Disclaimer : The sky is not red, the air is not pure, and I do not own WOWP.
Okay, I want to start off by saying that I am sorry for putting up chapters at sucha slow pace. It bugs me to no end when people do that, so I can imagine how anyone who reads this story must be feeling. The thing is, I really have a lot of stuff to do. All I can say is, please do not stop reading this story, because I assure you guys that I will not stop writing it!
Why is she staring at me like that? Did I do something wrong? Oh crap. She's giving me the look. The look that clearly states that she wants to kill me. Uh oh.
Justin had gotten really scared by Alex's behaviour in the past week - ever since the dance. She was acting rudely towards him (more rudely than usual, that is), and now they stopped having that 'brother-sister' moment they used to have after a fight. In fact, now, everytime Alex fights with him, it results in her stomping inside her room and shutting the door loudly. She was also...kind of..shielding Harper. Harper spent all of her time with Alex, and if, by any chance, Justin had to talk to Harper, Alex would give him the 'Look Of Death', and make him supremely uncomfortable.
After his patience was tested beyond limits, he decided to talk to his little sister. They cannot go on NOT talking to each other, or worse, they cannot keep having terrible fights that never get resolved. Inspite of all her deviousness and rudeness and all of that, Justin still loved Alex.
So, he gathered up courage after his shift at the SubStation was over and went to Alex's room. He knew she hated it when he did not knock on her door before entering, so he knocked.
"Who is it?", Alex asked, in her usual bad mood.
"Hey, Alex, its me, Justin. Can I come in for a second?"
Justin heard a faint noise inside. Followed by some whispering, then, out of nowhere, the door burst open, to reveal a very irritated looking Alex.
Athough Justin knew he had to concentrate on Alex, and on repairing whatever was wrong between them, he could not help but throw a glance across the room, looking for Harper. He did not have to wait long to find her. She was sitting on the floor, with her arms perched on the bed. Her eyes met his, and for a moment, he forgot everything else. But, the moment passed, and he remembered. He remembered that she was with Zeke.
For some reason, it hurt him to think about that, so he focused his vision on Alex.
"Um..I wanted to talk to you.", Jusin said, feeling weird.
"What is it? Justin, I am really busy with my art, and I do not apprecite being disturbed.", Alex said, before adding in a whisper that was clearly meant to be heard, "Especially by someone like you."
"What? What did you just say? Did you just say 'Especially by someone like you.'? What is that supposed to mean?", Justin asked, feeling more confused, and hurt, than ever.
"Whatever, Justin. Are we done here?", Alex asked, looking at her nails, trying to appear like she does not care for her brother.
When Justin did not answer, Alex started closing the door, but before she could do that, Justin put his hand on the door, and said, in his most serious voice, "Alex. Stop it. I can see that you have some problem with me, and I need to know what I have done to you. We cannot go on being like this forever. I can see you are upset with me, and we need to work this out. We are family."
Alex's eyes shot up at the end of his dialogue. Then she turned around to look at her best friend, who was looking down, with tears threatening to spill from her eyes.
At that moment, Alex couldnt take it any longer. Facing Justin in the eyes, she said, as calmly and sarcastically as she could, "Oh, you noticed me being "upset". Thanks a lot to God for that. I thought you had lost the ability to see what others are feeling."
Justin was confused. "What do you mean?", he asked.
Alex was about to say something, when, all of a sudden, Harper pleaded tearfully, "Alex, please dont."
Now Justin was more confused than ever. What in the Earth's name was going on? Before he could ask, Alex said, "No, Harper. Please. Let me talk to my brother. Else I might kill him."
Before Harper could protest, Alex walked out of her room, and closed the door shut behind her, and turned around to look at Justin, with her arms crossed.
"What the hell? What did you mean by all those things you said? You know, I cant make anything right Alex if you dont tell me what is wrong in the first place.", Justin said.
"You. Are. The. Most. Disgusting. Pig. I. Have. Ever. Encountered. In. My. Whole. BLOODY. LIFE.", Alex replied, her voice rising with every word.
"Wha-?"
"Oh, come on Justin. You are so blinded by everything that you cant even see what is right in front of you? I mean, you noticed that I was upset, but you didnt even bother to see what Harper was, or rather is, going through? What the hell is wrong with you?"
Justin felt like he had been hit in his chest.
"Wh..what do you mean?", Justin asked, getting a familiar feeling of dread.
"Oh God. She told me what you said to her at the dance, Justin. And that, my brother, makes you quite a pig.", Alex said, trying hard not to hit him.
"Okay listen, Alex, I understand what you are saying. And..I may have been harsh in the way I spoke to her, but I...um, I was just trying to tell her that she is free to date whoever she wants!"
Alex clenched her fist, and said, in a voice of forced calm, "Justin, first of all, even if she dates someone, its not your place to be so rude to her. And secondly, you did NOT even let her finish what she had to say."
"Why should have I? I mean, I knew what she was going to tell me. I had seen her kiss Zeke, for crying out loud!", Justin said.
"Hell, Justin! She was trying to tell you that she and Zeke have broken up for good. And that kiss was a goodbye kiss. For some reason, she wanted to tell that to you, but NNNOOO...you were not willing to listen to her! And on top of that, you were so bloody rude and hurtful. They say I am a mean person, and even I dont do things like that."
Saying that, she turned around and went back to her room, shutting the door loudly.
Justin stared at Alex. His brain felt numb. Harper and Zeke are not together? But how could it be? No...no...he did not act like a total jerk to a good friend (?)...oh no..he did not.
But the thing is, he did. And he wasnt sure that he would ever be able to change that.
I am sure you guys saw this one coming! I really liked writing this chapter, because Alex finally got to speak up, which I think is really nice. You guys, please R&R! Please please, pretty please?