Altruistic

01

Chapter 1. Tony

Alexis Pov

"I can't believe you're going on the other side of the world and leaving us here behind" my mother sniffed.

For the first time in a while i felt like i was finally going to be free, away from the cold weather, away from all the pressure of being a perfect girl in the eyes of my parents and away from hiding in their shadows.

I love my parents, A Lot actually but sometimes i just want to know how it feels to be free where i can depend on myself.

When i told them that i have been accepted in college at a small country in the Indian Ocean they thought i was joking and laughed in my face "oh dear you crack us up, so have you received a letter from Harvard yet? You know you don't have to go there either way the business will always be yours" my dad said for like millionth time that month, that's the problem with them they think i want to be a part of their Oil businesses but apart from that they were fun to be around but i just couldn't go out with them for safety purposes.

To them i was their lovely Alexis but to the world they were a power couple that have accomplished alot by supporting other companies especially small businesses while opening their own around the world.

Running a company has never been my dream, i remember when i was younger, Tony and i used to have ' therapy sessions ' yeah i know other kids pretended to be teacher's but i always wanted to help other people, especially with their mental health. Tony never judged me when i suggested this game all the time, he was my number one supporter to follow my dream of becoming a psychologist.

The sad part is he needed help but no one  knew, i always tried to cheer him up it worked out, sometimes. I thought everything will go out to normal, until one day after school i went next door to go find out why my best friend didn't show up to school only to find his body, lifeless, hanging in the middle of the kitchen. Every morning, every night my mind keeps on replaying the image of my bestfriend body hanging there in that kitchen.

That day i lost my bestfriend, i lost my other half, i thought he was feeling better. I felt useless, so i promised myself that will try everything in my power to help the one's that needs my help but this time I'll have a proper knowledge on how to approach someone, either professionally or just by being a good friend.

When my parents finally realised that I wasn't joking around my mother started panicking about who's going to protect and keep an eye on me while I'm there. What'll happen if i make no Friends and feel lonely, they feared that I'll do the same thing as Tony..little do they know the memory of my bestfriend is the motivation that keeps pushing me forward with my life decisions. (A/N : Lol does that makes sense?)

The time zone was different in Salt Lake City compared to where i was going so I know that i could not just call them at any time of the day when I'll need something from them.

Another one of their biggest worry were the paparazis, everywhere my parents went, camera flashing, people asking loads of questions invading their personal space follows as each day goes by it becomes harder to sneak out of the house since it was like as if they lived infront of our gate.

No one knew about me being a potter except for my family and some close family friends, my father wanted to keep it that way so that he could surprise the world one day when passing the company to his one and only wonderful  daughter, unfortunately that will be not happening anytime soon as I don't have any interest in business.

So would i be able to survive the next three years of my life away from home?

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Written on : 08.02.21
Published on : 27.11.21
Words : 712
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