crumbling under pressure / c.t.h

t h r e e

Alexandra falls asleep in tears.
She woke up to birds chirping and cars beeping.

She did her daily routine and went downstairs.
Her mom wasn't down there like every morning she was.
Didn't matter the situation she would always be downstairs.

Alexandra obviously knew why.
She was depressed.
It will obviously take a while to let her feel better again.

Alexandra realizes it was 4AM.
As she was already in her good looking outfit.

She got into her Lamborghini Huracán and drove straight off to the cafe.

Alexandra parks her car noticing lots of people crowed around one person. She didn't think much of it.

It looked like they were fighting each other.
She just walked on.

Alexandra speed walked straight to the table she was always at so excited to see Calum again.

"Hello Alex, a mocha?"
Calum spoke as he walked over to her table.

Alexandra nods with a smile.
She had to disguise a smile.

Calum comes back 2 minutes after and hands her a mocha.

"Lucky for you, I'm on break."
Calum spoke sitting down.

"I'm not that lucky..."
Alexandra spoke.

Calum notices her facial expressions and body language immediately change after she spoke that sentence.

"What happened? Are you ok?"
Calum asks in worry.

"I'm fine, it's just that... Never mind."
Alexandra said as she covers her face.

"You can tell me anything Alexandra.... It's gonna be ok. You can trust me."
Calum spoke attempting to make her feel a little better.

"Well, yesterday when I left I went to the hospital because the day before my father was diagnosed with lung cancer. So yesterday I had to pick my brother up from visiting him and I walked in to see that he was dead... t-the funeral is o-on Fr-Friday."
Alexandra speaks as she feels tears without controlling it.

Calum was in shock.
He immediately sat next to her and cuddles her.

"I'm so sorry if I upset you."
Calum spoke in apology.

"You don't have to be sorry.
I do. I'm sorry I had to show up here..."
Alexandra spoke.