Chapter 132 - One Hundred And Thirty-two

'Hi, mom," A sixteen-year-old girl wished her to come as she sat on the porch. She sat next to her mother who sat on the porch since the dawn.

'Hey Kid.' the woman wished back with a sigh. Alexis somehow got the hint that her mother did not want to talk. So she did the best thing she could, she continued to sit there silently, enjoying the proximity with her mother. Even in silence with her solace. She found her peace.

They continued to surrender themselves to their thoughts. Completely different from each other's yet unaware of it. The woman wanted to keep her family close, Alexis wanted to leave those behind.

"Have you considered a college yet?" The woman asked her daughter.

Many, she immediately thought buther answer was completely different. "Yes, I have I think I will go to Ivy League."

"Ivy League?" The woman immediately asked as loudly as she could. "Wh—what if I don't have enough money for it?"

The girl shrugged. "I'll take a student loan. Seems like a great option."

The distasteful expression on the woman's face had the girl shrinking back. She was not in favour of it.

"I believe that you should go somewhere near," she suggested. "Somewhere near your family, where we all can take care of you."

Family? As if she had one. How could her mother even ask that? She had no family. "What is it really, mom?" She asked. "just tell me what it is."

"Thomas and I are planning to expand. I was thinking the evening you could stay here and our whole family would be together."

Alexis's heart fluttered. She felt so happy. A wide smile immediately came on her face. "I would love to!" She squealed.

"Yes,* the mother smiled. "I would have to get back to work sometime soon and I could use all the help I can get." She shrugged.

Alexis's smile faltered a bit. Did she just say help? All the help that she could get? That was what she was, help?

Her smile and shoulders both fell. That made her realise something that she would never forget.

Alexis breathed a large inhale of air and then released it lazily. She opened her eyes and immediately frowned at the colour. It was off white, maybe grey, but not white. The white and she had been used to all this item. Where was she? Who had brought her here?

"My love," her husband's voice immediately greeted her. A gentle touch of lips wad felt on her forehead and she blinked. "How are you?" He asked in a tender voice. His eyes looked at her face searching for any kind of pained expressions.

"Fine." She whispered nodding to him. "I am fine. I feel fine." She blinked. She had no tears and what was she to do with them? Whatever had to happen would end up happening anyway.

His eyes ran over her face and he held her hand, often lightly caressing it. "I am sorry that I was so late in finding you." He never apologized but maybe here, it was necessary. She suffered and for her, he was at fault.

Alexis didn't reply. She filters her head around to look at the room. She had been given a private one. The flowers were fresh and the floor was wiped clean. So it was obvious that the hospital knew who she was or most likely, who she was married to.

"Hmm," she muttered offhandedly, not wanting to talk. She just wanted peace. Quite and safe peace.

Angelo "I have your reports of whatever happened.."

"I don't want to hear it." She hissed in sudden aggression. What was he doing here now? Now, when she had no feed to him? "I do not want to know what happened. I have experienced it already."

Angelo nodded. He had been informed of her sudden bouts of aggressions and crying as such. This was one of them.

The Memoires and anything related to them triggered all the unwanted. 

He tried again to persuade her again. "Honey, we need to.."

"No, we don't." She interrupted him. "We don't need to do anything. I am out of there and I want peace. Please. Just some please." She has a shaky sigh. Her breathing trembled a bit as she did not expect him to start talking like that. Why the hell had he started to talk head-on about it?

Angelo sighed. Alexis couldn't tell it was of Angry and frustration or helplessness. She hated all of them. 

"Alright. We won't talk about it." He agreed. "but do you feel any pain or any discomfort? I shall call the doctor immediately." He looked firm about this. As if he cared. 

Doctor The doctor was going to tell her what was wrong with her in the first go and Alexis wanted to avoid that as long as possible. She just wanted to be alone she wanted to be lonely. She wanted to be in the presence of the one but silence.

"No. I just want to rest in the quiet. Please if you want to call him then call him later but for right now I just want to sit and breathe in peace." She sighed and closed her eyes again. The last time she woke up she vaguely remembers about the pain. It was there but it was dulled, so it was obvious that she was heavily dosed up on medicines and pain killers. And she did not even want to begin thinking about what and how was the drug given to her reacting on her body. Surely, it was obvious that it would not work out in her favour. For all, she knew there was a chance that she was an addict.

Alexis wanted to go to someplace else. Somewhere better. Where she would be alone and no one could ever bother her. She wanted peace. What would she do with that peace? She had no idea but all she cared about was the silence.

The deafening silence.

Her mind was blank and everything working on her mind. She was constantly thinking having no idea about how to keep a track of her the thoughts anymore. 

Alexis suddenly felt something entirely different. Different than usual. She felt the need to control everything. Somehow maybe that would help her in the future. She wanted to do something regarding what had happened and maybe it would make perfect sense if she started to control things. What if she had controlled the security instead of Liam she would have given better in protecting herself.

She sighed. Regrets. They were something she never wanted. But here she was. Regretting not taking a responsibility that would have been in her favour and now she was not okay.

As much as she said it, she was not okay. She was definitely not okay and anyone could see that. 

Angelo could see the wheels in her head-turning. She was thinking about something but from her expressions is could be seen that she was arguing about something. Preferably the pros and cons. Or how was she supposed to deal with all of those? 

Or was she plotting revenge? 

Now that was something he would like. It would be fin killing people with her. 

He started to caress her hair again immediately causing her frown to disappear. She immediately calmed done by it. He would surely remember that it would help her in calming down. He continued his loved assault in her and she did not seem to have any complaints.

He had expected her to immediately spring into the actions of the aftermath of the kidnapping but she did not. Instead, she calmly told him what she wanted. She wanted to stay in peace. It was going to take long and now she was sure of it. 

Muttering a curse under his breath, he looked up for a moment. She was in denial. With her defence mechanism kicking in, it was going to be difficult given she was a stubborn woman. Also another fact about Alexis, she always tried to deny the truth. She would prefer not to think about what had happened if it was not in her favour.

With the history she had of denying, it was easy for her to not believe in why had happened and continue to think of it as a bad dream. A nightmare that she had broken out of. Something she would give anything to never come across off. 

She had been breathing heavily and now, with his caressing her, she had stopped to frown and then had started to breathe peacefully.

"I am right here." He gently told her. "I am right here and with you, always. If you need anything, you tell me. I am not going anywhere." He said in a firm, unwavering voice. "I am with you. Here." He held her had to get his point across and placed a firm kiss to her knuckles.

Alexis wanted to scream and cry.

Lair.. She knew.