Fragile: Must Handle With Care

Chapter 17: I'll End Your Precious Alex Sharpe

The journey gets off to a slow start. There's not much conversation going on, it's just really me and Hannah talking quietly amongst ourselves.

I pull out my phone to show Hannah Shay Mitchell's new Instagram post because myself and Hannah are stalkers for life and we are both absolutely in love with her.

I click on my Instagram app when I receive a notification at the top of my screen.

It was a text message from a number which I didn't recognise. I click the notification so I could see it instantly. The message read 'I know what's happening with you and what's going on in your life'

My face turns pale upon seeing this message. I show Hannah and we both exchange looks. We're both so shocked. Who could possibly know what's going on in my life?

I begin typing in response to this text message, 'Who is this?' I ask.

I receive a reply almost instantly, 'You don't need to know that, just know that you're so gorgeous and I wanna marry you'.

'Who are you and what kind of a sick person are you? Tell me who you are now otherwise I'll call the police'.

''You don't wanna do that'

'Oh I do'

'If you do, I'll kidnap Hannah Banana and...'

'And what....' There's no reply for at least ten minutes.

'I'll end your precious Alex Sharpe'

'WHATTTT?!? You can't do that. And for the record, Alex isn't my precious 🙄, he's anything but precious'

'Oh really? Then why do you look at him the way you do when you're in class or when you're with him on campus?'.

'I don't look at him in any way okay?? God knows who you're mistaking me for. His sluts? Yeah it's probably them. Well listen.. Or read, I don't look at Alex in any particular way, I don't even like him for crying out loud. And I couldn't care less abt him okay!!"

"Okay... But when he gets hurt don't blame me okay, love you baby'

The conversation ends and I show Hannah the messages, she mouthed 'wtf' to me and she said I was lying about not caring about Alex. I rolled my eyes at her and I turned my head to my window, and just began pondering as to who this person is and if they were being serious when they said they were going to hurt Alex.

"Princess?" Alex interrupts my thoughts.

"Yeah" I reply.

"Do you think I look sexy today?" Alex asks me. Although I couldn't physically see him, I knew he was doing his devilish smirk.

"I don't care" I tell him firmly.

"Ooo someone's feisty, that time of the month Babe?".

"Alex" Mason grunts.

"Well since you're not going to tell me, I'll just look in the mirror and see for myself".

"Let's pray it doesn't crack" I retort and Mason snorts, then laughing hysterically.

"Mason it wasn't that funny" I chuckle.

"Yes it was" Mason replies.

"Ouch!" Alex groans.

"What's wrong!?" I ask Alex worriedly.

"There's a piece of the mirror broken in this car".

"Mason stop the car!" I tell him.

"I can't".

"Yes you can, stop the damn car!" I say angrily.

Mason pulls over to the gas station and halts in the free parking space.

As soon as Mason stops the car, I jump out of the car, (very literally) and I fling open the passenger door so I could attend to Alex.

"Alex are you okay?" I ask him anxiously.

"I'm fine" Alex laughs.

"You-you're bleeding" I stammer as I reach for Alex's hand and I examine his wound. He has a huge cut across his hand.

"Are there any bandages in here?" I ask Mason.

"This is a car, not an infirmary" Mason says bitchily, damn.

"Hannah please run to the shop and grab me some bandages quick!" I tell her.

Hannah nods and rushes to the gas station shop.

I keep Alex's hand in mine as I just stare at the blood. I know Alex is staring at me but it would be too awkward to look at him.

Hannah comes back and hands me a bandage which she had took out of the packet on her way back.

I remove the packaging and I wrap the bandage around Alex's hand delicately. Alex flinches at one point and I look at him in the eyes, telling him I'm sorry with just my eyes. I finish nursing Alex when he begins talking to me, "Last time I checked, you were doing an accountancy course not a medical course" Alex smiles.

"Shut up"

"Thanks".

"It's okay" I smile at him, finally letting go of his hand. I shut his door and proceed back to my seat.

Mason revs the car and the whole way to the water sports place, I can't help but wonder if the anonymous texts were true, what if someone wanted to hurt Alex?

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A/N

Hi guys it's me from the future. I wrote this chapter about two months ago, (it's now the end of April). Yes yes I know you're going to be super annoyed that I've not posted yet but I like to have a few chapters ready just in case I slack in writing.

My point being, I was looking back on this chapter before I published it but I cannot get over how cringey this chapter is!!!

I really do apologise for the cringe but I can't get rid of this because it will be mentioned in about a few chapters!

I'm so sorry,
Lailyxo
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