"Alex did not suffer an accident. He has taken drugs. He.." Amaya was stunned. She had thought Alric would be reluctant to tell the truth to his mother since he cared about her most.
She was not in good health, so Amaya was sure, Alric did not want to worry her. But to think that he would inform her again! She was sure it could be a trump card she would use in the future. But now, it is gone just like that!
Her hands clenched tightly around the purse she was holding. Her eyes were cold and dark. No matter how she tried to take advantage of this man, he would throw her off balance. It had never happened with anyone else but her eyes had set on Alric for a long ti.
She had already placed the net. No matter how much he struggles, the end result would always be the sa. He was destined to be with her.
Ava closed her eyes. It felt like ages had passed when she opened them. She stood up without saying a word.
"Aunt wait!" Amaya shot forward. This could be her golden chance. The woman was weak, Alric was not sympathizing with her. She would use this chance to strengthen her position but before she could take a step forward, Alric held her by her wrist.
If it had been any other day, any other situation, Amayra would have danced with joy for his initiative. But now, she only frowned and struggled.
"You are not going to follow her!" His voice was like an icy blade that touched her neck and she shivered. Could it be that he knew sothing? No! She had covered her marks well. No one could not know about it. She masked anger to hide her anxiety.
"What do you an? I have never expected that you will tell her the truth, Alric! Do you not care about her at all? She needs soone to support her." Alric’s eyes dimd as he nodded but he did not let her hands go.
"Yes, she needed soone. But that support is not you. And.." Not either!" "so, you are going to stay here until she returns."
"..."
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Alex was staring out of the window. His cold eyes and detached face looked lost. He knew what he did was wrong. Drugs could ruin him completely. But he had no other way to run away from reality.
His father had cheated on his mother. Not once or twice but with many won. And one had even given birth for him. Alric was elder to him, it ant he was cheating his mother from the start!
"Alex!" Alex froze when he heard her mother again.
The woman closed the door behind her as she entered the room. The look on her face and her actions caught Alex off guard. Uneasiness flipped his heart.
"I am ready!" Alex frowned, not understanding what she ant, "you always wanted to leave my husband and my house for you. Right? I am ready. We can leave after your discharge. I will do the necessary formalities in the anwhile while you will be responsible for our new lodging ins and earning so that we never lack anything. I will inform the newspapers too so that there would not be any strange rumors. And of course, I will call your school’s principal too. And.."
"Wait Mom! What are you talking about?" he was only able to react after this long. "Are you really leaving everything behind?" he would not believe it. It had been a decade since he had asked her to leave, but she had never once accepted his offer.
"Yes, you always wanted to choose. I have chosen you, now stop playing with your life as if it ant nothing. You wanted to win against all of them, right? Taking everyone as if they are your enemy! I have thought that you would learn with ti. You would notice Alric’s sincerity but since you have failed like this, I give up.
As a mother, I can not lose you. I can not choose anyone above you. So even if you have disappointed , I will choose you in the end. I will do as you say, so please stop playing with your life as if it ant nothing. I.." tears spilled into her eyes and she choked. She had been trying to hold on for a long ti. But now, she was exhausted! She was truly exhausted by fighting with her husband and Alex all this ti!
Her shoulders quivered and her silent tears turned into strong wails and then broken sobs. Alex froze at his place ashad.
But when he saw her crying so desperately, he pulled the drip from his hand and ran to hold her.
"Mother!"
"Do not call that." she hit his chest with her hands, "you never took the duties of a son. All you did was worry to death and hurt again and again. Would it not be better if you stab at once and get over it?" she hissed as more tears fell.
"Mother! Don’t say that." all these years. Alex had seen his mother standing grand and tall. Even when Alric was brought to their house, she had only slapped her husband without an ounce of pain in her eyes.
Then she had taken Alric to his room personally and treated him like a guest. Her eyes had been cold but never hurt. But now, she was crying like she had lost everything. Her expressions made a hole in Alex’s heart. He felt excruciating pain from it.
"Mother! I am sorry." but she kept hitting him on his chest and struggling.
"Sorry! Why are you saying sorry! What mistake have you made? It was all along! I thought you would notice with ti that Alric was also a victim. He had lost his family yet he had never blad us. If you ask for his life, he would exchange it for your welfare without even thinking! But no, you have failed . And it was all my mistake that I hoped my both sons would get along one day."
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