Alexa felt liberated for the first time in her life, sharing her life experiences and past hurts. Especially with the man who made her shine so high like no one else. Letting go of her pain and former anxieties was enough for her to make a change in her heart and mind. Soon after, Marcus had to leave for basketball practice while they stood up to talk near her apartment door.
Marcus: Hate to be the bearer of boring responsibilities, but I saw the time on my phone and I need to hustle.
Marcus: Practice starts at 11 this morning.
Alexa: Bummer. That must suck, but good luck. You always look like you're ready to wing things and win.
Marcus: True. I improvise more than prepare when it comes to games.
Marcus: Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
Alexa: Something I would agree with, fireball.
Marcus: Oh, that's your new nickname for me? I would love it if you called me that more...
Alexa: Okay. Fireball it is.
Marcus: He rubbed her head gently. Good luck to you too, kitty. He said as he walked out of the door.
Alexa stood there blushing and found herself being drawn to him more and more.
Alexa: On the inside. I'm feeling drawn to him more and more each day...
Alexa: On the inside. He draws me closer like a magnet.
When she met up with Anya at MOOD shopping mall, they sat down near a bookstore for a coffee drink. Anya had been told everything from Marcus about what Alexa told him.
Anya: Marcus told me about everything...
Anya: I don't even know what to say, Alexa. I'm extremely sorry for everything you had to go through...
Anya: I wish we met much earlier because if we did back then, I would've smashed both exes of yours into sick pulp.
Anya: Especially your second ex. He's nothing but a f**ked up sinner who preys on innocent girls...
Alexa: Wow. You sound so much like my bestie from undergrad. I call her Miss Anti-Bullshit sometimes.
Anya: Really? What's her name?
Alexa: Megan. I'll show you her Instagram. You're gonna be shocked by how much she changed since high school.
She went on her phone and searched for Megan's Instagram. She showed her posts to Anya on her phone.
Anya: Wow, she definitely gives off that badass energy. She looks sort of angry in some of her posts if you asked me.
Alexa: That's because she's been abused too much mentally...
Anya: She must be a really sweet and shy girl before these pics then.
Alexa: Yep, she was. She didn't have Instagram before when she was chubby. She didn't feel confident until she changed herself physically and mentally.
Anya: I can understand her pain from before...Must be really hard for when she was bullied before.
Alexa: Now she's happier. She found her true love with Axel...He's her entire world.
Anya: Oh, that's good. Does he have Instagram too?
Alexa: Yeah, he does. She showed Anya's his IG profile.
Anya: Whoa. I hate to admit it, but he looks hotter than normal male models around here...
As soon as Anya said this, Alexa's phone rang. It was Megan wanting to FaceTime her. However, this time she had Axel by her side.
Megan: Hey, bestie! Thought I'd come check on you since you were all teary yesterday. How are you now?
Alexa: I'm doing better. Marcus cheered me up!
Megan: I see you aren't alone...Who's that girl next to you?
Anya: She introduced herself instead. Hey, girl! I'm Alexa's new friend, Anya.
Anya: She's told me a lot about you...
Megan: Oh, she has? Well, it's nice to meet you, Anya.
In the video call, Megan was in her pajamas and her boyfriend Axel was lying on their bed shirtless and with a white blanket wrapped around him. He decided to say hi to everyone on the call with Megan.
Megan: In the video call. Babe, come say hi to my bestie Alexa and her new friend Anya...
Axel: Hey, girls. I see that you are acquainted with my cutie fox Megan. I'm Axel, Megan's boyfriend.
Axel looked so hot being shirtless on video call that Megan's cheeks were blushing red like a cherry's. Alexa almost looked away a bit from the screen.
Alexa: Hi, umm...N-n-nice to meet you too, Axel. Thanks for dating my bestie...
Axel: Nah, I should thank you for being her first real friend. My poor darling didn't deserve fake friends before.
Anya: Wow, you look hotter on camera than in your pics, not gonna lie.
Anya: I'm not flirting though. I have a boyfriend haha.
Axel: Girls say that to me all the time...Every time I go out with Megan. But they're meh compared to her.
In the distance, Marcus and Oscar were eavesdropping on their conversation intensely. They were both slightly jealous, hearing what the girls said to Megan and Axel on the video call.
Oscar: Hmm, who is my girl "flirting" with? Not that I'm mad at her...
Oscar: Don't tell me it's a hot bastard who charms any girl that takes one look at him...
Marcus: Probably he is. But I'm only concerned about Alexa.
Marcus: Worry about your girl only. I'm not gonna let some "lady man" steal my crush away...
Oscar: Ahh, so you admit you're jealous too, bro?
Marcus: Jealous? I'm not the jealous type, Oscar!
Oscar: Lies. You can't always suppress the feeling of jealousy. You just know it.
Unknown to Alexa, Marcus was capable of having moments of envy when it came to her. This was the first time he felt deeply jealous over her and knowing that he might have a competition if he doesn't win her heart on time. After 15 minutes, the girls were done calling Megan and her hot boyfriend.
Anya: I'm gonna follow both your bestie and her boyfriend.
Alexa: That's nice of you, Anya. I'm sure they'll follow you back.
Marcus and Oscar came over, pretending they didn't hear about their video call.
Oscar: Hey, girls! We're back from practice.
Anya: Oh finally, babe.
She got up and kissed Oscar as he spun her around.
Marcus: Should we all get a light snack? I'm sure you girls are as hungry as we are.
Alexa: Sure. We can.
Anya: Not gonna say no to food. Let's go get something to eat now!
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Fire Meets Ice
RomanceAlexa Winifred is a 22-year-old young woman had just moved from Denver, Colorado to Stockholm, Sweden to begin her first year at her graduate school in Stockholm University. She had hopeless experiences with love and an unstable relationship with he...
