THE TRUTH IS OUT

"Mr. Jake Lanterns, why did you donate blood for me?" Charlie asked.

"What! It's Jake?" Sea asked, looking shocked alongside Micheal, who looked even more shocked.

"Plot twist," Micheal said.

"I was expecting this already, but I needed proof," Charlie said.

"I was just passing by when I heard you needed an urgent blood transfusion, and coincidentally, I had the same blood type, so I donated because I felt doing charity would give me good karma," Jake said.

"So you coincidentally took a leave with your friends from school that same day?" Charlie asked.

"Yes," Jake replied.

"So you also coincidentally came to donate blood for me with confidence that we are the same blood group?"

"I told you I was passing by," Jake said.

"Jake, coincidentally, the five Mandalas Flower Gang members were also present there," Charlie said.

"Yes, we came together," Jake replied.

"To cover up and clear your name as a suspect, right?" Charlie asked.

"No, we went to visit Charles' uncle at the hospital," Jake said.

"Mother's or father's brother?" Charlie asked, turning to Charles and looking him clearly in the eyes.

"Mother," Charles replied, looking unsure but trying to cover it up.

"Wrong," Charlie said.

"Why did you say so?" Charles asked.

"I said wrong because the most interesting part of the whole story is that if you were to say Favor, Mark, Sunny, or even your uncle was sick, I could have believed, but you chose to lie with Charles' uncle," Charlie said.

"Charlie, whether you like it or not, it's my uncle we went to visit," Jake said.

"Charles, you are so foolish because your father's siblings relocated to America and only visit once every year, and your mom is an orphan, so which uncle?" Charlie asked.

"Charlie, shut your mouth, do you want everyone to know that Micheal made Charles fall in love with him so that we could enter the gang?" Sea interrupted.

"Am I wrong?" Charlie asked, looking at Sea.

"So what?" Sea asked.

"Oh, shut up, Mother Mary, you are the worst," Charlie said.

"Charlie, what do you mean?" Sea questioned.

"You joined the Mysterious Three Gangs saying that your brother was killed by the Five Mandalas Flower Gang, so you wanted revenge, but you are an only child in your family, so where did the dead brother come from?" Charlie asked.

"How did you know?" Sea asked, looking pale.

"Do you think we will allow any random person to work beside us without investigating them?" Charlie asked.

"So you pretended not to know," Micheal said.

"Yeah, so..." Charlie said.

"Guys, it's enough with the exchanging of words," Micheal said.

"My dear favorite best friend Micheal, you were given a single task, but you went and fell in love," Charlie said mockingly.

"My dear favorite best friend Charlie was busy fucking Jake, not once or twice, was it part of the plan?" Micheal asked with the same mocking tone.

"How did you know?" Charlie asked, not surprised.

"The same way you know me when I am hiding something and how to find out," Micheal said.

"So Micheal, you were deceiving me?" Charles asked.

"Like you don't know our identity from the beginning," Micheal retorted.

"You chose to..." Charles said.

"Charles, you knew from the beginning that our motives were not pure, but you chose to play dumb alongside your remaining gang members without expecting to fall in love with Micheal, right?" Charlie interrupted and questioned Charles.

"Why didn't you tell us about your numerous fucks with Jake?" Sea asked.

"No comment," Charlie said.

"Why did you lie about your imaginary brother's death?" Charlie asked.

"No comment," Sea said.

"Me and Charlie know that you did it to be with Favor, I cannot imagine that you will stoop so low to lie because of a crush on someone, Sea, you disappointed me, you are shocked we know, right?" Micheal asked.

"How did you guys know?" Sea asked.

"We both saw you guys on a date, from far, your eyes were filled with sparkles like he was the best thing in the world, even though you tried to hide it, and also, darling, you just confirmed it, thank you," Micheal said, smirking.

"Are you guys done?" Charlie asked.

"Why do you say so?" Sea questioned back.

"I want you all to leave my house this instance," Charlie said screaming.

"What?" Favor asked, shocked.

"I said, all of you should get out now," Charlie said.

"Calm down, Charlie," Micheal said, trying to cool Charlie down.

"Including you, Micheal, and I mean it," Charlie said.

"Are you serious right now?" Micheal asked, looking shocked.

"Yes, and also, Jake,"

"You called?" Jake stopped and said.

"The fuck was best while it lasted," Jake said.

"So it was only a fuck to you?" Charlie asked.

"Your heart didn't beat like mine?" Charlie asked.

"Nope," Jake replied.

"Your...," Charlie started.

"No! No! No! Everything was just sex to me, and all of you, for the last time, get out! I don't want to ever see you again. Manny and Matt, please see them out, thank you," Charlie said.

When everyone left, Charlie stood in front of his birthday cake with wine in his hand.

"At least I know who my donor is, even though it didn't end well, and I had a fallout with everyone," Charlie said.

"Happy birthday to me," he sang out as he cut the cake, then he ate it and drank the wine, crying still singing the birthday song.

"What a birthday," he said, continuing to sing the birthday song.

What do you think will happen next?

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