The Secrets Hidden In The Scars

Chapter 17: His Depression Was A Sign Of Trouble

While Daniel and Terrence are going to the hospital, Raquelle and Anna are still at Natalia's home. The girls just finished watching the movie, almost forgetting that they have some problems. The friends enjoy the time they are spending with each other. Even Natalia forgets about her sadness for some time and starts smiling at times and even trying to joke. It makes Raquelle and Anna very happy. They are doing their best not to remind her of something that has to do with her problems. And they are doing this well.

"Great movie!" Raquelle says cheerfully, holding a little packet of sweet cookies and eating them at times. "That's what I'll never get sick of watching. I'm ready to watch this masterpiece for hours every single day."

"Aren't you sick of watching the same movie several times?" Anna laughs shyly, leaning back in the sofa. "I agree, the movie is wonderful, but I don't like constantly watching the same."

"She just likes watching her favorite movies or listening to music 'till she gets sick of it," Natalia replies with a quiet laugh, holding a remote control of the TV.

"What can I do?" Raquelle throws her hands up with an innocent smile. "But you can distract yourself from your problems and feel much better."

"Yeah, and then, when your friends wanna watch something, you're gonna refuse and say you're sick of it," Anna notices.

"Exactly!" Natalia exclaims. "Nobody's guilty of the fact that people haven't watched a movie for ages, but you've watched it millions of times."

"C'mon, you two..." Raquelle waves a hand with a slight smile and eats a couple of cookies from the packet she is holding. "I hear and know nothing... And yeah, I love these cookies and will take them home."

"Don't eat too much, it's high-calorie. Or you're gonna be stuck in a gymnasium for one month to get your body back before a fashion show."

"I have no problems with it. You do know I've never gained weight. Getting fat doesn't threaten me."

"Someone's lucky," Anna smiles shyly.

Raquelle and Natalia laugh shyly and slightly shake their heads. And then silence settles in the air, during which they and Anna eat something from sweet food placed in front of them on the coffee table.

"So, the movie ended..." Natalia says thoughtfully and runs her hand through her hair. "What's our next plan, girls? Your suggestions? I'm ready to listen to you and make a decision that everybody would like."

"Now I surely know I don't wanna go home," Raquelle confesses.

"Don't you wanna see Terrence?"

"No, not quite... I just have nothing to do at home. And I don't wanna go from one corner to another. And I doubt Terrence was back home, 'cause he usually comes back home in the evening if he meets Daniel."

"And Daniel won't come back early," Anna confesses thoughtfully. "That handsome guy will go home in the late evening after he talks about everything with his friends and laughs at every one of them."

"Don't forget, they're also trying to save the band and help Peter get over his depression," Natalia notices. "I doubt MacClife and Perkins have time to joke."

"You know, knowing these idiots, they may laugh at something even when everything is very bad. I don't think they're deeply obsessed with Pete's problems and think only about them."

"You know, I'm surprised by the fact that Terrence and Daniel refuse to go to Peter's home," Raquelle frowns slightly. "Yesterday, I suggested it to Terrence, but he answered kind of strangely. As if he didn't wanna do it... First, he said Rose's phone was turned off, and they couldn't call him. But then he said it'd be worthless, and they'd get nothing outta him."