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"How are you guys holding up there?" Cath asked to his Sister, who is bothered and scared by the current events.

"We're fine but dad hasn't slept that much, he's always on watch every night" Evelyn replied.

"Did you guys tried getting him to sleep?"

"We tried to but it's a lost cause. I'm worried you know? I'm afraid that what he's guarding us for...might Happen"

"Hey, it's not okay? Before you know it, this will all be just a Dream" Catherine assured Evelyn

"A nightmare you mean*Chuckles*. What have you been doing lately to the pass time?" Evelyn asked.

"I've been painting, how about you?" Cath asked

"Playing Video games and Drawing" Evelyn responded

Catherine woke up early to her phone ringing. Her sister called, wanting to talk and spend a little time with his older sister. They talked with each other early in the Morning, Evelyn might not say it to her but Catherine knows she's scared. She can hear her voice tremble at times, but she doesn't like to bring it up thinking that its better to keep her sister's mind off it instead.

They talked about different things, one of which is Joseph. Evelyn is happy to know that he's okay since she was really excited about the wedding. After a while they talked about Joseph and their Father. As stereotypical it is to hear, they don't really see eye to eye. Their father thinks that Joseph is an Elitist, pretending not to be. That although they are Rich as well, he knows that they are still living two different worlds. Catherine tried to talk to his Father about giving Joseph a Chance, although he got Persuaded from time to time, there is still tension between the two of them.

As Catherine and Evelyn were talking, Evelyn asked her if she can keep a secret. She said sure, but braced herself on what she would hear. With a Big sigh Evelyn told her that she has been seeing someone in the Past few days, but she hasn't told anyone yet and she wanted it to be a surprise. Evelyn is not really worried that her Parents might not react well to the News, but she just wanted to Surprise them. Catherine asked why and Evelyn admitted that she feels left out, everyone around her, including her own sister seems to have someone special. Catherine upon hearing it felt relieved. She thought that her sister was hiding something else, thankfully it isn't what she thought it would be. Catherine assured her that she isn't being left out and that she is still young so she shouldn't take things too fast, but now that she is in a Relationship she must makes sure that she Manages it well for the both of them. Evelyn said her thanks and she hoped that everything will truly be just a dream. Catherine told her that it will be and that it's best to just calm down to have a clear mind all the time. Catherine said her Goodbyes and they both put down the phone.

Catherine went downstairs, to see what is going on Outside. She took a Peak outside her window but the outside is still the same. She decided if she wanted to paint but she wasn't just in the mood to do it. She sat down in her living room sofa checking her phone and seeing if there's any New information about the creatures. She didn't find much, but she stumbled upon an Announcement Posted on her feed about an Upcoming PSA explaining the Gathered information about the Creatures. Besides that there wasn't really anything even in the News its mostly Speculation about the Creatures Nature. Although there are talks about Safety and the Impact of the Current Situation in the Economy, she choses to Ignore it not wanting to be fed too much Negative News.

As she scrolls down through her feed she did Manage to find things that got her attention. She did find out that this isn't actually Happening around the entire world. Only a few countries are actually experiencing the Phenomenon. Countries like the USA, Mexico, Canada, Russia, India, The Philippines and other 5 countries are the only ones experiencing it. No one really knows why that is, but every country now is Preparing and Stockpiling Weapons incase the UFBO'S reach their soil. Even though not every Country is affected the whole world is in Panic, some even calling it the "End of times" or "Judgement day". Catherine put down her Phone telling herself that she heard enough. She felt hungry and went to her Kitchen grabbing one of the beans in her top closet. As she was eating the same feeling she felt before came back. The feeling of adrenaline fueled fear running through her body. Begging her to get away. She ignored it once again thinking that she is just nervous and it will go away eventually.

She stopped eating and held her Phone, thinking about calling Joseph, but she didn't since she doesn't know if it's safe to call him. She instead decided to just leave him a Message asking how he is. Since she couldn't find anything to do, she decided to scroll down in her Social Media. Most of it is the same, people making memes about the current situation, speculations, a few uninteresting and unrelated topics. She did find something interesting, a few people were actually getting Suspicious that only a few countries are experiencing it. They find it odd that most of the affected countries are US allies. They argue that it's probably a Massive experiment being conducted by the US government and at the end everyone will be shocked to know and hear the "Truth". At this point Catherine stopped watching thinking that it's just nonsense created by people with nothing better to do.

Hours passed and there is nothing else to do she was just at the Sofa with her mind miles away going different places. The boredom is becoming unbearable. Although she wanted to Paint she just couldn't bring herself to do it. An idea popped in her Head, an unusual idea but she thought that it would make her safe. She got up from the sofa and went to her Bathroom. She smiled upon seeing it, no windows and isolated, a perfect place to hide when they came back. She saw the bathroom and knew that it's the perfect place to feel a relative safety. She knew that despite of what she does inside she's not going to be seen. The safety and privacy within it is what made her smile and happy. She now reminds herself to keep the bathroom Open at all times so when the time comes she can just hop in and be relaxed.

Night came and it was time to sleep, before she could, she received a reply from Joseph asking how is she. Catherine assured him that she is doing fine and asked if it's okay to call him. Joseph declined because the people he is with are sleeping, he asked if the UFBO's came by there since they were notified at least 2 times today that they came. Catherine said no and that it was actually quiet, tame and boring today. Joseph teased her being lucky and he hoped that they meet soon enough. They will be Catherine replied, she's Optimistic that despite the current events, it will pass and they will see each other again. Joseph said his Goodbye since his Phone's battery is wearing thin he told her that he needs to charge his phone and that they'll talk sometime again. She said goodnight and he did so as well, the message reflected in her eyes, being the last Image she saw before closing and resting her eyes.