This fic stars after season 7 ends.
Since Andy left to Utah Haley started to burry herself with work, she was still working with Cevin Sincler and also at a Photo studio, and in her free time she would take artistic photos or make freelancers for some journal. Luke was dating Lucy, the captain of the soccer team. Alex had failed in a project for the first time in her life and added o that her open long distance relationship with Sanjay had come to an end. Phill was having a difficult time selling houses and Clair and Jay were having a hard time adapting since he came back to work.
Gloria sauce business was a huge success she was happy to have her own money. Many had improved a lot in football and had been the hero of the first game in the season.
Mitchell and found a job at a Law Office , and was now working on the court. And Cam had been invited to coach the UCLA team in the next season after their now coach retires.
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Haley got home around 8 p.m more than 12hours after she left home in the morning. She parked her car and walked in, to find her mother and father and brother ate the kitchen.
- Hey honey , dinner is ready we wore just waiting for you. I'm going to fix you a plate.
- I'm just going to put my camera away. Where is Alex? The younger girl was staying home neither Pritchett Closets nor Phill real estate business were making much money so the nerd decided to stay home for saving. The had also sold Clair's car since Haçey and Phill need theirs for work. Clair and Jay were sharing his car when was needed on the job.
- She is locked ate her room as said she would fix herself something later. She has been like this the whole month could you talk to her?
- I could try but I bet she would rather speak with her new nerd friends.
- Haley is totally jealous of Alex new nest friends. Said Luke.
- Me jealous of Alex? You must be kidding me!
After finishing his dinner Luke went up to his room.
- Mom , dad I an adult now so tell me what is wrong.
- Haley let me and you mom handle.
- I know that business is not fine. Now tell me how bad.
- Ok and old employ tricked your grandfather and me, he disappeared with a lot of money and projects so we had to inject a lot of money in the company to not have to close the doors. Your father sell have not been really big so we don't know how we are going to pay for Alex college.
- I have been saving in a case of needing. I sold a lot of pictures for journals and well the studio pays well. I even have a real account. She got a check on her purse and gave to her parents.
- I know that Alex has a partial scholarship so this must be enough for the trimester.
- But honey you have been working so hard...We can't accept that.
- I knew about all of this, a heard grampa and Gloria a while ago. That is why I have been working so hard to distract myself from missing Andy and because,no one ever thought that I would archive anything not even me but Alex is meant for doing great tings, real important things and If I help her to get where she work so hard for it will be the most important thing that I'm ever going to do.
- We are really proud of you sweet I know we don't say that enough bur we are. Said Claire before hugging her daughter.
- And honey the fact that you are not a genius like your sister doesn't mean you can do great things as well , you have the job the most of the girl in you age who lie the same things that you do only dream about , and you are a talent photographer. I know that we always acted like we didn't expect too much from you but we just...Were afraid that you would never find you away but you did.
At Jay's house
- Jay, you need to relax. Said Gloria.
- I can relax I work so hard and some bastard , someone that I trusted took everything from me and worse that are a lot of people that will lose their jobs if I don't fix this.
- You and Claire will found a solution. You just have to work together.
- We would be lost if wasn't for your sauce. I never thought I would be supported by my wife.
- Jay, you took care of everything for so long. Now is my turn.
With Mithcell and Cam
- So are you happy with UCLA
- Of course, is like a dream coming truth but now I want to focus on my team. Football changed my life and I want to do that for those boys. So any news about the Pritchett case?
- No, Claire and dad are about to have a heart attack.
- We are going to make through that like a family, you will see.
- Things are so messy right now. I worry about them you know...
- They are going to be fine we just need to be there for them. Come one lets's go to bed.
Back To the Dunphys.
Haley got in Alex room with a plate.
- I brought you dinner.
- I need to study,
- You need to eat. Come on Alex what is going on?
- Nothing, I'm just beeing a nerd. Nothing is new.
- You are the smart one here so you know you can not fool me with this.
- Haley, could you please leave me alone ?This is not your room anymore so fuck off!
- See you don't use this kind of language.
- Can't you understand that I wanna to be left alone?
- Fine ; But I know that something is wrong so If you decide to stop acting like a brat and accept my help I'm here, She said while she left.
On the next day.
- Alex, couldn't you get your nose off this book and pick your laundry?
- Can't you see that I'm studying?
- If you didn't realize , mom , dad and I work and we can afford the cleaning lady ate the moment so stop acting like you are better then everyone!
- Is not my fault that you got yourself kicked out College. She said while Hayley threw are sister dirty closes on a basket.
Haley went to put her sister laundry away when she found a coat with blood on it. She knew that the three woman in the house had their period together which ad been two weeks ago and the blood was fresh.
She waited till her parents and brother wore at sleep and walked to her sister room. What she saw broke her heart. Alex was using a hunting knife to cut her own arm. Hayle run to Alex and took the knife of her hand and threw out the window.
- Oh My God Alex, what the hell are you doing? She said holding her sister's arms.
- Get off me! go mind your on business. She said trying to get away from her sister grip.
- Look at me! You are my little sister so if you are hurting yourself this is my fucking business.!So you are going to let take care of this cuts and them we are going to talk about this. So either you let me help you or I swear that I',m going to put you the psychiatric wing of some hospital. She said while she got up to pick the first AID kit.
Alex didn't move while she waited for her sister to get back with the kit. She didn't know what to feel or what to think.
Hayle was having a hard time to hold her tears. She couldn't believe that her sister was doing that to herself. Alex must be feeling really worthless to get to this point. Haley herself had felt like that after been kicked out of college, but Alex she was a superstar she didn't have a reason to feel that away. She got the AID Kit in the bathroom and went back to her sister room.
Without a word she sat nex to her sister on the ground and started to clean the cuts on her arm. There were three bleeding cuts and bout six fresh scars. After finish that bandage the eldest girl took a deep breath. She got up and started to search in her sister room for any sharp objects and put on a plastic bag collected from the bathroom.
- I'm going to put this away then we are going to talk.
A few minutes later Haley went back in and was caught by surprise when her sister got up and clung to her like her life depended on that. The eldest hugged her sister back as tight as she could.
- I'm so sorry. I now I have been a brat but please don't hate me. She said between tears.
- Alex, I could never hate you. Even when you drive me mad. I love so damn much. That is why I lost it when I saw you hurting yourself like this...
- Can we just not talk about anything tonight? Could you just stay here with me ? Like when we were little.
Alex hadan1t asked something like that,ate list not in this sacred tone to her sister since she was like 10.
- Of course but we are talking in the morning. That was when Alex finally let her big sister go;
- Just answer me something. Did someone hurt you?
- No.
Heley gave a breath of relief. Alex laid on her bad and her sister join her, holding the youngest. Alex felt sleep almost immediately but Haley didn't . She stood there watching her little sister sleep wondering how could she not realize that something it was wrong before it got so far; She always fear that her sister needing to always be perfect would end up hurting her, but not that something so terrible would happen under everybody noses. Even though the two sisters were the totally different she could always read Alex better than anyone. She was the first on to realize that the nerd would put to much pressure on herself, doing extracurricular activities that she didn't even like. And she was the only one who saw that she was scared about going to college. How could she not see that Alex was in so much pain?How could she not stop this before it got so far?With this thoughts, she felt at sleep.