"Nick open up the door!  I need to talk to you!" I pleaded, banging my hands against the door for the millionth time. 

"Dammit!" I shouted in frustration, kicking the door forcefully.  He obviously wasn't home.  But I knew something was wrong… I quickly shrugged off that bad feeling and turned to go back to my car. 

"Brian, if you were to kill yourself… how would you do it?"  Nick's words played over and over in my mind.  Would he go as far as to kill himself?  I didn't want to resort to using Nick's keys to get into his house… but what if he had decided to commit suicide?  I looked over to his driveway, discovering that his car was gone.  Where the hell was he?

I nodded to myself, and walked back to his front door.  After I had struggled with the lock for awhile, I was finally standing in his living room.  I was afraid… afraid of what I might find. 

Sophia's View

"Come on Colleen… pick up the phone!  Please, I need to talk to you," I pleaded into the phone, as if it were a real person.

"Hey people, you've reached Col's place.  I don't feel like talking to you right now so go away!  Nah, just kidding.  Actually, I can't get to the phone right now… so if you'd be so kind as to leave your name and number… I will try to get back to you!"

"Shit!" I shouted, throwing down the phone in anger.  I was so worried about her.  She had been extremely depressed lately, and I wasn't sure how far she would take that depression. 

"I'm sick of waiting.  I'm sick of trying."  Her words repeated over and over in my mind, until I had analyzed them enough to realize that she was in serious trouble.  I needed to get to her before she did something stupid, and she wasn't picking up the phone.  Maybe she's sleeping… she said she needed to get some sleep.  No… something was wrong… something was definitely wrong.  I grabbed my keys and Col's house keys, and quickly ran to my car. 

Please don't do anything stupid, I thought to myself, Please don't do anything stupid…

Brian's View

I sat motionless on his couch, wondering where he was… and if he was alright.  I had gone through every inch of his house looking for the slightest hint as to where he would be.  However, nothing was abnormal, nothing out of place.  In a way it was a relief to me that I hadn't found anything.  Maybe he had just gone out for a walk.  Then again, it made me worry even more.  I didn't know what else to do.  I was about to leave, when the phone rang.  I stared at it for awhile, debating whether or not to answer it.  But what if it was Nick?

"Hello?"

"Um hi, is Nick there?" a young voice responded.

"No he's not.  This is Brian… can I ask who's calling?"

"Oh hey B, it's Aaron.  Where's Nick?"

How was I supposed to answer that?  I had absolutely no idea where his big brother was.  I couldn't say what I really felt like saying, "I think your brother is gonna try to kill himself." 

"He uh - he went to the store.  There's no food in this place, so he went to go get some," I blurted out, afraid that I would say what was really on my mind if the silence went on any longer.

"Okay, well could you tell him to call me when he gets back?"

"Sure thing Aaron.  Later," I choked out, barely able to control myself.  I decided not to leave just yet.  Maybe if I stuck around here for awhile, he would come home soon.  Once again, I threw myself down on the couch and tried to think optimistically. 

Nick is a smart guy… he has so much going for him… he would never take his own life… he's a smart guy…

Sophia's View

I sat motionless on Col's front stoop, after realizing that her lock was impossible to open.  Her car was gone, and there were no lights on in any of her windows.  The darkness was slowly drifting in and I was getting more and more anxious with each passing minute.  I didn't want to do anything so drastic as to call the cops.  Besides, they wouldn't allow me to report her missing until she'd been gone for more than 24 hours.  I decided not to leave just yet.  Maybe if I stuck around here for awhile, she would come home soon. 

Colleen is a smart girl… she has so much going for her… she would never take her own life… she's a smart girl…