It almost 10pm and my shift is almost over. I was cleaning the table when Maia came and gave me a sandwich. "Here, I didn't see you eat anything during your break. You must be starving." Maia knows I didn't eat much but she is kind hearted girl that only concern about my being. I shook my head rejecting the sandwich not because I'm not hungry but my stomach is killing me. Its either probably due to the fall or maybe due to the kick that I received earlier. "Its okay Maia, I had few breads before I came to work. I'm not that hungry anyway." Maia frowned at my lies but I just don't want to vomit in front of her.

We closed up the shop and say goodbye to each other and went on separate ways. My body was exhausted and aching. I was halfway walking home when suddenly I felt pain in my stomach. I stopped and held the walls next to me and leaned my body on it. I took couple of deep breaths and tilted my head up breathing in and out hoping the pain would go away. It took me couple of minutes before I started to walk again. I walked out slowly and I could feel my body is shivering cold. I could feel my guts is coming out and my mouth is watery. I could taste metal inside my mouth. I stopped again and leaned my forehead on the brick wall in the alley before I know it I'm throwing up by the wall side. I clenched my stomach harder cause I feel that the vomit is not just vomit. I wiped my mouth with my sleeves and I saw blood stained on it. I looked down on the ground where my vomit were and to my surprised its all blood.

If people would see me they would thought I was some drunk guy throwing up at the alley. I felt my head start to spinning and even the alley start to spinning. I walked out slowly holding the wall besides me while my other hand holding my stomach. It twisted like a knife stabbing through it. Its passed by 11 and no one is walking except me. Couldn't get a cab to ride home since I don't have any money. Whatever money I have my father will take it all to buy more alcohol. I could feel my legs started to turned weak and I couldn't pushed my body even more with my head aching get worsen.

Thats when I knew I will fall on the ground but I couldn't feel the ground instead I feel something soft and warm catching me. I looked up and opened my eyes, I saw the most beautiful thing. "M-M-Magnus.." He caught me into his arms and he smelled like cinnamon with vanilla. Its sweet and homey. "Glad I caught you from heaven angel." He smiled showing his perfect straight teeth. I smirked at him before I coughed out blood sprayed on his chest and soon my vision gets more blurry and darkness surrounds me.

I tried to woke up, I could feel darkness, I see darkness and yet I feel warm. I didn't hear any sounds then I hear a voice calling out my name. The sweetest voice ever. "Alexander, are you okay?" I slowly opened my eyes and the lights really disturbing me. I squinted trying to adjust. I could feel my hand was wrapped into someone else. When I finally opened my eyes I saw him by my side. "Where am I?"

3rd person P.O.V.

Magnus stayed by his side whole night. He was anxious waiting for him to wake up. He held Alec's hand and rubbed his fingers together. He saw how Alec tried to open his eyes slowly. He tried to call him out letting him know he's there by his side but Alec knew already. When Alec finally opened his eyes, he look around the room before he looked at Magnus. "Where am I?" He tried to lift his body up but it only made it worst. "Arghhhh, oww." He clenched on his tummy holding his ribs. "Hey, hey relax, don't get up yet. You're badly injured. Wanna tell me how you get those?" He held Alec's shoulder back and pushing him to lie down. He breathes out a sighed in pain.

"Are you in fight club or something?" Magnus looked at him and Alec crooked his eyebrow confused. "What?" He asked unknowingly. "Are you in a fight club? Or a mob? How did you get these bruise and those scars." He pointed out Alec's body looking concern. "No I'm just clumsy. I fell from the stairs." He said trying to get up and put his legs on the floor. "Bullshit! People don't get hurt like that from falling off stairs." Magnus cursed making Alec anxious. "Believe what you want I'm not gonna defend myself for you. Thank you for saving me. But I gotta go. Its late."

Alec stood up trying to leave the apartment and when he was about to opened the door he felt like a wave rushed in his head causing him collapse and it hits him hard on the ground. Magnus looked at him sitting on the ground while crossing his legs. "Now thats interesting. Definitely not what I expected when I helped out a complete stranger." He looked at Alec who's sitting while holding his head. Magnus sighed and helped him up but he flinched his arm yanking it off of him. "I don't need your help, I just need to get home before he-" Alec stopped himself before he could spilled out his dark secrets.

He doesn't need sympathy from anyone and especially not Magnus. He tried to get up second time and leaned on the door holding his stomach. He turned back to Magnus and looked at him, he was pouring himself a drink wearing his silk robe, his chest is exposed. "Thank you Magnus, I appreciate what you did tonight but I really have to go. I'm so sorry." Alec pushed the door opener and left the building, literally sprinting home. Only god knows what's gonna happen after he got home.

When Alec arrives home he felt his heart falls from the sky and his stomach twisted in ache ashe saw the lights are on. Which means bad news, his dad is home and awake. He couldn't face him or even his abusive behavior. But he knew he fucked up before he could even enter. He wished he would have stayed at Jaces but he has to face his father eventually.

He entered the house and the moment he closed the door he was welcomed with a fist on his face. He falls on the floor unknowing what exactly happened. "Where the fuck have you been? Its 2 in the fucking morning! You think this is a fucking motel?" Alec couldn't speak or even replied to anything. He only can managed to coughed and his breath heaved as he take the pain. Before he could opened his mouth he was kicked again on the stomach. His stomach was already hurting from the previous kicking now he added more to it.

He was on his hands and knees begging like a stray dog begged for food to his father, "I'm sorry, I lost track of time, I promised I wont do this again. Please stop hurting me dad. Please." He keep on begging but Robert kept punching him, slapping him and kicking him. The house filled with Alec cries and begging. He prays in his mind that someone would actually hears him cried and begging for help but he knows no one would bother to get involved. For years he had been tortured and abused in that house never once his neighbour tried to stop his father. Their neighborhood is people minding their own business and truth is no one in their right mind want to get involve with Robert Lightwood the cop or else. It felt like hours after Robert done hitting Alec and he passed out on the floor covered in his own blood.

Alec woke up in tremendous pain in his guts and his head. He tried to opened his eyes but failed as his head felt like its going to explode. After a few tries he managed to and he saw the ceiling. He rolled to the side, clenching his stomach as he coughed and looked around for Robert.

His father was no where to be found. He probably went out to work he hope. He got up grabbing the staircase and climbed with difficulty, taking the steps one by one as one move and even moving his fingers his whole body hurts like hell. He stopped in the middle to ease the pain, taking a few deep breaths as he continued.

He got to his room and locked the door behind him. He sat on the edge of the bed hugging his body and then lay his head on the pillow soaking it with his tears. He wishes he had a better life. He wishes he weren't so fucked up and he just want his father stopped hurting him. How he envy the kids that has both loving and caring parents and how those love consumed them.

He cried for like hours damping the pillow under his face but he finally gather his strength and got up to the toilet. He stood by the mirror and stared at himself. He now has bruises on his face and his cheek. His eyes and nose were red and tears flowing on his cheeks. There's blood running from his left nose. He wiped his face with wet towel. After done cleaning all the blood away he opened the cabinet and picked up a razor. He had it for a while now and inspect it carefully. He lifted his left arm and pulled up his sleeves. There were scars all over the arm, some are old and some are new. He didn't think twice and he pressed down the blade on his skin and saw how blood dripping from the wound to his arm and down on the floor. He can't help it, everytime he is in pain either physically or mentally he would do this and to his mind its better to let go the pain on his body rather to hold it back in his heart.

He released his breathe he didn't know he was holding as he washed the blade under the running water and placed it back in the cabinet. He placed a simple dressing which he learnt over the years on covering his wound. Later he sat on the toilet bowl thinking what just happened and why his life is so messed up. He held his head in his hands and cried his heart out thinking he wanted to run away but he has no place to go and no money to survive. So he would just sucked it up and moved on with his life.

He went to work that day with a bruised face causing Maia to quiver with worries and more questions. "Alec? What happened to you?" She tried to touched his face but he moved it away from her not letting her to touch the area. "Nothing, I fall down the stairs again." He lied again making Maia crossed her arm to her chest and stared at him. "Some stairs. Does it have an arm or legs to do that to you?" He looked at her with a confused look, "What? Don't be ridiculous. Lets get back to work we're slumped." As usual he tried to ignore the subject.

Both of them and including Raj were quite busy with customer when Alec saw Magnus came in to the cafe. He tried to ignore him today as he doesn't want Magnus to see his bruised face and he let Maia get his orders but he failed. Magnus came straight to him and leaned next to him. "Hey sunshine, how were you feeling." Alec didn't dare to look at Magnus, he keep on looking down so Magnus wouldn't catch his bruise. "I'm fine, kind of busy. Can't talk right now." He turned on his heels and went to the kitchen leaving Magnus at the counter getting his coffee order. He heard Magnus and Maia was talking and he tried so hard to stay away from him. He shut himself for years and he refused to let his heart felt love again. The last time he did was to Jace and he end up fell in love with Clary not knowing Alec feelings about him. He doesn't want to go through that anymore. Especially with a guy like Magnus. So instead he just keep to himself. He thought that its the best for both of them since no one likes to love a broken thing. To him Magnus deserves someone much better than his pathetic meaningless life.