He found himself at the hospital and being fixed with intravenous drip. Everything spur around that only death rang in his head, he attempted to rise from the bed which he laid but someone told him to lay back which he did.
It was his mother who had worries written on her face, if it were a dream, then he would have wished never to wake up. Seeing his mother should have given him peace of mind but it only gave the lad high blood pressure. She was complaining about work rather than his health. Really? Couldn't she just leave behind her office and stay with him for a day on the sick bed.
The reason why she came must be because she wanted to act all loving and caring in the eyes of outsiders. Those moves of hers wouldn't work on him.
"How did this happen? I got informed you collasped in school!" She snapped checking her wrist watch for what time it could be.
"Stress" he muttered narrowing his brow at her and a brief sigh escape her lips. What would have been stressing him out that he had to collapse in school.
"Alex, is this an act or something for me to come over and babysit you?"
Those words ached him badly that he shut his eyes and didn't say anything again. That left an impression on her that her presumptions were right. He couldn't believe that she thinks he was putting on an act when he was seeking for a way to hide his fears.
"Seriously, Alex you're older than this, stop acting like a kid..."
"Go away" he interrupted coldly at her. Her statements made him all riled up rather than staying quiet, he would prefer sending her away afterall, it wasn't like though she wanted to stay with him.
"You keep pushing me away even when this is serious"
"No you keep pushing yourself away, don't blame it on me"
He said that sentence to himself because he couldn't find his trembling lips uttering it to her.
"Well, you succeeded, I need to take you home now, I can't leave you here..."
"It's because you don't want people talking that you abandoned me, I'm sick and tired of all your sheraid! Do you ever consider me as yours? I wish you all die!" He blasted unexpectedly that got his mother baffled and speechless simutenously. Alex kept interrupting her as he couldn't keep those words that had longed to flow out.
"How dare you say those cruel words to me Alex? Why would you wish me death! You dispicable child!" She cussed with anger stirring up in her eyes.
Alex kept silent as his mother asked him to refute those words but once his lips were shut, they weren't going to open. She ended up advising him and then got him discharged, drove him home.
She left for work shortly after dropping the weaken Alex home. His siblings had returned home and it felt like the haunted him, the only way to avoid them was locking himself and he began to mourn.
He wasn't man enough not to cry because he was tired of this life, the society he found himself was defineing his lifestyle which he never wanted.
Alex strides towards his window and gazed outside, he gazed at the clear sky and then the sun which would soon pave way for darkness, he lowered his eyes at their garden which was below his window. His looks were stern on them as though cursing their beauties.
Unexpectedly, his eyes met two police officer entering into the house, he could hear his heart palpitate and could blast any moment from now. He haven't even left that spot when a knock was heard on the door..
It was one of those twins who had taken it upon herself to call him out. Their parents weren't around and he needed to play smart, dry those wet eyes and act natural. It never crossed his mind that the cops would come around to interview him! Who would have suggested his name in their findings?
"Alex!" Vallery called pissed off from his delay when the officers clearly stated that they needed to have a word with him.
"Yes?" He responded in a meek voice, got the door opened and stepped out. Her eyes on him made his soul skimper for help. This was the kind of news these girls like to hear and witness, which was having their stepbrother as a suspect.
"Alex right?" The first cop began as soon as they exchanged gestured with the whined boy.
"Yes?" He responded rhetorically while curling his toes. Everything they asked him didn't register in his head except the one question.
"Where were you last night"
Luckily for him, his siblings weren't in the sitting room but in the kitchen soughting out meals for their grumbling stomaches as they couldn't afford to stay put at such a boring interview done on Alex.
"School, we had after school lesson" he said and the second jotted down.
"We've heard your relationship with Adrian and Eric isn't on good terms, tell me kid, why is that so?"
Alex explained that he was bullied often times by them, however, he never had intentions of paying them back for their evils.
"Around what time did you return last night?" The second added while staring into the eyes of Alex who maintained an eye contact with this man.
"8am, due to the traffic" he lied gnashing his teeth while praying in his heart for these men to leave. They desired to speak with his parents but unfortunately they weren't home.
Alex made sure he didn't give a benefit of doubt to these curious men and suggested some names of those being bullied by these two guys if perhaps one of the might have an idea. He also listed their friends who would possibly know their whereabout. He almost made lies seems so real and convincing with his innocent looks and confident attitude towards them that it was difficult to detect if he was a culprit in knowing their whereabout. However, they weren't going to leave this lad alone as he he was a suspect.
"Thank you for the informations, we would return, after our evaluation" the first concluded and Alex wished they never returned.
"Eyes on you" a voice whispered with an evil chuckle. His hands shook a bit as he rolled his eyes to the back. If he was scared of anything at that moment, it would be his classmate Jason who could be the devil himself.
It was the voice of Adrian chanting in his head that he had to shove the echoes away and concentrate on what befall him.He ventured to his room and didn't pay attention to his siblings who curiously poured questions on him. Everything would soon be over if he remains calm and doesn't let way for his fears to take control.Two weeks passed with no trace of the missing students until another news broke out. It was weekend and Alex was having dinner with his family when his stepfather switched on the TV as he was fond of news. As soon as he switched on the news, the headlines popped up and it read that two students were killed brutally and buried in a shallow grave.The water he had in his mouth almost choked him as he coughed out. All eyes on the table diverted to him. His parents were aware that two police officers visited two weeks ago but didn't mind as they knew he was innocent.He became unease where he sat that his anxious feet wanted to lead him away from the dinning but it woul
Tears refused to leave his eyes as he raced in the dark away from the face of danger which haunt him.Everyone was after him, including those he thought were for him. He had managed to escape from the cops and was running away from thugs sent by Adrian's parents to kill him.It took a week for the public to realize who the culprit was and all accusing fingers were pointing to Alex! Who would have believed the quiet soul would turn out to be a murder?The news spread like wildfire and the cops didn't hesitate to come over to his place to get him arrest for those committed crimes.Unknown witnesses were created to have his image tarnished, these witnesses testified against him that he was a little assassin who assaulted people to get paid at such a young age.It got him more downcasted, that even Natalie testified against him; her statement was that he tried to rape her before Adrian came over to safe her from his clutches and had no idea of what went wrong as she had to run for her lif
He fluttered his lashes and let out a groan, his body aching with pain. Everything was appearing faint to him as he was subconscious of where he was. His curious hands examined his body, his eyes gazed at the clear skies, it took a while for his vision to become lucid as all that rang in his mind was possibly he was at the gates or heaven and waiting for his judgement. Alex coughed and managed to rise from the rocky ground which looked like a laid bed for him. It got him perplexed that he was the only one found in this landscape. The sun had risen brightly and had rested on his forehead which made his skin itch with irritations. "I survived?" He muttered asking himself because it was hard to believe that he survived the storm. His eyes studied his hands and feet, they were having some changes, mostly that his legs looks taller. He shoved over the thoughts that the sea must have erase his sense of observation and when his vision becomes clearer, he would discover that he was himse
He couldn't even stand properly, his eyes gazed at the surroundings again, he intended to run away from this madness but the two men held his arms and they seem even more stronger than he was.The first was making a phone call, two inches away and Alex could tell he was calling out for someone to come pick them up. This was all a trap and he needed to take his plight no matter what happens!Alex, inhaled deeply, turned his gaze to the man at his left hand, bite him and when this bitten man groaned, everyone's attention was diverted to him and Alex seized that opportunity to hurtle from these strange people who seems like agents being sent to catch up with him.His weaken legs had to scamper away from danger and more adrenaline pumped inside him to aid his movement."Ethan!" The woman in the wedding dress called attempting to bolt after him but she tripped on the hem of her dress, fortunately, she was caught by the first body guard. He had to assure her to stay calm that her groom woul
Her toes were curled as her eyes followed him till he disappeared, the last words he said was;"What's wrong with me"Deep in her heart, she wished to run furthered with him, it was the first time she was really this close to a man especially this man who everyone knew as being ruthless but he was quite different from today! Her eyes met her palm which still felt his warmth from earlier when they locked hands to escape from danger.He had beckoned on her to tie up that stranding hair of hers, so it could aid her too to see clearly and just walked pass her lamenting to himself. What made her heart melt was the fact that this man accorded with respect and even thanked her, out of the blue for offering to help him, from those after him.His voice was so serene that it got her bothering if he was the same man from the rumors, her eyes scrutinized what he wore, his wedding dress had really become a mess that she could describe how it looked on him. However, he still charming and those allu
There were a lot of puzzling questions that he needed to ask someone but there was no one to give him a respond.This lady kept disturbing his ears with irrelevant things as he had to bear her weight, act like a gentleman and take her destination.After a long walk, they got to an isolated place where he could see lights illuminations from windows, this place made him remember home as though he had been her before. Gently he dropped her from his arms and gestured to her to go although he gave her a warm smile which melt her heart."Come.with.me, you can.spend.the night" she snapped like though her drunken state had wear off, although her tongue felt heavy to spat the words straight as so the words had to be stress. This lady rubbed her eyes to wade off sleep but it was useless.Alex couldn't risk staying over with a total stranger as he was still pronounced wanted by public and she could betray him. One couldn't trust a stranger badly, however he needed to tell her something that migh
A sneeze erupted from his nose, that got his eyes opened, his body stiffen as he attempted to turn around but couldn't due to the pain that coarse in his body. He let out a groan, stretched his arms and then blinked his eyes.A sweet scent of lavenda and rose hit his nose that he hastily jolted up from where he laid just to figure out where he was. He glanced at his chest and suddenly screamed. His swing his head up, scrutinized this place and speculates that he was in a room.Could he be in heaven? If so, God spared his sins and gave him a special suite to stay. However, if this was heaven, then, it was his soul here. He snapped out of that thought and brought out another assertion, although they weren't relating with the situation on ground.Could this be a different trap to make him die a rosy death or perhaps die by poison? Torture? However it couldn't be in such a beautiful room. He just hoped he would wake up from this nightmare that lingered in his head because he couldn't find
At last, his stucked body came out of the bed, his strain elbow made him cuss as his back lean on the bed, distressed over what was happening.While he was lost in thoughts, the door flung open and five men in suit appeared, each giving him a bow, their serious look made him flinch that almost thought they were there to end his life."Boss, are you okay?" The first asked and he shook his head negatively while attempting to rise to his feet but the second aided him up. He almost stumbled but held the edge of the bed and sat down while taking a blanket for shield"Get the drinks, and cigarettes" the third ordered the fourth who dashed out but alex beckoned on him not to.They speculate he was behaving this way because he haven't gotten his drugs in his system, since he was addicted and if he had some, then their boss would get a hold of himself. However, he was refusing them which got these men perplexed.He could barely utter a word, only signs got him now.These men asked him what he