enchanted brad renfro fanfiction<3

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The gang really liked Alessia, they would come to the library just to see her, she was funny, intelligent, and she read so many books.
Weeks passed, they started going out toghether, they would buy ice cream at Fat Manchos and ride a bike, or read, or just talk.
Once, they had a picnic toghether,
Tommy spread butter over everything edible, bread, biscuits, even tried with chips, it was the day Alessia discovered Tommys nickname "Butter",for obvious reasons, and about Johns nickname "the Count", his favorite book was in fact "the count of Monte Cristo".
They never thought about Alessia being in the gang, they cared about her, and trusted her, but she was a good girl, they didn't want her in trouble, to the boys Alessia was a girl they really enjoyed being with.
That was until a day in June, it was really early in the morning, Alessia wanted to stay alone, thinking and reading, she got out of the house and started walking, the sun didn't even rise,she did not look at the clock, she went a little out of Hell's kitchen, there was a beautiful river, the sound it made, it calmed her down every time she want there.
Time stopped, minutes, hours, they became the same thing, then she heard a sound, then another and another, then she saw Michael, she expected everyone but him.
Michael sat besides her in silence, She smiled at him, he returned the smile,
"what are you doing here Mickey?"
she asked
"my father"
he responded without looking at her
"what did he do?"
she tried.
He started crying, at first hugging himself, almost in a fetal position, then he looked at her, he had a bruise on his lip, he hugged her, soaking her shirt with tears, but it didn't matter.
"he was drunk, like always, he grabbed me and started slapping me, I did not prepare breakfast, then he start punching me, he said"
then he started crying even more
"what did he say?"
"he said I'm a good for nothing, that I can't do anything, that I was a-an accident, he never wanted me"
Alessia was now crying too, she was a sensible person, and Michael didn't deserve what his father told him, she lifted his head, and smiled kindly at him, she caressed his cheeks, wet for the tears, then she grabbed a tissue and dried them
"Michael, I don't know you very well, but I can clearly see that you are a beautiful person, you always know what's the best thing to do, you are gentle, kind and really intelligent,I don't know if the accident thing is true,but if it is, you are the best accident i've ever known Michael"
he smiled and blushed, tightened the hug and wispered
"thanks you Belle"
Alessia smiled, Belle, it was a beautiful nickname.
The two remained silent, obviuly neiter one of them would have told the others about what they told each other.