"Clyde , I'm sorry but I can't be friends with a jerk like Louis"

"What do you mean? 10 years ago, we were fine. What's with the sudden change?"

"THAT WAS 10 YEARS AGO!"

"I KNOW! CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME!"

"I can't " a sudden fall voice of Carl as he looks away. He was deeply distress and clearly avoiding my question.

"What do you mean you can't?"

"You were gone for 10 years and a lot of things change…

Louis and I changed."

"But you still are my best pals, you know we can resolved everything as long as we worked together, right?"

I tried to console him but he moved away from me. "What's wrong? Is there something you haven't told me yet?"

"Even if I tell you, you won't be able to understand."

"Then let me process it till I understand."

The night was getting darker and the sky was getting cloudy. I could tell that Carl doesn't plan to tell me anything.

I could hear the cars from below honking and the light from the buildings were blinking. It is indeed a cold and windy night.

Carl stood up and could not take it anymore. He moved his lips and utters but I can't even hear it well.

After that, rain started to fall like cats and dogs, thunder and rumbling across the town. Carl ran away from me.

I was left there alone, at the roof, where no one could possibly see me. We used to play and hang out on this roof but tonight is different.

I stood there and could not move a single muscle, as if I was a statue. I asked myself , What did I do wrong to deserve this?

Then I hear a clock ringing. I opened my eyes and a bright light shine over me. As I look at my phone, I saw that it was already 9 in the morning.

My apartment is so quiet. I stood up and went for a quick rinse then I eat my breakfast. I gaze to the window and saw absolutely nothing. It was oddly quiet today.

I tried to watch some news but most of the news were about special recognition to a hero named "Ulterior" basically, a hero from a dwarf planet. He's like a some sort of superhero from a comic book which kind a cliché for me that's why I don't Idolize him that much.

A short moment, I saw my water having vibration. I gazed to the window angled down to see what was going on when I saw a figure climbing up to our building.

I didn't gave much attention to it because a hero might come and save us so I don't panic.

As I was washing the dishes, I heard a glass broken down. I hurried back to the window and saw that it was broken.

"Don't move" a husky voice said coming from my back. At this point I don't really have time to react so I just did what he asked me to. The guy floated in front of me and he was having some sort of powers.

"Aren't you afraid of me?" a dark menacing aura surrounded the atmosphere.

"Why would I?" I boldly said. He grinned and laughed in an ugly way. "I'm impressed, you haven't changed at all, have you?" he said teasingly

"Do I know you?" I asked out of curiosity. Suddenly he changed to even darker and gloomy face. He looked at me in uncomfortable way. He smiled like a psychopath and I can't look away from him.

"Do I know you? HAHAHA Is that a joke? Good one! Good one!" he said as he wiped his teary eyes. Suddenly I was floating and I can't move my arms.

I feel like I was being wrapped with something that I can't see. Then he dashed outside the window and he pulled me out.

I was so scared, I saw how high the building and how much the air passes through my hair. It was terrifying and I can't even move a single muscle.

"Scared? Don't worry, for the old time sake. I'll spare you for now." He said.

"Louis? Is that you?"

"B-I-N-G-O, BINGO!"

"Wha-what happened?"

My heart was shattered to pieces hearing and seeing his voice. Louis changed a lot. He became muscular Villain that can float.

"What happened to you? I was gone for 10 years and now, you become like this?!"

"This? No! No! No! This! Is what happened during 10 years." He said as he present himself openly.

"I tasted power, I tasted what Carl was hiding!"

"Wha-what? Do you mean? What power? What's Carl hiding?"

"OH! FOR GOODNESS SAKE! Don't play dumb with me! Clyde! You know what Carl is capable of, you know what he is. Haven't he told you last night?"

I'm having a hard time remembering what Carl told me. I keep hearing screeching sound and echoes of cars.

"Try to remember Clyde, you don't have short term memory lost." He said.

He keeps on threatening by lowering me with my head downwards. It is really frightening. I just wished that this didn't happen. I wish for this to be a dream, a nightmare. I want it to end, now!

Suddenly I saw a drop of red liquid fall from above, I don't know where that came from but I'm surely losing my consciousness. My eyes feel a little bit of droopy.

"Leave him alone!" a voice from a far was heard. I saw Louis fall to a building next to it and I felt so weightless. My body was like flying and my hair was going upward. I don't understand what was happening.

When I felt arms wrapped to me. It carried me back to my place but because of my blurry vision, I can't see clearly who it was.

"I'll be back" he said. He put me on a couch and wiped my nose. A few minutes later, I lost in touch with my surroundings.

I only hear voices from the great darkness. I can't see anything or anyone but total darkness.

"Clyde! Wait up!' a kid's voice I hear calling for me.

Who was that? "You are so slow" a kid said as he giggled.

I still don't know who or where they are. I can only hear voices. "Come on Louis! You can do it!"

"Clyde wake up!" another kid's voice

I ran and I ran , looking where that voices coming from. "Hello? Anybody? Can you hear me?"

I shout and I shout but no one responded to me. "Clyde wake up!" huh? That voice again

"Clyde wake up!" it changes!

"Clyde wake up!" there it goes again.

I slowly gaining my conscious and my body's awareness. As I open my eyes, I saw Carl holding my head on his lap.

He was wearing a formal attire as if he came from a meeting. As I was getting oriented, I saw that my surroundings changed.

I saw a broken glass window, airy feeling, my couch a bit mushy and I saw blood on the floor.

I suddenly stood up, Whose blood are those! My eyes were widen as my heart pumps fast. I'm getting worried of whose blood are those.

"Slowly, it's ok , it's ok" Carl said as he assist me sitting. My head hurt and I feel like my surroundings are spinning.

"Are you hurt? Is there pain?" I asked Carl. There were no sign of bruises on him or even his face. "I'm ok , I'm ok"

"How about Louis? How was louis?"

"worry about yourself first"

"Whose blood are those? Then" I pointed at the blood stained on the floor.

"Those are yours, don't you remember?"

"What happened?"

"Your nose was bleeding"

"Thank goodness, no one got hurt."

"What do you mean no one? You were hurt!"

"No no, nothing happened to me."

"This is why, we can't hang out like the usual. You'll get in trouble! I already warned you last night that I cannot hang out with Louis.

You should too!"

"Wha-what? Why?" I said as I was holding my head. I can't think well and I can't remember what happened last night.

"I told you, I'm…." I can't hear the words that Carl was saying. I only see his mouth moving, my head hurt like crazy and I can't think of processing what happened to my apartment.

"Are you alright?" Carl is worriedly assisting me. Checking for bruises on my head.

He dashed to my kitchen and took some ice, then he dashed back to me and compressed it.

"How did you get here? From here to there to here?" I can't say it well. He just breathed in and exhale slowly at my face then he just ignore my question.

He slowly tapping my head with ice and sharply looking for other bruises in my body. "Don't worry about me, look for Louis! He might get in trouble"

He rolled up his eyes to me and ignore me once again. "Ouch!" I said, he was being a little moody, I can tell.

~ end of chapter