There's Double

Chapter 9

Stella sat on the couch typing away at her laptop. Thomas sat in the chair watching an episode of Bizardvark. Stella felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned to see Patton standing there with a worried face.
"Patton wha-" she started to say before being cut off by Patton.
"Shhhh."
"Patton are you okay" she whispered.
"Uh can we talk out in the hall?"
"Sure" she hesitated. She set her laptop aside and slowly got up, following him to the hall. She reached Patton to see him pacing back and forth. "Patton are you okay?"
"Ummm" he whispered. He slowly looked down shaking his head. Tears were falling down his face when he looked back up.
"Oh Patton" she sighed. She never seen Patton like this. He's always happy or seems happy. She embraced Patton, bringing his head closer to her chest. His breathing was getting shorter and more needy as the crying increased. There was a groan coming from her left. She looked over to see Virgil standing at the door. She smiled a good morning even if it was a couple hours away from dinner time. He gave a smile back to her then a confused look at Patton in her shoulders. She just smiled and shook her head. Virgil made his way into the living room.
"Uh Stella" Virgil shouted from the other room. She turned to see the sides around Thomas who just happened to be crying.
"Thomas?"
"I'm sorry."
"Thomas come here" Stella reached out to Thomas who slowly got up and followed her to her room. Patton was already in there. Thomas face planted on to the mattress while Patton sat cuddled with a pillow. She climbed on the bed and looked at the two emotional person and persona who sat crying on her bed. "Alright you two.Spill."
"Ugggggh" was Thomas's response as he sat up and moved to the other side of Stella. "I don't know I just feel sad. Like I couldn't take happiness anymore."
"Patton what's going on with you" she questioned as Patton now laid on her shoulder.
"I feel alone" he whispered. "I feel useless and that my only job is to make Thomas happy. It's just sometimes I can't handle it" he said in between sobs, burrowing his face in her her chest as Thomas cried on her lap. Stella sat there and comforted them and stayed there as they fell asleep. She soon joined them.

Stella awoke to the smell of food drifting through the door. She looked to see Patton and Thomas still sleeping. She smiled at the two. They looked at peace in their sleep. The only trace of what happened earlier was in memory. She got an alert on her phone. As she looked at it she smiled seeing that it was from Virgil. When she opened she saw a picture with the caption "You're good with emotions". She smiled at the picture. Virgil somehow snuck in the room when she was comforting them and snapped a picture. She smiled as another picture popped up. This one was of them sleeping. A text soon followed. "You're also cute when you're sleeping. She put down her phone when she realized that it was an hour past the normal dinner time. She sighed as she reached to wake Patton. He slowly woke up and smiled at Stella. Stella smirked at the persona. His hair was sticking up everywhere. She grabbed her phone and took a picture of him. She sent it to Patton as he started laughing at his own appearance. He got up and moved out to the other side of the room. He made his way out the door and to the kitchen. She tapped Thomas's shoulder as she attempted to start waking up her older brother. He was easy to wake up this time. He slowly sat up and smiled at her. She took a picture of him with his hair even more messed up than Patton's. She sent it to Thomas and the others. She got replies from the others.
Roman: GREAT GOOGLY!!!! WHAT IS THOMAS'S HAIR?!?!?!
Virgil: I like the new look.
Logan: Remind him of proper hygiene.
Patton: Good Morning Buddy!
Stella smiled at each text.
"Thomas let's go eat" Stella sighed as she moved to the kitchen. Thomas jumped up and sprinted out the door. Well we all know Thomas is hungry. Stella however was not in the mood to eat. When she walked into the kitchen her phone rang. She looked at it and smiled. "Hey Pat don't make my plate. I have to take this" she said as she answered it and walked away.
Stella's POV.
"Hey what's up?"
"Hey tiny dancer need a favor."
"One I'm not that small and two shoot."
"Alright I was wondering if you would be willing to think of some choreography for some musicals? Well I guess I have another. We are coming down to Florida and we're wondering if you want to come sing with us?"
"Um of course. Just send me the music and give me a date."
"Alright thanks the music is being sent right now and the date has been texted to you."
"Hey no problem I'm willing to help."
"Alright bye Stella."
"Bye now Steve."
Patton's POV
I smiled as Thomas came running to the kitchen and sat down at the table. Stella soon followed. Everyone was at their seats awaiting for food. I just finished making Thomas's food and was just about to start Stella's.
"Hey Pat don't make my plate yet."
"Um okay" I looked at her confused.
"I have to take this" she said as she walked away the phone already at her ear. I made my plate and sat down with the others. They were all talking about some weird thing as I sat there picking at my food.
"Patton are you okay?"
I looked up to see Thomas looking at me and so were the others. "Yeah I'm fine. It's just it's like Stella doesn't seem to be eating much."
"Oh Patton don't worry sometimes people aren't that hungry" Logan stated.
"No Patton's right. Stella hasn't been eating right. I mean I could tell that Stella was hungry when Joan came over and made dinner at like one in the morning. She just didn't eat. She said she was fine but it's like she's not" Thomas sighed and looked around nervously. He pushed his plate away only to be startled by his sister's voice.
"Thomas stop pushing your plate away and eat."
"Roman stop screaming like a damsel in distress" Virgil laughed.
"Sorry guys but she just sorta appeared."
"Well are you gonna eat Stella."
"Um I'm not that hungry so I'm gonna go start on some work."
Third Person POV
They sat there watching Stella walk away. Maybe Thomas and Patton are right. Maybe Stella's not fine.....