Alyssa's POV:

I slept the moment my head made contact with my pillow, I woke up at 6:00, groaned and cursed myself for waking up so early on a weekend.

I couldn't sleep more so I started doing homework at around 7:30 I had completed my work and was now putting stuff back in my bag.

Wore my headset and started to do all the chores, can't move a muscle unless I have my music with me.

In illness or in success it stood by me like a best friend would in hard times.
I first washed the clothes, sweep the floors, dusted the furniture, changed my bed sheets and covers, made breakfast and ate then washed the dishes.

I was done at 10:00, my heartfelt at peace at the sight of clean surroundings, it becomes really hard to work like this on school days so I have chosen this specific day for my ultimate cleaning day.

I took a shower and wore a pink chiffon dress father had bought it for me from London a few months back, I wish I could tell him that even if he had come back empty-handed but with a happy smile on his face I still would have accepted him wholeheartedly,

I don't care what he brings me, my heartfelt so empty, the happiness I had a few seconds back was thrown into a ditch by my reality, I wanted to feel home, to feel loved by my father, was it too much to ask for?

Maybe yes...

My body looked so beautiful in this dress that I couldn't help myself from peppering some compliments to myself, "Aren't you the prettiest butterfly in Miami", although it was a blantant lie, how can I be the most beautiful girl in Miami.

Have you seen how gorgeous those girls are, the ones I see on beaches clad in two-piece bikinis giving us self doubting souls extreme complexes.

But I still fed myself lies, why shouldn't I, I was born for a reason and I don't care what others say about my body at least to me I am perfect.

I swayed before the mirror while holding the sides of my dress just look at how it sits upon my upper body as if it was made for me.

The way it veils my treasure and at the same time covers it so delicately making it look more appealing to the gaze,

I literally blushed by my own compliment but beauty doesn't only lie in revealing clothing, beauty is when you feel comfortable with your own skin,

I don't despise nor criticize the women who wear such clothes, girl if you wanna flaunt it then flaunt it who is stopping you or if you wanna hide it then hide it,

It's your body, your skin, love every bit of it even the parts underneath which lies your darkness.

My hand gently roamed over my arms as I emptily stared at myself with no feelings or emotions on my face just a plain eye to eye stare-off with my own reflection.

My doorbell broke the haunting spell that was trying to devour me but I snapped out of it and went downstairs to see who the unexpected visitor was.

As I opened the door someone grabbed me swiftly while embracing me in a twirling hug.

"Hey, sunshine",

"Omg! Jordan what are you doing here?", I couldn't control myself from squealing loudly, he laughed,

"I thought I should give you a surprise", he said while putting me down.

"Aw... I missed you so much",

"Me too cupcake",

"Aren't you gonna invite me in?" he asked smirking,

"Oh yeah! sorry come in", I showed him around, thank God I had cleaned it today then we sat down in the lounge to talk,

We talked about our lives and our old friends, our new friends, God I missed him so much, my stomach was in knots due to his never-ending jokes, I tumbled from my seat to the floor while laughing and grabbing onto his knee for some support.

He is still his old self kind, funny, amazing, charming and the most important thing ultimately positive.

He stood up, "let's go", pulling me by my hand for some fun.

"Come on show me around, I am in Miami man", he said as he rubbed his palms together.

"Well, I can't show you the whole Miami in one day" I raised my eyebrow.

"Fine! let's go to the mall",

"Okay, let me get the keys", he stopped me and showed me keys,

"You have a car here?" I asked confusingly,

"Yeah, I came to visit my Grandma who also coincidently lives in Miami, she has lots of cars and did I mention she is filthy rich" he smirked.

We walked out and I stopped on my porch, "YOU HAVE A FREAKIN PORSCHE ", my voice came out as a whisper but loud at the edges.

he laughed, "Yeah, told you she is rich".

We arrived at the mall in his grandma's majestic vehicle that seemed to float over the road effortlessly, it had a purr as a voice rather than a roar.

I think I was falling in love with it as we landed on land after our heavenly magic carpet experience, Jordan insisted on clicking a picture of me with his phone for which I happily posed like I used to when we were one.

At once I was pulled back to when things were different than it is now,
Me and Jordan were really close to one another and the best part was that we had known each other deeply.

What I mean by deeply is that we had seen each other's bad sides.

We went inside the mall, the cool artificial aura of the air conditioner gently lulled me unconsciously as I walked deeper and deeper into the building,

I bought him some stuff, he gifted me everything I laid my eyes on so I decided to cover the land with my eyes closed shut after witnessing my brilliant tactic to avoid being pampered by my Ex-boyfriend, Jordan uttered a melodious laugh.

He hugged me very often, Jordan has a strange way of coping with reality he needs physical contact to survive, not in a strange manner but in a way that is completely harmless,

He is a victim of a trauma that he couldn't get out of up till now, he faced a loss after which he thinks that everything that he cares for will vanish sooner or later.

I never stopped him for holding my hand, from embracing me, he would keep doing these silly little things unconsciously,

Like I remember the time when we were watching a movie, his hand crawled from his side to mine and settled over my shoulder, no nudge or caress just sat there patiently until the movie ended.

He would lay beside me on the bed silently gazing at my face for hours without uttering a single syllable to me and if I pass him a smile his gaze would slightly glisten around the corners.

He would meekly force a smile just for me, I rarely disturbed him when he was battling with his demons, somehow my face was the road to his victory as I was someone who he greatly adored and was there with him as a proof that he wasn't cursed.

I feel so guilty that I had to leave him like this, I can never forget his face when he heard of my moving away plan, he took it bravely didn't utter any sign of resentment or pain.

He kept calm the entire day until 12:00, as the darkness crawled out of its den his demons surfaced from the pits of his inner debris as well,

He ran barefooted in the middle of the night from his house to mine, started banging my door loudly and begged for entrance, I hurriedly opened the door to find a mess of a man violently shivering and panting outside my door.

He was crouched on my doormat, I could never forget that sight and his message, " Just for the night...",

I took him in, the whole night he laid there on my lap while my fingers detangled his fears, I still remember the gentle tremors of his skin under my touch,

All night he was with me and father never disapproved of his presence as he had won his heart over something that I don't want to talk about at this moment.

My Jordan was an only child who was really close to his father at the age of eight he lost him to cancer after which he was completely devastated, being an introvert and traumatized by his father's departure, he never made any friends.

I was the only one he clicked to maybe because we both had lost someone that meant everything to us, his dad was the best, he used to take us out camping and he even showed me how to make a bonfire,

It is lame but in my childhood, it was an achievement even in so much pain he made us laugh, Jordan was completely like his father strong and selfless,

When he left he took a part of Jordan with him, he was never the same anymore, his mother married right after his father's death and Jordan's struggle was just getting started.

He had a stepbrother who bullied him at every chance he could get, he was awfully abusive, fighting with him, beating him up every single day when their parents were not around, I don't know why he didn't tell on him.

Even if he had his mother wouldn't listen, she had abandoned him the day she married the new guy, Jordan was sadly left an orphan because his father was his home.

He used to stick around with us, father was mostly out so I had a companion to pass my time with that is how we had gotten so close to each other,

There were happy days but there were also sad days, the ones in which he would just sit by the foggish window gaping at the coldness outside and I would just sit on the couch near the artificial plant calmly waiting for him to recover.

He would though always, get out of his trance, look here and there then smile when his gaze found me on my seat, call me to him then we both would settle wrapped in each other until morning.

Even in those times, we felt good, knowing we had each other to hold onto after our battles.

The day I left him was the hardest, Dad had already said his goodbyes to him and had busied himself in a call near the escalator to our new journey.

He gave us time to say our goodbye but I couldn't get myself to say it, we were entangled in each other that I could feel even our hearts beating together in the same sync.

He didn't cry but his eyes held that glistening pain that shook me from within, I wanted to stay so badly with him forever but I coward out,

I just wanted to please Daddy all the time and in doing that I always broke a piece of me,

Jordan's nose was settled in the crook of my neck, I couldn't see his face, "Jordan...", I stammered lightly.

Caressing his back softly while at the same time placing a kiss on his ear as his head was buried in my neck, " It is time", said I as a tear left my eye.

His eyes met mine and I heard him sniff, he had the look of one of the bad days in him today, the look I silently despised.

"Promise me you will not cry", I mumbled in an attempt to not cry fully.

He just gaped at me and pulled me near his heart, " I promise I will smile tomorrow", and I couldn't control my tears.

His body heaved heavily, it radiated ache and sadly it was because of me, I cried in his arms while he ironically caressed my back for comfort.

"Thank you for every time", his hands cupped my cheek.

" You don't have to say thank you",

"Until next time then...", he visibly gulped.

" Jorda--",

"I have a wish",

" What?", a tear left his eye.

"Don't look back, okay...", I cried once more in his arms then miserably left him standing all alone at the airport.

Daddy held my hand and guided me to the escalator as I couldn't turn my face from him,

He just stood there as I ascended slowly away from him, he mouthed turn around, I shook my head in protest but listened and didn't look back.

" Alyssa, I know I am dashing but you need to stop and besides your ice cream is melting", he broke my ride to the past.

I smiled uneasily, "Sorry about that, it is just you know I am a sucker for your smile", he blushed under my comment like always.

We were seated at the mall food court, enjoying each other's company, he told me his therapy sessions had helped him a lot after my departure which made me sad and he changed the subject.

Jordan went to therapy after the bullying got worse and his brother almost choked him out of hatred on Christmas Eve, J had told me that he reminded him of someone who he hated so he couldn't control himself around him,

It was weird that Benny his stepbrother confessed it to J which made J feel sorry for him but I hated him for treating J like an animal.

How can you sympathize with someone who has an intention to kill you, J bought it but I didn't so one day I went to his stepdad and told him all about his son's behavior.

Threatened him that I would call the police if J gets hurt one more time, he was afraid it was written all over his face,

The result was Benny going to boarding school until eighteen but Benny didn't turn eighteen as he after one year committed suicide in his dorm room leaving a note behind saying " Sorry",

Me and J both knew who it was for so we kept quiet, it was enough for me to forgive Benny as he knew what he did to J was wrong and sadly Benny needed severe help,

J blamed himself for his death and it took me months to pull him out of it, by this time we had forgotten of our tragic starts and now we were focused on feeding each other the things we had ordered for ourselves.

Like we used to when we were together, our day ended on a happy note and I was glad that he showed up on my doorstep like an angel,

He once again said until next time and we parted until next time.

Carlos's POV:

Our Sunday started with us heading for the beach for some relaxation, the sun was perfect today for a day out so we decided to hang out there for a while until Stan mentioned his quick trip to the mall for some everyday essentials,

Mason tagged along with Stanley for the things while I decided to stay back and wait for them in the food court as my legs weren't in a mood for some shop to shop visits.

I told them to meet me here when they were done goofing around as I know Mason just makes everything like a challenge shopping with him is like shopping with a toddler, he needs to inspect everything and when I say everything I mean everything.

I was surfing Facebook when I heard a familiar laugh nearby that made my head jerk upwards automatically landing on the source, it was Alyssa and with her was a boy with blonde hair and a pair of light blue eyes that somewhat seemed extraordinarily gleaming whenever she laughed at his jokes.

My hand-formed into a fist as I gazed at his hand grazing gently over her arm, she didn't mind it at all, he kept touching her deliberately and she was completely fine with it.

My memory went back to the scene when she jumped away from me at her house when she thought I was about to touch her, 

Quite amusing if I must say, I could literally feel my teeth grind in my mouth, maybe he is his guy.

Or not, she lied to Maddy yesterday claiming that she had some shit to do well I can see the shit that she is doing behind our back,

Why did she lie? What is so special about this guy that he needed to be kept a secret look at him trying way too hard to please her. There was a glow on her face that she couldn't conceal nor that she wanted to,

It was making me insane for some reason, was I feeling jealous of this freak, no, I wasn't, I despise liars. Her head leaned on his shoulder while he was munching on his food,

What is she up to, flirting with Stan on one hand and dating this freak on the other, I literally wanted to catch her red-handed and see the look on her lying face, I wanted to see how she covers up her track this time.

The so-called romantic bullshit was making me gag, I saw them feeding each other like couples do, their little date went on for another 10 to 15 mins then they stood up to leave.

I followed them quietly and they entered into one of the stores, it was quite easy to keep a watch on her through the glassed windows, he was buying stuff for her.

She pulled him to a full-length mirror and placed a shirt on his chest for inspection, I scoffed in distaste.

He approved of her choice and kissed her on her cheek, I wanted to rip that cheek off and feed it to her neighbor's huskies. I wanted them to stop touching each other like they were a freaking couple,

She was a player it was written all over her innocent face. She didn't come after me as she knew I wouldn't fall for it so she went for an easy target this guy and Stanley,

I told him to not be too friendly but he never listens, wait till I see her tomorrow at school, she doesn't know who she is messing with.

My blood boiled at the thought of her playing with Stan, was she trying to make me jealous by flirting with him, I thought she was different.

But I guess it was my mistake as they exited the mall I saw the freak owns a Porsche no wonder he is bait, she was literally in for the money.

The car sped off and I returned to the food court, poor guys they are gonna deal with my mood now.

You are going down Alyssa.

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Hey guys! crazy encounter huh.
well, you saw Carlos's stalker side haha more adventures lie ahead.
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