All Chapters of Alexa: Chapter 11 - Chapter 17

     "Alexa, we need to talk "   Urgh! Not again!    I brush past him with a nonchalant expression and head straight to my room. "no we don't."   "Yes we do! "he grabs my arm to keep me from walking away.   I turn around with a grunt and pull my arms out of his. "what do you want Andrew? "he winced, as if I'd clawed his hands away.    He's dark brown eyes stare at me with some sort of expression that i can't decipher. He digs his hand into his messy black curls and ruffles them. "have dinner with me. "   My eyes went bulging out of their sockets. The only time we had ever had dinner together was when i was seven. His family came ove

    She's just sitting there alone, twirling with her fingers and staring of into space, or someone. I don't need to look to know who it is.    A small sigh escapes my lips and i walk down to sit opposite her, wordlessly swapping my tray of fries and ketchup that i exchanged for mayonnaise because of this exact reason for her small plate of salad and bread sticks. I hate salad but right now i don't mind waiting a few more hours till i can get home and eat proper food. Alice on the other hand breaths on fries, which makes me wonder why she's having a plate of salad to begin with.   She looks at me but doesn't say anything and just mindlessly starts dipping her fries into the mayonnaise but still i can spot the faintest hint of a smile on her lips.    "Are you still going to keep avoid

       Dinner isn't going well at all. I feel uncomfortable with two burning gazes on me, one a deep shade of mesmerizing blue and the other, the darkest of browns. I force myself to force food in my mouth that are surprisingly really good but don't feel as good because of the intensity of the situation. They'd been trying to get me to say something, pulling small talks here and there but so far nothing is working, i just continue to ignore them completely increasing my pace so i can go back to my room and study a little before retreating for the night. "We are getting married "Brittany finally blurted. I freeze. Slowly lifting eyes to look up at the woman who said those words, i find her staring at me intently gagging my reaction and Andrew sending daggers to the side of head with his eyes. "what did you say?"

  There are the moments when you feel like something beautiful is right ahead of you, maybe physically, maybe mentally, maybe emotionally or maybe even in your subconscious. Right now for me it was the latter.  I don't know why but my lips are stretched into a blissful smile and I'm not even fully awake yet. My eyes are still closed and I'm still in that sleepy haze between wonder land and real life. Maybe it's because of the extremely soft duvet I'm hugging tightly to myself, or it's because of the sweet smell of vanilla and mint surrounding me, or even because of the comfortable heat pressed against my back.  "I know you are awake lex, you can open your eyes now " his voice husky and low behind my ear.  I smile even wider opening my eyes and turn so I'm facing him. "hey " "Morning, " he grins down at me, prompting his head on his palm with his elbow resting