All of a sudden, Amy lost all control of her body. Everything felt numb. She fell off her feet as she slumped down on the ground, the phone sliding just out of reach from her hands. The last thing Amy could recall before blacking out was a pair of shoes, Alex's shoes, running towards her.
Amy awoke in the hospital several hours later. As she blinked her eyes in a futile attempt to adjust her eyes to the bright ceiling light, she turned her head to the left side of her bed. Amy spotted a black tuft of hair belonging to a head, namely, Alex's head, sleeping by her bed. She angled her head for a better view of him. Not seeing him for the short period of time when he was MIA somehow confirmed her about her feelings towards him. She affirmed that her affection for him was more than just a brotherhood-sisterhood relationship. As the idiom goes, you never miss the water till the well runs dry.
Amy's movements stirred Alex awake. He immediately showered her with questions about her condition, whether or not she needed food, water or anything at all. Amy laughed as she shook her head. His concern for her was genuinely just a sense of protection over a younger sibling. Amy asked Alex for her parents, just when they strolled in from the door. Alex moved silently as he made his way out of the ward. This was a moment that only family members were welcomed, because they had to either break down together or fight to stand together.
Alex sighed as awareness dawned upon him that they were about to break the bad news to her.
Thursday, 30 July 2015
The Video. [PART 5]
Amy stared around her in fascination. The vibrant colours of dozens of multicoloured balloons contrasted sharply with the dull colours of the rooftop, but seemed to blend in just perfectly with the summer sunshine. With the addition of bubbles that reflected the colours of those balloons floating around lazily, the rooftop seemed so much more magical. Amy spotted a picnic blanket spread out in the midst of the entrancing site. She took several hesitant steps towards it and opened the picnic basket on the checkered blanket.
Inside, a single phone with earphones already plugged in lay solitary on the base of the basket. Amy pressed the play button, her heart racing with.. Eagerness? Curiosity? She herself didn't know what she was expecting to see in the video. For her, all she knew was that she was relieved because Alex was still alive and well.
Alex's face appeared on the screen of the phone Amy held dearly. As the video proceeded, Amy felt tears starting to well up in her eyes. The video featured Alex as he secretly helped her whenever she needed it. Copying her notes for her by asking her classmates when she was absent. Fanning her without her noticing when she felt hot. Helping her put in a good word to the teachers so she could go on the class trip she longed for. Coming over to her house with porridge in one hand and notes in the other so he could help her with her due project. He was her Santa, her Superman, her tooth fairy all in one.
As Amy watched the video, she felt soothing warmth envelope her when all of a sudden...
Inside, a single phone with earphones already plugged in lay solitary on the base of the basket. Amy pressed the play button, her heart racing with.. Eagerness? Curiosity? She herself didn't know what she was expecting to see in the video. For her, all she knew was that she was relieved because Alex was still alive and well.
Alex's face appeared on the screen of the phone Amy held dearly. As the video proceeded, Amy felt tears starting to well up in her eyes. The video featured Alex as he secretly helped her whenever she needed it. Copying her notes for her by asking her classmates when she was absent. Fanning her without her noticing when she felt hot. Helping her put in a good word to the teachers so she could go on the class trip she longed for. Coming over to her house with porridge in one hand and notes in the other so he could help her with her due project. He was her Santa, her Superman, her tooth fairy all in one.
As Amy watched the video, she felt soothing warmth envelope her when all of a sudden...
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
A Leap Of Faith. [PART 4]
Amy kept spending time with Will, her new boyfriend, that she began to neglect her tight friendship with Alex. Drinks that Alex bought for her went wasted, promises were left unfulfilled and eventually, even their studying dates got cancelled. For Alex, this was the last straw. Jason's words to him lingered in his ear as he finally comprehended the true meaning of those words. A plan began to form in Alex's brain as he figured out his next steps to confront with the problem he had on hand.
Amy hadn't seen Alex for a week or so. Contacting him proved fruitless, asking his friends was useless. It seemed like he just disappeared without trace from the face of Earth. What with so much going on in her head, it did not help at all that Will grew tired of her because of her seemingly obsession over Alex's disappearance. It wasn't long before Amy caught Will cheating on her with another freshman, but somehow, she wasn't as heartbroken as she had expected she would be. Worrying about Alex took up so much of her mind and focus that even breaking up with Will didn't falter her at all. So when Amy finally found a piece of note slipped between the pages of her book from Alex, she was overwhelmed with relief. The contents of the note were simple. It just read, 'Rooftop. 15/7, 9 a.m. ' .
Amy walked up the stairs to the rooftop of the isolated building where she used to have heart-to-heart talks with Alex before she met Will. Making her way upwards reminded her of the precious memories when she used to drag Alex with her to watch the sunrise from the panoramic view from the rooftop. Gasping for breath, she leaped up the final stretch of stairs. Amy stopped short as she took in her surroundings. She took one step.. and then two before halting again.
Amy hadn't seen Alex for a week or so. Contacting him proved fruitless, asking his friends was useless. It seemed like he just disappeared without trace from the face of Earth. What with so much going on in her head, it did not help at all that Will grew tired of her because of her seemingly obsession over Alex's disappearance. It wasn't long before Amy caught Will cheating on her with another freshman, but somehow, she wasn't as heartbroken as she had expected she would be. Worrying about Alex took up so much of her mind and focus that even breaking up with Will didn't falter her at all. So when Amy finally found a piece of note slipped between the pages of her book from Alex, she was overwhelmed with relief. The contents of the note were simple. It just read, 'Rooftop. 15/7, 9 a.m. ' .
Amy walked up the stairs to the rooftop of the isolated building where she used to have heart-to-heart talks with Alex before she met Will. Making her way upwards reminded her of the precious memories when she used to drag Alex with her to watch the sunrise from the panoramic view from the rooftop. Gasping for breath, she leaped up the final stretch of stairs. Amy stopped short as she took in her surroundings. She took one step.. and then two before halting again.
Changes. [PART 3]
Alex will never forget that first time he managed to talk to her in the library, albeit it was mostly him stuttering and stammering over his own name. Lucky for him, Amy was, as he guessed, a friendly person who instantly responded to him with a soft voice despite him being such an idiot in front of her. Within months, they grew into fast friends, constantly having study dates together in the library and watching movies together. They were always arguing and teasing one another but, their minds always seemed to be on the same track. Somehow, it was like they could read each other's minds readily.
Alex and Amy had developed a bond that no one else could understand, because they both claimed to be just friends. and nothing more. Jason once asked Alex, if he didn't still have feelings for her like he used to have. Alex replied that he had, in fact, actually confessed to Amy that he used to like her, but they just laughed it off at that time. Jason shook his head in disappointment in Alex. "Haven't you heard of the saying? You never know how much you love somebody until you see them love someone else. I'm just saying this for your own good, bro." Alex stood still as he got lost in his thoughts for a moment before fervently insisting that they're just friends now.
Little did he know that those exact same thoughts would lead to his heartbreak. Just several days later, Alex and Amy went to a cafe to freeload the wifi there. When Alex left to get some drinks for both of them, a guy walked up to Amy and starting flirting with her. Alex came back just in time to watch him leave with a satisfied grin on his face. When Alex asked Amy about it, she squealed in glee as she told him that the guy asked her for her number. And that was when everything changed.
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