Heart Beating Love

Chapter 22

They go to target, if Penny's, and of course hot topic. Adrian got a few shirts, two different pairs of shoes, a dark pair of jeans, two hoodies, socks, and a pair of plaid pajama pants. " okay let's get you dressed to meet your relative. Adrian picks out the pair of jeans a colored T-shirt, black chucks, and a hoodie. When he comes out of the bathroom in the mall Alex face lights up. Adrian grabs his bag and then holds Alex's hand as they walk out of the mall. "All right lets go meet my family." They walk together down to mandabal street and to the apartment complex. Adrian grabs the doors but the door man stops him. "No loitering allowed in the complex." Adrian stare at the man with every ounce of hate he has then says through griting teeth. "My only family is in there. If you don't let me in I will make sorry for even being born." Alex stares in shock at Adrian. "I'm sorry I did not know you have family here." The man opens the door for Adrian. "Right because you just made assumptions."
" I am truly sorry. I can see you have been through alot please go in." Adrian walks into the building and ale follows hesitantly. They walk to the front desk. "Hello how may I help you?" The man at the front desk asks as he stands up and reaches down. "We are here to see someone." The man relaxes and sits back down. "Please go ahead." Adrian and Alex walk over to the elevator, Adrian presses the button. The doors open and Adrian quickly gets on while Alex takes her time. The doors shut behind her and they start going up. "What was that? Just now?" Adrian looks over at her as she's staring at him. "He was going to not let me in because I look like trouble. I wouldn't have anywhere else to go, so I used it to my advantage nothing else." Adrian looks away and stares at the mini TV screen. " I am sorry if I scared you. I wasn't really going to do anything I was just bluffing and hoped he would believe it." Adrian says out of nowhere. Alex is still staring at him as the doors open and they exit. Adrian quickly begins to look for apartment 410. He gets to the end and there it is. He grabs Alex's hand and squeezes tight. He reaches up and knocks on the door Adrian hears the lock turning. The door swings open and adrians heart stops beating. In the door way stands his mother looking exactly as she did the last time he saw her, except burn scars covering her once beautiful skin. She has his blond hair and cheek bones. Adrian once thought it was great to be around her not anymore. He doesn't want see her again, her being alive would mean everything he has been through was a figment of his father's. "Dre? Baby is that you?" His mom grabs him in a tight hug. He doesn't have anything to say except. " you left us." His mother releases him then backs up a bit. "Your father took off with you to fast I could not find you." Adrian lets go of Alex's hand and starts walking back towards the elevator. "Adrian please come inside. We can be together now."
"We could have been together this whole time! I wouldn't even be in this situation! I wouldn't have PTSD! You left me with him! I can't believe I am still here right now." Adrian turns to Alex. "You knew it was her and you didn't tell me!" Alex nods as tears swell up in her eyes. "I thought since you have been through so much seeing your mother would cheer you up." Adrians shoulders sag then he walks back over. "Okay I will try to stay with you only because I have nowhere else to go." Adrian grabs Alex's hand and walks into the apartment with her. "I'll get some drinks what do you two want?"
"What do you have?"
"Come, Pepsi, Dr.pepper, and beer."
"I'll take a Pepsi. What about you Alex?"
"Coke please."
"Pepsi and a coke coming right up."
" I hate her sh left me with him."
"She couldn't find you guys."
"That's a stupid excuse to hide her guilt. She's living in a apartment living out her days in happiness. I wonder how many times she's thought of me I n the past eleven years!"
"Every day! Every moment! All I do is think about you! I don't live in comfort at all! I just wanted you." Adrians mom says as she comes into the living room. Adrian gets up off the couch then walks over to his mom and gets in her face. "Yeah sure. But eleven years of torture cannot be easily forgiven."
"How bad does he hurt you baby?"
"I am not your baby anymore."
"Don't ignore the question! How bad does he hurt you!" Adrian takes off his hoodie, then his shirt. Her face fills with horror as she looks as his scarred chest. "Did he do anything else?" Adrian turns around and his mother gasps. Adrian feels cold fingers tracing scars. "I waited every day for you to come back. Even though dad told me you were dead I waited. Then one day that hope snapped and I became a obedient dog. I don't care if you say sorry I will never forgive you." His mother walks into a room at the end of a hall. "This is your room for now."
"Can we have some time alone me and Alex?"
"Of course"