Alex Let's Walk The Line

Chapter 28

3 weeks passed
Alex's POV
"We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.
Barbara de Angelis"

"Hey Alex," I hear Jackie from behind me.

"Hi what's up" I asked walking slowly to my next class.

"You know Ashlyn?" She randomly asked and I nodded. "Good. Can you give her this" she said then skipping off away from me.

"Okay" I say to myself being puzzled. I walked in class seeing, Pinoe, Syd, and Tobin sitting there. "Hey babe" Tobin says and I smiled at her. "Alex you gotta see this video that Dom and Serv did," I hear Syd yelling at. "Later" I answered back.

"Babe look at your phone," Tobin tells me. I pull my phone out and see a message from Baby: what's up? Did I do anything wrong.

I replied no.

To be honest I'm not having a good day. Parents fitting over me. Luke getting on my last nerve. I haven't seen/spent time with my girlfriend in a couple of weeks for my safety. So yeah I'm not happy Alex.

*Deep thoughts/flashback*
Three weeks ago, Tobin decided for my safety we should be a secret. I been trying with Luke for the press, the movie. Mom thinks she can control me again which I'm not letting happen.

Soccer getting difficult for me, been missing practice and meeting with colleges. Somehow going back to acting is ruining my life.

I'm normally not a fighter and when I hit Lauren it felt good but bad afterwards....

"Alex. Alex . Alex" I hear and someone shaking my body. I'm out of my thoughts seeing Tobin and Sydney standing around me.

"Lex I think I'll take you home. You been out of it all day," Tobin tells me and I just nodded.

We left school, or people say skipped. Tobin text our coach saying Alex is sick and I think she got me sick too. If our coach believes it then less running I guess. 

I was laying down, as Tobin came in bringing me water, and some fruit. "Thanks" I say. "Alex what's going on?" She asked.

"Tired" I said.

"Tired like need sleep or tired of everything?" Tobin says and I had no words.

"So is it me? Or just how complicated us is?" She asked. "Tobin stop asking questions please. Yes, everything. But us I have not question us," I tell her.

"Okay sorry just I know you didn't want this. The drama and the space I don't want that anymore," she tells me. She sitting next me, holding my hands, rubbing my thumb, and keeping her eye contact with me.

"I know Tobin. I'm sorry three weeks ago and then these conferences, not seeing you I feel like I'm losing myself," I tell her.

She grabs me and holds me tight. "Lex I should have told you I applied for a job in those weeks. I got hired. I know it's now going to stressful but I find time for us," Tobin tells me and I nodded in her chest.