Keeping secrets

Chapter 3: run

It was the next week, and Alexia had woke up to an empty house, as usual. She slipped out of bed, hobbled across the ice cold laminate flooring with her bare feet, tiptoeing downstairs. She was still having dreams about that day at school. She couldn't seem to shake it out of her mind. It kept playing over and over, what if Jax hadn't showed up?
She slowly filled her bowl with crunchy nut, pouring what was way too much milk, but that was how she liked it. She picked up her bowl, walked over to the table, and sat down. "Shit, my drink" she whispered. She sluggishly walked back over to the counter and got a glass of water. As she was walking to the table, there was a bang on the door. The glass shattered on the floor. "What the fuck?" The banging got louder. "ALRIGHT IM COMING, fucking hell" she angrily unlocked the door, opening it to reveal the one person she didn't want to see.
"What do you want, Tiana?"
"Oh, nothing. Just an explanation."
"Too bad." Alexia slammed the door in her face, walking away. She ignored any knocks and continued to mop up the spilled water and clean up the glass. Eventually, Tiana gave up knocking and went home. Alexia finished her breakfast, walked upstairs to get changed, and grabbed her school bag. She checked her phone, to see a whole heap of messages from.. "Jax? Oh-ohhh this many texts? There must be some real gossip" she opened her phone. Her face dropped. She was greeted with the whatsapp logo, and then the messages became clear. Oh no. Tiana strikes back. The messages read:

Alexia immediately logged onto Facebook. To be greeted by a post that read:
That bitch Alexia Jones tried to kill me the other day! Stay away from this psycho! She is crazy, i fear my life now because of her.

She couldn't believe it. She was terrified. She was afraid this would happen. It was only Monday, and she already wanted to be swallowed by the ground beneath her. She knew if she didn't go to school, her mum would yell at her when she found out. She had to go. She turned off her phone, let out a huge sigh and slowly walked to the front door. She was greeted by Hannah's car, with Jax in the backseat too. They both looked at her with extreme worry on their faces.

Alexia walked up to the car. "Do you want to explain or do i need to threaten J again?" Hannah asked, annoyed. Alexia looked at Jax, with a worried face.
"I told you i wouldnt tell anyone didnt i?" Jax says, quietly.
"Yeah fine." Alexia explains all that happened that day at school.
"Shit AJ, what the fuck did you do" hannah asks.
"I dont know, i dont know what happened" alexia says, regretfully.
They drive to school, not forgetting to pick up a starbucks on their way. As they arrived at school, they were greeted with the lovely tiana, and her group of lovely friends.
"Look, she actually came in today" whispers about the post fill the corridors. Everyone has seen it. Tiana and her group look over at the three slightly concerned friends. "Youll get whats coming to you, bitch" tiana shouts as they all try to walk down the corridor, ignoring the whispers and dirty looks of everyone else. Alexia begins to look around, visibly distressed. She can't believe she was capable of even confronting tiana like that, let alone what couldve happened if Jax wasnt there. Jax notices, and nudges Hannah, flicking his eyes over at Alexia. "Hey, are you good?" Hannah asks, sympathy and confusion in her voice. Shes still trying to get over the situation in the car. Alexia's eyes dart around the corridor. She didnt even hear Hannah. Jax throws a worried look at Hannah, and they both turn their heads to find Alexia gone. "How did she run away so quickly?" Hannah asks. "Where could she even have gone?" Jax mumbles.