What exactly is love?

Chapter 20

When he said that they were lovers, I covered my mouth.

"Don't tell me you did this to her," I said my mouth still on my mouth.

"She was being a little bit naughty. See I organized a fake gathering and all of you fell for it. This is just to make Alex come here, All of this is so that Alex sees that she broke her promise of long ago."

"P-promise?"

"Oh, she didn't tell you. I am the Max of her terrors. See my dad died because of that woman who is mistakenly my mum. But when I am king she dies and I get everything of mine including her."

"You sadist, she is not a property you don't even love her."

"Oh, I do!. Don't provoke me."

"If you do, you would not let her suffer."

"If she loved me, she could have noticed my sadness." He said and left. He even changed his name for her. This guy is a real psycho. Even if he is suffering a great deal, that does not mean that he should make someone else suffer, Now I have seen the past she never shown. I went into the room and noticed that she has still not woken up. Probably the hit was really bad. I need to get her out of here but Stacey, what is she up to?. I checked for her phone, I am not trying to do any harm but I am trying to help contact her friends and to know what I can do to help her. I don't want to trouble her parents as they might panic and they are too old for that. Psh, she only had four contacts, Her dad, mum, Sam, and Nicole. I rather not call Sam, he might go bizarre.

"Hello," I said

"Hello, this does not sound like Alex, more muscular. Alex, did you get a voice change?. How is the event?" She said. She sounds energetic, just what Alex needs.

"Sorry, this is not Alex. She is in a critical situation but please don't panic, she is being treated."

"Thanks, please what is your name so I can show better thanks. See Alex has faced some traumatic situations so you would need to be careful."

" My name is Smith Mill..."

"Ohhhh, nice meeting you. So she finally opened up to you. I knew she could not resist you. I would send some cool ways of treating her when she awakens, please don't let her out for another week and always stay with her." she said and I chuckled. In 10 minutes, I received a text which contained ways I should take care of her, I chuckled at this, and me being a great actor, I know how to handle this. Since the event, Stacey did not bother talking to me again. But what she said got to me "Who am I to her?. A friend, an ex-classmate, her rival, her parent's friend, her ex-best friend boyfriend?" Again I washed her hair and cleaned her face to keep her at least clean.

After a couple of days

"Finally, you are awake! I have been waiting for days." I said but she looked around herself and looked up at me angrily.

"Before you start to talk, you were in a critical situation and your clothes were torn and in a bad shape so I changed them and wore you a bathrobe. About how I carried you, I am sorry. You are in my room because I had an emergency kit here, I did not take advantage of you."

"Which is worse. I was saving under my clothes sightseeing for my husband and bridal style is for a married couple... Why are you ruining my chances?" she said

"Well, I can play that part." With that being said, my head received a good knock. Her hands were numb so I did the job to feed her porridge. It was hot so I did the job of blowing cool air and of course, I tasted it so she would know that I am not dangerous. Yes, I did the job of cleaning her lips.

ALEX POV

I had a dream, one that I was drowning and I was saved by Miller.

"Why, why do you keep saving me?" I said and the dream ended, it felt so real.

"Miller, why do you keep saving me when you are my rival, don't you hate me?"

"To say, I guess I want to be your friend. What is your condition that time?"

"You still remember that since all these years?"

"Yes, of course, I told you I always wanted to be your friend. I want to set you free from your cage. I am a bird from another cage but each one of us is fated to have each other's keys." He said tucking my hair behind my ear and leaning over. He stared at me and smiled. The dummy in my head told me to stop this as this was leading to something else. I am not sure that is it but the dummy in ME's heart is beating not me.

"Ahem, the condition is an answer to a question. The question is why do you want to be my friend?" He maintained his distance.

"What do you mean?"

"If you become my friend, I am not sure I would be the same to you. I am pathetic, a failure, and would do no good to you. I am boring and would not bring you a good gist. I am not stable like that so...."

"I think you are interesting." He said, closing the distance once again and touching the tip of my nose.

"I don't think there is anything wrong with you. I realized we were nothing and I wanted to mean something to you." He continued.

"Ok, I would give you my answer, tomorrow. I am going to take a rest." I said and spun from the position we were into a sleeping position. I could not sleep, how would I sleep in the condition. My heart is beating so fast right now. No wonder he can charm people's hearts. He is a romance actor anyway, this is his natural way of doing things, right?.

SMITH POV

My heart was beating so face as I talked to her. I loved her reaction, it was so cute. I never knew that my heart could be like this, I have acted on set but nothing like this happens. She eventually slept, I want to know what her answer would be tomorrow. But I would need to make Stacey and Collins(Max) so sorry. I am sure they haven't spent any time with the police but they are going to. I called the police to give them a proper threat and make them sanction an apology, besides I took pictures of the whole thing so one post of this, and they are done for.

THE NEXT DAY

"Alex, wake up. I have something for you."

" ok, oh" Perhaps she was surprised to see Max and Stacey in front of her.

"I am sorry for treating you like that when you first confessed to me, I was having a big deal at home. We can start over again?" Max said

"No way, more like do you want to make you suffer again," I said

"If you had told me back then, I would not have hated you, you know. How is everything now?" Alex said

"My mum got arrested for abuse and of course, money cut it in half," Max said

"That is nice but now, don't let me ever see you again. Psycho, I am not something you would use to console yourself when you are suffering and then calling it love. It looks more like you are turning into the person, you don't want to be."

"My turn. How could you be so selfish?. You stole my boyfriend's heart, you always have the good things, why?." Stacey said and Alex looked over to me and I who avoided my eyes.

"No silly, I did not. He sincerely always wanted to be with you but your friends..." Alex said

"Then why does he always look at you like that and always want to hang out with you?"

"No, he just wants to be friends."

"Are you sure friends act like this. Is this the new trend?" Max interrupted. This time, Alex looked over to me again and I still avoided her face.

"Anyways, I am sorry once again but I can't bear to be with you, it hurts."

"I don't think you love him. What you are doing are clinginess and obsession. As a girl that is not modest, that is not at all and ever called love." I said. We talked again after some time and they both left the room. We were finally allowed to leave but I still had to stay here for some days as I have not yet recovered.

"Do you think what Stacey said was true?" Alex said and I went kaboom. How could she ask this question in this situation?

"Of course not," I said with my hands covering my face.