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Michael's POV:

I burst out laughing. That's what I did after hearing him say that and he stared at me in confusion. I couldn't even get myself to look at Brian or anyone else at the moment. He then scowled at me. "Have you gone crazy or something?"

"No you're the one who is crazy if you ever think of that. She will never love you and you were never her lover. If you were you would have never left her when she needed you the most." I sneered at him. That was too many 'never's for one sentence.

I could see the guilt on his face but he quickly composed himself and glared at me. "You don't know a thing about us. So stop saying things you wish were true!"

I chuckled darkly. "I wish were true? If that were to happen you wouldn't even be anywhere near a thousand miles beside her." My sneer just grew and I was growing in love with my evil self. "But you know what, I should thank you. If it weren't for your stupid brain that left her like that, I wouldn't have been able to get such a wonderful girl in my life. Well what do they say? Not everybody can be as lucky as me and I am sure Catherine would be feeling the same way now since she doesn't even want to see your face!"

That brought his anger to a new level and he swung his arm back as if to punch me but Brian's voice stopped him. "Enough!" His voice echoed with anger. "This is my sister you are talking about! Not a toy that you could share! Don't you feel ashamed to be quarreling over a game of 'who does she love now' when God knows what she is truly feeling right now?" His question made me feel ashamed of myself. I hadn't really thought about that while I was battling the douchebag. From the way his head was bent down, I could see that he was feeling the same too. At least he had some remorse in his body.

Brian sighed in frustration and ran a hand through his hair. "Do you seriously think that that's what she would be worrying about now when we have found her after so long?" He shook his head at James and muttered. "Unbelievable."

"Look, Michael or whoever the hell you are! I need to talk to Catherine and make her understand that I have not come to hurt her or take her away against he will. I just want her back. I miss my Cathy." His voice broke and it made me feel guilt for keeping her hidden from him. After all I was a brother too. "So can you please step aside and let me talk to my sister? I am pleading you when I could just battle you down and take her with me. But I won't because I care about my sister and how she would feel. She already has gone through a lot of trauma to last her a lifetime and I don't want her to go through it anymore. So please, can you just.." He pointed towards the room.

There was a tingling feeling in my heart when he said please. And woah! Now I knew why Sam had developed a crush on this guy. It has barely been a few minutes since I have met him, and I already feel like I would be falling for him if I ever a girl. But luckily I am neither a girl nor a gay and that would be horrible since I am with his sister now. Eww! I shook my head at the incredulous thoughts and sighed at him.

"Look Brian I understand where you are coming from but I cannot just let you in. Catherine is not in the state to see you or talk with any of you right now. She is not feeling too well."

His eyes narrowed into slits. "What is wrong with her?" His voice turned hard and he took a menacing step forward. I pushed Catherine behind and tried to block his view of her. "What the hell are you hiding? I swear to God I will kill you if something happens to her! Let me in God damn it! She already fainted when she saw us! I don't know what the hell I will do if something were to happen to her again!" He took a step forward while the two guys were trying to control him. Luckily before he could step inside, I stepped out off the doorway and shut the door behind me.

"Exactly. That's why I don't want you guys to see her now. She is not in a healthy state of mind and seeing you people now will only agitate her. Please just let her calm down a bit." That seemed to have hit him and he stood there thinking like he was contemplating my words.

James scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Brian we don't even know who the hell this guy is. He could be thief or a con man for all we know. He wasn't even here when we got here. All of a sudden he just comes out of her room and claims to be her boyfriend! How are we even supposed to believe that! For all we know he could have done something to her and be stalling us now so that he could escape from here!" I tried hard to control my laughter at his stupid theory. How could a person even think of such a thing?

Brian turned to look at James and his look was totally indecipherable. "That cannot be true." He stated making us both gape our mouth. Even I was surprised how he could have come to the conclusion since we have never met before or even been introduced to each other by Sam.

"For one," He began pointing up his index finger. "I know who he is. He is Samantha's childhood friend. I have seen him in the pictures she had showed me." I was surprised he even remembered me. Well I don't blame him. Who could forget this face?!

"Two, he seemed to have recognised me proving my previous statement. And three, Samantha had told me that he had been the one taking care of her property in her absence. So I hardly doubt he would be a thief or a con man if she trusted him so much." He seemed so confident about his answer. In fact more than I would ever feel about myself.

Did that mean that he trusted me? Maybe I still had a chance of getting my approval from my future brother-in law. I couldn't help but smirk at James making him scoff and look away. "Now that I have made myself clear, Michael can you please step aside?"

I sighed, feeling terrible already. "I am afraid I can't do that now."

"Why Can't you just look at this issue from my perspective? I just want to make sure that she is safe. I am her brother. How do you suppose I would feel to come in search for my sister in a totally strange country with a boy I have never seen before, especially after everything that happened to her? How would you feel if you were in my position? Would you trust the said stranger who claims to be her boyfriend? Tell me, Michael. Would you not want to keep your sister safe if you were in my position?"

My thoughts immediately went back to Emma and her happy face. How would she feel about this? What would I have done if she had runaway from me to be with Kevin or some other stranger? Would I be happy about it? Would I just let her go and trust the stranger to keep her safe and happy?

"No." I voiced out the answer to my thoughts and sighed. "I won't feel like it would be safe. But since I have seen things through your shoes, why don't you try mine too?"

"Oh as if that would do any good!" James scoffed with a slight chuckle.

"Oh Shut up. I wasn't talking to you." I scowled at him before turning my attention back to Brian. "It's only fair that you do it since I did it for you too."

"Fair enough." He shrugged.

"Imagine that you're in love with this girl who has gone through a lot of things in her life and has run off from this supposed brother and a douchebag-" said douchebag called James tried to take an intimidating step towards me but Brian stopped him with his arm, listening intently to what I was saying-" that didn't care about her and let her go only for them to come in search of her several months later. Would you not feel wary about it? Would you not consider the feelings of the girl you love? Especially about how scared she would be right now with all the chaos that has been happening. Would you not want to be there for her and keep her safe? Or would you just leave her at it and run off like how the f*cking douchebag already did to her?"

"What did you say you-" J-ugly-ames grew even more uglier with his red face and clenched fist.

"You heard me." I shrugged dismissively.

"I am going to-"

"James!" Brian warned, without even looking at him.

"But Brian he-"

"I don't care. can you just.." He pointed his hand towards the staircase that led downstairs.

James's face morphed into shock and disbelief. "You want me to get out. You're listening to this moron over me?"

"Douchebag." I muttered, pretending to cough but he heard me anyway, rewarding me with a glare. It did seem fun to provoke this brainless idiot. How did Cath even fall in love with him? Ugh!

Brian sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. I could see how stressful it must be for him. After all I knew how it was to worry about a sister. "James I am here to talk about my sister like a civilised human being and not to brawl like a wild animal. So please.."

James shook his head in disbelief and muttered. "I can't believe this. You're going to pay for this." He glared at me before storming off. Brian's eyes then drifted to his left where the lone figure stood quietly, texting fiercely into his mobile phone. When he felt our gaze on him, he lifted his head up and blinked. When he finally got the message from Brian's eyes, he straightened up.

"Oh well, I.." He looked around unsure what to do. His eyes widened as he realised that the douchebag had run off. "Yes, I should go. I will go now!" With that he sprinted down the stairs in a speed that could break his neck if he happened to trip a step or two. The fear and respect these guys had for Brian was unbelievable and in a way I felt envious of him.

The house was silent again as the two of us stood there staring at each other, each of us with our own thoughts. After what seemed like eternity, he sighed again. "So what do you suppose we do now then?"

"It's simple." I smiled. "We wait."

"Till what?" He groaned. "For the solution to come running to us on its own? That's ridiculous!"

I chuckled at how true his statement was but probably looked like a lunatic to him. "Yeah you're right. That would be a long while. That's why it must be driving its way towards us now!"

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Sam's POV:

"Stupid, stupid truck!" I hit the honk on this piece of crap as it finally came to a stop in front of the fields. Why he had even kept it so long with him is beyond me! Maybe his brain cells were degenerating faster than I had expected. I got out of the truck and kicked the door shut as I stared into the darkness in front of me.

This was it! I sighed in what could be deemed as anything but relief. My heart beat blocked my ears as I took each step forward into the unknown and an exhilarating feeling invaded my sense. The grass crunched under my feet and I wished there wasn't any creepy stalker following behind me now.

The tall grass told me it was a crazy idea to go out there but my heart said that I had to. After all wouldn't Daniel do the same for me if I were to run away from him? I began jogging and with each thought that brought me closer ti the idea of being next to Daniel, I jogged faster and faster until I finally began running.

The breeze hit my air making it fly in different directions, whipping my face in the process but I didn't care. Laughter erupted from my chest as I finally realised how closer I was to finding him. "I am going to find my boyfriend!" I shouted, laughing on my way.

My feet caught onto a twig and I tripped, falling down to the ground rather unceremoniously. I heard a chuckle in the far away distance making my cheeks go red. Did he actually see that?

I quickly got to my feet and dusted the dirt off my pants. I heard his muffled voice again in the distance. Without sparing another second, I sprinted towards the direction in which his voice came from. It was the same spot that we had laid down gazing at the stars. I smiled reminiscing about the moment that was special to us and nobody even knew about it. There was something about this secrecy that made it seem even more interesting and intimate like no other.

But my train of thoughts were cut short as I realised that there was not just one shadow laying down in the dark but two, cuddling and whispering sweet nothings to each other that was too muffled to be heard properly. But one thing was for sure. The other shadow was a girl. The feminine whispering voice was proof enough.

My heart clenched at the sight of it. Could it be that my dream was true? No I was not going to let that happen! No matter who the hell she was I was not going to let her take him. He was mine! Always is and always will be.

With that new found determination, I stomped forward and they still hadn't noticed me. Just as I was a step away from his body, I jumped onto him straddling his body. He let out a groan while the girl screamed and scrambled away not sure what to do. That's right! Run away bitch!

I immediately started punching his chest with all the might I could. "HOW THE HELL COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME? DO YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST GET AWAY FROM ME JUST LIKE THAT AND I WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT?! YOU'RE WRONG YOU MORON! I'LL GET YOU BACK NO MATTER WHICH TINA HAS YOUR HEART! YOU'RE MINE!" I continued to scream and punch him hard while he kept groaning in pain.

"YOU THINK YO-" My line of cohesive sentence was cut off when the girl pushed me off him. A new wave of anger surged through me and I pushed her away. She must have fallen hard since I heard her scream. But I didn't care, all I wanted to do was hurt the creature lying down beside me.

So I crawled upto him and climbed over him again, imagining his chest to be Michael and decorated it with all the beautiful punches I would love to blow up on his face. But I had to stop it when Bright lights hit my eyes and I had to block my view of it with my forehand before I could adjust my eyes to it.

The girl stood a feet away from me, shining a torchlight right on my face. "Shut it down you moron! It's hurting my eyes."

She looked at me as if I had gone crazy. Maybe in a way I was. "WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?"

"Oh yeah?" I gave her a smug smile as I gave her a once over. She was not like the Tina I had dreamt about. Thank God or else I would have killed her on the spot before I even finished him. "I think you should ask my boyfriend about that?"

"WHAT?!" Her eyes widened in horror.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! I DONT EVEN KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!" Another male voice boomed.

I rolled my eyes. "I was not talking to you moron. I was talking about my boyfriend here." I turned to look down at him only to freeze on my spot. On the place where my supposed boyfriend should have been lying was an Afro American guying and I was currently straddling him. And need I have to say that he was shirtless, probably from making out with Miss. Tina wannabe.

"Eww!!" I immediately scrambled away from him and fell down a few feet away from him. "Who are you? And where the hell is Daniel?"

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! WHO THE HELL IS HE?!" He got up on his feet and screamed as if he was the one who had to go through all that I had today.

"What were you even doing lying under me like that?! It was supposed to be Daniel and that moment was supposed to be my happily ever after until you decided to show up and ruin it!"
I pulled my hair in frustration.

"What the hell are you talking about women? You're the one who is ruining my happily ever after at the moment!"

"That's a lot of 'What the hell are talking about's you know?" I rolled my eyes when he didn't seem to be in a state of mind to answer. "So is she your Tina?"

"John, who is she? And who the hell is Tina?" The girl seemed to have been agitated a bit.

The guy's eyes widened in horror before he walked upto her. "Baby, I don't know who the hell she is! Don't listen to her. She is crazy!"

"Hey, I am Samantha! Got it?"

The girl narrowed her eyes at me. "So she is the other one is it?"

"What?!" The guy's eyes widened in horror. "What the hell are you talking about? There is no one but you!"

"They always say that!" I muttered, earning a glare from him. "Shut up!"

"I knew it!" The girl started sniffling. "It had always been her isnt it? Those late night visits and phone calls. I knew it! And who the hell is Tina? Is she your third?!"

The conversation from then on was quite boring to listen to and I was in no mood to console their whiny souls. It was irritating to say the least. "Hey just tell me where Daniel is and I will be out of your hair!"

The guy gave me a murderous glare which I doubt would turn into an actual murder if it weren't for his sniffling girlfriend. "Go, f*ck yourself!"

I glared at him before smirking. He didnt know who I was and I will show him that. "Hey girly!" She stopped whining to look at me. "In my opinion you should just dump him. I am already his fourth and I guess Leena and Maria have found out about him cheating too. It would be a wise choice to dump him now than never." I smiled. "An advice from a girl to another."

"What?!" She screamed. That was the last thing I heard before I ran off in the direction I had come from, in the same state of laughter and happiness. It was always fun ruining these funny happy moments but I hoped that they truly didn't break up because of me.

And if she did I didn't know what the guy would do to me. It was a dark field after all and I don't think anybody would be able to find my body at least for 24 hours from now and I didn't feel like dying anytime soon. So I ran as fast as I could and didn't stop till I was inside the stupid truck and never have I ever thought of being happy to be inside it. But now it felt like my saviour.

I couldn't control my laughter as I thought of what I had just done. Poor guy had to face the consequence of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. It was not my fault that he had taken up our special place. It was meant to Daniel's and mine. And he kind of deserved it for trying to take it away from us. Now I hardly doubt if the guy would ever come to this place, let alone with a girl.

And as the seconds passed by, the sound of my laughter decreased only to be replaced by the sound of my sobbing. Tears began dripping down my face and I had no way of stopping them. Even punching the steering wheel had no effect on my mood as it usually did. What was happening to me?

I hated Daniel! I hated him for doing this to me! And now that he was not here, where the hell could I go search for him? It's not like he would be anywhere else. Nobody else knew where he was nor will they tell me. And I didn't want to give up. Not just yet. It was too soon.

Could it be that he was really gone this time? Another wave of guilt washed over my body and I cried even more louder. This was not supposed to happen! This was not supposed to be my happy ending! I had to be with Daniel and he had to be beside me telling me that we were going to be alright.

But he was not there and it was scaring me. Cause the only thing to do not was to go back home, hoping that he would return back on his own. And as I stared up at the empty road, I couldn't get myself to accept the message that life was trying to tell me at this moment. The road ahead was empty and there was no other option but to move out from the fields. And this time without Daniel. All I could do now was hope that this wasn't a permanent condition and stroll forward with the hopes of finding Daniel. My Daniel.

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