"Hey Alex how's school champ?" Claire question her daughter as she hectically concoct lunch. Before Alex was able to spill at least a vowel, the front door swang open, many voices can to ear. Haley's voice over fashion run, Phil's and Luke's humming a sort cartoon tune. Alex was quickly forgotten in the ruckes, sighing she went up to her room and grabbed her jacket and bag, walking down the stairs she left a note of where she was heading.
The crisp autumn air filled the teen's lungs, Alex decide to let her thoughts wander. She thought about the final exams, before switching to honey scented jasmine tea. Her thoughts wander to the Iroh, the man was like a father figure to her, her shoulder to cry one when sad or angry. The neon sign came to view, flickering as it always does, however the flashing red and blue lights were new, Alex started to walk faster, the word ambulance appeared on the side of the car. Now Alex was running, her heart, pounding in her chest, blood, crimson red blood was on the doorway. A uniform officer told her to back away, however she couldn't him, as the body of Iroh rolled out on a stretcher. The world felt like it just stop, she froze unable to speak at the cop who kept asking her to move back all she could do is scream out his name. It was not till Tina, the next door store owner of a tea shop, hauled her away into her shop, and handed her a box tissues. She didn't know she was crying, silently thank her with motions, she wiped her eyes, took some deep breaths before asking Tina what happen.
Tina, suddenly went rigid, before retelling the events. Iroh was doing what he always does, walk out to pick up the paper, come by grab a cup of tea before reaching back to his store, and flipping the open signed. However when he was picking up the paper a boy came by and threaten him for his money, Iroh being himself said he didn't have any, which was true the man was in his pj's no room for pockets for money. The boy, however didn't consider that, instead he stabbed him three times before checking him and running off.
Alex felt as her heart was crushed in pieces, she quietly stood up and thank her for the tea and explanation. She started to walk back home, she enter the house, ignoring Claire's hello and her question. Dragging herself up the stairs and passing Luke and Manny, who were talking about something over a party, in reality she didn't care. Making it to her room she threw herself onto her bed, memories racked her brain, tears flooded her eyes as she silently cried herself to sleep.