��What do you mean, Troy? Kenji didn��t push Aziel into the pool,�� Hernan tried to reason out. ��You must have misunderstood, bro.�� He tried to put his hand over Troy��s shoulder, but he shoved it away.
��I didn��t misunderstand him. It's you who is misunderstanding him, Hernan,�� said Troy and pointed his index finger at Kenji. ��He wants to ruin my fame. If he wants to, he is free to do so. Why is he harming Aziel? He even locked Dani in that theater room and scared her. Why is he hurting my loved ones instead of attacking me directly?��
Gabrielle and Trevor were at the entrance, watching everything.
Danica and Tatiana ran downstairs.
��I know you hate Kenji but that doesn��t mean you can blame him for all these accidents, Troy,�� Hernan spoke up, his voice getting louder.
Kenji got up and placed his hand over Hernan��s shoulder. ��Leave it, babe. I told you he hates me,�� he mumbled, smirking at Troy which fueled his anger.
��You motherfucker!�� Troy grunted and punched Kenji on his face.
��Troy,�� Danica uttered and ran to stop him.
Trevor rushed to stop him too while Gabrielle hollered, ��You stupid asshole!��
Tatiana walked towards Gabrielle, asking, ��Which one?��
She grumbled, ��Both of them.��
Hernan roughly pushed Troy away, unable to stop him. Both Trevor and Danica grabbed Troy, preventing him to fall.
��Just fucking stop, Troy. What proof do you have for blaming Kenji?�� Hernan demanded in annoyance.
Kenji wiped the blood which was over his lips, smiling. His job was done, and now Hernan was with him. He didn��t even have to say something for himself because he knew that Hernan would stand with him.
Danica left Troy��s hand and stood in the middle of Hernan and Troy. ��Okay, we can talk over it calmly. Let��s not fight.��
Seeing things would calm down if Danica continued speaking, Kenji decided to step up his game. He exclaimed in a hurtful tone, ��This is what will happen. Wow!�� He told Hernan, ��Today, I got insulted and beaten by your so-called best friend, Hernan. And you will agree to talk about this matter. Is that your love for me? I moved in here with the assurance that you would protect me, come what may, Hernan. But I was wrong, wasn��t I?�� He let out a humorless chuckle.
Hernan shook his head. ��No, no. You are right, Kenji. I cannot watch you get humiliated by anyone.�� Hernan walked towards Troy but Trevor blocked his way.
��We aren��t doing this now, Hernan,�� Trevor said calmly. ��If Troy is saying something with this much confidence, you should understand that he is not wrong. You have known him for years��
Hernan chuckled humorlessly and taunted, ��Of course, you will support Troy. What else did I expect from you, Trevor? Troy Kingston can never be wrong, even if he is accusing my boyfriend of some heinous crimes which Kenji can never commit.��
��Guys, pleas���� Danica was again interrupted by Kenji.
��This is what I get. I knew that my love could never overpower your friendship but I didn��t know my love was this much weak.��
��Leave it, Trevor,�� Troy mumbled and was about to approach Hernan but Danica stopped him, placing a hand over his chest.
She shook her head, for forbidding him from doing something he would totally regret. She didn't want their friendship to break.
Troy closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Then he said, lowering his voice, ��We will prove it to you, Hernan. Kenji is using you against us, trust me.��
Hernan rolled his eyes. ��Obviously, as if you can prove it, and I won't trust you in this case. By accusing Kenji, you have ruined our friendship today, Troy.�� The disappointment was visible in his voice. It wasn't what he expected from them. ��I thought even if anybody was against my love, you and Trevor, my best friends would support me. But I never knew my best friends were the villains of my love story,�� he expressed in sadness, a tear sliding through his eyes.
��You are misunderstanding us, Hernan,�� Troy spoke up, still trying to convince him.
��What would we gain by accusing your boyfriend for no reason?�� Trevor asked Hernan, underestimating the saying that love made people blind. ��For God��s sake, use your brain.��
��Maybe because you guys want to live in the Rose mansion all by yourselves,�� Kenji said in between.
��Why would we want that, you piece of shit?�� Gabrielle hollered this time.
Kenji turned to her and replied, ��Because you and your brother want to live in this mansion along with your respective partners only. No outsiders are allowed.��
Danica gasped. ��Stop it, Kenji. Hernan is one of us.��
��If someone is an outsider, then it is you,�� Tatiana spat out and raised an accusing eyebrow at Kenji. ��You are not even gay. Why don��t you just confess before we gather proof against you and make it public?��
Gulping, Kenji whispered to Hernan, brewing more poison into his ear, ��Did you see that? I am getting bashed just for loving you, Hernan.��
��Enough,�� Troy declared. ��Let��s just cut it short. We will prove to Hernan that Kenji is the actual criminal here. The end.��
��Of course,�� Hernan butted in. ��Feel free to find any proof against my boyfriend after we leave this house.��
��What do you mean?�� Danica asked in horror.
��I mean, I am moving out of the Rose mansion along with my boyfriend. Troy and Trevor can stay happily ever after with their girlfriends here as I don't matter anymore.��
As soon as Hernan announced that, Troy was about to speak but Trevor said to Troy, ��Leave it. He is blinded by Kenji��s fake love. Let him do whatever he wants to.��
��Fine,�� Troy mumbled. ��Hernan, if you want to, feel free to move out. We will prove you wrong and remember, the doors of the Rose mansion are always open for you. Never hesitate to return here.�� With that, Troy kept his hands inside the pocket and walked upstairs to his room.
Danica said to Hernan with tears sprinkling out of her eyes, ��Have a nice life, buddy.�� After saying that, she ran behind Troy.
Covering his smile with a frown, Kenji said to Hernan, ��Let��s go. You don��t have to pack. You can wear my clothes.��
Hernan didn��t move from his place, unable to believe what just happened. His years of friendship with Troy ended in a split second. He started remembering how Troy gave him his lunch in kindergarten when he forgot to bring his one. Hernan was remembering how Trevor and Troy explained to Hernan��s parents about him being gay and helped him come out. He remembered how his entire friends�� group supported him when his preference was exposed to the entire school. Within a moment, from five, his friends reduced to zero.
��Let��s go, Hernan,�� Kenji said and tried to pull Hernan, who was frozen at his place. ��I am going out,�� Kenji announced and was on his way out.
Trevor stood on top of the staircase of the first floor and watched one of his best friends leaving the Rose mansion.
Gabrielle, who was still standing at the entrance, noticed a few drops of tears sliding over Trevor��s cheek. Even though her heart was already breaking at their separation, seeing her loved ones cry pissed her off more than anything. She clenched her fist, controlling her own tears, and kicked Kenji��s back with her sharp heels, throwing him out of the house. It wasn't classy for her, but she did what came to her mind in that instant. ��Thanks for making my brother, my boyfriend, and my best friend cry, you asshole.�� With that, she ran to Trevor to comfort him.
Tatiana and Hernan were still in the living room. When Hernan looked at Tatiana with his wet eyes, Tatiana shook her head in disappointment and stormed off the mansion, walking past him.
With staggering steps, Hernan moved out of the Rose mansion, leaving the entire house quiet.
