Eyes that see into Infinity
Part 2
Chapter Twenty One
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"Well make up your mind because they're waiting. So how about this?" Callista ended up pulling something that was just a bit nicer.
"Pick whatever you want because I'm not going."
Callista had grown to be a beautiful young lady. Her hair was now a richer brown and while her cheeks were less chubbier, it was evident now that she had both her mother and fathers genes. Her beauty was as natural as Phai's but Callista compared to her more restrained brother was still a major goofball which didn't get her many friends in school. Phai on the other hand could be popular if he wanted too. He had the looks and an inner charisma he didn't like to show because he wasn't that kind of person, but he didn't like people in that crowd all too much. Callista was just a weird mixture of pretty, funny and odd and she was teased for being that way, so her social life was alot like Phai's. She hung out with mostly him and the little friends he had.
Phai moaned under his breath when she came out with a bunch of clothes on hangers and tossed it on his bed. "I didn't mean literally Callista!"
She didn't care. "Oh my god you have so many clothes that you don't wear. Pick something brother." Going through his clothes was like going shopping on black friday.
"Put all of this stuff back where you found it." He rebuked.
"But you have to go." His sister said ignoring his banter about the clothes.
"I don't have to go. They're not my friends. They're Alex's friends." He corrected.
She stopped trying to pick out his outfit and turned to her grumpy ass brother. "Have you told Alex you don't like his friends?"
"I'm sure he knows." Phai leaned up and took a magazine from his desk and started to flip through it while sitting back on his pillows.
Callista leaped onto the bed next to him. "What's wrong with you lately brother?"
"Nothing. Go away." He answered trying to push her off of him while she hugged the hell out of him. "Callista!" he whined.
Callista gave him a loving sisterly kiss on the cheek. "Please brother. You can tell me what's up." She attempted maybe hoping for a friendly conversation with her only brother.
He turned and looked at her after wiping her kiss from his cheek. "What do you think is the problem?"
"I dunno. That's why I'm asking." She smiled brightly then stole the magazine from his hand while scooting off the bed. "But if I didn't know better something's clearly wrong. You've been calling me meaner names than usual and you just been acting weirder and quieter. Mom and dad noticed too."
"Well there's nothing to be concerned about. Can I have my magazine back?"
Callista sat on his desk looking through his music magazine finally understanding why she never read them. They were boring. She threw it back to him and started swinging her feet. "They're going to think it's weird that you would rather be home than hanging out with Alex. I also think that's weird. Really weird. It's like the weirdest thing that's ever happened."
He shot her the meanest glance. "Why do you guys mention Alex all the time around me? You're more obsessed with him than I am."
"He is just very likable. We can't help it." She admitted.
Phai didn't deny it. "Whatever. Leave." He threw magazine back at her.
Then they heard the door bell ring and Phai and Callista quickly looked at each other. "Oh shit." Phai said. "They're in the house. Callista quick, go kick them out." He jumped off his bed and shoved his little sister to the door. "Tell them I'm sick."
"Uh," She was confused as she stopped right before the entrance. "They saw you today at school. You were just fine." She thought she'd mention.
"People can get sick at the last minute. Now go." Before he could slam the door shut on his mildly confused sister his father walked in pushing back open the door. Phai grunted and Amyntor looked at him clearly impatient with his son.
"Phai they are waiting for you. If you don't want to go with them, don't make them stand there. Just tell them you don't want to go."
Phai just looked at him stonefaced like that was the most illogical thing to do. "Why did you invite them in?"
Amyntor rose an eyebrow trying to figure out how his son made everything seem like it was his fault. "I didn't invite them in. They're outside still."
"But the door bell rung."
"That was the mailman dropping off a package for your mother. What's wrong with you. I thought you wanted to go out tonight?"
"Thank god." Phai sighed in relief. "Whatever you do don't tell them I'm here..." He started to think for a bit. "Oh you know what dad, just stick with the sick story. They'll believe you."
"Get your ass dressed. I'm not lying to your friends for you. Here's your money for the movies now get the hell out the house."
Phai snatched the money and folded his arms. He looked up at his father with pouty eyes. Amyntor smiled at his sons stubborness. "What?"
"Roxanne is out there."
"What's the problem with Roxanne?" His father shrugged not really knowing anything about the girl but not hearing much about her either.
"She's a complete bitch!"
Amyntor wasn't expecting both Callista and Phai to answer him at the same time. It kind of knocked him off guard and he almost forgot Callista was still there."Woah guys watch the language you know your mother doesn't like it in the house, and Callista go away."
"Fine." Callista went off towards her own room. "Phai tell Leon I said Hi!" She yelled before they heard her bedroom door close.
After that was over, Amyntor crossed his arms and stared hard at his son. "What's going on with you?"
"Nothing. I just don't like Roxanne. She's the devil dad." Phai added thinking calling Roxanne a bitch wasn't a strong enough a word.
"Phai?" He reprimanded him with his eyes and stern voice. "Don't let her bother you. Just go and have a good time with your friends. Okay?"
He noticed his son looked nervous. After deciding not to argue with his dad anymore Phai barely nodded. "Okay."
"Good." Amyntor smiled sweetly and left him alone. "I'll go let them know you'll be right down."
"Yea."
Phai sat heavily on his bed and ran his hands through his hair sighing after his dad left. He could already tell the night was going to be bad. He then dropped his hands back into his lap and looked at the clothes his sister left on his bed for him.
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He got dressed in whatever it was his sister picked and walked out the front door looking less excited than when he was inside. He became even more uneasy when both Cassy and Alex were looking his way.
"Took long enough Mr. I like to waste a whole lot of time? What were you doing, looking at yourself in the mirror?" Cassy teased when he saw him, lifting his sunglasses to get a better look at him. It wasn't surprising that Cassy was the first to say something.
"Don't talk to me Cassy." Phai snapped.
Cassy laughed. "My bad. Pretty boy can't take a joke?"
"You okay?" Alex asked noticing Phai looking like he wasn't up for being socially present.
"I'm fine, just not feeling too well." Phai lied not even trying to hide the fact that he did.
Alex blinked at him a little surprised by his attitude. "Okay."
"You were fine at school." Cassy said blowing his cover and knowing damn well the reason for Phai's excuse.
"You would know wouldn't you stalker?" Phai responded stronger than he'd usually would.
"You should be lucky to have me as a stalker." Cassy only took Phai's intentional hateful manner as a compliment.
Alex didn't know what was going on between those two aside from just bickering. All he knew was that he didn't like it.
"Let's just go. I hate arriving to movies late." Roxanne rolled her eyes and slipped into the back seat of Alex's car. For once Alex agreed with her.
"Hold up." Cassy stopped Phai from getting in the front seat. "I called shotgun already. Alex and I need to catch up on some things. Maybe you and uh, Roxanne can catch up on other stuff."
Alex just went around to the drivers side of the vehicle not saying anything even though Cassy being that close to Phai was pissing him off.
"You know how I feel about her." Phai said to Cassy firmly almost begging for him not to do this to him.
"Exactly." Cassy grinned widely. "Maybe you two can work things out."
Alex was already in an irritated mood and it didn't help that Phai didn't want to be there and that Cassy was already flirting. "Let's go." he said.
"Have fun." Cassy winked at Phai and got into the car. Phai and Alex stole a quick glance. Phai noticed the questioning eyes of the blonde and hesitantly got in the back seat with Roxanne.
It was the most uncomfortable ride ever. Well for him. Roxanne kept giving him snobby glares while Cassy and Alex were talking about things, and the whole time, Phai was there trying to zone all of them out. When they arrived he thanked god it was over. This was their first time all being in a group together for awhile. Crater, Tolem, Leon, Perdicas, Phil joined them at the theater a couple of minutes later after Alex showed up. The only ones who couldn't make it was Cleitus and Thais. Thais was in her late drama class and Cleitus was touring out of state at different clubs and events.
They all stepped out of the car and Alex came up next to Phai when Cassy and Roxanne went ahead, trying his best not to touch him in anyway that could go noticed.
"I'm getting this strange feeling you don't want to be here." The blonde asked. "Is something up?"
Alex's voice had gotten much deeper and sexier and Phai kind of blushed just now noticing.
But aside from that, the sarcastic tone he just used with him didn't go unnoticed and he looked up at him. "I told you I wasn't feeling well."
"That's bullshit Phai."
"Fine I don't want to be here."
They were talking as if this was the first time in a long time they've seen each other which wasn't the case at all. They still saw each other everyday. Them being next door neighbors hadn't changed. They were still studying at the same school. Alex still watched Phai doing his swim meets and they were still on the same football team so there wasn't any excuse why they appeared to be nervous and passive aggressive...other than Cassy and Roxanne being the cause of it. Mostly. But they were also talking like they've had enough of eachother.
Phai just sighed when they both stopped to face eachother. He didn't want to be provoked but knew how Alex was, or more like turned out to be. Alex decided to keep up the pace of their argument. "So what's going on with you and Cassy?" He had been wanting to ask that for a long time now. He wasn't expecting any answer other than affirmation that Cassy did desire Phai. He just needed to know so that he wasn't killing himself trying to figure it out. It was like they were playing a game he didn't know about.
The brunette replied in contempt. "I can't believe you just asked that."
"Why?" Alex shrugged. He was also careful with his demeanor. "It doesn't hurt to know."
"Nothing is going on between Cassy and I. What's going on with you and Roxanne?" Phai countered defensively not wanting or willing to bring up Cassy in any type of discussion.
"Nothing." It was an easy response.
"Then don't ask me about Cassy."
The brunette watched as Alex was trying to find the right words to say. He failed incredibly at it.
"Does Cassy like you?"
"How about you ask him since youre so damn curious." Phai replied trying to dismiss Alex's question. He felt bad because he knew Cassy did like him but telling Alex that would be like telling a child that santa claus didn't exist. This is why he never mentioned Cassy kissing him that one night he snook into his room. Alex was hypersensitive. He considered Cassy a good friend and it would hurt him if he found out. Phai didn't want to ruin that by telling him. He already saw how Alex was, when he found out about his father cheating on his mother.
"I'm not curious. I'm jealous and it's pissing me off." There wasn't any person in the world who could be as upfront as Alex about something like that. The blonde teen smiled apologetically after recovering from his outburst and Phai's world brightened because of its infectiousness. Catching Alex smile used to be so rare that it was almost everyone's fantasy to witness it but now it was like an angel lit up a sky that had been dark for ages. "I shouldn't have asked you that. I'm sorry." Alex looked to the ground and they went silent for some seconds. "It's weird I never know what to tell you but I dream it as him everyday and I still manage to say the wrong things."
Who really was Alex the brunette wondered? He didn't know because he seemed to be two different people. Soft and gentle around him but unbelievably grand and ruthless around everybody else like he was becoming the king that he had described to him from his visions. Phai stil couldn't necessarily say he believed that the visions Alex were having were actual visions of his past life, it just sounded unlikely and even though he didn't understand what he was going through just yet he did promise Alex that he will be there for him always until he could get a grasp of his gift and curse. Whichever it was.
"I don't expect you to be perfect around me Alex," Phai responded earnestly. He was about to say something else to him then Roxanne called Alex to hurry up or they were going to miss the movie.
Phai and Alex looked over at her while she was waiting for him by the front doors and Alex told her they would be right there. The girl rolled her eyes and went back into the theatre. If Cassy hadn't told her what he had said to her that day, she wouldn't have been as covetous and hateful towards Phai now, even though eventually she would have been. She had never liked him but as she continued to watch them from the doors her hate was growing more with every second those two were taking eachothers time.
"God, she's all over you." Phai said with disgust mixed with more jealousy while looking away.
Alex had nothing to say to that because she was all over him, but he wasn't going to mention to Phai the fact that Cassy was all over him too. He didn't want to upset him further. He stepped closer to Phai and leaned graciously into his ear. Phai tensed unconsciously making sure no one was watching them by the door and good thing no one was. Being this close to Alex in public was something he had to get used to again, because now they preferred things private. Alot more private even though Alex was the least careful of the two like right now. At first Phai didn't care who knew about them, he kissed Alex in a club full of people and friends, even though his friends didn't see, and it didn't bother him then, but now the more well liked Alex got around his peers the more worried Phai was for his reputation. And Roxanne and Cassy couldn't be trusted. The two were dangerous. Cassy already knew and was playing with it, but Roxanne knowing, would be bad. But they also took their families and friends into consideration. The last thing they wanted was for their parents to know. The last thing Alex wanted was for Phai to feel like he had to protect his future for him.
Phai gasped lightly when he was touched by Alex. He could smell the natural scent of his friend that he still couldn't define after so many years but it was sweet like honey.
"If I could be all over you right now, you know I would." Alex said to his friend softly. He smiled gently before he gave him his respected space and headed towards the theatre entrance.
Phai managed to stay behind and watched as Cassy and Roxanne took Alex from him the moment they walked into the damn building. He did have a problem with it but he didn't want to interfere with their closer friendship with Alex, afterall they knew eachother first and deserved Alex's time first. The blonde seemed happy to be around his friends. Phai didn't want to take the joy from that even though he would be doing him a favor, knowing how deceitful they were behind his back. And typical Alex had no idea everybody hated him even though they loved him. All he wanted to do was protect Alex but now he was just going to let him have a good time despite feeling fucking miserable. "Are you coming Phai?" Tolem asked.
The brunette promptly nodded. When he came up beside Tolem to pay at the window, Tolem could see something troubling him and the fact that he wasn't answering him, just making gestures with his head and using one word answers proved that something was bothering him. He decided not to push it further.
Roxanne being cruel and nosy waited until Alex and Cassy were inside the theatre room first before she stepped in front of Phai after he paid his ticket. Phai was somewhat surprised by her presence. "Hi?" he said not recognizing the reason for her being there.
"So just out of curiosity are you in love with Alex or something?" The dark skinned girl asked. Her tone was of extreme dislike but still managing to stay unwinded with her hatred towards the pretty boy. She had a snotty smile on her face.
It didn't hit Phai until later that she would ask that, at a time like this. He frowned. "What makes you think that?" His night would have been better if she didn't speak to him at all.
"I don't know," She shrugged coming off as antagonistic with her black eyes pressing. "You just seem to be all over him lately. I don't think he likes it though. And people are starting to question about how close you two actually are. You should be careful."
This was exactly what he was afraid of. "We're just friends Roxanne." Phai answered safely but at the same time trying his best not to reveal anything but as she continued it was too hard to conceal his feelings for Alex.
Now Roxanne knew? Who else knew? He didn't know how she found out but it sucked that she did.
She grinned meanly seeing right through him. "Oh good, I was worried for a minute, but just in case, someone should warn you about Alex. You see as long as I've known him, he's had these problems committing to people in general. I should know because he has told me plenty of times that he loved me and that he wanted to be with me. He didn't go as far as mentioning marriage because I know he doesn't believe in that, which was something I expected from him. He even had this girlfriend when he lived in Colorado Springs that he didn't tell me about either and I wonder how many others he's had when he was away. I'm sure he talks a lot about her to you."
"What's your point?" Phai hissed in vulnerable aggravation. Her attempt was obviously just trying to turn him upset, trying to make him jealous, but at the same time wanting him to rethink his affections for Alex. The girl could tell it was working. She was putting all the right damage on him by pushing all the right buttons. All she had to do is mention Alex's many faults.
"My point is that he couldn't commit to her either no matter how special he claimed she was. And if you are infatuated with him somehow don't expect anything in return like something called love because you won't get it. He might tell you something he doesn't mean. He will eventually shut you off from his life. He likes to do that, never opens up and never lets anyone in and when he does it's followed behind lie after lie. Promises he will never be able to keep. You're only going to end up hurt. He's been lonely for so long that he uses people for his own personal insecurity, to fill that empty space so he never feels lonely again. So if what Cassy told me is true, I hope you don't mind me saying this to you ofcourse for your own protection." She stepped closer to the brunette with her hands in her coat pocket. "Back away from Alex. Forget about him. Youre stupid if you think he loves just you. Alex loves everyone so youre not special in any way, but the difference between you and I is that I had him first and it isn't fair to me that you would try to take him away when you know how much I mean to him. And I won't sit back and watch you take him from me. I can afford to make your life a living hell. The thing is you have everything to lose and I have nothing to lose. I don't know why you feel this way about him but now that I know you like Alex, just imagine what Alex's friends would think if they found out. I have a million reasons why I would ruin you but don't ruin Alex's reputation because of it. Don't make him regret it and don't embarrass him. Let him enjoy being normal and all you have to do is stay away from him."
He saw the real witch inside of her this time around, that he feared one day would show and swallow everything he's ever felt. Roxanne turned away with a small chuckle and a hinted grin. She walked with tall arrogance into there theatre room.
This wasn't happening. Just when he thought this day couldn't get any worse... it was ruined more after that threat. What the hell was he supposed to say to that? His heart beated relentlessly after his mind and affections felt violated. He didn't even have the strength to confront her or say anything at all. It hurt more than he should have let it. Why would she tell him something like that. Why would she purposely go out of her way to hurt him. And worst of all, no matter how untrustworthy he was, he wasn't expecting Cassy to be the one to open his mouth to her.
Phai was just standing there while people walked around him to enter the theatre. He wanted to leave so bad. He wiped coming tears from his eyes.
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Roxanne and Cassy sat on either side of Alex after they picked there seating. It was like a weird battle going on that no one could figure out. Phai sat the furthest away and the blonde noticed and he instantly thought it was because of what he said to him about Cassy. Phai most of the time was quiet around people and alot of times around his friends but this time something was weighing heavy on him. He couldn't help but think it was his fault and maybe he had offended him.
Phai was sitting at the edge of the seat, biting on his nails in a nervous condition, like he was still deciding whether to stay or get up and go. The feeling was hard to just get over and put aside. It was a similiar feeling, when you write something very private in a journal or diary that your parents find and read, until they discover everything you didn't want them to know about you and you don't feel pure anymore but contaminated.
"Hey Phai go get us some popcorn." Crater said throwing a twenty dollar bill at him and ofcourse he was stuck next to Crater, another one of his least favorites among Alex's friends.
Phai just took the twenty crumbling it up in his hand and got up not even wasting his breath on him. He hurried and left his spot almost like he couldn't wait to get out. Tolem saw Alex gesture at him to go with Phai. He would go himself but all his friends were hanging around him, hogging all of his attention.
"Phai hold on, I'm coming with you." Tolem said getting up and following Phai out the doors. Phai was pissed and now it was clear. He stormed to the counter and asked for two large popcorns.
Tolem came up beside him. "Dude what's wrong?"
Phai stood there quietly just waiting for his order. Not saying a word. The lady handed him back his change and when Tolem asked again he turned to his goodhearted friend. "Nothing." He threw the money on the counter and left the building leaving Tolem in absolute shock. Phai pissed off was always a shock because it never happened. The angry teen sat outside, against the wall trying to fight back the feelings he feared would come. He felt weak, letting Roxanne get to him like that.
Tolem expectedly ran out. "What about the movie?"
"I'm just going to wait out here until it's over." He replied. Missing a movie he didn't even want to see was not a big deal.
"So youre not going to tell me what's wrong?" Tolem sat down next to him knowing he wasn't going to convince him to go see the movie anymore. "Fine."
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It was ten minutes the movie had been running. Alex noticed both Tolem and Phai never came back. What the hell were they doing? Suddenly he didn't even give a shit about the movie. Feeling some sort of guilt he couldn't stay still.
"I need to get something to drink. You want anything?" Cassy asked Alex noticing his frantic behavior.
The blonde shook his head. "No, but you should go find Phai and Tolem." Alex was getting anxious that he almost stumbled on his words.
"Sure thing."
Roxanne and Cassy glared at each other before Cassy took off, then once he was gone Roxanne snuggled closer to Alex.
Like he wasn't expecting it, like someone just insulted him, and invaded his space, he glared heavily at her head leaning on his shoulder.
What's happens when three people are attached to you and you can't decide what to fucking do about it. When someone is attached to my left not letting me go, when the other is snatching me from the right telling me not to go and then there is someone in front of me telling me exactly where to go. I've already decided, it's just asking myself how did it get this way, why it's this way and what to do about it.
My feelings were scrambled. Out of place. They were there but didn't make sense to me. It was like watching a TV show you didn't understand but claiming to love everything about it. Cassy left to go find Phai. I didn't know if Phai had feelings for Cassy or not. I didn't know where Cassy's feelings for Phai were either. I just knew they were there which was hard for me to accept. I struggled with bad thoughts I should have never had because that meant I betrayed Phai's trust. Of Cassy taking Phai away from me. Of Phai leaving me for someone better and more exciting. What is Cassy giving to Phai that I don't have. It felt like I was on a date that Phai chose to ignore or Cassy was just everything that he wanted? Phai always told me I worried too much on the wrong things but never worried enough when I needed too. Cassy was something I needed to worry about.
Cassy strolled outside finding the two just sitting on the concrete on the side of the building, Phai looking beautifully distressed and Tolem comforting him by just being there.
"So I guess you're too cool for this movie." The mean eyed teen smirked while lighting up a cigarette.
Phai got up when he saw Cassy come out the place with his stupid jolly smirk and shoved him into the wall of the building. "Why the hell did you tell her about Alex and I you fucking piece of shit? You're a fucking asshole you know that!"
"Calm down princess, I must have let it slip but you shouldn't worry about it one bit. Now let go of me so I can finish my smoke." Cassy chuckled not expecting that.
"I can't believe you did that!" Phai shoved him harder. "That was none of her business."
"Thank me Phai, because now she knows how you two feel about each other. If you want her off Alex's back then she needs to know." He was calm about it which pissed the brunette off more.
"It doesn't work that way."
"Maybe you guys should fuck in front of her. On her bed. She won't be expecting that on her way home from work. Then maybe she'll get the picture."
"Fuck you Cassy! Fuck you!" Phai stormed off. This time down the street away from Cassy and everything else.
"Seriously fuck you." Tolem said to Cassy before shouting out to Phai. "Hey where are you going?"
The frizzy haired boy sighed after watching Phai disappear from the theatre. He then turned to Cassy and punched him dead in the mouth.
"Ow, fuck." Cassy was holding his jaw after saving his cigarette from hitting the ground. Then he started to laugh not expecting that either. "That was a good hit but why the fuck for?"
"Why is everything a joke to you. You should really back off him Cassy. Stop antagonizing him and just leave him alone."
"I'm just looking after him."
"You're looking after yourself."
"Maybe." Cassy strikingly admitted with no shame.
"Why would you do this to Alex? Isn't he your friend."
Cassy didn't answer. He only smriked wiping his bleeding lip. "Hey if Alex asks, nothing happened and Phai just wanted to go home. We have no idea why."
"I'm giving Phai a ride back home. Good luck telling Alex." Tolem went to his car and Cassy watched him drive off to catch up with Phai.
The green eyed teen sighed and went back inside. He knew this wasn't going to sit well with Alex and he didn't really consider Alex's rage at the time. They have noticed a short temper in their blonde friend lately.
Cassy sat back down next to Alex and tried to play it off casually like nothing was seriously wrong by popping the popcorn in his mouth and sipping from his drink.
"Where's Phai?" Alex asked and his patience was done with.
"He left." Cassy cleared his throat pretending to pay attention to the movie but really only being able to focus on how infuriated Alex was. But realized he couldn't shrug things off anymore like he could with the younger, reserved, quiet, Alex.
"Why?"
"He seemed angry about something you said to him and he just left. Tolem went to give him a ride home." Cassy was getting pleasure from letting Alex feel that it was his fault that Phai had left.
Alex stood and left without telling his friends where he was off too. Roxanne glared at Cassy again and Cassy smiled at her.
He went to the bathroom and he knew he was killing himself thinking of everything that could make him sick. The doctors number one thing they told him to do since they couldn't prescribe him anything was to stay healthy as long as he could. He leaned over the toilet and vommited. He felt this choking sensation and he coughed up more bile. "Fuck."
Maybe going to the movies wasn't such a good idea, because the projector made his headache even worse, and thinking about Cassy and Phai fucking didn't help. He was ashamed he let his thoughts get that far but he had reasons to worry. He stood and went to go wash his mouth at the sink. He stared at himself in the mirror. He saw the king that surfaces his dreams staring back at him. He turned away from himself and left the bathroom.
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It was another day at school and there was nothing holding Alex back from visiting Phai at his locker. "Is there something wrong Phai."
"Alex this really isn't the best time." Phai seemed bothered by him and trying to disregard him being there and Alex felt even more like shit.
"Apparently yesterday wasn't the best time either. Did you know that I called you, but you didn't pick up which of course means that something's wrong."
"Alex can we talk about this after school. I don't think its best if your seen right now with me."
"What the fuck is that supposed to mean? If you don't want to be near me anymore say yes and I'll leave."
"It's not that Alex." Phai sighed.
Phai saw a group of Roxanne's friends going down the hall giggling and talking about something while looking and pointing at him. Alex immediately saw Phai's face grow pale. "What's wrong?" He cupped his chin and Phai pushed his hand off quickly. "Don't touch me."
Alex didn't know what the hell was going on and looked at the girls wondering what they were looking at and Phai fled his locker and headed down the hall. He knew Roxanne opened her goddamn mouth.
Alex followed him. He took Phai by the arm and pulled him aside.
"Alex youre getting annoying. Go away."
"I said tell me what's wrong then I'll go away. I'm sorry for what I said last night."
Phai shoved him hard for being stupid and thinking it was because of what he said. "Your stupid girlfriend told everyone that I like you. She told me to stay away from you because she had you first. Now that I think about it she did have you first."
"I never had her." Alex replied gullible and it was hard to stay mad at him.
"She thinks you're her boyfriend. She said that you wanted to be with her."
"And you actually believe her?" He yelled and that was the last of his innocence.
"Why not believe her. You haven't told her you two aren't together. I would get the same idea if I were a clinging bitch like her." Phai screamed back.
They noticed everyone looking and Phai grunted. "Great now they're probably thinking we have angry sex." He walked out the shcool doors.
"What did she tell you?" Alex followed just trying to get the whole story. She obviously said more to him.
"She's told me enough. Alex you know she likes you, you know she has these strong feelings for you so when are you going to tell her that you don't love her. Or do you?"
It was weird how fast the tables turned.
Alex didn't say anything and Phai regretted saying anything at all after Alex left to go find Roxanne.
He wasn't Alex anymore, but a completely different human.
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"Where's Roxanne!"
The friends were out on the football field just hanging around and couldn't believe it when they saw Alex looking like some rage god coming towards them. Surely they never seen this side to him.
Alex came and knocked the ball from Cassy's hand. "Where is she Cassy. I bet you two couldn't fucking wait to tell everybody about me and Phai."
"I didn't say anything that she didn't need to hear. Maybe she needs to understand that you don't love her." He answered like a smartass.
"My business shouldn't concern her or you!"
"Oh you two made it so obvious that it was eventually going to become our concern."
Alex shoved him. "My concern is not your concern. Why the fuck do you care?"
Cassy shoved him back. "Don't push me Alex." The green eyes warned.
"Or what. What more shit can you fucking do!" The blonde shoved him back anyway and Crater rushed by Alex and held him back before the fight turned heavier.
"You don't deserve him Alex. Why should you deserve him when you were too scared to get him in the first place."
Alex felt betrayed by everyone. "Don't not try to press me Cassander! It might be bad if you do." He shook Crater's hands from him. "Where is she?" he asked one last time.
"In the girls locker room." Cassy answered. He might aswell answer because fighting Alex would be a failed attempt. He even knew that. Alex just had too much fire in him.
The blonde left them.
"Did he call me Cassander?" Cassy looked at the guys.
"He sure did. What are you guys arguing about anyway?" Phil asked, sadly they were the only ones who hadn't heard about him and Phai yet.
Cassy picked up the ball Alex knocked from his hand. "Nothing important." He then removed himself from the football field.
Roxanne was laughing and chatting with her friends once she left the locker room and she saw Alex by the door. She wasn't expecting him.
"Oh, hey Alex."
His presence spoke for itself. He didn't answer her and entered the locker room not caring that boys weren't allowed. It was empty anyway. "Can you excuse us?" He let her friends know politely at first. Roxanne didnt know she was in trouble. "Go!" Alex shouted at them when they were taking too long and they left in a hurry.
"I'll catch up with you guys." She told her friends as they walked out and closed the door quickly. Once they were gone she looked back at Alex with a scowl. "How dare you talk to my friends like that. What do you want?"
He didn't hesitate and took Roxanne by the throat and slammed her against the locker. "I don't know what your problem is with Phai but don't let me catch you again running your foul mouth spreading lies to him about you and me. I never told you I loved you and I never told you that we were together. You will never hear those words come from my mouth so don't expect them because you will be waiting a fucking long time."
"Alex you're hurting me." She was trying to take his hand from around her neck. He was like another man fighting to take control.
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Alexander let her go! My king let her go!
Servants and maids begged him to stop himself from strangling the queen.
You witch, damn your miserable heart! You would take the only person ever close to me and you dare claim to love me!
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He eventually let her go after that horrible vision rushed through his eyes and skull.
She was coughing and he couldn't believe he had just did that. Something was becoming more wrong with him and he left her there to cough up her own pitiless dignity.
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Amyntor was reading a book at the counter while drinking a glass of orange juice. He heard the front door open and saw his son stop by the kitchen. He was just looking at him and his father could tell he had been crying. It was late and he had been wondering where he was this entire time.
"Phai what's wrong?" He asked paying no more attention to the book or drink in his hand or what time it was. "Where were you?"
Phai stood there scared to say anything while clinging on tight to his backpack strap. Trying his best to hold in the words but also trying to hurry and let them out.
Then Amyntor really got worried when his son wasn't speaking. "What is it son? Tell me." His dad rushed over to him and the first thing he did was feel his head for something feverish like he did when Phai was very little.
The teen lowered his head staring at the floor with his lips parted ready to say something. "Can I tell you something and you promise not to tell mom?" He leaned against the wall and let his backpack slip off his shoulder. His voice was bleary and his hands a bit shaky.
"Yes, Phai of course. Just you and me. No one else. I promise." His father was super sensitive when it came to his kids needs not only because it was his job as a father to care about them, but especially his boy. He moved his sons long locks away from his eyes to get a better look at him. "Hey, look at me teary eyes and say something."
"Callista can't know either. I don't want her saying anything and mom to be upset." That's when the tears started to come again because he knew how his mom would feel and in some sense he felt he was betraying her.
"Oh no, what happened? Did you hurt somebody?" Amyntor didn't know how big the problem was but Phai rarely showed tears in front of anybody so it must have been something serious.
"There are these rumors going around school, aside from them being true. I didn't want you to find out the hard way so I decided I should just tell you before I feel worse about myself and so that you're not mad at me later."
"You know you can tell me anything. I will try my best to understand."
That was all the support he needed. "I don't like girl's dad." Phai couldn't even look at him. There was nothing worse than being judged by your own family and having your fragile side exposed to someone you've always looked up too.
"It's okay I used to not like girls either." Amyntor tried to be supportive and comforting but not going to far with his babying.
"That's the thing. I never had and I never looked at them like a boy should and today made me realize why it's a good thing that I don't like them. And I know you and mom really wanted me to start dating." He felt sick to his stomach knowing he had more to say, that he wasn't done with the worst of it.
"What are you telling me Phai?" His father encouraged him taking more of his sons tears away.
"Dad. I like Alex. A lot."
Hephaistion had his face deep in his horses mane while he slept on the larger animal under the massive rains. They kept moving along a very mucky slippery path. Hephaistion didn't care about the storm but he still wouldnt run and just preferred to see the rain keep coming. He had been crying though and he might have cried more for Alexander than the gods ever could. A strong lighting shot through the sky and the general woke up when his horse jumped to its hinds after the thunder rolled.
"Shh." He took the restrains and calmed his horse down. Once the thunder queited down a bit Hephaistion continued to whisper comfort in the horses ear. "I'm so sorry for taking you with me like this. Do you want to go home? You can if you want. I won't leave Alexander behind even if that means this storm will follow me wherever I go but I also won't drag you along either just because I'm crazy in love with our king." The general slipped off the horse and with weak legs he fell into the grimy mud. The horse snorted and nudged the generals body with its nose not going anywhere. Hephaistion pushed the horse. "Go." The animal remained resistant. "I said go. Go back to camp. You know where it is." The general tried harder to convince the animal.
The horse pushed the dirty wet general again and lowered its body down for him to climb back on. The animal was already committed and Hephaistion grabbed a hold of its mane and struggled while helping himself back on. "Fine you stubborn jackass."
Multiple eyes in the forests watched the soaked worn man and his horse proceed down a path slowly. They looked to eachother and then spread out across the land hiding behind the bushes while stalking him.
Another Chapter up. Thank you soo much 13Annie, Classyblue, violetsuki, anonymous guests and Baobao08 for your reviews of my last chapter and as always thanks to the readers! Without you I wouldn't write.- Stranger