The Flipsyde

Alex

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I watched as Marcus ran away- tears rolling down his cheeks. I should have run after him- told him that it was okay.. But I couldn't.. I looked back down at my arm. That one tattoo. Alex

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Almost three months before..

"You heard all that?!" I asked- not sure if I should be concerned or not.

"Yes I did. I promise I won't tell anyone though." he replied- using those puppy dog eyes on me.

"Alright" I said- convinced that what he said was true. He wouldn't tell anyone about what happened. 

Why?

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Further flashback to several weeks before

I laughed. Alex was so funny. In such an adorable way. The way he'd mix up sentences when around me was probably the most endearing feature about him. And the way he looked at me- it was as if I was an angel from the heavens. Knowing that someone woke up every morning just to catch a glimpse of you was the best feeling ever.

"Alex.. You don't have to pretend" I said. "I know you"

"Nope you don't know me at all" he replied- full of confidence. " I'm like an onion. Peel each layer away and you'll get another. It'll take you a long time to know what is in the center"

"What if I grab a knife and cut through it?"

"Same thing as when you cut an onion.. You end up crying."

We both looked at each other for a moment before bursting out laughing.

"So.. Will I get a chance to peel off the layers?" I asked- playing along.

"Isa, you can have all the chances you want." He paused for a moment before continuing- "Will you go out to dinner with me?"

At that moment- time seemed to slow down. His somewhat fluffed up hair seemed to sway in the breeze. His eyes seemed to sparkle in the evening light.

I wasn't sure.. Alex was adorable.. But could we be something? I knew that he really liked me.. And I liked him.. But were we ready to go ahead?

All my life, I'd prepared myself for this moment. To help me choose whether to do it or not. But that all didn't matter right now..

"Yes" I said. 

He looked at me in shock. "Isa.."

I smiled at him.

He smiled back.

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Several weeks later

I was sure what he said was true. He wouldn't tell anyone what happened.

As I turned around to head towards the wall, I heard him speak again

"But, I'm coming with you"

I didn't think that was a good idea.. I told him that it'd be dangerous.. But he wasn't going to listen to it.. He wouldn't let me go to a dangerous location alone.. Besides the thrill of a nighttime adventure with me was too much for him to resist

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Half an hour later

I stood atop the wall- sticking my tongue down at Alex who was a few feet below me. I knew he couldn't see me. But it didn't matter. He knew exactly what I was doing.

"Look there!" I heard a voice shout. The police!! I made a silent prayer to God to let us escape this. I opened my eyes, but only to watch in the direction of the two policemen in horror as one pulled the trigger. I followed the path of the bullet in slow motion as it slowly made its way towards Alex before finally piercing his skull.

Alex's body immediately went limp as he fell twenty five feet onto the ground with a crack.

Blood seeped out from underneath him as I watched in horror from above. He was... Dead..

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A few hours later

I stayed atop the wall- now sure that nobody had seen me.. I couldn't believe what I had seen. Alex was dead.. And I hadn't been able to stop him from coming.. His blood was on my hands.. 

The feeling that he was gone.. It was unbelievably painful. The fact that I'd never see him again.. And it was all my fault.

I didn't cry that night. Because I knew that if I cried, wherever he was, he'd cry as well.

I watched as he was slowly dragged away by the police- the men who had shot him down.

He would have wanted me to complete the journey. The last journey we had together had to be a success. Keeping that in mind, I hurried off to get the pen drive to a safe location

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Several days later

I stood in front of the mirror, weeping.

The flipsyde was able to wash away my poverty and my worries.. But there was one thing it could never wash away.. Alex..

I drew my knife from my back pocket. Raising the right sleeve of my t-shirt I started to carve his name into my upper arm

The pain was excruciating. But it was nothing compared to what Alex had done for me.. He had risked his life- coming on a dangerous journey with me- finally paying with his life..

As I finished writing his name, I held my knife out. Drops of my blood fell into the sink

I picked up a vial and opened it. It was a present from Alex the first day we went out. A vial of his blood. I could still remember his expression as he cracked the cheesiest line ever- "I will be with you forever"

A tear rolled down my cheek. He would be with me forever.. Then it was only right that I be with him as well.

I held the knife above the opened vial. One drop of my blood rolled down the edge of the blade and dropped into it.

"I will always be with you Alex"

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Back to the present

I couldn't go back to talk to Marcus. He was far too much like Alex. I couldn't possibly stand the pain of remembering Alex again..

But Alex would have wanted me to. This person saved my life after all. Alex would have felt indebted to him- and definitely would have taken any burden upon himself to alleviate Marcus's sorrow.

I had to find Marcus. And I had to fix things with him.

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So how is it guys? Do you guys still hate Alex?