Chapter 28 - Ages
“Are you sure you don’t want me to fly over there a few days early?” Pinky asked concerned. “I’ll book the tickets right now.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmY5XduQz9i
After the whole ordeal with the press, Nia and I stayed a little while longer in Crimson’s hospital room before she ultimately decided to go back home to stay with Gray and Apricot. They were only ten and fifteen respectively.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfRKy5Z1bWZ
The news of Crimson’s IED episode has now spread all across the world. Major news stations now treated as “breaking news” and they’re replaying my interview with the press a thousand times! It’s really getting annoying.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmliq1Bmlon
“Thanks Pinky,” I smiled softly at her through the computer screen. “But I’ll be fine. Besides, you should spend your Christmas with your family. I’m going to attend the float parade then head back to the capital that same evening.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ789RfkTDIY
She frowned. “I know you don’t want to spend your Christmas in that gloomy castle.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14gou8FSHl
“It’s a palace,”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcogSY8a5OG
“Whatever!” She rolled her eyes. “Crimson is going to want to stay with his family in Edensville for Christmas. But if you go back to the capital, he’ll have to come with you.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGFzHEFHYPa
“You’re right,” I ran my hand over my face. “ But I’ve already caused his family unnecessary drama. I might ruin their Christmas then they’ll hate me.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3029RnNLSk
“You put Crimson in the hospital and they still adore you.” She raised an eyebrow. “I don’t think that’s their is anything you can do to get them to hate you.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4NRiyE6G1
“I know!” I sighed frustrated. “But I just don’t want...Pinky? What is that behind you?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTO4wMUhLgs
She quickly looked behind her and let out a light chuckle. “Oh, that’s just Lux. He came to hang out earlier today and ended up crashing on my bed.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoQ8kTik2N7
Lux! I haven’t spoken to him since I left his house two weeks ago! Dear God, the shock and surprise and him being my half-brother rushed back to me and I began sweating bullets.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuzcfnnMmJ
“You ok Alex?” Pinky leaned closer to the screen. “You look pale.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn6PJcD167Y
“No no!” I laughed nervously. “It’s just that it’s really cold in here!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUO1rwrm8XZ
Jesus, that lie sounded so fake! But thankfully, Pinky didn’t pick up on it. She has yet to know about Lux’s relation to me and since those two have become so close, I decided not to tell her. Don’t get me wrong, she is my friend and I do trust her, but not with a possibly life-threatening secret like this. I barely trust myself!982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgD8ZG7gYBa
Pinky tugged on Lux’s inky black hair which made him wake up and stare blankly into the computer’s camera.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwPbkCzRug
“Alex?” He said groggily. “Is that you?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdd6EIw9cMf
I gave him a small wave and a tight lipped smile. “Hey Lux.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxMKcTq8GV2
His black eyes widened and he immediately perked up with a huge grin on your face. “Hey! How have you been? I haven’t heard from you in ages!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5VrmBwS5I
“I’ve been great,” I said awkwardly. “What about you?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYsmy8ufbb
“Good good!” He beamed. Why is he so smiley and happy.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK0O2v6CISd
“What’s got you in such a happy mood?” I asked. “You never smile this much in a day.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡttrwqwk7js
His pale immediately turned scarlet and I knew it must have something to do with that Alice girl. “Remember the girl I beat up your brother for? Alice Pride?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzrnAYaLkP
Yes I do remember the girl whom you beat up OUR brother for. “Yeah?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ2OhYm9yfs
“Well, I kinda asked her out and she said yes so we’re going on a date tonight!” He grinned.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW056X2ygs3
A genuine smile etched it’s way on my face as I clapped my hands. “Well it’s about damn time you grew some balls! Let me guess, she turned beat red when you asked her, didn’t she?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWAmQi5aUog
He chuckled. “Yeah she did. But she could’ve turned green for all I care! I’m just happy she said yes.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTSDdesWbO
“Well good for you then. She seems like nice girl. Don’t fuck up.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNgXtM7BOWw
“I won’t,” He placed his hands behind his head. “So, I hear Crimson’s in the hospital again.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeDUGTjJ2Wq
My smile vanished and I sighed. “Yeah, turns out he’s an IED and I triggered an episode by being a selfish bitch.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOgc5bvOF6n
“Oh wow! I was actually shocked to hear he was one; I would’ve been less shocked if it was you who was one,” he said. “You know, since you have some serious anger issues!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrFMzAWLaeA
My eyebrow twitched in annoyance. “Look who’s talking hot head! You nearly killed Liam the other day!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEreKUOZpXZ
“Hey, he started it by insulting my girl!” Lux flared up from his seat. “And I barely touched him! He’s just a spoiled little pussy!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxq2C5SvM2w
“And you say I have the anger issues.” I raised an eyebrow at him.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6zBPrpPKaB
He huffed and sat back in his seat before crossing his arms. “I’m calm see! I AM CALM!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeldqdYsJgb
“Ok you two!” Pinky said pushing Lux out of the camera. “Talk about your anger issues later. Are you sure you don’t want me to come down there Alex?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0w64faCcu
“For the thousandth time, NO!” I rolled my eyes at her. “I’ll be fine.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYbWZNVCsJS
“Hey I wanna go to Edensville too!” Lux squeezed next to Pinky in front of the camera. “If both of you are gone, who am I gonna hang out with?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ16s7Y6Is2B
“I don’t know, maybe friends in your grade!” I said. “You’re a idiotic fifteen year old boy, you should be hanging out with other equally idiotic boys.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlehdPHvekC
“You act as if you’re so much older than me!” He spat. “You’re barely a year older than me!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXyLNoac3ne
“Yeah but I’m smarter than you by at least twenty five years!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSVozWhMwt
“Stop it guys!” Pink interrupted. “If your mom agrees, you can come with me when I go next week. Though, she might want you with her for the holidays.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx0IRvA8Bzs
“WHAT!” I shouted. “NO NO NO!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtbaf1HJglj
The whole reason I came on this awful trip was to get away from all the problems back at home. LUX WAS 60% OF THE PROBLEM! This would be pointless if his annoyingly, overly-attached self is there hovering over me 24/7!982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvMJ8Y8wBy
“Aw come on!” He whined. “Why not?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NtIdVGOCO
“Because-Because...” I struggled to come up with a good excuse. “Where will you stay?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaotYW7Bkvq
“He can stay at mines,” Pinky shrugged. “My parents won’t mind.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dMHDOwJr2
DAMN IT PINKY!982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ6HbuMjfUw
“But isn’t your extended family also coming to stay with you?” I pointed out. “Your house will already be full.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUJ3c5wJxv
“Yeah you’re right.” She tapped her chin with her index finger.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE16mt2sN6d
HA! Alex you are one smart, slick, gorgeous-982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglcgi4pWgz
“What if I bring my mom along with me to Edensville and we just stay in a hotel!” Lux suggested.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvf2PfPaXAf
Fuck.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8aSyEEgYGC
“Great idea Lux!” Pinky beamed. “You guys can stay in a hotel near to us and then we can meet up everyday!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuN6Ms0FCJc
You’ve gotta be shitting me.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbDOXkvifm3
“Now hang on one second, I never agreed to this!” I interjected.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ukQWs7TCo
“Who cares what you thing?” Lux flipped me off.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm9ErDCovYs
“WHAT!” I shrieked. “YOU LITTLE BRAT I’M GONNA-”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJshBf74PDh
“I thought you said you were going to be a better person?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrTle8vxjE
A whipped around to see Crimson moving ever so slowly on his bed. His eyes were slowly opening and eventually they locked with mine and I let out a sigh of relief before running over and wrapping my arms around my neck.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZq9IZoCbio
“CRIMSON!” I cried. “YOU HEARD THAT?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJyhGAN6nc8
“Every word.” He croaked as he rubbed my back gently.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupyirRrJJL
“I’m so sorry babe!” I nestled my face in my neck. “It’s my fault that you’re in here and I promise on my life right here and now, that I will become a better person and I will change for you. I will be better Crimson I promise.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQc0jVnpjWb
He didn’t say anything, instead his gently caressed my cheek and brought our foreheads to touch. It was a simple gesture, but it meant so much to both of us. We didn’t need words to communicate our feelings and emotions for each other.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNBpqV9aA5
But unfortunately, we have a cock-blocking friend names Lux.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmbtquJJDPy
“HEY CRIMSON!” Lux shouted from the computer screen as he waved furiously. “HOW YA FEELING BRO?”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwWw50Zl1MX
Crimson chuckled slightly. “A bit groggy, but I’ll live. I haven’t seen you in what feels like forever.”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPeCWP7Lxm
“That’s because SOMEBODY!” Lux narrowed his eyes at me. “Decided to play MIA and didn’t tell me she was going to Edensville!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuCmQaoPHnS
“Shut the hell up Lux!” I glared.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFaKCYg91vH
“Uh uh Alexandra,” He said in a posh British accent while wagging his finger at me. “Better people don’t tell others to ‘shut the hell up’ that is just absurd!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7zQqnF2VAH
“GO AWAY LUX!”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡByXNAsI80G
“And now you’re shouting at me!” He exasperated. “Good God woman! That is poor conduct and I-”982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeHlA2Uhm8D
I hurriedly closed my laptop down before he could say anything else. Honestly, that boy is just so annoying when he wants to be! Hopefully Pinky won’t be mad that I abruptly ended the call.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVHL0TAJNN
“I don’t think better people just hang up on their friends without prior warning.” Crimson chuckled slightly at me.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIsKSszrjpM
“Fuck better right now, just kiss me!” I said before crashing my lips onto his and wrapping my arms around his neck.982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8VWLgyJBh
I am going to be a better person, but Crimson’s kisses will just help speed up that process right now!982Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmmm7TnQfg
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