Chapter 10
Alex was stunned… speechless. His mother?! He walked towards her. "Why?" He whispered. "Why did you leave?"
She smiled. "I never left you," she said softly. "I was always in the stands at your races, cheering you on. I only left your father."
"Why didn't you take me with you?" Alex asked thickly.
"Honey, I was young and stupid. I just hoped maybe…"
"Hope is a useless emotion," said Alex. "It's not real. Do you have any idea what that demon from Hell did to me?!"
She just nodded. "I heard…" she said, on the verge of tears. "Alex… I'm so sorry…"
"I don't blame you," said Alex. "I blame myself. He wouldn't have been so cruel if I hadn't been born." He narrowed his eyes. "You should have aborted me."
He walked to his room, all the negativity of the past surfacing as he did.
Pandora followed close behind. "Alex…?"
He sighed and turned around. "I… I don't want you to see me like this," he said thickly.
She walked closer and took his hand. "I am gonna stay with you even at your lowest," she said. "You shouldn't want to die… without you I… I might've lost my sister."
Ales hung his head as tears started to pour from his eyes. "My worldview is black. I… I can't even imagine anything else." He was crying.
Pandora gently wrapped her arms around his trembling frame. "I love you," she whispered.
That made him cry harder.
"Shhhh…" Pandora whispered, stroking his hair. "Shhh…"
Alex continued trembling as they headed to his suite. They sat on the couch, and Alex sighed. "I'm tired," he said thickly. "It's just too much. I feel so alone, and sometimes it feels like no one cares. I just… my heart is black… there's just no life. My soul hurts."
Pandora felt her heart break as she cupped his cheek. "Shhh… listen," she whispered tenderly. "I want you to know that you're special… and you are loved." She kissed him gently, holding him close. "I'm here…"
Alex closed his eyes and sighed shakily. "If anything happened to you, I couldn't live with myself…" he whispered.
"Nothing's gonna happen to me, Alex," she cooed.
"Speaking of tired… I'm also physically tired. I need sleep."
Pandora giggled. "I'm not ready to sleep together, but we could literally sleep together. I mean, I'm in your suite."
"No harm in going full monte," Alex said, smiling. "Uh… I sleep in my underwear."
Pandora giggled. "It's okay," she said. "I don't have my nightie on me so… guess I'll do the same."
Soon, they were in bed, simply cuddling as they whispered sweet nothings to each other. Pandora fell asleep first, going limp in Alex's arms.