Elijah's P.O.V

I woke up with a smile. Not because I found any situation funny but because I had a splendid night.

"Morning handsome" Stephanie greeted as she walked into the room in her Minnie Mouse printed pyjamas. On her hand, is a tray containing a cup of tea and a covered plate.

"Morning Stephanie" I smiled as she dropped the tray on the bed and sat beside me. She placed a kiss on my chin and opened the covered plate with a proud grin.

"Toast bread" I raised an eyebrow, impressed. It was a bit burnt at the edges but it her than that it looked yummy.

I stood up from the bed and the smile fell from her face. "Let me guess, you're leaving again" she frowned, looking at me.

I chuckled and shook my head. "Do you have a spare toothbrush?" I asked and her smile returned.

"Yes, I'll be right back!" She giggled before walking out of the room.

I walked into the bathroom and stared at the mirror. I looked happy. No frown or worry creases. Everything felt perfectly fine. Except, it wasn't. I mentally face palmed myself and couldn't believe I forgot my main reason for coming here.

Alex. I need to get her back here. I sighed and rubbed bed the bridge of my nose in worry. I hope she's okay.

"I'm back! Did you miss me?" She joked as she held a brand new toothbrush. My face broke into a small smile as she handed me the brush.

"Thanks" I said and she winked.

"Always welcome. Now hurry up so you can eat breakfast, your tea is getting cold" she scolded before leaving the bathroom.

I sighed and face the mirror, applying toothpaste on the brush. I started to brush, scolding myself for getting carried away by Stephanie.

I finished brushing and washed my mouth as well as my face. Taking one last look at the mirror, I stepped out of the bathroom.

Stephanie stood in an intimidating manner right outside the bathroom, tapping her foot repeatedly. "Took you long enough" she narrowed her eyes.

"Sorry" I pouted and her demeanor changed. She rolled her eyes and smiled at me. We both walked back to the bed and sat down opposite each other, the tray sitting in our middle.

I looked at her before I took a sip of my tea. It was too milky but not too bad. I took another sip and Stephanie sighed in relief.

She picked up one of the toast bread and fed it to me. I took a bite and she raised an eyebrow expectantly. "Well?" She asked, impatiently.

The toast bread was a bit too crunch for my liking but I gave her a thumbs up and she broke into a grin. She watched as I ate, her smile never dropping until I finished eating.

"Thank you, Stephanie. For everything" I said, appreciatively. She smiled and shook her head.

"No, thank you for not leaving" she said before she stood up and carried the tray. "I'll leave you to freshen up. If you need help with that, you know where to find me" she winked seductively before swaying her hips out of the room.

I sighed, falling backwards into the bed. This is too much for me. I can't handle it. But I don't want to hurt either Steph or Alex. But for now, I have to find Alex as soon as possible.

"Luke" I muttered, remembering our agreement. I quickly got up and got in the shower.

In about ten to fifteen minutes, I was already dressed up in yesterday's clothes. I picked up my wrist watch and put it on. Stepping out of the room, I skipped down the stairs to bid Stephanie goodbye.

I saw her sitting on the dinning table with a plate of salad in her front. One hand was holding her fork and the other was holding her phone which she took pictures on.

"Hello" I said quietly. She looked at me in shock before smiling.

"Oh, it's you." She said. "You're leaving?" She furrowed her eyebrows.

"Uh...yeah" I said and she pouted.

"Aww. Come and take a picture with me before you go" she persuaded. I sighed and walked closer to her.

"Just one, okay?" I said and she nodded, grinning.

She took a picture while kissing my cheek and before I could protest, she was already running away. I ran after her, trying to delete the picture from her phone.

"Hey! Delete that!" I said and she giggled.

"Delete it yourself" she sang. I rolled my eyes and eventually left her.

"Fine. I'll leave you." I said, stopping and holding the slab for support. She laughed at me.

"Lazy ass."she stuck her tongue out.

"Whatever. I'll get going now" I said and began to work my way towards the door.

"Wait." She said, running to stand in front of me. I raised an eyebrow at her. "Okay, fine, I'll delete it"

"Promise?" I asked and she bit her lower lip, frowning.

"Yes but before that, what are we?" She asked sadly, looking at my eyes with hope.

I felt a squeeze in my chest. What are we? We've kissed, I've slept with her --though I was drunk-- and we've lived together twice. So what are we? She's not my girlfriend. My girlfriend is Alex. Wait, what the hell am I doing? This is wrong. This is all wrong. What was I even thinking? Doing all these with Stephanie. I was basically leading her on all these while. Fudge!

"I don't know, Stephanie." I muttered. Her face fell and she looked away from my gaze.

"Oh okay." She said. She opened the front door for me and stepped aside. Shit, I didn't mean to hurt her.

"Steph--" I started but she cut me off.

"You don't need to explain anything Eli. You can leave now" she said, still not looking at me. I sighed before making my way out if the house. My chest ached. The look she gave me made me feel lost. But I have to find Alex.

I got into my car and drove out of her compound. While on the road, j dialed Luke's phone number but he wasn't picking so I decided to drive to his house.

On getting there, I realized that his gate was locked which means he wasn't home. I dialed his number again and it was still saying the same thing. He was not picking. I cursed out loud before driving to Nick's place.

I knocked on the door and Nick's grandma opened it with a small smile. "Eli darling" she greeted.

I grinned at her. "Granny. Good morning" I said, stepping into the house.

"Nick is not home. I thought he was at your place" she said, confused. I cleared my throat.

"Um....yeah. He is at my place but he asked me to pick up something for him in his room." I lied. Granny's mouth formed an 'o' and she nodded.

"Well, go on in. Eddy and Zoey are in his room" she said and I nodded. She left for the kitchen and I walked to Nick's room.

Entering his room, I saw Eddy and Zoey making out but they jumped apart on seeing me. "Oh...uh...Eli...you're here" Zoey stammered, turning a bright red.

Eddy's ears turned pink as he stood up. "You didn't tell me you are coming. What's up?" He rushed.

I rolled my eyes at him. "Only God knows what you guys have been doing on Nick's bed. Where is he?" I asked.

"He went to find Alex...and we offered to help but he insisted on finding her himself" Eddy explain. I furrowed my eyebrows. If he didn't want any help, does that mean he does not want any one to find out where he his her? That's probably what's going on.

"Fudge! What about Lucas? Do any of you know where he is?" I asked again.

"Nope" Zoey answered. I sighed and sat in Nick's bed.

"I'm so tired. I can't even trust my own best friend!" I blurted out in frustration.

"Huh? You don't trust Nick? What's going on?" Eddy asked and Zoey focused on me too.

"I think....I think Nick has something to do with Alex's kidnap" I stated.

Alexandrea's P.O.V

"Please don't hurt my mom" I begged Axel. He laughed, swaying his hand.

"She is fast asleep. Don't worry, I don't need her" he said menacingly.

I gulped in fear of what this man had in plan for me. It's obvious I won't make it. I won't survive whatever he had coming. It was either me or my family which included my friends.

"Give her" Axel said to Luke and Luke nodded. He walked towards a small suitcase and brought out a syringe which had a colourless liquid in it.

Struggling away from the sharp needle, I screamed as loud as I could. "No! No! What's that?! What do you want to do to me?! Stop!! No!!"

Before I could continue screaming, Lucas stabbed my bounded arm with the syringe and the pain travelled all over my body. I could feel the pulse of my vein.

Everywhere became blurry and I couldn't move. I thought darkness would take over but this time it was light. My body was limp and numb. I couldn't move my mouth. I felt dead. Like every single cell in my body was dead. Even the cells of emotions.

Maybe this is what I had been craving for. Something that would make me completely detached or dazed. I let the feeling take over me as I slowly relaxed into the chair I was tied on and closed my eyes, letting a tear roll down my cheek.

Maybe this is the end. The end all the pain. The end of the scars. The end of Alexandrea Dwayne.

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14/06/2021