Alone [Book 3 of the Life Hearts Trilogy, previously called Lost Hearts]

Brainstorming

"W-what?" FWhip sputtered.

Wake up, I thought furiously. Please just be a dream. Please wake up.

I did not wake up.

"Why?" I repeated.

"Why did you fly through my window and tackle me in your pajamas? It's three in the morning!"

He knew me. He knew I would slacken my grip a little, and once I did, he pushed me away, rolled to his left, and stood up.

"Why are you helping them?" I croaked.

"Helping who?" FWhip said, inching toward the door with a frightened look on his face.

I could see in his eyes that he very much knew what I was talking about.

"Quit playing dumb," I said, moving to the door before he could get there.

FWhip's shoulders slumped. He glanced up at me and said, his voice nearly a whisper, "How did you find out?"

I typed a quick message in my communicator - Gem, come to fwhips NOW.

She didn't answer. Of course she didn't answer, she was asleep.

"No, don't- don't tell Gem!" FWhip said.

"Then why did you do it?" I yelled.

Our communicators buzzed with an unexpected message from Pearl: What's going on?

Nothing, FWhip typed. Go back to sleep.

That was probably the wrong thing to say.

I'm coming over. And I'll bring gem

FWhip groaned.

That was followed by a string of messages from people who had been woken up by their communicators.

Ren Dog: WHY

Cleo Zombie: Why are people up right now?

Martyn Littlewood: hi

Ren Dog: WHYS HE HERE

Xisuma Void: everyone go to bed. And who gave martyn a communicator?

Grian Buildoff: me

Martyn Littlewood: whoops

Jimmy Solidarity: ur a sausage martyn

Jimmy Solidarity: just wanted to say that

Martyn Littlewood: how kind of you

Grian Buildoff: what's going on with fwhip?

Bluemoon Tay: he's fine for now

FWhip Tay: FOR NOW?

Bluemoon Tay: yes

Pearlescent Moon: gem and I are here

Bluemoon Tay: omw

Gemini Tay: you'd better have a good reason for waking me up

Ren Dog: IS NOBODY SURPRISED THAT MARTYNS HERE

Ren Dog: HE MURDERED ME

Bluemoon Tay: ren your caps lock is on

Ren Dog: I KNOW

Martyn Littlewood: Don't worry, Grian built a nice bedrock place for me so I can't kill you again. I dont want to anyway

Grian Buildoff: martyn, i told you not to use your communicator unless it was absolutely necessary

Martyn Littlewood: It is necessary