Alex slept the whole flight. His head was on my shoulder and his hands wrapped around my arm. When we touched down in New York, I had to carry Alex. We all took a cab to our houses, and I unlocked the door. That was when Alex woke up.
"When does daddy get home?" Alex asked.
"I don't know. It's different everyday." I said, laying him on the bottom bunk.
"Can you wake me up when he gets here?" Alex asked. I nodded. When he was asleep, I went on my computer.
CrazyCar: hi guys!
DamselInADress: hi
D-Dog: hola
KingQaasim: wassup
CelloIsLife: how's Alex
DamselInADress: bad news. Josh is moving to Paris
CelloIsLife: boo
D-Dog: aw man
CrazyCar: why?
DamselInADress: divorce
Alex screamed. I turned around and ran towards him. "Alex!" I shook him awake. That seemed to scare him more.
My Computer kept beeping but I didn't know what to do to wake up Alex. Shaking him scared him, screaming scared him. Alex kept screaming. I lifted him out of bed. I lead him to the bathroom and turned on the shower head. I placed him in and he woke.
"Nat!" Alex screamed, eyes opening. He grabbed me. "Nat don't ever let go." He said.
I could feel him crying. "Would Rosalina make you feel better?" I asked. He nodded. We walked over to the computer.
CelloIsLife: where'd Nat go..
D-Dog: Nat?
KingQaasim: Nat?
DamselInADress: Nat?
CrazyCar: Rosie, can you come over? Like, now?
DamselInADress: sure
"she's on her way," I said to Alex, turning around. "What do you want to do in the mean time?"
"Movies," Alex said. We went out to the tv room and I put in a movie.
"What movie is it?" Alex said, getting comfortable in the egg chair.
"Ours of course." I said.
"I never got to see it. I must look really handsome though." Alex said.
Rosalina came around the time in the movie when me and Alex we were on the cruise. I looked over at Alex who was peacefully sleeping. I walked over to Rosalina.
"You summoned me." Rosalina said. I noticed for the first time that she had braces. How much did I miss?
"Yeah. When Alex wakes up, or if he has another night mare, don't shake or shout. Only wetting him wakes him up." I said.
"When are you gonna tell your dad?" Rosalina asked.
"I don't know. Maybe when he gets home." I didn't want to say 'if.'
After a few hours, Alex woke up. Rosalina heated up some microwaveables for dinner. After twenty minutes, she had to head home. There was a buzz by the door. I raced towards it and answered.
"Hello?" I asked.
"Nat, it's your father. I left my key in my room, could you buzz me in?" My dad asked.
"Sure," I pressed the buzzer.
"Go wait in my room." I told Alex. My dad came in just as Alex closed the door.
"Hello father." I said.
"What'd you break?" He asked.
"Nothing. It's just, you know how I went to Korea this weekend?" I said. He nodded. "And you know how Alex is supposedly dead?"
"Nat, for the last time, he is no where to be found." My dad said.
"Thats because he's not lost." I said.
"Im just as upset as you, but I've moved on. You need to learn that." He said.
"But dad, mom told me where to find him. She helped. That's why Alex is here." I said.
"Nathaniel Marvin Wolff, your mother is dead, and so is your brother! Noe be a normal fifth grader and like girls." He yelled.
"Dad! Alex is standing in my room, waiting to see you!" I shouted back. I heard a scream. I ran back to my room where Alex was staring out the window.
"Nat, that guy followed us and he's got Rosalina." Alex said. I climbed out the window, onto the fire escape.
"Rosalina is my best friend. Call the police." I told Alex. I took the steps three at a time. I was by the second floor when I could see him so close. I climbed on the railing and jumped onto him. He was so surprised that he lost his gripped and both him and Rosalina fell.
"Rosalina, go." I told her.
"I can't. He smashed my ankle with a rock." Rosalina said, cradling it. I could here the sirens around the block. I scurried to Rosalina. I lifted her bridal style and started running in the direction of the police. I turned the corner just as they did, and they stopped right in front of that guy.
After I was sure that guy was cuffed, I sat down on the pavement. Rosalina, lay down, shocked.
"How did you carry me all the way here?" she asked. I shrugged, and slid off her sneaker.
Her ankle was swelling. "Come on. There's no point in going back to your house. Let's go to mine and phone your dad what happened." I told her. I crouched down and she climbed on my back.
first we stopped by the police to see how it was going( they had us identify the subject). Then, we took the elevator up to our floor. Alex raced out of the room and grabbed me. I sat Rosalina down on the couch. Then, I tossed her an ice pack.
"Alex, where'd dad go?" I asked.
"I dunno. He just left." Alex said, sitting in the egg chair.
"Do you remember mom's sister?" I asked.
"Which one?" Alex asked.
"Jenni," I said.
"Yes, she always gave great presents." Alex said.
"When dad runs out like this, we have to call someone. The police told me that if he did it again, that they're gonna put me in the custody of someone else. I told them that I'd call Aunt Jenni." I explained.
"Call her. I love that lady." Alex said. Twenty one minutes later, Aunt Jenni strolled in.
"Why do you have a girl on your couch?" She asked.
"That Rosalina." I said.
"You mean the girl you talk about all the time?" Jenni asked.
"Yes. Jenni, guess who we found?" I said.
"We? Your friends came back?" She asked.
"Yes." I said. Alex walked out of the bathroom.
"Alex!" jenni shouted.
"Jenni," Alex yelled, running towards her.
"Nat," Rosalina called. I walked towards her.
"What's up?" I asked.
"You talk about?" She asked. I nodded. "Is it good?" I nodded again. She sat up and kissed my cheek, sending me into a non stop blush. That girl really knows how to flirt.