Monday 12-5 8:54 pm Haley's POV
Holding back tears has never been my strong suit. Not as a snotty teenager and not now. Still, I have to have to be strong for Alex and Luke. And maybe even mom and dad. I look into there eyes and I just see how lost they are. Grandpa was, is, our rock. The glue that binds us all together, no matter how jagged the edges, he always seemed to find away to bind us tighter than ever. Keeping our love strong.
Now that he was unconscious in his stiff hospital bed I can't help thinking what will happen to us if he d...d...dies. What would Gloria and Manny do? Could they keep they keep the house or would they have to move? There wasn't room here with all 5 of us living here. Mitch and Cam only had one floor so there wasn't room. Oh why couldn't Jay just wake up. I almost hate Jay for having a heart attack, but but it wasn't his fault. He didn't do anything to cause it, so why was I mad at him? I try to push these thoughts out of my head and tried to fall asleep, it had been a long day for me.
Monday 9:30 Haley's POV
"Haley," said Alex walking into the basement, waking me up again. Still groggy I look at Alex and see her for the first time in hours, she had finally come out of her room. She doesn't look to good right now. Her eyes are wet and red, her nose the same color. I could tell that she has been holding in her feelings for awhile and I guess I was the best option for her to talk to. Luke and dad wouldn't get it, a and and mom would make it about her. Neither of us were great sisters, I make fun of her for being ugly which wasn't entirely true; she acts superior to me for being smarter. No matter what happened in the past, she was my sister and I sure as hell would be here for her.
"How are you holding up Alex," I say with as cheerful a voice as is can muster. I pick up my iced tea and take a couple of sips, waiting for her to say anything she needs to. A couple seconds of silence go by and I add "you can tell me anything Alex, nothing leaves this room,". She nods.
"I never thought it would be Grandpa in the hospital bed," she says tearfully. "He just always was so strong and then this heart attack and it's scary. What if it's dad next time, or mom, or Luke, or Mitchell, or Cam, or Gloria, or Manny, or little Lilly, or you?" Oh god she needs me more than ever.
"We are not going anywhere Alex, and neither is Grandpa. We will all be ok. I promise." She looked at me skeptically opening her mouth to retort something back at me. I don't give her the chance. "Alex," I say, "I promise."
We sit there for awhile just here telling me her fears and me trying to put them at ease. It feels good to be able to help her find some peace. After a while of this Alex falls asleep, she looks more peaceful asleep and cuter. Any guy with half a mind would be dying over her, but then again no one has half a mind until after high school. She left her phone on in her hand and well, I had to do some snooping. Her pass code is a surprisingly easy to crack. It's alway the same thing, 1891 the year her school, Caltech, was founded.
I can't help feeling guilty when I look around on her phone. She has all of her apps clear so they at makes my life easier. I'm about to turn it off, but the messages app catches my eye. It can't hurt can it. I search through it and find a bunch of nerdy texts, but at the very top I see see a very interesting text from a guy named James from yesterday about 12 at night. Whoa.
Hey - James
Oh hi James - Alex
I'm super bored right now wanna talk - James
Yeah, what's up hot stuff - Alex
I mean James - Alex
That was auto correct - Alex
Sorry! - Alex
Whoa it's OK Alex, I'm flattered - James
You are? - Alex
I mean of course you are - Alex
Ha ha can you snapchat this flip phone sux - James
Yup - Alex
Looking at Alex flirt was kinda funny, but sweet. I go on snapchat and see James posted something on his story, and damn this kid was hot. And I see that he is Alex's best friend. Smiling I close out the apps and turn it off. Maybe Alex isn't so hopeless with guys like I thought. Slowly I get into the bed with Alex so she doesn't wake up. Sooner than later, I drift off into sleep, thinking of Grandpa.
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