I mumbled out softly.

I continued to sob until Darren let go of me.

He took something out of his pocket, I wasn't sure what it is until I felt something soft, like a cloth, wiping away my tears,

Then I came to the conclusion that it was his handkerchief.

When my tears are all dried up, he checks his watch,

His digital watch has this light mode as to see the time wether the place is dark or not.

I took a peek and there's still ten minutes left.

He then glanced back at me and I looked away.

Then I felt his big arms hug me.

I don't know why him hugging me felt so.... right.

His big body hugging my petite figure.

I couldn't even move as I listened to his heartbeats carefully,

Was it beating fast because it's hot in here?

Then I felt him relax his head on my shoulder as he pulled me in more closer.

He strokes my hair for a second there and then whispers a "Sorry".

I was stunned by his apology but remained silent.

He then lets go of me and pushes himself against the corner to distance from me.

Then it was silence who filled the cabinet.

As if we're just waiting for fifteen minutes to end.

I don't even know why my heart ached at this.

No.... it was something like someone pierced me in the chest.

As we both wait for fifteen minutes, I often steal glances from him,

As always, he becomes the Darren I couldn't read in a split second.

But why did he apologize??

Why did he hug me??

All these questions kept pondering inside my head as to why Darren sometimes act this way.

He is sometimes sweet... but sometimes cold, icy... teasing and then playful--

What is the real Darren anyways?

It feels as if he is hiding something from me...

But I don't know what.

Carson's POV

"Are fifteen minutes done yet?" I asked Patricia, once more.

"You sure are obsessed." Patricia scowls at me as she drinks another bottle of cold beer.

"Of course. She's my girlfriend!" I growled,

"And HE is supposed to be your best friend, right?" Patricia eyes on me.

"That's true, but--"

"I know." She interrupts.

Could it be?

She knows?!

No... impossible!

Only me and Darren know about THAT incident.

Only us...

"Darren... You know Alexis will fall for him. You just know it. No matter how hard you try to change the past... Alexis loves him." Patricia says, her tone threatening.

"No.... Alexis loves me!! She loves meee!!!!!! Besides, what do you know?! You're just some chic Darren picked up some place! You don't know about us!!" I said frantically.

Yes, I smashed the beer bottle on the wall ad Patricia seems taken aback.

"Don't you remember me, Carson?" Patricia says, standing up from her seat and walk towards me, putting her finger on my lip.

"What do you mean? It's a first for me to see you here." I said, also taken aback from what she's saying so suddenly.

No, she doesn't know it, Carson!

She doesn't know about me, about Darren and Alexis!

She's lying! She's probably lying!

No wait, Did Darren tell her??!!

Impossible!

Darren won't do such a thing!

He wouldn't....

"You're so twisted, Carson... To trick Alexis and to make your best friend suffer in agony." Patricia says.

What if she knows??

What if Darren did tell her?

I can't let this secret slip!

I can't let it!!!

Not her... not Alexis.. nor anyone!!

I used up all my courage to corner Patricia by attacking her arms.

I pinned her down the wall and glared at her.

"I swear to God I will kill you if you let our secret out." I whispered in her ear.

"I'm not afraid of you. But don't worry, I have no intention in telling anyone. Infact, I needed something that's why." Patricia says.

What's this?

"I want Alexis to be happy." She says.

"You know I can't do that!!! I love her!!!"

"It's that or your secret. Either way she dies." She threatens.

"What do you mean? I seriously don't get you!!" I gulped down the awful lump stuck on my throat.

"If you plan on being happy with lies then make her happy, That's all."

*BAMM!!!*

Both Patricia and I turned to the cabinet as it flung open.

Nothing happened, right?

But how come both of them seems awkward to each other?

"The fifteen minutes are up." Alexis says shyly.

Did something happen?!

I turned to look at Patricia as she raises one of her brows and smirks at me.

"I don't want to play this game anymore. I need some fresh air..." Darren says, raking his fingers through his hair,

Did something really happen?!!

Alexis's POV

It was awkward.

We just waited for the fifteen minutes to end and then he offers to open the cabinet as soon as the split second turns fifteen.

I saw Carson and Patricia, seems to have a heaty conversation

with each other.

Huh, weird.

Then Darren walks off saying he needs fresh air.

But I need more answers,

That's what I thought to myself....

How come my heart beats so fast when I'm with Darren??

It's as if... I've known him for a long time already?!

"I'm coming with you!" I shouted at him.

He turns to me, his eyes fierce and raging.

"No! You stay here."

I was taken aback and he seems to look confused again.

Then he walks away.

"Alexis...?" Carson calls out, I turn to look at him sweetingly and smiled.

"Yes?"

"Did something happen?" He asks worriedly.

I smiled and shook my head.

"Nothing happened."

I sat beside Carson as he snakes his arm around me.

Suddenly, my head ached.

"Ugh!" I groaned and winced in pain as I massaged my temples.

"What's wrong....?" I heard Carson say.

Then it was pitch black.

When I opened my eyes....

There was me, playing a... piano...?

But I wasn't alone.

I was infact, very happy.

I turned to look at my reflection in the mirror and I was radiant, blooming and happy.

My fingers started to play the keys as if the piano was my own, was my passion.

I don't even know how to play the piano to begin with..?

Then I heard footsteps.

I smiled as I heard these.

I stopped playing and turned around.

There he was.

The love of my life.

But I can't see his face.

It's a blur...

"Alexis..."

"Alexis...."

"Alexis... Do you remember me?"

What?

"How can I remember you, I can't see your face...." was my reply.

Then I saw the figure infront of me walk away slowly.

Tears were streaming down my cheeks at that time.

But why?

I'm awfully confused..?

"Alexis...."

"Alexis....."

"ALEXIS!!!!"

"Huh...? Wha??"

A dream?

"You blacked out." Carson says,

I saw him and Patricia looking after me.

"What happened?" I asked sheepishly.

"I don't know... You just suddenly blacked out after your head hurt...?"

"Oh. Is that so? I must be tired." I replied nonchalantly,

I stood up, massaged my temples as I tried to recall my dream.

It's one heck of a strange dream.

"Where are you going..?" Carson asks.

"In my room. I need to rest." I said, turning to him and smiling faintly.

He nodded his head and I took my leave.

He didn't follow me and it's a good thing because I don't feel like talking to anyone right now.

Besides... how come my heart hurts so much after I dreamt of something that strange?

It's as if I felt the pain of seeing that figure walk away from me.

I shook my head and plopped myself on the bed.

It was nothing.

It's just a crazy dream and you're just tired that's why you feel strange things.

I should call it a day.

Patricia's POV

"What's that? She went in her room?" Carson says frantically.

I groaned as I slapped his arm playfully.

"Why don't you just tell her? You're hurting both yourself and her." I sighed.

"It doesn't matter!!!! I wanted to be happy!!" He says.

"You don't know true happiness when you can't even live in truth!!"

With that, I walked out of the room.

I knew where Darren might be.

I slowly went up the sky lounge of our hotel and saw him there, just observing the night sky, the moon, the stars....

But there was something...

He was shining.

His eyes were shining.

It's as if tears were just pouring out from it.

I went towards him, hugging him from behind.

"Patricia... you know I.."

"I love you." I interrupted.

He silenced and I know he doesn't feel the same way.

But I wanted this.

I just wanted him to be mine.

He spins me around so that I can face him and he cups my face.

His warm lips presses against mine and when he lets go, he hugs me.

I comfort him as I felt his tears wetting the side of my shirt.

I know his feelings.

His kisses... his hugs...

He wants to give it but he can't.

He can't because he can't love that person.

"Don't worry... I know she loves you."

He nods his head and that was all it took for me to know how much he loves her.

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Yes; an exciting chapter!

It took me days to think of a twist for this story!!

So what's this story??? What's Darren's feelings??

And Carson's past??

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