CHAPTER 6

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THIRTEEN YEARS AGO .....

It was half past nine at night.Rose stood near her window in silence as her heart thumped loudly against her chest, while she listened to the havoc being created in her neighbours house. It was Alexanders' house. His parents often fought, but today, it seemed to be extreme and rose was in a state of panic.

Her sister got into her room and shut the door behind her. She knew that her little sister would be watching their house for any sign of Alexander. She loved him very much. She had already made him a part of her life, she had made his pain and happiness one of hers.

Lisa feared this bonding between Rose and Alexander. If Alexander doesn't feel the same way towards rose, then she would break down into pieces. She wouldn't be able to fix herself back and Lisa knew this.

Lisa and Alexander where of the same age and we're classmates too. They were pretty good friends but Rose was the one who could get more closer to his heart among the two sisters. Though two years younger to them, Rose was a very caring girl with a charming soul, she made the darkest days bright.
She did not want to see her sister break down.

Watching rose stand near the window tugged something in Lisas' heart. She cared deeply for Alexander. She let out a soft helpless sigh and walked towards her sister who shivered with fear.
She stood next to Rose near the window and faced the house listening to the commotion happening inside.

"Rose, Alex will be fine."
Lisa whispered to rose as she looked at the neighbouring house.

"I don't know Lee, I am scared. I know he's not fine. He is hurt. Will they hurt him?" Rose asked her sister with her heart filled with fear and pain.

Lisa turned towards her sister and looked at her face. She was crying.Crying for the boy she soo deeply was in love with.

"God...Rose, you need to calm down. He will be alright. And of course, they won't hurt him. Be strong alright. People do fight rose, you can't stop it. But everything will be alright tomorrow. Am sure it will get better."

"Are you sure?,... I just want to see Alex now." Rose said . She just wanted to see him. At least once, just to make sure he was alright.

"Rose, you should go to bed. It's already late. We have school tomorrow."

"I don't care Lisa. I want to see him. I want him to be alright. That's it."

Lisa wanted to tell Rose not to get too attached to Alexander since she doesn't know what tomorrow holds, but then she realised, that it was too late to tell her that. She's gone beyond reach. Her sister is soo deep in love ,that all she cared about is Alexander and his wellbeing. If she said anything now, she would retaliate and fight back. So she decided against it.

"Ma is not going to like what your doing. Go back to bed."

Rose abruptly turned towards her sister
"You won't be able to convince me to sleep. It's not going to work so I think it's better you go and sleep Lisa. I can't sleep knowing he's in pain and agony."
She sighed and turned back towards the window. She watched the silhouettes as they shouted at each other through their window which was shut by the curtains.
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"Low down your voice Adam. Alex is in his room. He will listen to all this, and I don't want to pull him into this." Janet, Alexanders mother hissed at her husband.

The couple had a very serious disagreement and it soon transformed into a shouting match between the two. They frequently did this, but they never realised that the Alexander was getting affected by there act. They fought a lot back when Alexander was small. And every time they fought, she sent Alexander to Roses' house.

"I don't want him to witness all this, we will work this out once he's out of here, you can shout at me all you want."
She took out the phone and dialled Juliannas' number.
Adam was boring holes into her head without uttering a single word. He seemed tipsy because of the alcohol in his system. He drank out of anger and frustration towards his wife.

"Jules?, hey..um..can you please take Alex from here?"
Jane pleaded just like how she used to do before when they had a fight at home and she dint want to be questioned further. Julianna agreed and the kept the call.

"Alex!! Honey, can you please come down here?"
She shouted and went towards the door to let Julianna in.
Julianna and Jane were best of friends since university and their bond grew much stronger as days passed by. The same went with their families. They were more of a family than neighbours.

After a few minutes , Alexander walked down the stairs with an expressionless face. He was shivering with fear from within but he had mastered the art of showcasing an emotionless face. As soon as he reached the bottom of the stairs Jane walked towards him.
" Honey, why don't you stay at aunt Juliannas' house today, hmm?.

"Sure", Alexander said in frustration and stormed through the door towards Julianna's house. Julianna silently followed Alexander outside.

Once they were out. Julianna turned to Jane who was standing near the door and said,

"Jane, please control your temper and try to solve it out with peace. Alex is disturbed.. It's not the first time that you both haven't pulled each others throat off." Julianna said with fear and concern for her friends family.
Jane lowered her eyes and nodded her head as a tear escaped her eyes.

"Take care", Julianna said and started walking towards her house where Alexander stood waiting for her to open the door.

As soon as Rose saw him walking out of his house, she could feel a wave of satisfaction and peace hit her. She rushed down the stairs and opened the door to find Alexander waiting there looking at her mother.

"Hey!!" Rose said and smiled at Alexander.

Alexander just nodded in return and made his way into her house. Her house was like a second home to him. He felt comfortable and peacefull here than his own.

"Alex, you can sleep in roses' bedroom. Rose you will have to sleep with your sister today. "

"Sure ma, I will" she said and smiled at her mother.

"Take him upstairs honey...Alex, take care. Everything is going to be fine."

He just nodded again in return.

As soon as Julianna locked the door and walked to her bedroom, Rose held onto Alexanders' hand and tugged him

"Come on", she said and smiled at him and hoped that he would smile back. But he dint,and she understood that. He would drift off into his vulnerable state every time his parents fought.

Rose got into her bedroom and stood near her door with her hands crossed as she watched Alexander enter inside and sit on her bed.
She slowly made her way towards him and sat next to him.

"Alex.. do you want to talk about it?"

" I don't want to rose... I am tired."

Rose nodded her head and got up. She was hurt to know that he was not ready to tell her what he was going through, but she knew that he was in too much pain, and decided to let it slip.

" I am always there here for you Alex..you know that right?", She asked him as she stood in front of him.

Alex sighed and rubbed his face with his palms.

" Yes", he whispered back as he looked at his house through her window. He could still hear them screaming.

" Please shut the window" he said looking at her.

" Oh yes, sure Alex. Sorry, I forgot."
She said and moved towards the window. She shut the windows and pulled the curtains.
She turned back facing him again.

"Do you want anything else Alex?"

"I am just going to sleep Rose." He said exhausted.
Rose watched him all this time. She just nodded and turned away to get out of her room.

"Alex?" ,she called out once she reached the door and turned back. He looked at her with a blank expression.

"Good night ,and am always there for you", she said and closed the door.

Alexander sighed and tucked himself under the blanket to shut the world around him. He dint take her words seriously, he never believed that no matter what, the girl who just went out would always be there for him even if his parents left, he never knew that she was his light, his only way out, he never knew that she had plucked out her heart and placed it on his hands.
And he surely dint know that one day, he would have and unquenchable thirst for her.
He was tiered and exhausted because of pain and fear , and slowly drifted off to sleep.

After 2 hours,Rose slowly opened her door to check upon Alexander. He was deep in sleep. Rose got into her room and sat on the chair silently watching him sleep.

A small smile played on her lips, she loved this boy who now slept peacefully on her bed. She kept her right elbow on the table and rested the side of her face on her palm ,and watched him slowly breathe with his lips slightly apart. His hair was disheveled and a few thick strands fell on his face. His eyebrows were scrunched slightly, and she had an urge to wipe it away from his face but she decided against it fearing that it would wake him up. She sat there and thought about the first time when Alex had come home because of the fight at his house. She was 10 back then.

Julianna, Alex and rose entered her room. As soon as they came in, Rose jumped onto her bed and bounced to the corner.
She had an uncontrollable smile on her face .

"Alexii, you don't get to sleep in the corner today, I jumped first" she said laughing. They have had many sleepovers before. She tried to lighten up his mood.

Alex smiled and said," It's alright, I'll sleep here."

He was still sad and Rose could feel it. She did not want to talk about it to him. She knew he would get hurt if she removed the topic of his parents.

"Hey kids..get in soon." Julianna said standing at the foot of the bed.
Alex quickly got into the bed and Julianna tucked them both into the blanket and kissed them both on the forehead and switched off the lights
After a few minutes of silence, Rose whispered.

" Hey Alex?"

"Hmm..?" He said, turning on his side, facing rose who was already on her side facing him.

"Remember the last time you came by, we were fighting to sleep in the corner, you almost dropped me down from the bed." Rose asked him with a small smile on her lips.

" Yes,I remember Roseanne." He said as he closed his eyes.

Rose couldn't believe that he had called her by her name. He used to always call her rose. But today, he did . He was extremely upset.

" Are you sleepy alex?"

"I am tiered."

"Oh okay then, good night alex."

"Good night Rose."

Alex said in a tiered voice and shut his eyes, trying to carry himself away from the pain and fear he was undergoing.

That night, Rose was awake the whole time as she watched the boy of her dreams sleep next to her peacefully. She had seen him in his most vulnerable form today, she had seen the weak part of him.
She memorised his face, his smell, his breathing, the way his lips twitched in the middle of his deep sleep, and him, she memorised him to the maximum limit her brain could take. She loved this boy in front of her.
She loved Alexander Hunter, but she couldn't figure it out at this age. She couldn't figure out why those monstrous butterflies erupted inside her stomach when she saw him sleep all night. She dint know why she felt her heart beat stay rapid the whole time until the next day morning.
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Rose sniffed and wiped away a lone tear that slipped from her eyes. She did not know then, but now she did. She loved this boy with all her heart. She knew why those monstrous butterflies erupted when she looked at him. She looked at his beautiful features and felt her heart melt for the hundredth time. She realised then, that the love she carried for him would never depreciate, would never end. She had grown to love him from a very small age. Her love was eternal, just like her mother had told her he other day.
That night rose sat on the chair and watched him sleep until four in the morning , later she went back to her sisters room and layed down. But she never fell asleep since her green eyed angel dominated her entire being, her sleep.

"God, Alex..what have you done to me".

She said as she stared at the ceiling.

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