Laurens' POV

     "A-Alex!!" I scream. I rushed over to him, huddled in his corner {alex and johns bed are both against the walls on opposite sides of the room. alex is on the left and john is on the right. so yeah. if you dont know now ya know. >:3} I start to panic and wonder what to do. God, he's shaking so much...I sit on his bed and encase him in a reassuring hug. His shaking seemed to grow less and less. I start petting his head, that's what my mom used to do with me when I was scared. He didn't seem to mind, so I kept doing it.

BOOM

     He jumped and huddled closer to me. His crying was still heavy. God, what do I do...? I'm running out of options...! I don't know what to do to make him calm down! I start pulling him closer to me. He started whispering things. Like, "don't leave....please." or "why'd you have to go so soon...?" I couldn't pick up much else. "I won't leave you, it's okay..." I said. His shaking seemed to slow. Thank god...he's calming down. I don't know what he's afraid of, if I did, I could help him even more. The rain seemed to be calming down, and so was he. I was finally able to comfort him to the point where it was getting to him. "Shhhhh...it's okay, it's okay..." I tried my best to assure him that he was safe.

TIMESKIP WHOOP WHOOP {im sorry im kinda lazy}

     Finally...the rain stopped. He still gripped onto me for dear life. "Hey, hey, it's over. You don't need to be scared anymore..." That came off a little too much like "hey the rains over stop being a wimp" I tried to save myself, but it might've also backfired. "It's okay, Lexi...don't cry...please." I continued to comfort him, petting his head, and cuddling him. I looked over at the clock sitting on his dresser. It's already 2:16...? I look back at Alexander, he's stopped crying...It made me smile inside knowing he felt better. He looked up at me with his tear-filled eyes. "I-I'm sorry..." He murmured. I almost didn't hear him. "For what?"

     Alexander's POV

     "For what?" His voice was calming and reassuring. For what? What does he mean "for what"?? I literally broke down in front of him for god knows how long. "Wh-What do you mean...?" I ask him. He cupped my cheek with his hand and wiped my tears off with his thumb. "You did nothing wrong, Lexi..." Lexi? He's never called me that before. "...why are you apologizing?" His voice was filled with concern. "For...for breaking down in front of you..." I was so sorry that he actually spent time, that he could've spent sleeping, to help me. I felt so guilty. "You didn't have any control, Lex, why are you blaming yourself?" He was so confused. I was silent. I didn't have a response. "...are you sure you're okay? You still seem unsettled." He looked me in the eyes and just...made me feel so safe..."I'm fine." I said. I cuddled closer to him. He was warm and comforting. He reminded me of my mother, how she would always comfort me no matter what. She gave me everything, she gave me the world, and all I had to give was love, but she always considered that more than enough. I loved the way she held me, she was always so gentle yet so strong...

     Timeskip oh boi.

     Laurens' POV

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEE-

     I reach over to the alarm clock and shut it off. Yeah yeah it's eight o'clock, I get it. I go to get up but realize something, Alex is still sleeping...Not wanting to wake him, I quickly try to move out of his grasp. But, I didn't. And he woke up. Good job, John. Good job. "Jooooohhhnn. What time is it?" He scared me a little. "It's around eight." I said. He got up and went to the kitchen. I followed behind him. "I-uh, suppose you deserve an explanation..." His voice it...it sounded almost scared. "Of...what?" I was confused. I was very confused. "About last night..." Oh boy, what about it? He did absolutely nothing wrong. "I came here from the Caribbean. I was dirt poor, like most people there. Me and my brother didn't think much of it, at the time. When I was ten, my father had had enough of it, and split. So me, my brother and mother were left. When I was twelve, me and my mother were sick. We didn't have enough money for medicine, so she... she died. Me and my brother were officially orphans. When I was seventeen, a hurricane hit. It came and went and...it took my brother with it...after that, I had nowhere else to go. So, two years later, I'm here...with you and our friends." He looked like he was gonna cry..."Lexi..you-you didn't have to apologize. Especially for something that wasn't your fault." He looked back at me, he was holding back his tears. "Don't cry..." I enclosed him in a hug. He hugged me back. "Now, come on, we gotta get ready..."

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