"I do love knitting patterns."

I woke up to feeling something cold pressed up against my head. I blinked a few times then I heard a voice that said "What did I tell you about staying in the house?" and I instantly recognized it as Gordon's voice. Patrick was still sleeping. He then pressed the gun closer to my head. I started screamed as my life flashed before my eyes.. Patrick woke up and started beating up Gordon. Patrick threw Gordon against the wall. Then Gordon screamed "MERCY!" and then Patrick quit beating up Gordon. Gordon got up off the ground and said "I will get you Isabella Stevens. I will get you." and then Patrick kicked him and said "You get her and you'll never see the light of day again." Then Gordon left.

"Patrick are you okay? Your arm is badly bruised and you're nose is bleeding. You plug you're nose and I'll go get you an ice pack." I went to the kitchen and got him an ice pack. I know a lot about first aid, considering that I had to take a whole bunch of training on it during middle and high school. I put the ice pack on his bruise.

Andy's POV

Pretty soon, Zoey will be too busy with school to be worried about me. How was I going to make sure that we will always to be together no matter what? Hm...think Andy, think! I was so scared of losing her, and Zoey ending up like Izzy, who was abused by a guy she thought loved him.

Zoey walked through the door, and instantly my heart skipped a beat. Then, all of sudden, without me even thinking about it, I got down on one knee and said "Zoey, you are the love of my life and I want to spend the rest of eternity with you. Zoey Ann Hemmerson, will you marry me?" then she was jumping up and down and screamed "YES! YES! YES I WILL MARRY YOU!" Then I realized I had a spare $1,000 lying around so we got her a ring.

Back to Izzy's POV

We went to Alex and Zoey's place, which not surprisingly, was decorated with cool pamphlets and petitions from PETA and a whole bunch of band posters.

At dinner, Zoey was about to serve her famous vegan chocolate volcano cake for dessert, when she was wearing a ring. I asked her about it, but then she announced "All right, you all want to know our secret. Well, Andy and I are completely in love..." "We've known that how long?" Kayla cut off and commented. "Get on it with it!" said Serenity, very rudely. Then Zoey kept explaining "Well, Andy and I want to be...committed." Then Isaac asked "You mean married?" Then Zoey answered "Yes." Then we all cheered.

When Patrick and I got back to his house, he said "Should we go sneak in your old house and get some more stuff?" then I answered "Fine, but I warned you."

When we got to my old house, we saw no cars there. Perfect. We snuck in and got as much stuff that could fit into two duffel bags. We then snuck out, never being noticed. When we were driving home, we saw Gordon driving, so we drove fast to avoid him.

Then, once we were safe in Patrick's house, we went to sleep. I felt completely safe sleeping in his arms.

As I ran around the house trying to find a place to hide, Gordon was chasing me. When he finally cornered me, he punched me uncontrollably. As he was going to punch me again, the phone rang. I was completely thankful. As he was talking on the phone, I was thinking of a plot to escape. Then he came in and said "I have to go to work. You leave this house and there will be consequences." Then he got his keys and got into his car and drove off.

When I knew for sure he was gone, I started to gather some clothes, my cell phone, the locket i bought myself when i was three years old, a teddy bear my friend, Patrick, won for me at the carnival last year (before i dated that horrid Gordon), and my blanket (Blankie, I called it,) that my late dad's mother made for me, to put into a duffel bag. I put on a hoodie, flannel pajama bottoms and a band tee. Instantly, a big gust of rain came to my face. I zipped up my hoodie and walked outside. Usually, my Converse high tops kept my small feet warm, but this time, I couldn't feel my toes. It was cold and wet. Where could I go?

Then, my eleven closest friends popped into my head. Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Andy Hurley, Joe Trohman, Isaac Slade, Alex and Zoey Hemmerson, Serenity Johnson, and Kayla and Carmen Carlson. I can't go to the Carlson's, because they live with their mom who lives on the other side of town. Alex was out because she lived in her dorm at art school. Isaac and Serenity were out because they lived a block away from the Carlsons. Zoey and Andy were out because they lived right next to Gordon's best friend. Joe lived on the Carlson's street, so he was out too. The only people left were Pete and Patrick.

Pete lived with his parents, but his parents were very understandable. Patrick lived by himself, but Pete was closer. Patrick and Pete both don't have Gordon's friends as neighbors, but one of Gordon's friends live  a block and a half away from Pete. Finally, I decided to go to Pete's.

I knocked on the door. No answer. I knocked again. Still no answer. I took out my cell phone and called his house. The machine picked up. I had Pete's dad say "Hello, were not here right now. If you want to talk to us, please leave us a message. Thanks." "Hi Pete, this is Izzy, you know Isabella, I need a place to stay, but thanks for understanding. Bye." i replied. I walked all the way to Patrick's. When I got to Patrick's, I heard music playing. I knocked a little loud so he could hear me. No answer. Then I knocked a little louder. Still no answer. Then I knocked so loud, I nearly broke my fingers. Then I heard the music and heard footsteps to the door. The door opened to Patrick, with his little "I Love Bingo" hat, his blue shirt with white ships and dark jeans. "Izzy? What happened?" he asked. "Patrick, i need a place to stay. Can I stay here?" I asked. "You are welcome anytime. The whole gang's here."

I walked in to see the whole gang. Pete pressed play and then put his arm back around Carmen, who we call Carma. "Zoey made an EXCELLENT vegan meal for us." Andy boasted. I sat down next to Patrick and started scarfing down the food, since Gordon said I was fat and wouldn't let me eat much food. "What did that Gordon do this time?" Kayla asked. "Hit me. About 67 times." I answered. Everyone was horrified. "um, my clothes are pretty wet, can I borrow someone's clothes?" I asked embarassingly. "You can borow my clothes." Patrick offered. "I have some new underwear in the Fred Meyer bag." I changed into the clothes. We finished the meal then had some of my vegan cookies Andy made.

When everyone left, Patrick asked "Why did you stick around that guy?" "I dunno." I replied. Then I said "Patrick, where am i going to sleep?" "In the bed, I am sleeping on the couch." he replied. "Patrick, I think a sweet guy like you deserves the bed." I replied. "Then if you want the couch, then I'll take the floor." He announced. "How about we share the bed, but you can't pull any tricks. Promise?" "I'd never do that." he replied. "Well, let's share the bed." We got into his bed, which was incredibly comfy. I instantly fell asleep, in his arms.