Alex hummed quietly to herself as she organized the bookshelf in her shop. Today seemed to be a peaceful day. After everything that happened with Ciel getting his revenge on the queen, Alex convinced her parents that they could take a peaceful vacation and not have to worry about any drama happening. So, she knew that they'd be fine... well, she thought at least.

After a while, her phone rang, and she picked up.

"H-Hey, Alex..."

Alex went wide eyed. "Papa...? Are you okay?!"

"N-Non... not really..."

Alex could hear the pain in her father's voice, and it broke her heart.

"Papa? What's wrong?"

"Y-Your father..." he took a deep breath. "Something triggered him...and... he... tried to kill himself again... he still hasn't woken up."

Alex nearly dropped the phone.

"Alex?" Francis' voice snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Oui?" Alex gripped her desk to keep from falling over.

"We're at the hospital... I'll call you when he wakes up, okay? But.. can you do me a huge favor and tell your brothers...?"

Alex swallowed and nodded. "Y-Yeah, of course... I'll send Ivan over there for now, okay? You really shouldn't be alone right now..."

She could hear sniffles on the other end. "O-Okay..." and with that, he hung up.

Alex set the phone down and closed her eyes tightly, trying to keep from crying. Then, a few moments later, she heard a bell, signaling that someone had entered the shop. She tried her best to look presentable.

"W-Welcome, what can I do for ya today?" She tried to sound brave and welcoming, yet, the fact that her voice cracked gave that away.
She just wanted to know if her dad was okay or not...
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Idk who came in at the end. Just figured I'd leave it open to anyone, so, it could be any of her customers, or a random person.