Chapter 7: *Alex's Point of view*
Nate and I walked over to the front desk together. I was a little bit nervous of what lie I would give the people here. I knew that they would see the broken arm, but they would also see the bruises that are on my arm and probably the hand print that was still on my arm. So I was pretty nervous. But since Nate was here, I wasn't as nervous. I don't know why but being around Nate makes me feel so safe.
The nurse came over to me and then started to take me into a room. "Um, do you think Nate and my little brother could come with me?" I asked the nurse.
"Sure, sweetie." The nurse said as Nate and Max got up and walked with me back to where they would take a x-ray and then set my arm and put it in the cast.
They first took me into where I got a x-ray of my arm done. Then right after that they put me in a room where they would set my arm and put it in the cast.
"Nate, I'm kinda scared. This is, surprisingly, the first bone I have ever broken. Do you know if it hurts to get your arm set?" I asked him as I sat in the room with him and Max.
"Well, kinda. Its like they re-break your arm and then they put it in the cast so it can heal correctly." Nate said as he walked over to me and side-ways hugged me.
"Why do you care so much about me? I mean normally people don't really care about me. I'm just Alex. There is nothing special about me." I said looking down at the floor.
"I care, because, well. I like you. I mean, you are the prettiest person I know, and I just love being around you. Like I have said before I don't know why but I love being around you. You make my day better." Nate said still hugging me. I leaned my head on his shoulder and just sighed. He put his arm around me and we just sat like this until the doctor came into the room with my x-rays.
"Miss Russo, your arm is broken in four places and when we were in taking the x-rays we noticed some strange marks on your arm. How exactly did this happen?" The doctor said sitting in one of the chairs.
I really had to think of a good believable lie. "Well, I was walking home from my friends house and when I got to my street some guy grabbed me and he wouldn't let go. I kept struggling and he just kept tightening the grip on my arm until we both heard my arm snap and then he ran off as soon as my brother and my dad came out. But since my dad's car was in the shop he called my friend Nate and Nate came and brought me here." I said making it as believable as possible.
"Oh, you poor girl. Do you remember anything about this guy?" the doctor asked with concern in his eyes.
"No, after my arm snapped I passed out. I don't remember anything about the guy at all." I said lying.
"Oh, well we will have your arm fixed in no time." the doctor said as he started to work on my arm.
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We walked out of the hospital at about midnight. I had a cast on my arm and everything. I was also super tired and I just wanted to go home and go to sleep. I was constantly yawning.
"Um, Nate, do you think that you could take me and Max home?" I asked as I leaned my head on him.
"Alex are you sure you really wanna go back home after what your father did to you?" Nate asked me with concern in his voice.
"Yeah, I mean he does stuff like this all the time. I'm surprised that he hasn't done anything worse to me yet." I said slowly falling asleep.
"Is he the reason that you always have mysterious bruises and cuts all over you all the time?" Nate asked looking down at me.
"Yeah." I said falling asleep. "Just read my journal beside my bed. I write what all he does to me in that." I said as I finally fell asleep.
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I woke up in my bed with Nate laying beside me. His arms were wrapped around me like he was trying to protect me. I just smiled when I turned around and felt his curly hair on my face. I just felt safe in his arms. I waited until Max came in my room, like he always did, to wake Nate up. I was happy that Max was taking so long. And we both knew my father would not be awake for a long time so we could take our time and Nate wouldn't have to try to sneak out of the house.
I would have gotten out of the bed but every time that I moved he tightened his grip on me so I just stayed where I was. It was nice to know that I would be protected for once in my life. I heard my door open slowly so I knew it was Max. I knew my mother wouldn't be back till noon. So since I didn't want to get out of the bed, I acted like I was asleep. It worked too. Cause instead of waking me up first Max went over to Nate to wake him up first. And I felt the grip around me loosen as Nate woke up and noticed that it was Max that was shaking him awake.
"Max, what are you doing in Alex's room?" Nate asked in a whisper.
"I always wake up Alex in the morning. She calls me her little alarm clock. Since alarm clocks don't wake her up, she gets me to wake her up every morning. Then she cooks us breakfast." Max said getting ready to come over and wake me up.
"Wait, Max I'll wake her up. You go get ready for school and then meet us downstairs. Okay." Nate said to Max as I just lied there waiting for Max to leave.
"Okay." Max said leaving the room and silently closing it behind him.
I felt Nate wrap his arms around me again and he kissed me on the top of the head and then he whispered, "Alex, wake up. We have to go to school."
I moved a little bit and then slowly opened up my eyes and saw him right beside me. "Do you think we could not go to school today? My arm is still killing me and Max can lie to the office and tell them why I'm not here and you can call Shane and get him to lie for you." I said looking right into his eyes.
"Um, sure. I'll call Shane and get him to come over and pick Max up. I told him to meet us downstairs, so do you want me to go down there and tell him to tell the office that you broke your arm and didn't really want to come to school today because it was hurting so badly? And if they ask how, to tell them the story that you told the doctor last night?" Nate asked as he let go of me and slowly got out of my bed and walked over to the door.
"Sure. But make sure you don't wake up my father. He would kill you and me if he knew that you had spent the night here." I told him before trying to go back to sleep.
*Nate's Point of view*
I walked downstairs to Alex's kitchen, where I saw Max sitting on a stool in by the island in their kitchen. "Hey, Max. Alex doesn't really want to go to school today so Shane is going to pick you up here in about fifteen minutes and he will take you to school. Oh, and Alex wants you to tell anyone that asks, well, any of the adults that ask, that Alex broke her arm and didn't want to come to school today. If they ask how, tell them the story Alex told the doctor last night." I told him while pulling out my cell phone. Getting ready to call Shane.
"Why aren't you taking me to school?" Max asked me as he went over to the cupboard and pulled out a box of cereal.
"Alex, wants me to stay here, with her. I don't know why, but she does. And I don't really mind staying here with her." I told him going over to the corner of the room and called my brother.
He answered on the third. "Hello?"
"Shane, I need you to come over to Alex's house. You need to pick up her little brother Max for me. Alex broke her arm last night and she doesn't want to stay here alone. So please come and get Max." I said to him over the phone.
"Fine, but where exactly does she live? I have never actually been there." Shane said to me.
"Um, ask Mitchie. Your picking her up for school right?" I asked as I walked around the kitchen.
"Um, yeah. Would she actually know where she lives. Mitchie told me, your the first person that has actually been in her house." Shane said.
"Well, just ask her. She has probably came to pick Alex up for something before. Just ask okay. If she doesn't call me back." I said before hanging up on him. "So, Max before you leave come up into Alex's room and tell me."
"Okay, Nate." Max said with his mouth full of captain crunch cereal.
I walked back upstairs quietly. And I went into Alex's room and saw her asleep on her bed. She looked so beautiful. I slowly got back into the bed with her and slowly wrapped my arm around her and slowly fell asleep.
*Alex's Point Of View*
I woke up with Nate by my side again. I don't remember him coming back into my room but I didn't care. I felt safe in his arms. I looked over at the clock on my wall and noticed that my mother would be home in about an hour so it was time for Nate to get up and for us to get our lie straight. My mother would for sure notice the cast on my arm, and then she would wonder why Nate and I weren't in school. So since I broke my right arm, I had to wake Nate up by pushing him lightly with my left arm. And since I am right handed this is going to be really hard for me.
I finally got him up after about fifteen minutes of trying. I couldn't wake him up by just pushing him so I went over and got my A Tale Of Two Cities book and slapped him in the arm with him.
"What the heck Alex?" Nate said jumping up.
"You need to get up. My mom is going to be home in about thirty minutes. You need to get up, fix the mop you call your hair, and we have to make sure that my dad isn't home yet. He normally doesn't like staying around here when my mom is here. So I'll go check and see if he is still here so I will be back up in about oh, five minutes. So fix the hair and make your clothes less wrinkly and I'll be back soon." I said while walking out of the room.
I walked downstairs to where my father was and saw that he was gone. I made sure that he wasn't just upstairs or in the kitchen so I walked around the house and saw that his keys were gone so I knew that he wasn't here.
I walked back upstairs to where Nate was sitting in my room, he was just sitting on my bed. "Okay. So my dad is gone. So we can go downstairs. Do you want me to fix you some breakfast or well now its time for lunch." I said kinda laughing and I sat next to him on my bed.
"Are you sure you should be cooking with a broken arm?" Nate asked looking at me.
"Well, someone has to cook. All Max can cook is a grilled cheese, macaroni and cheese, and a sandwich. So if anyone wants something good to eat around here they have to ask me to cook." I said as I stood up. I pulled him off the bed and we walked downstairs. "So what do you want? I can cook basically anything. As long as we actually have it in the fridge." I said as I walked over to the fridge. Nothing, especially a broken arm, can stop me from cooking. Its really one of the few things I am good at.
"I can just get myself a bowl of cereal. I saw Max get some out of the cupboard this morning." Nate said getting up and walking over to the cupboard. "But, thank for offering. I don't need you to hurt your arm any more by cooking for me." Nate said as he gave me a hug.
"Okay, fine. I'll just be in the living room waiting for my mom to get home. Oh, and you have to make it look like you haven't been here all night." I said before walking into my living room and sitting down on the couch. About ten minutes later Nate walked in and sat down beside me.
"So when is your mom getting here?" Nate asked as he grabbed the TV remote and turned it onto MTV.
"Oh, in about five minutes or so. She always comes home at about this time. I only get to see her for a little bit. She is only home for about 7 hours and most of those I am at school. So today will be better. I'll get to see her more than I normally do." I said as I changed my focus to the episode of Parental Control.
We were right in the middle of the episode when my mother walked in. She looked over at us and jumped a little bit when she saw us. "Alex, what are you doing here? And why aren't you in school?" My mother asked walking over to me.
I stood up so she could see my arm. "Well, I broke my arm, and I didn't feel like going to school with a broken arm." I said to her and then I pulled Nate up. "And Nate was here taking care of me. Dad left and so I asked Nate to come over. And Shane, Nate's brother, took Max to school and is going to bring him home right after school. And since I didn't want to be alone, I called Nate and asked if he would come over and stay with me till you came home. I don't like being alone." I said giving her a sad and innocent look.
"Oh, sweetie. How did you break your arm?" My mom said rushing over to me.
"Well, I was taking out the trash for daddy, and when I did some guy came and he wouldn't let go of me and every time I tried to get away from him he tightened the grip on my arm and then suddenly I heard my arm snap. So they took me to the hospital and then when daddy left, I called Nate and he said that he would come here and keep me company until you got home." I said looking down at the floor. I really hated lying to my mother. But she would send me away if she knew what my father did to me. And then who would take care of Max when she was gone. I felt so guilty lying to her. I just wish I could actually tell her the truth but I know I can't. I just wish she actually knew.
Hi, guys. Sorry this took me so long. I just kept reading it over and over again, and I don't think its one of my better chapters. But it really just a filler. The next chapters will have more Nalex in it. Yes, they are finally getting together because there is a lot more drama when they are together.
So please review and I'll be working on the next chapter which I'll try to get out tomorrow or well later on today since its like 12 o'clock.