Renting an apartment studio is only meant to fit on person and not two. But explaining that to Andrew is pointless. "You really can't be here."

"And you weren't supposed to get fired. Yet it proves that life just sucks." He sits on the couch and places his feet on table. 

"Mr. Elsher-"

"We're back with Elsher?"

"Andrew, you have a concert to go to remember. I know you feel guilty but it can't be helped. Plus, I'm busy trying to find my brother." I open my notepad. 

"Don't you think that if he wanted to see you, he would have found you by now?"

Its a harsh truth that I've been trying to deny but if I don't find him, I won't be able to live a normal life. "I still want to try and find him."

"Can I have some orange juice?"

"No, you have to go. You can have orange juice tomorrow."

"Promise?" I nod to which he gets up ready to leave, I follow him to the door. As he is about to leave, he turns and gives me a kiss on the check, "See you later, Becca." 

That's the first time he has ever called me by my name. I wish I could do more for him, but my hands are tied. I got fired and still haven't found my brother. Taking my seat again, the door bell rings. I open the door expecting Andrew to have come back but find someone else, "Jake?"

"Hi. So, I just wanted to drop by for a while ever since our failed date." He scratches the back of his head. 

"Date? What date? How did you get my address." I furrow my eyebrows confused to why he is even here. 

"Nora gave it to me. She was also the one who told me that you wanted to apologize."

"Apologize? For what?"

"Look, I just came here because Nora was the one that told me to meet you at the club. She said you were interested but to shy to say. And so I went with it, okay. But it seems like we are in two different pages."

"The thing is I don't know what your talking about. I never told Nora anything-" I pause and think about that. Jake was there when we were clubbing. No one knew we were going to be there. But Nora told him, I was there? Did Nora also know Andrew was in the first one? Andrew never told me how to found that club. "When did Nora tell you I was there?"

"She gave me a pamphlet and told me you would be there-." I don't wait for him to finish. Nora has been helping whoever is targeting Andrew. She was probably the one who gave Andrew the idea of going to club. And that why she knew I found him there. She was also the only one who knew what hotel we were at, because she has access to all that information. 

I get in my care on my way to Andrew's concert, if there is one thing I notices is that Andrew gets targeted more when he is around a crowd of people. 

***

Using my back stage pass that I had received the day I got the assignment, I get through the security in search of Mr. Shu to warn him about what could happen. I must save Andrew, he deserves to live life a little longer. Turning right, I bump into a familiar face that has not hair on their head. "Mr. Shu, I might now have been reliable before, but you have to listen to me. Someone is going to try and kill Andrew.'

 He glances sides way before he signals me to enter an empty room,"He does not concern you anymore."

"Sir, please listen. Nora was the one who gave Mr. Elsher a list of clubs, she intended to get him killed that day. If I wasn't there he would have died that day."

"Yes, he would have. Its a shame he didn't."

What? "Mr. Shu, Andrew might die tonight if we don't do something about!"

"I told you to mind you business," He pulls out a gun pointing it right at me. "All you were supposed to do was make sure Elsher followed the agenda. But you had go out of your way to protect him."

"You hired me to do that! What else was I supposed to do? Why did he have to follow it," I glare at him without fear.

"I hired you because you were a woman desperate for a job. That agenda was to make sure Andrew died and blame you for it. It was supposed to be a clean scene, but you just had to befriend." He pulls the trigger twice. 

 I force my body to take the impact of the bullets and don't get up. I close my eyes and wait for a sound. Mr. Shu, gets closer to my face to check if I'm alive. With my knife at hand, I swing the knife toward his face. Pushing him away from me, I get up and rush to Andrew. I pass the broadcasting room and see that he has already gone live. Without a moment to waste, I make my way to the stage at full speed. I don't care if everyone finds out my secret, I will get between him and that bullet if I have to. 

At the side of the stage, Andrew is about to head backstage but doesn't make it. His body falls as two bullets pierce his body. I rush towards him to drag his body away from the audience. 

"Andrew, you're okay. I got you. I'll get you to a hospital just hand in there, " about to lift him up when he stops me. 

"I'm fine, old lady. I promise I am okay." He gives me that same playful smirk he gave me when we first met. Those blue eyes I never cherished. 

"You knew?"

"Yeah, I knew."  He paces his breath, "I knew since the first day someone put poison on my food."

"Why didn't you tell me?" a tear falls on his face. 

"Because I didn't want to see you sad," He lifts his hand up to wipe the tear away. "Don't cry. Remember I told you I am not scared of dying. I'm scare of living without my mom by my side. Also did you know I am actually British?"

"This is not the time for jokes. Come on. You wanted to be a doctor! You were going to help people."

"Are you American?"

"No, I am Italian."

"Aww, that's why you're so pretty. Just like that day I saw you at the club, I thought I had see the most beautiful girl I knew. Your dark skin and like eyes, I thought you were way out of my league."

"Andrew, it is not the time to talk about this."

"I promise, I'm fine. I finally made a friend who cared enough to find me, to look for me, cared when I went missing. I never had friends before, you know. But now I do. Becca, you are  the older sister who I gave a hard time to." He lowers his eyes as his speech starts to slow down. Its been 2,000 years and every single day I hate my life. Everyone I care for I can't protect. Everyone I loved leaves me behind. I wish I could join them soon.  

"Andrew! Please! I can't have anyone else leave me." I am sobbing none stop. "Please. Don't leave alone. Take me with you."

Word Count: 1250

Total words: 20, 059