Alexandrea's P.O.V

I stepped back away from him after I said that. He was probably still recovering from the shock that I did that. Honestly, I had no idea where that came from either.

"C'mon. Let's go" he said with furrowed eyebrows as we both walked towards the sea. My heart was beating wildly as I got closer it.

What if I drown? Or get stuck underwater? Or get eaten by the sharks? Or get kidnapped by the mermaids? Or-

"Hey! It's okay. It's just water" Nick said cutting off my thoughts. I didn't even realize I stopped walking.

"A large volume of water" I said with a shudder.

"That is harmless. Once an amazing person like me teaches you how to swim, you won't worry about all that" he smirked and I rolled my eyes.

"Do you know that approximately 320,000 people die annually due to this 'harmless' body of water?" I said resting one hand on my waist.

"No I didn't but thanks for sharing the knowledge. Now let's start" he said as he began to walk and noticed I was still rooted to my spot.

"What if I get swallowed by a shark or something? Or the waves dive me deeper into the ocean and I drown? Or-"

"The more you list, the scarier it gets" he cut me off with an amused look in his eyes.

"You can do this. It's just water. You are tough. You can't be scared of water because you are a strong ass woman" I gave myself a pep talk silently and took a deep breath.

"Are you done?" Nick said hiding a smile and I rolled my eyes at him and hit him lightly causing him to shut up. Pep talks,coffee and the old sweater given to me by my grandma is what keeps me going.

We walked into the ocean not going deep yet. The blue water buried my legs up to my knees as it sparkled under the moonlight.

"You're shorter than I thought" Nick laughed and jabbed him in the ribs lightly.

"It's cute though" he laughed after I jabbed him and blushed a deep red. You can't blame me, I'm not used to compliments. Especially ones from an half naked green eyed guy beside me.

"This is a bad idea. I can't do this" I shook my head as I turned around and began to walk back to the shore.

"You'll never overcome your fears if you keep running away from them." He said and I felt as if it had a double meaning. Like it was about my nightmares and the thought if anyone apart from my mom knowing made me want to crawl up in a hole.

"Shorty, turn around now" he said calmly and ignored him and continued walking towards the shore. Then there was silence. I was about to turn to check what happened before I was lifted off the ground over someone's shoulder.

"I warned you" Nicholas said as he began to walk back to the ocean leaving me staring at his muscular back.

"What the fuck are you doing?! Nick let me down!" I yelled hitting his back. Or maybe using that as an opportunity to touch his back.

"Okay" he said and dropped me in the ocean.

I swear this boy is a jerk.

The water filled my mouth and nostrils. The familiar sting of my eye made me swing my arms randomly.

"Help!! Nick help!! I'm drowning!" I yelled trying to spit the water out.

"No you're not! Just stand up!" He yelled back at me. I'm not drowning?. I realized I was squatting in the water. Ugh...I'm so stupid!.

I stood up and felt the water reaching up to my thighs. I groaned in embarrassment while burying my face in my hands.

"See? It was not so bad" Nick said as he walked deeper into the ocean and dived inside.

"It was! And I'll surely revenge!" I yelled after he dived. I walked to the shore and sat down on the wet beach sand. I gathered my hair to one side and squeezed the water out of it. I love my hair but it's just so stressful to take care of most times. I waited and waited but Nicholas was still in the ocean.

"Nick!" I yelled starting to panic. I stood up and dusted the wet sand from my body even though it won't go completely.

Oh God! What if he's dead?! What will I tell his parents?! What if they think I killed him?!

"Nicholas!" I yelled again and walked closer to the water and his head popped out of the water with a smug smile. I gave him a death glare as he swam towards the shore.

"Miss me?" He smirked as he came out the water. Droplets of water trickled down his chest and abdomen and I kind of forgot I was mad at him. His hands went to his hair and he ran his fingers through it then ruffling it sending water everywhere. He raised his right arm above his head and flexed it.

Wait..flexing?

"I swear I will kill you" I said as I cracked my knuckles which refused to crack.

"If you do then you won't be able to enjoy the view like you were doing now" he smirked and took his clothes from the sand and starting to put them on while I just stood there.

"What view exactly? Because all I see is a fat and potato looking jerk" I said and huffed walking to where my clothes were.

"We both know you're lying" he said and wore his shirt. I put on my clothes as well with the hoodie.

"So....why do you come here" I nudged him. His eyes turned dark green for a while before returning to it's normal shade.

"To clear my head" he said.

"Why? I mean from what?" I asked getting curious.

"Some stuff" he shrugged as we walked closer to his car.

"What stuff?" I asked again.

"Look Alex! It'll be good for you if you keep your nose out of my business" he said coldly and I did not like that tone. It was fair since I didn't tell him mine either.

"Where's your car?" He arched an eyebrow breaking the intense silence.

"I..uh..ran here" I said looking at my feet. My hair was left without packing and the purple hairband was around my wrist.

"You ran?" He almost yelled.

"Um...yeah" I said.

"How will you get home now?" He asked and I looked at him. He's taking me. Right? Also I'm not going home.

"I'm not going back home" I said quietly still looking at him. He didn't say anything as we continued to walk towards his car. Then he did something that surprised me.

He stood in my front and I wondered what he was doing.

"Hop on" he said and since I'm a lazy person by nature, I didn't wait for him to repeat it before jumping on his back. His arms were hooked under my leg to hold me while I sat on his back and my arms curled around his neck. Then he continued walking while I laid my head on his back. When we got to his car he stopped but I clung to his body like a koala bear.

"Shorty, I'll have to drive so get down" he said trying to untangle my legs around his waist.

"No! Just drive like this!" I whined wrapping my hands and legs tighter around him.

"Then I'll be sitting on you" he said before adding " Unless you sit on my lap" he smirked as I jumped down immediately and he started laughing.

I still stood there expecting him to open the door for me or something, you know, like Eli.

"Is something wrong?" Nick asked about to enter the driver's part of the car.

"The door" I said gesturing to it.

"Well, it's open" he said and slid in the driver's seat. I rolled my eyes and slept d in the passenger seat.

"Idiot" I muttered folding my hands across my chest. He started driving and I rolled the glass all the way down. The ride was silent but the comfortable kind. I drifted off into thought about my day today.

It started off with my mom and I yelling at each other, Bex stuttering when talking to Luke, baking with Eli, meeting my mom drunk, the beach with Nick and finally deciding not to go home tonight.

Wow..... today was really dramatic.

"We're here" he said and parked. His house was different from Eli's. Infact it was entirely different, it was cream colored on the outside. The lawn outside was neatly trimmed. The house was not massive like Eli's, it was moderately sized and cute in a way.

"It may not be big but it's home"  he shrugged and ushered me inside.

"Grandma! I'm home" Nick yelled as he locked the door. A woman that looks in her 80s walked out of a room with a grin so wide I wondered how her face didn't split into two.

"Took you long enough, you were meant to be home an hour ago" she frowned and used the napkin to whack Nick on the head.

"I'm sorry, I was occupied okay?" Nick groaned and rubbed his head.

I love this woman already.

"You better be. Now who's this cutie? You finally brought home a girlfriend?" She asked and grinned at me while I smiled politely. Nicholas was about to talk but I beat him to it.

"Hi Mrs Hunter, I'm Alex" I smiled holding out my hands but she pulled me into a hug and I hugged her back enjoying the warmth. She reminded me of grandma.

"Please call me Daisy. So you're the girl that swept my baby off his feet huh?" He wiggled her eyebrows at me.

"Grandma!!!! She a friend" Nick groaned before entering the Kitchen.

"For now" She whispered at me and I blushed.

"You must be staying over for you to be here by this time?"  She asked and I nodded.

"I'm afraid the guest room is now the storage room so you'll have to share" she said looking sorry and I smiled at her.

"No problem. I'm sorry for being a burden by coming unannounced"

"Do you need me to whack you on the head too?" She asked playfully and I shook my head.

"Grandma! Nick won't let me take my share of the food!" Zoey whined as she stomped into the room. Then she notices me and start screaming.

"OMG! Alex! I didn't know you were here" she said and ran to hug me.

"Hi Zo." I smiled.

"Are you sleeping over? Who brought you here? Since when have you been here?"

"Yes, Nick and just recently" I answered her questions in order.

"Zoey darling, take her to your room so you can share" Daisy said and left for the kitchen I assume.

We walked to one of the rooms and opened the door and let me tell you, Everything and I mean everything was pink. Different shades of pink stared at me as I entered her room. We entered and she closed the door behind her.

"Wow! You really love pink" I said and she shrugged.

"Not that much" she said.

"So why are you staying here? Parent problems?" She asked

"Um..yeah" I said and she looked sad for a minute before bouncing up and throwing out cute pink PJs for me to wear along with pink socks.

I swear she is meant to be Bex's twin.

"Meet us outside for dinner in ten minutes okay?" She said and left without waiting for an answer. I guess that wasn't a question.

I changed into it and it was long, not big but long because she was taller than me. I like it because it covers my scars anyways.

I went outside and met them chatting freely. I've never had a family time, apart from breakfast with my mom. I took a seat and served myself.

I expected it to be awkward but it was really fun and nice to be with them. With Nick and Zoey arguing to Daisy scolding them or whacking Nick from time to time. It was the best dinner ever and I wished it didn't end.

Anyways, dinner ended and we all left for our rooms. Zoey and I laid in bed and we were both staring at the ceiling.

Only one question bugged my mind

Where are their parents?

"Um....Zo?" I called and she turned her head looking at me.

"Hm?"

"If you don't mind me asking, um..where are your parents?" I asked and she went back to staring at the ceiling. She was really quiet making me mentally scold myself for asking her such question.

"You don't need to answer if you don't want-"

"Dead. They're dead." She whispered cutting me off.

Wow..that was unexpected.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked" I apologised.

"No! It's okay" she sent me a small smile and I smiled back. We continued staring at the ceiling and I was getting hungry so I wanted to ask if she was hungry too but she was already snoring.

I took my phone and checked the time.

12:08 am

Grabbing my phone with me, I tiptoed to the kitchen. Shit! I forgot to call Bex. You see, Bex know that my father used to hit me only and that my mom drinks her mind away. She doesn't know of the nightmares or that my father did more than just hit me. My mom knows about my nightmares and my dad hit me. I couldn't tell anyone that my dad did not only hit me he.....did way more than that.

I leaned on the counter and dialed her number quietly. After the second ring, she picked up.

"Alex! Help!! Please come over now!" Bex sobbed desperately over the phone.

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Writer: Hello sweethearts,

What do you think of this chapter? What do you think is going on with Bex?

Zoey: Can I answer?

Writer: No!! It's meant to be a cliff hanger!

Zoey: Just a hint?

Writer: NO!! Go back to making out with Eddy in your pink room or something.

Zoey: WE are just FRIENDS!! What part of that don't you people get?!

Alex: *winks at Zoey* for now, of course.

Bex: Yasss!! #Zoward

Nick: Okay, I'm really confused. When do I get to meet Zoward?

Zoey: *turns red out of embarrassment* Oh my God! I'm just going to sleep in my pink room *storms off*

Nick: What's wrong with her?

Alex: She's your twin, aren't you meant to have this twin thing?

Nick: Twin thing?

Elijah: WRITER!!!!

Writer: What?

Alex: *to Nick* ugh Nevermind.

Elijah: Everyone is missing me already. Why am I not in this chapter??

Writer: *rolls eyes* Because you were not needed.

Stephanie: Hello losers!

Everyone: who are you?

Stephanie: *rolls eyes* Steph.The queen of the school.

Alex: And.....why are you here?

Stephanie: Because I want to be.

Zoey: Well you're not wanted here bitch so kindly fuck off.

Stephanie: I can be where I want when I want *faces Zoey and smirks* And with who I want.

Bex: You disgust me.*pounces on Stephanie and beats her up* No one hurts my bitches.

Stephanie : *cries* Nick, Eli, Eddy. You stood there and watched that brat beat me up??

Nick : We really don't care *the boys walk off casually*

Writer : *mutters to self* This is it. I can say it now that the boys are gone. *Grins at the audience* Don't-

Eli : -forget to vote- *winks at audience*

Nick: -comment- *flexes arms at audience*

Eddy: -and follow- *grins at audience as Zoey come to drag him away*

Writer : *fumes* Vshejjdkwbwhuebsb....Ughhhh *storms off*

Nick: She really needs help.

Writer: NIIIIICK!!!!

Nick:oops! Enjoy *winks and the male readers start chasing Nick as he runs for his life*

21/6/2020