Internal Conflict.

Chapter 7

"Come on! We don't wanna be late!" I said as I put my bag on my shoulder and Chace behind me getting his suitcase

"I'm coming." Chace says as we got in the bus that will take us home, it's Christmas break and Chace is celebrating it with us since the his parents passed away on a car accident, he became a new family member and we welcomed him with very opened arms, he became the brother my mother never gave birth of.

Chace threw his arm around my shoulder and put his mobile I front of our faces and exclaimed, "selfie!" He smiles broadly and I scot closer to him and smiled broadly as well, he captured it and it's so amazing, I love it a lot!

We got in the bus and of course our seats were beside each other.

Chace and Lean went to the principle's office and showed him the video, Lean got in trouble for getting in the boys bathroom and Ian as well as Patric got fired out of the university.
what's shocking to all of us that, Ian got in the college with fake ID, his real name isn't Ian , and he is not 21 , he is 27.

And I assume that he got in the college to make a revenge for his brother but the real question is: who is his brother?

After 1 hour and 30 minutes the bus parked on the usual bus station in Bradford and both Chace and I took a cap to home and it wasn't long, just 10 minutes
It's evening, the streets are wet by water and melted snow, the sidewalks are white, but also trees are glowing with the Christmas lights and the sight is so wonderful.

"It's so good being home." Chace said with a small smile and a sigh while looking at my house.

Sorry, OUR house. I look over at him and smiled "hell yeah."

"hello Maria!" Safaa Malik called from her balcony and I smile at her with a wave "Hey Saf how you doing?"

"I'm really great." She smiled widely and her blue eyes shine with the lights and she looked behind her toward the door and jumped off the chair she was standing on and ran inside.

"Who is she?" Chace looked over at me.
"Safaa Malik, she's our neighbor. You know the sister of aka Zayn Malik"
"Oh!" He said and surprise is clear in his voice.

We make our way to the front door and got in without knocking and mum was the first one to see us.

"Omg hey honies! Welcome home." She embraced us at the same time and we hugged her back with pleasure.
"Mum we missed you a quite lot!" I kissed her cheek and she caressed my cheek.
"I missed you as well aunt." Chace smiled
"Oh dear, how many times do I have to say call me Alex!"  Chace smiled and nod.
"Can I call yo Alex?" I said with a stupid smile on my face and I only earned a hit on the back of my head and a straight clear "no."

We walked in the living room to Anne reading a magazine, we said the "hi" and "how are you" stuff and then mum looked at us.
"Go change your clothes I'll make something hot for you to drink." She pat my back and Chace's and I moved with my bag up to my room, I put on some sweatpants and a plain cotton shirt with the winter wonderful fuzzy socks, I put my hair up to a pony tail and walked down to find mum, Anne and one cup of hot chocolate on the coffee table, "where is Chace ?"
"On the balcony, smoking probably." Mum said and I now knowing exactly what that means.
"Aha, I'll just see him." I walk to the balcony and shivered at the winter air engulfing me.
I found Chace staring into the space with his hands placed in the rail, I know there is something wrong, I know exactly what it is and it's more than a smoking season.
"Chace?" I walk slowly to him and he didn't answer.

The quite before the disaster.

I looked over at the Malik's and saw a car parked there and four tall guys walking out of it with suitcases and walk to the Malik's . It looks like there is a lot of brothers and relatives to this family.

I placed my hand on Chace's back and look at him, he didn't even move.

"It's okay, it's just me." I said quietly and softly and he shake his head silently.

I'm sleepy as hell but I ain't leaving Chace like this, he is fucking sad and it's irritating me a lot. I need me playful Chace.

"She was here Last Christmas." He finally spoke " he was here, making the Christmas tree, she was here making chocolate cake , they were here telling me how proud they were of me, but.... There is no more." He looked over at me and I see him shutter, "no more them."
My heart ache for the man.

I put my other hand on top of his hand and talk softly while looking up at him " they are so proud of you, they are watching over you Chace."

"I miss them, Maria, I miss them a lot." His voice crack at the end and I bite my lip fighting the tears that start to build up on my eyes, but I blinked them away for his sake.

I wrapped my fingers around his hand and lick my lip not knowing what to say so I gave his hand a squeeze informing him that I am listening to him, I am there for him and won't ever leave him.

"She wanted to see me graduate! Mum wanted to."
I lost it, one tear slides down my cheek and I turned him, I put my hand on his cheek and I shivered from the cold, and the freezing of his skin.

"Chace. Let's go in, you're freezing" I moved my thumb on his cheek and after a short while I led him inside and we sat there in the sofa bed, he lies his head in my thighs and I automatically started playing with his soft hair, short while later, i felt hot tears falls on my thigh, the beautiful strong man Between my arms is crying, the beautiful strong man is now a small child who  broke his bike's wheel, the beautiful, strong, cheerful man who used to gather my broken pieces and put them together, is now breaking.
This beautiful strong man is Chace.