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A/N: I'm not sure if this is a one-shot or the beginning to a story. Reviews are helpful. I need to decide! So far, laziness has taken over and I'm leaning toward one-shotness. Put in your vote!
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Waking up in a sweat, Alex Rider swore in every language he knew. Which, consequently, woke up the grouchy lady living below him.
"Young man! There is no need for you to swear in however many made-up little languages you speak! And at three in the morning no less! There are CHILDREN that live around you! CHILDREN aren't supposed to KNOW those words!"
And she went on. And on. And on.
Finally, the elderly lady stopped her ranting.
"I'll keep that in mind, Mrs. Gritowsky."
Checking his cell phone, Alex realized that exactly three hours, 11 minutes, and 22 seconds ago the date changed from March 30 to March 31.
March 31 wasn't exactly his favorite day of the year. In fact, he'd go so far as to say that it was his least. Seven years ago today, he would have seen things most full grown men wouldn't see in their lifetime.
But that was in the past. That part of his life was over. Nothing like that would happen to him again. Hopefully.
Sighing, Alex closed his eyes, knowing he wouldn't get any sleep.
At 5:30 a.m., Alex's alarm clock sounded.
Beep. Beep. Beep.
Letting it continue it's chorus of beeps, he got up and took a shower. Letting the hot water cascade down his body, Alex thought about how other people saw him.
Alex Rider, age 21.
Scars and bruises all over his body.
Works from home.
Six ex-girlfriends.
Wallowing over something that's already happened…curious as to what.
Abruptly stopping the water, Alex started to breathe heavily.
No. He wasn't wallowing. He was…he didn't know what he was doing. But it definitely wasn't wallowing.
Just to prove it, Alex decided he'd go out today. He'd go to the cinemas and see a movie. Didn't matter which one. After the movies, maybe he'd go get some ice cream.
He hadn't had ice cream in a long time. It was a delicious treat. An absolute enigma why he hadn't had it in so long. A good vanilla ice cream with hot fudge topping and sprinkles used to be his favorite.
He'd definitely get some ice cream.
He'd be normal.
Alex smiled at the thought. Normal wasn't usually a word used to describe Alex Rider. Exciting, maybe. Dangerous, definitely. But not normal.
Maybe, just maybe, Alex Rider could be normal for once in his life.
Maybe.
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